One Sovereign Family

One Sovereign Family Sydney and Kathleen are two women combining our offerings to create a resource for our local collective of women.

Our offerings range from cord ties to yoni steaming, from birth counsel to herbal remedies, and many things in between.

That's all I have to say about that, lol.
06/23/2022

That's all I have to say about that, lol.













Don't wait to sign up for this much asked after class! Kathleen is presenting her Herbal Pregnancy Wellness Class this s...
06/21/2022

Don't wait to sign up for this much asked after class! Kathleen is presenting her Herbal Pregnancy Wellness Class this summer, July 27th, 2022 from 4-7pm. Come out and see how you can take control of your health and nourish yourself during this time. This is an informative workshop designed for expecting parents and birth professionals. Topics include nourishing and strengthening the birthing body, prevention and treatment of common pregnancy concerns (ex: iron deficiency, GBS and hemorrhoids), and how to prepare your own herbal medicines. All participants will leave with handouts and a parting gift. Tea Provided.


























Oftentimes, our kids learn best when their parents' hearts are beating outside their chests. We hope our kids take the s...
06/20/2022

Oftentimes, our kids learn best when their parents' hearts are beating outside their chests. We hope our kids take the safest risks they can while we're still here in the immediate proximity. While my five year old learns dexterity and balance, he grows confidence in his ability to do hard and scary things. As his mother, I watch on silently, letting him lose his footing and regain it (or not) without my unasked-for-interference. I am there for when he says "Mom, I need help now." And to cheer him on when he proudly exclaims "I did that! All by myself!" And I have to let go, just a little bit more, each time he does something by himself. He is climbing and my heart is beating outside my chest. He is growing up, and I am proud of my wild child.

Once again after popular demand, Kathleen is presenting her Herbal Pregnancy Wellness Class this summer, July 27th, 2022...
05/26/2022

Once again after popular demand, Kathleen is presenting her Herbal Pregnancy Wellness Class this summer, July 27th, 2022 from 4-7pm. Come out and see how you can take control of your health and nourish yourself during this time. This is an informative workshop designed for expecting parents and birth professionals. Topics include nourishing and strengthening the birthing body, prevention and treatment of common pregnancy concerns (ex: iron deficiency, GBS and hemorrhoids), and how to prepare your own herbal medicines. All participants will leave with handouts and a parting gift. Tea Provided.


























Not all family constellations look the same. Mine certainly doesn't. When the posts float around that beg you to post a ...
05/25/2022

Not all family constellations look the same. Mine certainly doesn't. When the posts float around that beg you to post a picture of "the day you became a mother" or "the baby who made you a mother first" I always find myself a bit uncomfortable. How is motherhood defined specifically? Conception, adoption day, the day you meet your step child, the birth of your first? All of these answers are correct, of course, and sometimes it's nice to talk about how blended families or "non-nuclear families" look. The day I first became a mother might have been May 1st, 2016: the day Brian and I got our first apartment with Celeste. When I took over the roles of getting her fed, on the bus, homework done, hair brushed, etc. Or maybe it was that Mother's Day when I received my first Mother's Day gift. I've always answered this question with two pieces: 1st, I became a mother the day Celeste called me "Mom", and 2nd, the day I gave birth to EJ a little over a year later. When most people think about the "beginning of motherhood" they picture diapers, sleepless nights, baby snuggles, and nap times; but my journey into motherhood started with a hand-designed mother's day grocery bag, volleyball practice, and figuring out the perfect braids. How did your journey begin?


















This explanation of what Kathleen was to me during our prenatal visits and postpartum is what enabled me to lean into th...
05/23/2022

This explanation of what Kathleen was to me during our prenatal visits and postpartum is what enabled me to lean into the birthwork calling. I had known I'd want to work in the birth sphere, but doula companies and their requirements, midwifery and the medical lens that comes with it; these things all felt wrong to me. I understood that I would know in my bones when I found "it", and that those things weren't that. But when I really understood the type of space, support, and lens of community that Kathleen offered me, I just knew. I wanted to be this for other women. And because of this statement of being the mirror, it has been really hard to answer your stereotypical entrepreneur questions: "Why do people need this service? Why do people need *you* for this service?" Because women have the power within them to do all that I offer. I am the mirror that reflects a mother's intuition back to them. But I will not ever tell women that they need me. What women need is the choice to have someone to hold space in integrity for them. What women need is choice, and I provide an option. So my focus is highlighting that intuition that I would reflect, coupled with exposing the lies about the "lack of capacity" birthing women seem to have within the mainstream narrative. Women are powerful. Women have choices. Women are intuitive. And there are women out there willing to remind you of that when you feel you need it most.






























I think the reason I am partial to spring is because of all the new life I am surrounded by. From the shoots that become...
05/20/2022

I think the reason I am partial to spring is because of all the new life I am surrounded by. From the shoots that become dried herbs for my tea, to the robin eggs that become new life trying to survive, I have an immense appreciation for the beginning of all life. (And lately, yes, even the spiders. Haha) This nest was made by a mama that usually nests on our front porch, but instead has made her home in a shrub in our yard at just about eye-level. It now has 4 eggs inside as of the full moon. Birthwork is my way of participating in as much new life as I am capable of, and animal identifying, foraging, and gardening are my happy hobbies to partake in. All of these things are centered upon new life. I hope my children inherit this appreciation for the world provided to us by nature, because without it, it would be a dull place indeed.














As grown and completely capable women, we have a the ability to choose the capacity in which we show up for this transfo...
05/18/2022

As grown and completely capable women, we have a the ability to choose the capacity in which we show up for this transformative time in our lives. Will we take control of our health choices? Will we cultivate an atmosphere of power and joy? Will we defer concerns we have to someone we have hired for this time? It is truly all entirely up to us. Once we realize that we have so much more power in this time than we have been told our whole lives, we can really begin to choose how much responsibility we are willing to take on. Some people are more comfortable when they don't have to be in the position of authority of the birth process. But I wager, many more women would gladly take the reins and try on more responsibility if we begin telling them from a young age just how majestically powerful they and their bodies are. The ability to conceive, cultivate, and release life brings with it a swarm of choices that we can make. What ones will you make?

















Friends! I am excited to announce that I will be seeing clients in person again! I've very much missed having an office ...
05/18/2022

Friends! I am excited to announce that I will be seeing clients in person again! I've very much missed having an office over the past couple of years and feel blessed to be invited into this beautiful space on Granger Pl off East Ave.

A huge THANK YOU to .zulma for welcoming me here and for all the love. You're amazing! I feel we are in alignment in that our intention, first and foremost, is to bring healing and light to the world.

I will be here on Wednesdays, and can schedule other times to meet with you if I know far enough in advance. Please come see me for pregnancy, birth, and herbal consultations. Or, schedule a half hour to an hour with me for a yoni steaming, womb treatment, tea, and foot rub. Come co-regulate with me!

I will also be offering readings upon request.

Much love to you all!





























I've had this yoni art on my alter for over a decade. Every now and then I looks at it and it reveals more depth and mea...
05/17/2022

I've had this yoni art on my alter for over a decade. Every now and then I looks at it and it reveals more depth and meaning to me. It was crafted by some of my favorite artists on the planet, Beth and Zeeb Feywood. I have other works of theirs and when I touch them I can feel a moving within. Part of that magic is that we share community. These artifacts connect to some strong neural path ways of gathering, and ritual, and drumming, and communion.

Now that I'm perimenopausal, I look at this piece and it stirs a longing to go inward, to be enveloped in the soft folds of consciousness while I navigate this transformation. She inspires grace and trust in divine timing.

We hear a lot about “avoiding interventions” during the labor process. Less often, though enough to note, we do hear men...
05/10/2022

We hear a lot about “avoiding interventions” during the labor process. Less often, though enough to note, we do hear mention of avoiding interventions during pregnancy. However, these words are generally covering the physical actions taken upon pregnant women and their bodies. Today, I would like to draw your attention to an, in my opinion, even more pervasive intervention than sweeping membranes and pitocin: language. The language used when discussing pregnancy, birth, and women in general in regards to her authority. In particular phrases like “my OBGYN won’t *let* me”, and “my midwife says I *have to* have an ultrasound”, or even worse “they said they *are going to* induce me at 41 weeks if baby isn’t here”, are most commonly used. Occasionally, I catch myself in this passive mentality not just around birth, but in other areas of my life. In general though, you will hear me often state “you are allowed to say no”, when someone uses this phrasing. Other times, I’ll ask questions like “is that what you want?” or “did they tell you the risks of doing that?”. All the while, my inner voice is screaming phrases like “You are the authority of your body!” and “No one can make you do anything!” or sometimes, “Pregnancy does not cancel out your right to your body!”. However, I’ve found that screaming at people about being the sole authority of their bodies, tends to put people off. Haha. But whether I’m questioning or screaming, the underlying meaning is this: In every aspect of life, you are afforded the right to consent to being touched, poked, prodded, etc. You are equally afforded the right to decline access to your body to anyone, for any reason, at any time. Pregnancy and labor do *not* negate these rights. You do not have to do a damn thing. Ever. The language that is used when discussing such interventions and perceived requirements are what continues to perpetuate this feeling of powerlessness, of lack of capacity, of an inadequate agency. When we continue to give away our power to people of perceived authority in our everyday language, we are effectively aiding in our own oppression. The next time you are tempted to use this language, consider trying this lens on: “My doctor would like to XYZ because ABC, I have/not consented”. When you use this format, you’ve regained your agency in what is taking place. By recognizing that providers are giving suggestions based on their training and experience, but that ultimately you are the authority over yourself and therefore have the capacity to permit the suggested course action or not; you have placed yourself and your provider in their proper places on the hierarchy of your sovereignty. They work for you, not the other way around. By doing this seemingly simple shift in our language, we’ve converted women from the infantilized, inadequate subjects of the medical system into autonomous, whole beings capable of complete agency over their bodies. This mindset shift is what turns the tide in facing the aforementioned physical interventions later on in the pregnancy and birth.


























In preparation for the beginning of this moon cycle, I had prepared my stock pot for my favorite chicken soup. Complete ...
05/05/2022

In preparation for the beginning of this moon cycle, I had prepared my stock pot for my favorite chicken soup. Complete with all the ends of vegetables I’d been saving in the freezer, a few potatoes, garlic cloves, onions, whatever vegetables were in my fridge that I wouldn’t use in the next two days, a whole chicken, a bit of honey, and a plethora of herbs and spices (bay leaves, rosemary, basil, turmeric, cayenne, Himalayan salt, red pepper flakes, oregano, etc). Tossed together and filled with the left over soup I froze in three ice cubes trays from the last time I made stock, and filled to the brim with water. After letting it simmer on low overnight, I awoke with a soup that needed minimal adjustments. Taste testing to adjust the spices, a bit more water, breaking up the chicken lazily, and letting it simmer for the rest of the day, I had my meals for the next few days. Warm, nourishing, (PRE-MADE lol) food for me to sustain myself during my first few days of bleeding. It covers all the things I try to achieve during this phase. Warm foods are easier on the digestive system and also comforting. It’s already made, but even if it wasn’t, it would be easy enough to throw together and have waiting after a few hours on the stove, which allows me to rest. And above all, it’s absolutely delicious.
- Sydney 🌱

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