
“Hailes and Spivak are part of a wave of authors whose books, offer something of a catharsis for
readers. The main message of so many of these books is, “We’re all in this together and we’re doing
okay.””
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— COLLIN, SEXUALITY EDUCATOR
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— ANNA KAISER, FOUNDER THE AKT
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— JOSIE, LICENSED MIDWIFE
“The authors do a great job of looking at birth as an experience of the whole body! This wholistic view of birth is refreshing, welcome and intersectional. A must read!”
- RAZAN GHALAVINI, EP OF FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE