Afraid you might someday regret NOT becoming a mom?

It may well be THE most definitive and heart-piercing question of your life.

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 “Maybe Baby” is a coaching program for women who are ambivalent about having children, but hear the whisper of ‘maybe’ in their hearts.

 With compassion and no hidden agenda, we work together to uncover your answer

AND to be at peace with it.

  

“Do I want to have children?  Do I want to become a mama?” 

I know where you’re at and what it’s like. It’s a heavy question to carry around in your heart, unanswered, all the time. And of course, there are a myriad of outside opinions and pressure.  My entire life I felt strongly and often declared my lack of desire to have kids.  I continued that declaration even after I started to feel differently.  When I got really honest I realized that the whisper of ‘maybe’ was getting louder.  There was much to consider and I went on a journey of soul-searching and self-coaching to find my truth.  Two days after my 38th birthday I gave birth to my boy. Throughout my pregnancy I took those years of questions, the gestating concerns and created a coaching program for you.

 

“This is the most profound thing I’ve ever done for myself.  I never thought I’d end up feeling or thinking what I do.

I’m deeply relieved as I know my truth.” ~ Kat, London

 

I did my research.  I put out a request on Twitter to interview women who were ambivalent about motherhood or weren’t entirely sure about their decision. With only two tweets, and within two hours, I received over 200 responses from women around the world who were eager to speak honestly and without judgement about where they were at with this very question.  I’ve found this is a huge conversation that is not being had, with shared concerns, pressure and wondering hearts, and have designed a program to get to your deepest truth and feel comfort in it.

MAYBE BABY- Six Weeks from Ambivalence to Peace: For women who hear a whisper of ‘maybe’ in their hearts.

 This is a 6 week guided-coaching program to explore the deeper truth of your heart: if motherhood is calling you.

Currently in session!  New Maybe Baby opportunities to be announced May 20th!  Private coaching is also available too.

NEW DATE: Begins MAY 5th, 2012/ Limited Enrollment

Guided, expert coaching, exploration, soul-searching, essays, interviews, and a community of other woman ready to support you.  Exploration of the issues, fears and personal desires through nonjudgmental and non-binding coaching and exercises.  Permission to change your mind, heart and be at peace with your truth, whatever it may be.

“I’ve sat, mostly alone, with this question bouncing around my head for years. And years. Unlike some women, I never felt I had to be a mother in order to be a real woman. And that made me wonder if, perhaps, that meant motherhood wasn’t for me. I could make as many arguments “for” as “against”. It was exhausting.  The exercises Randi took us through didn’t influence me in any way. What happened was something magical – she helped me access what was truly true for me. No more wondering, no more doubt. I know what I want. And the skills I learned to get to this place are perfect for any other Big Question. And the little questions too. I am so grateful to Randi and to her Maybe Baby program for bringing me to this most delicious state of peace.” ~ CG, Canada

“Went from feeling anxious and lots of pressure to feeling really at peace and grounded.  The process was magical.  Randi is magical.  Magic I tell you, magic.” ~ Laurel, New York City

“I have described Maybe Baby to friends as “sorting out the biological and sociological pulls from how I really feel” and “just seeing whether or not motherhood is the right thing for me” but mostly: “It’s something every woman should take.  It sorts out a lot of the static.” ~ Leah, Oslo

 

Two things I’d love for you to give yourself permission to do:

Permission to be undecided.  It’s ok.

Permission to change your mind.  (This one is a path to freedom, by the way.)

 

Maybe Baby seeks your truth

We’ll look at what may be in the way of that, and what it means. Some women I’ve worked with have talked about feeling like a hypocrite (because you always said ‘hell no’ about kids), wondering if you’ll be able to make it financially, how to talk to a partner about your feelings, your stereotypes of what people become when then become parents, how to be ok with wanting a child when a friend is suffering infertility or miscarriage, being scared that you might screw someone up, what you can say to well-meaning relatives who have opinions or won’t stop asking you about this, reconciling having once terminated a pregnancy but perhaps wanting a child now, being ok with no, being ok with “I don’t know”, being ok with yes.  The list goes on, but it’s your list and I want to help.  And I will.

 I will help you find your answer and be at peace with it, whatever it may be.

 

“Maybe Baby is just the thing for you if you’ve been grappling with whether or not you want to have a baby. Randi creates an incredibly safe environment to deeply explore the question to find what’s true in your heart. She leaves room to look at the fears, the things that you haven’t wanted to look at, and she helps you find your own peace with that. Maybe Baby helps you consciously be at choice.”  Jen, San Francisco

 

 In this “Wildly Upgraded” version of Maybe Baby, you get:

• Weekly video from me introducing the material for the week, addressing the hot topics in the forum and creating the safe space you need to look at tender questions.

• Weekly group coaching calls (times to be determined by the group), to take the material to a deeper level and on the spot coaching.

• Specially-designed exercises (from my own journey, clients and past participants) and writing to explore all sorts of aspects and fears around the Maybe Baby question.  They are truth seeking, compassionate, and get right to the heart.  You work on your own, on your own time but stay up to speed as a group.

• Interactive reflection, feedback and coaching from me, on the exercises.

• Interviews with experts who share their knowledge, experience and perspective on the whole Maybe Baby question.
• Lissa Rankin, OB/GYN MD:  Nationally respected author and progressive women’s health expert- Deciding; how motherhood/non-motherhood effects your physical and emotional health, her leap and experiences of her patients
• Danielle LaPorte: Best-selling author, soulful entrepreneur, philosopher- Motherhood while building your empire
• Elizabeth Kearny: Genetic Counselor/Past-President of National Society of Genetic Counselors- Straight-talk on genetic issues, risks (and non-risks) to child and mother, maternal age issues (and non-issues)
• Dara McKinley: Women’s Sensuality Expert- Pleasure as a gauge of your ‘right’ path and journey, how sensuality changes with motherhood, the wisdom and secret to knowing your direction
• Michele Lisenbury Christensen: Loving with Power and Mama Coach- Motherhood and keeping your relationship on fire.  Michele was pregnant at the time of this interview and speaks incredible wisdom about what she’d say to her little girl if she had the Maybe Baby question.
• Cath Duncan: Remembering For Good Coach- After her daughter was stillborn, Cath explored and has discovered ways to be a mother in the world without having a little one at your side. Incredible interview about expressing the aspects of motherhood you want to express in a world that may otherwise not recognize your mama-like contribution.
• Jeni Loftus Ph.D: Sociology Professor/Women’s Studies and Women’s Identity (Purdue University): How society shapes our beliefs, choices and the “Motherhood Mandate” pressure we feel.  Who are we as women with or without children?
• And more…

• Community: You’ll have a private Facebook group to discuss and share the journey and process.  This is a safe place to discuss with other women who are asking the same questions and facing the same external and internal pressures, moderated and with active involvement by me.

• A Maybe Baby Alumna Group: If you want to keep sharing where your journey takes you after the program in a supportive and non-biased community of other women on a similar path.

The program is set-up for you to get guidance and do the work at your own pace, but the weekly format keeps you on task and the forum keeps you connected to me and the others.  Past participants suggest people have about 2-3 hours a week to devote to the material.

 The Maybe Baby Program is $475