If a woman doesn't look like a Goddess during labor, then someone isn't treating her right.

If a woman doesn't look like a Goddess during labor, then someone isn't treating her right.

Ina May Gaskin

It does a man good to see his lady being brave while she has their baby... it inspires him.

It does a man good to see his lady being brave while she has their baby... it inspires him.

Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body.

Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body.

Don't criticize nature, stand in awe of it.

Don't criticize nature, stand in awe of it.

The human species is no more unsuited to give birth than any other of the 5,000 or so species of mammals on the planet. We are merely the most confused.

The human species is no more unsuited to give birth than any other of the 5,000 or so species of mammals on the planet. We are merely the most confused.

Don't forget to bring your sense of humor to your labor.

Don't forget to bring your sense of humor to your labor.

The way a culture treats women in birth is a good indicator of how well women and their contributions to society are valued and honored.

The way a culture treats women in birth is a good indicator of how well women and their contributions to society are valued and honored.

There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we

There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we

The energy that gets the baby in is the energy that gets the baby out.

The energy that gets the baby in is the energy that gets the baby out.

When we as a society begin to value mothers as the givers and supporters of life, then we will see social change in ways that matter.

When we as a society begin to value mothers as the givers and supporters of life, then we will see social change in ways that matter.

Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life.

Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life.

Just as no great painting has ever been created by a committee, no great vision has ever emerged from the herd.

Just as no great painting has ever been created by a committee, no great vision has ever emerged from the herd.

More leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together.

More leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together.

Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.

Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.

The future has no shelf life

The future has no shelf life

Effective leaders make a full commitment to be a learner, to keep increasing and nourishing their knowledge and wisdom.

Effective leaders make a full commitment to be a learner, to keep increasing and nourishing their knowledge and wisdom.

The manager administers; the leader innovates.

The manager administers; the leader innovates.

Government is like an onion. To understand it, you have to peel through many different layers. Most outsiders never get beyond the first or second layer.

Government is like an onion. To understand it, you have to peel through many different layers. Most outsiders never get beyond the first or second layer.

Successful leaders are great askers

Successful leaders are great askers