I’m interested in transforming the conversation about pregnancy — from complaints and what’s wrong — to expecting the best, creating what you want and being present to the miracle! As humans, it’s easy for us to fall into automatic patterns of conversation.
Some of the automatic patterned conversations that I hear about pregnancy include: When are you due? Are you going to find out the sex? Are you feeling OK? Whew, you’re going to be busy!
I’d love to hear more of: Isn’t it just amazing what you’re doing? How is the experience for you? It’s a miracle that a being is growing inside you! What support do you want?
Please join the conversation! What automatic patterned conversations do you hear? What conversations would you love to have instead?
Dear Amy,
I’m not currently pregnant, but hope to have children within the next few years. Of course, like so many women, I have opinions about what it means to be pregnant, what mine will look like, and how others have done it “wrong” (as in, “well, when I get pregnant, it’s not going to be like *that*”). I’m so glad you’re working on this book. It’s given me space to appreciate all the women in my life who are pregnant and how they’re creating their pregnancies, and it’s had me start to think about what it is I want from mine…
Thank you!
I love this concept! There have been so many perks to my pregnancy (despite- or maybe because of- its unexpected nature), that I truly can’t wait to do it again. And I’m not even due with this one until next week. 🙂
Thanks for shifting the conversation, because it is in fact miraculous, and always makes for a good story.