This is Birth Rites with your host, Synmia Rosine. Birth Rites is a transformative series that explores stories of birth and creation as a sacred rite of passage. Listen, here we believe whether you’re birthing a human, a project, or an idea, birth as it is holds the key to healing our individual lives, our culture, and humanity as a whole.

In this week’s episode, we have my dear friend Jane Helpern. Jane is a Los Angeles-based creative director, parent of three, and birth & postpartum doula who bridges the worlds of storytelling and maternal health. She currently leads creative projects at Moxie Birth, and has worked with brands like Ritual, LOOM, and Big Little Feelings. Known for untangling taboos around motherhood and reproductive health, Jane’s writing has been featured in Teen Vogue, i-D, and Into The Gloss. When she’s not crafting campaigns or supporting families, you’ll probably find her breastfeeding by a creek or dispensing snacks from the front seat of the truck where she nearly birthed her third baby. Now, let’s get cozy and listen in as Jane shares her story.

Connect with Jane and her story @janeohelp

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