Thank you so much for your courage to share your story. I’m currently taking a doula training course as part of the inner journey I’m on to reconnect with my creativity, body, gender, and sexuality, and make mindful decisions around purpose, partnership, and parenthood. In class last weekend we discussed the spiritual and physiological effects of vaginal birth and the impact to the mother’s ability to bond with her child. I haven’t given birth to a child myself, but I imagine your story resonates with a lot of women out there and makes them feel less alone with their experience. Thank you.