Birthing Mindfully Living Mindfully

08/23/2025

IN SO MANY WAYS, BIRTH IS THE BEAUTIFUL METAPHOR FOR LIFE.
Here's a few
- we can prepare for certain things, but not for all things
- we are usually not crazy about the unknown, and this causes some degree of anxiety
- when we're tense, we have more pain (physical, in the mind, & emotional)
- we can make plans, and the way things unfold may resemble the plans. at least to some degree, and may not resemble the plans at all
- we tend to thrive when we feels safe & supported
- when we use our breath we can move through difficult moments
- we are way stronger than we think

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU SEE THE METAPHOR ?

Accepting therapy clients for September (individual & couples)
Accepting birth education clients for November on
Accepting birth doula clients for January on

Seena Elbaum- Doula, Birth Educator, Licensed Social Worker, in Philadelphia, PA, Birthing Mindfully Living Mindfully, grief counseling therapy individual marriage counseling

08/22/2025

MAMASTEFIT is one of my FAVE 'go to' places for good evidence based down to earth real positive information.

SOME EXPERTS have a real agenda, not sure why, and it feels like a real bias, & that really bugs me.

ANYWAY, here ya go. I have GREAT SI joint discomfort resources. REACH OUT .........here for you

08/19/2025

Gratitude from the heart goes straight in to the heart

Words from most recent clients

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Dear Seena, thank you so much! Your calming and reassuring presence was so key, and we have learned so much in these past months with you. Truly a blessing to have your guidance and support in this process. and these photos as videos are so beautiful!

Seena—just like my husband said, thank you so much fr everything ! We couldn’t have possibly asked for a better presence to help us through this entire and wild journey. The photos & videos are also so special, and ones we’ll always treasure. Looking forward to going home. So funny, you’re spot on with her length!






DROP BY at www.seenaelbaumbmlm.com
Birth education * Doula support * Therapy - individual and couples

Seena Elbaum- Doula, Birth Educator, Licensed Social Worker, in Philadelphia, PA, Birthing Mindfully Living Mindfully, grief counseling therapy individual marriage counseling

08/19/2025

AS YOU HEAL FROM PREGNANCY & BIRTH, HERE ARE SOME SPECIFIC SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS TO LOOK OUT FOR:

You experienced perineal tearing during childbirth

You experience leaking or urgency issues

You feel restricted in moving and exercising

You have pain in your back, hips, pelvis, ribcage, and diaphragm

You feel a pressure or “falling out” in your pelvic floor

You notice a “doming” or “caving” in your abdomen

You find it difficult to reconnect to your core strength

You experience Cesarean scar sensitivity after six weeks

You have to change your clothing choices because of your C-section scar

S*x is painful or uncomfortable

FIND A PELVIC FLOOR THERAPIST DURING PREGNANCY & RETURN THERE DURING POSTPARTUM ..... IF you're in the Philadelphia area, I can connect you

SEENA ELBAUM, FOUNDER
Birthing Mindfully Living Mindfully

Seena Elbaum- Doula, Birth Educator, Licensed Social Worker, in Philadelphia, PA, Birthing Mindfully Living Mindfully, grief counseling therapy individual marriage counseling

08/17/2025

Make sure you speak to your provider about this and investigate what prenatal vitamins are CLEAN

08/14/2025

Fun spirited meeting with my doula sisters PDC

Philly Doula Coop is the best!
www.phillydoulacoop.com

08/13/2025

ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION

07/31/2025

Baby was born in a few breaths the other day …… so fast it was hard to wrap one’s head around it . Some counsel was definite a good idea!

Baby is 5 days today and during the visit, we processed so much, talked about ideas related to feeding and sleeping, and and the energy of the visit was loving, encouraging and full of amazement

Me and baby before baby ate, me and baby after feeding, and Mama kissing sleeping baby





Seena Elbaum is the founder of Birthing Mindfully Living Mindfully
www.seenaelbaumbmlm.com

* individual therapy
* couples counseling
* birth education
* doula support

07/29/2025

WE ALL KNOW THE EXPRESSION
“Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder”

BEHOLD
True Beauty

On my drive in to Center City, I actually pulled over to snap this image. WHY? It struck my as vibrant, and spoke to my soul.

How fabulous is the power of nature color and creativity?

WHAT MOVES YOU AS VIBRANT & BEAUTIFUL ?

Seena, founder
Birthing Mindfully Living Mindfully
www.seenaelbaumbmlm.com

Individual therapy & couples counseling
Birth education
Labor and birth doula support

07/29/2025

THREE HEALTHY BABIES
SIX ECSTATIC PARENTS
ONE HAPPY DOULA

Three completely different experiences from start to finish
One baby born at 36 weeks, one just shy of 40 weeks and one almost 42 weeks

The journey is so humbling, mystifying and gratifying for me . It just never gets old

I give a lot! I prepare you with great attention and care. The education is evidence based and full of stories from 13 yrs of experience. We build trust and rapport, you build confidence and presence, and we have fun .

BOOKING FOR DEC ‘25 and ON
BIRTHING MINDFULLY LIVING MINDFULLY
www.seenaelbaumbmlm.com
Individual therapy and couples counseling
Birth education
Labor and Birth Support

07/19/2025

SOMETHING EASY & NICE
Seems like no downside either
I’m Giving it a try

How to lower your cortisol with a mocktail.