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Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) Program with Nancy Bardacke, CNM

The birth of a child is truly a beginning, not only of a new being entering this world, but of individuals becoming or deepening their role as a parent. Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) Program has been created to serve those going through this profound transformation and who then continue to work at one of the most important, joyous and stressful jobs on the planet, that of nurturing and caring for the next generation.

10/16/2026

Support does not end when the awareness month does.

Grief keeps its own time. If yours is still here in November, or next spring, or always, that is not you doing it wrong.

A few places that hold this grief year-round: Postpartum Support International, perinatal loss support groups, and therapists who specialize in perinatal mental health. Save this, and come back to it whenever you need it.

10/15/2026

Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.

Tonight, families around the world will light a candle at 7:00 PM in their local time and keep it burning for an hour, so a wave of light moves across the earth in memory of the babies who are loved and missed.

If it feels supportive, light a candle tonight. Say a name, if you have one. There is no wrong way, and no obligation. However you hold this day, you are not alone in it.

10/14/2026

Grief is not a disorder. It is love with nowhere to go.

There is no timeline you need to follow, and no ""right"" way to grieve. And sometimes grief is more than anyone should carry alone. If you want support, reaching out is a strong and ordinary thing to do.

Postpartum Support International can connect you to perinatal loss support: 1-800-944-4773. Your provider can help too. You are allowed to want support.

10/13/2026

There is a difference between being qualified to teach Mindful Birthing and being certified. Do you know what it is?

You become qualified when you complete Foundation, Level 1, and Level 2. From there, you can teach on your own. Certification is where your training, your mentorship, and your teaching experience come together into something you can stand behind. It opens the door to teaching for the organization, and in time, to becoming faculty.

On Tuesday, October 27 at 7:00 PM ET, join Jen Moffitt, RN, CNM, our Director of Training, for a clear walk through what the certification path actually asks of you, and the support that surrounds every step.

Wherever you are on the path, there is a seat here for you.

Register: https://programs.mindfulbirthing.org/courses/mindful-birthing-s-webinar-series-2026--3950df2d-a4d5-40ba-82fa-632c84e340a0/salespage

10/12/2026

“Just this.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

10/11/2026

What's your favorite quote from the book Mindful Birthing by Nancy Bardacke, CNM?

Comment it below!

10/10/2026

You become a qualified Mindful Birthing Teacher when you finish Foundation, Level 1, and Level 2.

Certification is the next step: where your training, your mentorship, and your teaching experience come together into something you can stand behind.

You are now able to:
– Teach for the foundation
– Become faculty for the foundation
– Add the MBTc postnominal after your name

Swipe through for what the path asks, then join us on October 27 to walk through it together.

Register at https://programs.mindfulbirthing.org/courses/mindful-birthing-s-webinar-series-2026--3950df2d-a4d5-40ba-82fa-632c84e340a0/salespage

10/09/2026

Baby Loss Awareness Week is here, October 9 to 15.

In our recent webinar on holding perinatal loss with tenderness, Jen Moffitt kept returning to one idea from Alan Wolfelt's work on companioning grief: our role is not to fix someone's pain. It is to be with them in it.

If someone you love, or someone you serve, is grieving a pregnancy or a baby, you do not need the perfect words. You need to be willing to stay. To walk alongside instead of leading. To bring curiosity instead of expertise. To say the baby's name.

As one bereaved parent wrote, let it be as deep as it actually is. You cannot make grief smaller to make it bearable, and you are not meant to. What you can do is make sure no one carries it alone.

Save this, and share it with someone who needs it. The full webinar is here: https://youtu.be/YGq4e56LLXY?si=iCuRNFjW7SXRLnwE&t=205

10/08/2026

When a parent learns to respond instead of react, a hard night stops escalating, a tantrum gets met instead of matched, and a child grows up in front of a steadier person or people. It moves through a family, leading to generational change.

But that shift does not happen on its own. Someone has to teach it. And whether we can keep teaching it to more families, in more communities, comes down to people like you.

Today is DAF Day. If you have a donor-advised fund, which is a charitable account you have already set aside for giving, today is the day to put it to work. You can recommend a grant to the Mindful Birthing and Parenting Foundation, a 501(c)(3), using our Tax ID (EIN): 26-4639121.

If you do not have a DAF, you can still be the answer today. Give at mindfulbirthing.org/donate.

Because that is what this comes down to. You. Your answer is what helps this work reach more families, and those after that. We would be honored to be where your generosity goes.

10/07/2026

What if you could teach something that stays with families for life, if not a generation?

Our January cohort of Mindful Birthing Teacher Training is open, with $2,000 off tuition thanks to a continued donation. Evidence-informed and based on the book Mindful Birthing by Nancy Bardacke, CNM.

Join a community of 500+ professionals supporting over 100,000 families. Apply: mindfulbirthing.org/teacher

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