For a long time, I’ve wanted to write more—but it always felt too daunting, too slow, too solitary. Lately, though, something’s shifted. Ideas that used to stay half-formed in the back of my mind are pushing to be written. I’m finding more clarity, more urgency—and I’m ready to share.
I don’t want to churn out the same birth content you’ve read a hundred times. I want to write something deeper—something that challenges, provokes, excites. Something that goes beyond advice and anecdotes and dives into the messy, beautiful tangle of ideas that birth invites us to explore.
As a philosophy graduate and a doula (yes, we exist—there’s got to be at least half a dozen of us), I’ve always been struck by how little serious philosophical attention has been given to birth. That’s not surprising—most of the philosophical canon was written by old white dudes who never had to consider what it means to labour, bleed, or surrender to a force they can’t control. But I think birth belongs in those conversations. And I want to put it there.
Maybe this is self-indulgent. Maybe it’s niche. Maybe I’ll be shouting into the void while three other philosophy nerds nod solemnly from the shadows. But I care about this—and that’s reason enough to write.
I’m not here to change minds. I’m here to open them. Too much of what’s written about birth flattens complex realities into neat binaries—natural vs. medical, empowered vs. traumatised, right vs. wrong. But birth isn’t neat. It’s messy, layered, and full of contradictions.
I want to offer a space for deeper reflection. To bring in more nuance. To ask better questions.
Philosophy isn’t about having all the answers—it’s a method. A way of thinking, of holding multiple truths, of staying curious even when things feel uncomfortable. That’s what I want to bring into conversations about birth and birth work.
I’m writing this blog for me, first and foremost. Because I need a space to think, to question, to connect ideas that matter to me. But if anyone else—whether doula, midwife, obstetrician, parent, philosopher, or curious rebel—finds something here that resonates, challenges, or excites them, that would be a wonderful thing.
This is a space for anyone who wants to think more critically and care more courageously. If that’s you, I’m glad you’re here.