Celebrating 30 Years of ICAN: 30 Quotes
“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.” ~Lance Armstrong
Celebrating 30 Years of ICAN: 30 Quotes
“To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: ‘Leave no stone unturned.’” ~Edward Bulwer Lytton
Celebrating 30 Years of ICAN: 30 Quotes
“To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.” ~Helen Keller
Celebrating 30 Years of ICAN: 30 Quotes
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” ~Mahatma Ghandi
Celebrating 30 Years of ICAN: 30 Quotes
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” ~Khalil Gibran
Celebrating 30 Years of ICAN: 30 Quotes
“Making the decision to have a child, it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” ~Elizabeth Stone
Celebrating 30 Years of ICAN: 30 Quotes
“Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers–strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength.” ~Barbara Katz Rothman
Celebrating 30 Years of ICAN: 30 Quotes
“It is true that naturally occuring labor can feel larger and greater than the woman birthing. This is not so as she creates from within the very hormones that increase the strength, power, and frequency of her work of labor. That is the good news–it is from her, for her, by her.” ~Desirre Andrews, ICAN […]
Celebrating 30 Years of ICAN: 30 Quotes
“Speak tenderly to them. Let there be kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile, in the warmth of your greeting. Always have a cheerful smile. Don’t only give your care, but give your heart as well.” ~Mother Teresa
Celebrating 30 Years of ICAN: 30 Quotes
“Birth is an opportunity to transcend. To rise above what we are accustomed to, reach deeper inside ourselves than we are familiar with, and to see not only what we are truly made of, but the strength we can access in and through birth.” ~Marcie Macari
Mad Men Star's VBAC Birth Story
Do we have any Mad Men fans out there? Perhaps you’re a fan of Anne Dudek? Last week, she posted the VBAC birth story of her daughter Saskia on her Blog. It’s a great read–we think you’ll like it! And a very happy babymoon from all of us here at ICAN to Anne and her […]
30 Years of ICAN: 30 Quotes
“Yes, I do want more women to opt for a VBAC if that’s right for them, because from a public health point of view I think there will be fewer downstream health problems on a societal basis with fewer cesareans. But on an individual basis, each person has to choose what’s right for them, and […]
