013: A Mother’s Blessing story - The importance of ceremony and ritual for the transformation to motherhood

Callie Blackwood and Shaundra Fontaine talk about the Mother’s Blessing that Callie held for Shaundra to provide a ceremony to help Shaundra transition to motherhood and imbue her with strength for the upcoming labor. Callie gives specific details about the importance of ritual and Shaundra talks about how each piece of the ritual held meaning for her and helped her during the birth of her son, River.