Let’s talk about the “Good Girl.”

The one who makes it easy.
The one who smooths things over.
The one who holds her tongue in the name of keeping the peace.

She’s polite.
She’s agreeable.
She’s stro...

I walked into my first birth thinking I was prepared. I had researched. I had written my birth preferences. I had surrounded myself with positive birth affirmations.

But none of that prepared me for ...

I was working inside the system, following protocols, and doing everything “right.” But the more I saw, the harder it became to ignore the truth: women were being pressured into unnecessary interventi...