So many of my peers seem like they expect birth to be inherently traumatic and disempowering and I want to show that it doesn't have to be that way. I realized that my fear around showing my breasts was due to some patriarchal ideas that I was still holding onto - that my naked body is somehow 'bad' or should be hidden. I believe that those sexist ideas are a part of the problem our country has around birth when the truth is that my body, all women's bodies, are effing amazing!