About Birth of Mama
Welcome to Birth of a Mama, where we honor ancestral wisdom and empower women through community, connection, and shared stories. Join us in reclaiming the sacred traditions that nurture and transform our journey into motherhood.
About Birth of Mama
Birth Stories Channel
We are living during a time when our most basic ways of being human and in relationship with one another are increasingly commodified and sold back to us, or explained to us by self appointed experts, and largely performative or at least well documented for social media. So for most of us we are watching more ceremonies, rituals and gatherings on social media than we are participating in within our own communities.
For these reasons it’s important to remember that the ways our ancestors gathered was more frequently functional than mystical. Of course there were sacred gatherings throughout the year marking significant events evoking the mystery, but for the most part we sat in circle with other women for functional reasons.
We had to collect water at the Well and while we waited we exchanged stories with other women about every aspect of daily life, sharing stories of babies who were teething and not sleeping at night. Of what remedies and plants could soothe the baby through their teething. We washed clothes together at the river and would sing songs and create music to pass the time of tedious washing.
Even 30 years ago most of us washed our clothes in the neighborhood washing mat so we had a neighborhood place to commune, to gossip, to joke, to warn of bad news, to talk, to become better acquainted and create community. In the evenings we gathered around the fire, we did this to keep warm but in doing so we had a shared space to share stories, reveal remedies, sing songs, solve problems, make agreements and become informed, entertained and care for one another.
reating a Community of Belonging and Connection
Many of us are longing for belonging because we don’t have access to communal spaces in our communities. For these reasons I created the BIRTH OF A MAMA platform so that women can gather in a way that is possible for those lacking community in their lives. I created[1] BIRTH OF A MAMA so that women otherwise disconnected from one another could share their birth stories with each other.
For close to 8 years the platform has united pregnant women and new mothers from across the globe. The platform has become a strong community with a recognisable vibe and energy. It remains dynamic in shaping the birth world and giving voice to the stories of pregnant and birthing women
A WOMAN ARMED WITH ANCESTRAL TRADITIONS IS AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE
About Genevieve Miriam - Founder
Biography
Genevieve is a Narrative Family Therapist MA, Childbirth Educator, Birth and Postpartum Doula, and a mother of three. She specializes in supporting women with the transition to motherhood with a deep knowledge of the physiological recovery, communal support and ancestral traditions needed to heal, adapt and navigate early motherhood with ease, balance and wellbeing.
Genevieve has been a member of the Palestinian and Israeli midwifery collective Midwives for Peace for over 10 years and organized the first official Women’s Day March in Israel. She is an active contributor in several Birthing and Midwifery organizations such as Womb Sphere, We Are Mothers, Shraddha Community and more. Along with her workshops and retreats she continues to be interviewed on podcasts and writes for independent publications.
Qualifications
Certification in Narrative Family Therapy
The Barcaii Institute for Family Therapy 2012-2014
Certified Childbirth Educator, Birth Doula & Postpartum Doula
COHI International 2010-2011
Master of Arts in Psychology, MA
Seattle University 1996-1998
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, BA
Loyola University New Orleans 1992-1995