From Moms
"Thank you so much for everything...especially for being such an amazing mentor.
I feel very lucky to have met you..."
"The classes have given my partner a greater understanding of the labor experience and his role - his active, essential role - in supporting me, the laboring mother. We've grown even closer with these classes."
"The classes helped me to understand the many options I and my partner have in coping with pain. Being prepared to work together and try many things is definitely helpful and comforting."
"My partner and I are closer because of this process. Lora's expert knowledge and insightful questioning helped him feel more supported and more open to natural childbirth which I was having some difficulty convincing him of on my own."
"I thought Lora was especially sensitive to our images in our birth art - pointing out things she saw, nuances and deeper meanings that guided us deeper into exploration. She was very positive and affirming. It was easy to express with her."
"I really enjoyed Lora's compassion and sense of humor. She was very comforting and hearing about her experience with childbirth helped me to feel that I wasn't being judged by any decisions I may make."
"(My partner) began the class not really knowing what will be expected of him and now he fully understands how important his presence and energy will be during the birth."
"I think it helped both of us feel more connected to the actual labor and it helped
(my partner) to also recognize how he can support and how we can be together and connected through the whole process."
From Partners
"As a birth partner I learned how to respond in a productive way to labor pain. I had always felt a part of the birth process. This class crystalized how much I want to be there for the entire labor and birth."
"It was a challenge for me to vocalize my fears. I thought you did an excellent job of keeping me engaged and in touch with my feelings."
"The class was superb. I personally enjoy exploring humor as a mechanism.
Everyone has a tendency to be more serious rather than allowing humor to enter into such a meaningful time."
"..more open, more options, more accepting and more informed on how to be so. Definitely much more informed and more confident. Thank you."
