Love in a Soul
Rachel Blake, CD(DTI), Deaf Birthkeeper inspiring + empowering families on all journeys with Love.
Welcome to her collection + celebration of all things birth + death + life in between, the truths + joys of growing + transforming families, healing + rediscovering the self, and more.
05/10/2022
For Native & Indigenous families in Nuevo Mexico 🖤🖤🖤
29/07/2022
NUEVO MEXICO is where i am! 🧡 i consider myself fortunate to be here during this time of such worldly changes and challenges and chaos. NM is home of and and so many more awesome, honorable people & organizations. really, if ya ask me, i know of an amazing collective/organization or two almost anywhere i go! it’s what i do. who i am. it’s the traveler in me. but, NM! just grounds & holds me in a way that feels good and comforting. it’s my current home base. ❤️🔥
📸: my left hand, adorned with rings and a tattoo, is holding up against the blue cloudy sky a lovely lil embroidery outlining the state of nuevo mexico filled with mountains, desert landscape, and plants inside, done by brilliant artist , which i scored at an absolutely cute mama-owned vintage shop .abq . i love albuquerque & its countlessss local, strong, beautiful businesses. i am blessed. 😅 xoxoxo!
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❤️NM
18/07/2022
“AFTERSHOCK”, will premiere on Hulu, Disney+ and Star+ NEXT Tuesday, July 19, 2022
AFTERSHOCK depicts the tragic and preventable death of Shamony Makeba Gibson who died in 2019, just died 13 days following the birth of her second child. The film picks up two months following her death, as Shamony's surviving mother, Shawnee Benton Gibson, bereaved partner, Omari Maynard, their family and community begin navigating their new normal.
Amber Rose Isaac, a 26-year-old first time mother, died due to an emergency c-section after medical providers failed to address a treatable condition that she had during her pregnancy. Within weeks of Amber's death, Omari reaches out to Amber's surviving partner, Bruce McIntyre, and a lifelong bond is formed. Together, Omari, Bruce and Shawnee begin the fight for justice for their lost loved ones while caring for the children that were left behind.
Through the film, we witness two families who become ardent activists in the maternal health space, seeking justice through legislation, medical accountability, community, and the power of art, ritual and healing. Through their collective journeys, we find ourselves on the front lines of the growing birth justice movement that is demanding systemic change within our medical system and government.
IMPORTANT: We encourage every person who is able, to watch Aftershock individually to amplify the views on the Hulu platform and to demonstrate that we are committed to stopping the scourge of black maternal morbidity and mortality.
Please visit hulu.com to access the film. If you don’t have an account, create a free trial today!
For more information about the film, visit:
https://www.aftershockdocumentary.com
05/05/2022
happy international day of the midwife. ✨ i gifted my recent midwives a framed print of this artwork by ! ✨ forever thanking, honoring, celebrating midwives everywhere— they’ve been here since the beginning of time ( ) and they will be here til the end of time, protecting and honoring our journeys around fertility + birth + life ✨ who was your midwife and what was your fav thing about them? ✨
{image desc: black and white illustration of baby in womb with head down, with colorful flowers painted on top of womb, set on a dictionary page defining THE FETUS.}
05/05/2022
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05/02/2022
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the business of birth control— free to stream till tomorrow!
📣 FREE SCREENING ALERT!!! 📣
“The Business of Birth Control" will be available to stream for FREE February 4-6! Tickets are limited for this 48-hour Sneak Preview window. Register now at thebusinessof.life/events ⭐
About the 🎥: Sixty years after the pill revolutionized women's emancipation, "The Business of Birth Control" examines the complex relationship between hormonal birth control and women’s health and liberation. The documentary traces the feminist movement to investigate and expose the pill's risks alongside the racist legacy of hormonal contraception and its ongoing weaponization against communities of color. Weaving together the stories of bereaved parents, body literacy activists and femtech innovators, the film reveals a new generation seeking holistic and ecological alternatives to the pill while redefining the meaning of reproductive justice.
31/12/2021
Trust your body. Trust your baby. Trust birth.
lighting a candle tonight for my angel baby idabelAloysia (2015) and all of yours on this Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. ✨ ✨ as some of you know, i lost my dear mama earlier this summer. that’s where i’ve been all this time… kinda in hiding while grieving and missing my mama. however, as this pregnancy and infant loss awareness came up, and my grief feels so tender and fresh and especially close to all aching mama hearts, i’ve decided to take it a step further in my process and sign up to be a Pregnancy and Infant Loss (PAIL) Advocate. i am honored to be learning from Nneka Hall and her PAILAdvocates course, however long it takes me, and soon to be providing soulful support to my grieving families. ✨✨✨
✨ Postpartum Love for the Deaf ✨
Need help planning for postpartum recovery? Not sure what to expect? Need extra support? Find someone near you? Need resources or ideas or just love?! You're not alone. Come join the group. It's for you and me.
LOVE IN A SOUL: Rachel Blake is a Deaf Birthkeeper inspiring + empowering families on ALL journeys with Love.
Into Birth, through Life, beyond Death... we are souls. And we are made of Love.
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