18/12/2025
Winter solstice, the most sacred time of the year for my people, is coming up this weekend. We call it We Tripantu, New Sunrise. In honor of that, I’m sending out a special invitation through email only.
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You hear everyone talk about postpartum anxiety, depression, and rage, but never about the one thing that could help prevent it...
Shaking, the single most important thing for a woman to do straight after birth.
In Indigenous cultures around the world, like my own, this is an absolute must. It’s not forced or manipulated; the body naturally starts to shake after the baby is born. Sometimes our midwives will help see it through.
But in this culture, it’s viewed as an afterthought at best and something to stop or prevent at worst.
With excessive use of numbing medications or even physical attempts to stop it, it gets in the way of the body’s attempt to end the survival cycle so that it can heal and come back to equilibrium.
This means that the woman who never gets to shake, or who gets interrupted before her body is finished, never gets to leave survival after giving birth. She’s then rushed into the demands and pressure of this society, with little to no support, and with a small baby to care for, and maybe other children as well. And we wonder why she’s so anxious, so angry, so numb.
✨If this is you, know it’s not your fault. This culture is not only damaging the land, but our bodies too.✨
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🎵 picked this song because it’s one of my little man’s favorites 🥹
