April (she/her)
aprilpostpartum.bsky.social
April (she/her)
@aprilpostpartum.bsky.social
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Postpartum Doula by day and by night. Supporter of human beings & human rights. Sometimes I do musical things and think deep thoughts.
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Hey #birthworkersofskyblue !
I’m looking to brush up & expand my library. I went back to DONA’s “Cultural Humility” books section & was a little underwhelmed.

Looking for book recommendations for these topics & communities - especially ones written by authors in these communities
For me:
"It's my right to hate, that's freedom of speech!"
When did freedom become a reason to hate?
A way to justify a racial slur or insult we make
Whenever my son is facing an experience that feels new or scary, I try to remain grounded, calm, & just remind him what being brave means:
It’s not an absence of fear.
✨It’s being afraid AND doing the scary thing anyway✨

This quote gives me a reciprocal feeling. Sharing in case you need it, too ❤️
Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.

So gather your justice and humanity, Illinois, and do not let despair overcome us when our country needs us the most.
support trans & nonbinary youth 🤝 order all the cookies
courtesy @erininthemorning.com
#lgbtq
#humanrights
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?

Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.

Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2025 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
📣 Moms / Dads / all the versions of newborn caregivers…
Up late with baby? Anxious thoughts? Concerned for your baby’s future and fellow humans’ rights? Only have 1 hand free?
👉 @5calls.org makes it easy to take action & contact your representatives
Ditto! Glad to have found you and start building some community on here as well 🙏
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The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.

I'm trying to save them.

You can find the deleted docs at CDCGuidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.
Download CDC Guidelines Removed By The Trump Admin
The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.
CDCGuidelines.com
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If you've saved any pertinent CDC docs, send them to me at [email protected] and I'll host them on the site
For the parents, families, humans who especially need to hear this right now:
✨All people deserve to be nurtured.
✨All bodies are valid.
✨No human being is illegal.
✨Your body, your choice.
✨Love is love.

And I support you.

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📸 image credit to @enbydelia ❤️

Recognizing these truths do not take anything away from me as a doula, woman, or mother.
It does, however, help me show up better for others. As a postpartum doula, my job is to show up and nurture the nurturers - the parents. To do that, parents need to feel safe, seen, and heard.
Birthwork is intersectional.
Birthwork is understanding how multiple systems of oppression and privilege can affect the postpartum experience: race, gender, ageism, ableism, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, immigration status…