connection Archives - Barbara Buckner Suárez

Being Present

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | connection, doula

Or, “The True Gift of Labor Support” I got called out of retirement and had the privilege and honor of being the doula at the birth of Baby M born just over two months ago. I’ve been asked by many couples over the years if I would consider being their...

LOVE – It’s The Secret Ingredient

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | connection, love, Thanksgiving

There’s a certain alchemy that can happen in cooking… It’s not just about putting flavors together and being satisfied with delicious results. Sometimes, if a recipe you’ve watched your Mom make too many times to count, a recipe that’s never been written...

I Believe…

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | activism, bridge-building, connection

This is the famous quote from author, Marianne Williamson. I read this for the first time printed in The Oregonian on a random page apropos of nothing – it wasn’t part of a larger article or a highlighted quote. Someone, for some reason, spent what would...

Happy World Doula Week!

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | birth workers, calling, connection, doula, family-centered, preparation, resources, support

I can’t let this week go by without a shout-out to all of the wonderful women I know personally, and professionally, who’ve taken up the call to become a doula. A doula is a woman trained to assist other women in childbirth and/or to support a new family following the...

Sex Life? What Sex Life? Part II

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | 4th trimester, changes, connection, couple, differences, expectation, love, ready, reality, relationship, sex, trust, vulnerability

As mentioned in an earlier post, Sex Life? What Sex LIfe? Part I, there are many factors that can conspire to make postpartum sex a little bit tricky to initiate. But the good news is there’s only one thing necessary to have a lasting and healthy sexual relationship:...