Love in a Soul

Rachel Blake, CD(DTI) Deaf Birthkeeper inspiring + empowering families on all journeys with Love. Welcome to her collection + celebration of all things birth + death + life in between, the truths + joys of growing + transforming families, healing + rediscovering the self, and more. Also on Instagram + Facebook: @LOVEINASOUL

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thanking @astro_woke for hosting the #FullMoon gathering earlier today! and for reminding me to take deep breaths. breathwork is so obviously important, but we forget sometimes. we take it for granted sometimes. we breathe over breathing. ⚡️ we need to pause and take a few deep breaths, for every turn and step we take in life. breathing is so essential. take a deep breath wherever you are in time. from birth to death and any of the big and small life moments in between. take a deep breath. ⚡️ reflect, reveal, release. ⚡️ #abalone #deafecosystem https://www.instagram.com/p/CLsy1mklU1t/?igshid=fb2fxj91uv80

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Get to know me a bit!:::::::: + I’m a mama of two CODAS (Child of Deaf Adult) 💞 + I had a water birth with my firstborn at a birth center 💧 + I had a vaginal breech birth at home with my second 👣 + I officially began my birth/postpartum doula journey with @doulatrainingsint in July 2016 💥 + I’m third generation deaf in my fam. My mama, dad, sister, brother, and grandparents are deaf. 🖤 + I write poetry and take photos! 💫 + India and Iceland are my favorite countries. Traveled, ate, slept, breathed, loved life in these places! 🥀🌾 + Taurus sun 🌞, Gemini moon 🌙, Virgo rising ⬆️ Which one do you relate to?! ✨ ID: bathroom mirror selfie of myself a white woman with brown reddish knotty hair held up and a pregnant belly in black bathrobe, black bra, blue/pink undie, holding a black camera to my eye ✨ #DeafMama #DeafDoula #WaterBirth #RainbowBaby #VaginalBreechBirth #spilledinkbyrmab https://www.instagram.com/p/CKnewqQsF6K/?igshid=2l5t58kzjbip

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the possibilities are endless. you are full of possibilities. you are endless. ✨ wishin’ y’all a deeply meaningful first #NewMoon of 2021. here’s to setting fiercely brave intentions, taking a leap of faith and believing in ourselves + each other more than ever. ✨ #loveisabundance #youwontknowtillyoutry #progressisperfection ✨ foto: @ifyouwereachild @seriesoflight 🥀 outfit: @lularoeriverside https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ-cVl3MRls/?igshid=1nljr9gyty0uo

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🖤✨🖤✨🖤✨ #emotionalsupport with #deafdoula #levelingup #spilledinkwithrmab https://www.instagram.com/p/CIUMaK-sfpP/?igshid=15w47n0jpd3ao

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so, @deafdove is a nonprofit organization in colorado that advocates for deaf survivors of domestic violence/sexual assault. and they’re celebrating 20 years of service (!) with an annual benefit celebration that’s taking place virtually tomorrow night. (yes i’m a proud Board member for DOVE and yes you will see me tomorrow night!) DOVE also has a silent auction going on right now. i thought it would be awesome to donate my doula service to the auction, and, at the same time, reveal a new offering! i’m excited to share that you can now book an emotional support session with me! one-on-one private, personal virtual session. 100% emotional support for you. for an hour. wherever you are. focused on your prenatal, birth, or postpartum experience. (for now. i’ll be expanding to cover more experiences later!) ultimately, i’m here to listen and support you! ☺️ how does that feel?! you can register and bid in the auction, and give me a try! (while donating/supporting an amazing org!) or contact me directly to book a session. i’m so excited and curious to see where this goes! ✨ register for free: https://dove.cbo.io ✨ #DOVE20ABC #spilledinkbyrmab https://www.instagram.com/p/CGJJMV-sr3k/?igshid=1v9wv8wuqnp0m

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irene sage, my rainbow babe. idabel aloysia, my angel babe. ✨ my girls of gold. both were born in march. all the little things, the signs and connections i remember discovering back then... it was such a divine experience journeying from one to another. i knew i was never truly alone after losing idabel at 13 weeks. because she became my angel. ✨ then i remember being pregnant with irene and living anxiously in fear that i would lose the baby again. life is just different after loss. but irene is here. and idabel is, too. love through hope and transformation. love through storms and rainbows. ✨#nationalrainbowbabyday #ihadamiscarriage ✨ sweet foto by @monicabartelsphotography ✨ https://www.instagram.com/p/CEODMaJs-F6/?igshid=1upim1l84b76o

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#BlackFamiliesMatter. How do we support and empower (or rather, give power BACK to) Black Birth? #FundBlackMidwives. ⚡️ I have SIX Black Student Midwives and their fundraising pages listed in my linktree in bio. TWO of them met their goal this week!!! 🎉 We are not done. Not now, not ever. Black families need their Black Midwives. Open your wallets and keep the love goin. Support the others that haven’t met their goal yet! I’ve also added links to statement tees as part of some of these student midwives’ fundraisers among others. This is just one of many ways we can show up, give support and uplift our #FutureBlackMidwife and their Families. ⚡️ #BlackBirthMatters. #BlackMamasMatter. #BlackMothersMatter. #ListentoBlackMothers. #DopeFamiliesNeedDopeMidwives. 🖤 https://www.instagram.com/p/CBEOPJJnXZS/?igshid=p6759la4ds09

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that was fun!!! if ya missed it, go to ASLBIRTH on facebook and see our live Deaf Doula Chat! ✨ @handwavesbirth @the_deaf_flower @tru.biz DeafDoulaServices(fb) ✨ #DEAFDOULASCHAT #DeafDoula #ASLbirth https://www.instagram.com/p/B_d11PoHDiM/?igshid=1kgrmfun9s1yq

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international day of the midwife!!! ✨ we love our midwives. we’ve had midwives since the beginning of time (#grannymidwives) and we will have midwives until the end of time. ✨ we have many student midwives today, on their way to greatness! and we are to support them along their journey. because we need all the midwives now, more than ever...for ALL our communities. ✨ check out the link in my bio- you’ll see a collection of gofundme links for student midwives that need some lovin! {they’re tagged in the foto} if you know someone else currently on their midwifery journey, let me know! ✨ image by @zaz.brw 🦋 #InternationalDayOftheMidwife #InternationalMidwivesDay #AtYourCervix #FundBlackMidwives https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0ah-8nKxV/?igshid=xmxn8v62zn42

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#worlddoulaweek day five: FUEL— ah yum. this is me holding my beloved tumbler of @wearerasa. what’s rasa? it’s a herbal adaptogenic alternative to coffee. so earthy and empowering. while coffee is an external energy giver and usually leaves us tired and wanting more, rasa is the opposite, a personally internal energy giver, drawing energy from the well ALREADY within us, with help of adaptogenic herbs. supports our nervous system and adrenal glands and all. ✨ i drink this stuff daily. and i see a difference in my response to intense situations. calm. steady. thoughtful. brings me back to the self. i’d say that’s some good fuel to keep going! ✨ wanna try some?! link in bio. they have 3 blends: original, cacao, dirty(with a bit of coffee). AND they have a seasonal blend goin right now— immune blend with elderberries 🤩✨ #WDW20 #latetotheparty https://www.instagram.com/p/B-YJOPjHufg/?igshid=1fo54ppbgomzs

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#worlddoulaweek day four: THEN AND NOW— this is a blurry picture of me holding my high school best friend’s baby. this was october 2012, i was 25 yr old and i had just witnessed the first birth ever in my life. ✨ when the baby was crowning, and then making his way out of my mama friend as i looked on, i remember realizing that the baby was coming across the invisible veil that hung in between the two worlds, right there and then. leaving the stars and arriving earthside, he was. ✨ it was beautiful + otherworldly to grasp, and i was grateful to my girlfriend for inviting me to the experience. everything felt like a blur afterward. i was lost in postpartum bliss with the family, continuing to support and serve... not even knowing what a doula was. 😉 that was my then, and this is my now— old friends and new families with love in between. ✨ #WDW20 #iamdoula #spilledinkbyrmab https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Q6I3RnR6t/?igshid=a620u5pjonlo

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breathe. surrender. release your fears. trust. • #worlddoulaweek day three: DOULA BAG— i have these beautiful birth affirmation cards by @spiritysol in my bag! setting up a positive and empowering birth altar/environment is so important, be it at home or in the hospital. a birth space is sacred and easily adorned with images and words. this is a tool. my love language. a way to awaken and bring forth one’s true power. affirm with love. 💌 • photo: @spiritysol #spilledinkbyrmab #WDW20 #birthdoula #birthaffirmations #loveoverfear #trusttheprocess #supportlocal https://www.instagram.com/p/B-I-jw9HKCe/?igshid=146v44hcm5xux

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the mountains are calling and i must go ✨ for #worlddoulaweek day two: LANDMARK— i share with you the breathtaking view of the mountains here in colorado. 🏔 i’ve only been here for 7 months now. before that i was in connecticut for about a year and half (where i was born + raised). before that i was in texas for about 4 and half years (where my two babies were born + where i was born as a mama). ✨ it’s also fitting that this post is of the moving road, because that’s also totally me— for most of the last decade i was on the road a lot (in and out of country), always moving, always on the go. i’ve slowed down and stayed in places a lot longer since having kids! 😎 but you know what, it is a long term goal of mine to become a traveling doula and be able to support families across the country! ✨ #coloradodoula for now. #spilledinkbyrmab #WDW20 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Il-jmngBa/?igshid=2j9qbedkueni

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the mountains are calling and i must go ✨ for #worlddoulaweek day two: LANDMARK— i share with you the breathtaking view of the mountains here in colorado. 🏔 i’ve only been here for 7 months now. before that i was in connecticut for about a year and half (where i was born + raised). before that i was in texas for about 4 and half years (where my two babies were born + where i was born as a mama). ✨ it’s also fitting that this post is of the moving road, because that’s also totally me— for most of the last decade i was on the road a lot (in and out of country), always moving, always on the go. i’ve slowed down and stayed in places a lot longer since having kids! 😎 but you know what, it is a long term goal of mine to become a traveling doula and be able to support families across the country! ✨ #coloradodoula for now. #spilledinkbyrmab #WDW20 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Il-jmngBa/?igshid=1f3sugafiu6zt

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hi! ima sharing a selfie for #worlddoulaweek day one! ✨ i’m wearing my @doulatrainingsint hoodie! i’ve been a certified birth+postpartum doula for about 2 years now, but i’ve always been a doula at heart. ✨ while i started out in birth+postpartum, my journey has continued to unfold in mystical ways that i’ve yet to make sense of, but i’m excited to be reaching in and discovering my true calling within the doula world (think beyond birth/life/death)! 💌 looking forward to sharing more of me the week ahead! ✨ with love, rachel • #spilledinkbyrmab #WDW20 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FdkNFn8g_/?igshid=42w2knaok9tk

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oh this is the best. ⚡️ mama @gypsynspice::: “I’ve gotten a lot of flack for having Lilly at Junes birth. And for a long time, I questioned if I had made the right decision for her. I’ve also gotten a lot of genuine curiosity- would I do it again? Looking at it now, Absolutely. Without a doubt. Transition from one to two is insane, for everyone. They have to grow up quick. And I think having her there is what her spirit needed. As well as mine. Now she’s a birthing machine 😂 and I also give birth to her about a dozen times a day too 😂 #empoweredbirthfortoddlers ❤️” https://www.instagram.com/p/B9dHqOKHNxJ/?igshid=13vxvd326fn3x

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Greetings from snowy Colorado! Sun is waiting to come out again. I am, too. Long overdue post. It’s been nearly 6 months(!) since I arrived and began planting my roots here. Y’all know any birthworkers or birth communities in Colo I should be following/supporting too?! ⚡️ Always and forever seeking my people wherever I go. Birth is everywhere. The other end of that spectrum is death, and that too is everywhere. You know what is in between? Life and Love. And I’m here for all of it. Birth, Death, Life, Love. Let’s connect. Xo, Rachel ⚡️ #fullspectrumdoula #spilledinkbyrmab https://www.instagram.com/p/B8zuQU2nm2_/?igshid=1wvobjvaly7ca