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AN OPEN LETTER TO OUR CLIENTS
Dear MAIA Clients, Families and Friends,
When a person opens their heart to the notion of family, they embrace the very essence of life. That essence is hard to describe. It is often experienced as surrender of control, openness to love and to the inevitability of change, and the uncertainty that comes along with embracing life as it takes you by the reins, rather than the other way around.
After 15 years of parenthood, and a simultaneous 15 years of serving birthing families, this is what I have witnessed time and again. The transformation that is experienced through the birthing process only continues as children pass from one developmental stage to another, parents grow themselves with children as their greatest teachers, and the constellation of family is ever shifting.
As much as I have known these things to be true, I have nevertheless been taken aback by the completeness with which life can change when you least expect it.
This spring, my partner's health began to deteriorate. As a family, we began to shift our priorities and open ourselves up to what would need to change in order to allow my partner, and indeed all of us, to thrive more fully. I was brought to the realization once again that the same energies that take us to our depths also open us up to our greatest possibilities.
After some very scary moments and some life-saving measures, I can reassure you that the love of my life is recovering. As a family, we have made the decision to relocate to a place with strong healing energy and the clean air that is required for her body to regain health and vitality. On the island of Maui, we have found our new home and will create a new life for ourselves there.
Simultaneously, MAIA is also undergoing some changes...
The office will be closed for the summer months as I physically move our family and take a personal leave from my work. My intention is to bring new light to my service to birthing families.
There are many creative ideas for the future of MAIA Midwifery, including:
• Continued telephone consultation services for MAIA clients nationwide and around the world
• Pregnancy retreats in Hawaii, complete with LGBTQ-specific childbirth education classes, prenatal yoga, pregnancy massage and more
• Local San Francisco Bay area Fertility Classes, Childbirth Education Classes for LGBTQ Families, and Childbirth Educations Classes for Single Moms by Choice
• Conference retreats in Hawaii for Single Moms by Choice who are conceiving, adopting and parenting
• Training programs for midwives nationwide to achieve cultural competency skills for serving LGBTQ families and single moms by choice
• Working to expand the scope of midwifery practice to include all families who desire a more natural, midwifery model for fertility care
I will be in touch in the Fall, with announcements about what the future holds for MAIA. Until then, here's to each and every one of us, on the journey to wherever life takes us!
All the best,
Kristin
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