There’s something about having an all-Filipino birth team, the Filipino families we served in the birth room, and seeing the magic of traditional midwifery care—the ancestral power is palpable. This is something we’ve always done for thousands of years.

Affirm yourself and speak into power the language of your ancestors. When we speak the language of our people and ancestors, we are immediately connected to our roots.

Babywearing has been around for millions of years, since the first humans on earth began making baby carriers. Nomadic early humans began baby wearing to keep their little ones safe and close. Humans are biologically adapted to carry their infants. There are various cultures, traditions, and beliefs across the world because baby wearing is an instinctive and primal parenting lifestyle.

As I witness the birthing ceremony let go, roar, and breathe down new life into this world,
I am reminded to let go of things in my life as well, roar them out, be uncomfortable, and honor the changes this life brings ~ as I make space for the new ~ to nurture and embrace this new growth.

It was such a heart-warming and deeply emotional experience to visit my many families and the lands I grew up in…I shared tears, laughter, movement, and deep listening with my people, my ancestors, my plantcestors, and my Lupang Inay (motherland).

As I reflect on what this tumultuous year has brought for me, I am reminded over and over again that my revolution is in birth work.