This comic is directly related to this musing: I’m Back From the Trust Birth Conference!
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It was so much FUN! I got to see Ricki Lake, she spoke too briefly, alas! But then we got to see Michel Odent speak. Because of his thick accent all 150+ of us were silent as mouses (the quiet kind, not the noisy ones ;o) and leaned wayyyyyy forward, hanging on his every word, and he’s worth every moment. I shadowed him from session to session. I heard him speak on the Scientification of Love and also Can Humanity Survive the Safe Caesarean? and SO, the next group of comics will be about his ideas. Brilliant!

I didn’t see many other sessions, but I got to hear Laura Shanley who is a personal heroine of mine. Way back when I was first planning my third birth and considering an unassisted birth, I ordered her book. It was lovely to be able to give her a big hug for that, AND to tell her that her book helped move me to unassisted birth during the panel session “why women stay home alone” which we were on together. That was cool.

I got to give Sarah Buckley a kiss. Caught on film, coming soon! I got to ask advice of a self-proclaimed computer geek from ICAN, Laureen Hudson. I got to see the midwife Gail Hart declare “don’t ask for licensing from the state! Forget the State!” (I paraphrase, MAN I wish I could remember exactly what she said, it rocked!) I sat beside Henci Goer at dinner Friday night (I moved eventually to sit beside Gurumama aka Mara, who attended with me as my date ;o). And wanted to ask Jody McLaughlin the publisher of Compleat Mother “why they don’t carry Hathor comics?” but never could find her alone, she seemed great and I hope to really meet her someday…and I got to make new friends too many to list here, but here’s three: Wendy (thanks again for the dinner!), Kylie and Marissa (sp?) thanks for letting me come to lunch with you! and Hi!

Finally, I got to meet and listen to the strength and courage of my new hero Carla Hartley. She admits to running the most difficult midwifery school in the country AND training her midwives to sit back and trust the mother to birth the baby. She’s the dynamo force behind the trust birth conference and was obviously beloved by all who attended. I’ve got a comic coming about her too.

Anyway, that was my weekend, my kids are happy that I’m back to tucking them in at night ;o)

Love,
Heather

This musing is directly related to the comic: Michel Odent!