Amy Wright Glenn
Amy Wright Glenn earned her MA in Religion and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She taught for 11 years in the Religion and Philosophy Department at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey earning the Dunbar Abston Jr. Chair for Teaching Excellence. She is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, Birthing Mama® Prenatal Yoga and Wellness Teacher Trainer, (CD)DONA birth doula, hospital chaplain, and founder of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death. Amy is a regular contributor to PhillyVoice and author of Birth, Breath, and Death: Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula and Holding Space -- On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go.
To learn more, visit: www.birthbreathanddeath.com
January 31, 2017
Parenting
Dear OB: it's not your vagina – Part Two
“I had a nurse ‘check me’ in the intake area for my last delivery and it was absolutely excruciating! I was literally screaming and crying and she probed around for so long!January 13, 2017
Parenting
Dear OB, it’s not your vagina
A pregnant woman labors with her first childDecember 14, 2016
Women's Health
The last drop from my breast: Reflections on child-led weaning
For four-and-a-half years, antibodies, proteins, fats, and wonders yet to be fully understood by science journeyed from my body into my son. Healthy food, healthy living and breast milk nourished him. Yes, you read that correctly. I breastfed my child for four-and-a-half years.November 28, 2016
Sleep
Dreams and reality: What do nighttime visions reveal about our nature?
Our nighttime visions reveal something powerful about the nature of our reality. What exactly they reveal is something our waking selves will continue to explore. Our dreaming selves already know the answers.October 25, 2016
Pregnancy Loss
Poems that honor the postpartum body following loss
How does one express what it is like to have every aspect of one’s postpartum body be a reminder of the missing child one longs to nourish and hold?October 12, 2016
Lifestyle
Mindfulness card games: Nurturing compassion and peace in our families
Children are hungry for honest and playful dialogue. They want to share their stories about kindness, courage, leadership and the benefits of listening to their intuition.September 14, 2016
Lifestyle
The hard heart of parenting
Years before I decided to become a mother, I was committed to transforming the negative aspects of my childhood. It took a great deal of therapy, meditation, dance, yoga and travel to soften the scared and angry parts of my heart.August 28, 2016
Lifestyle
Opting for a funeral at home: Challenging cultural norms
From the beginning of time, deaths were handled by close family members. Also, culturally designated after-death caregivers assisted the family in this work. Religious and community groups were often the first volunteer responders. Usually a birth midwife, or someone else known in the community as a healer, would offer support.August 8, 2016
Parenting
Why she stays: Keeping the children safe from an abusive spouse
Domestic violence takes many forms. Women, as well as men, can be the perpetrators. Verbal, sexual, and physical dimensions of violence in a home deeply impact the emotional health of generations.August 2, 2016
Politics
Before you share that meme, America: A plea for basic media literacy this election season
We all have a tendency to seek out information that confirms our worldview and disproportionately refute or ignore information that contradicts cherished assumptions.Just In
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