Liminal States

On pregnancy and birth and the passage between worlds

As I sit here waiting for my baby’s arrival any day now, I am reflecting on this liminal state between worlds, where I’m not quite yet a mother, and never again who I once was. As ecstatic as I’ve been about being on this journey of pregnancy, I’ve been struck by waves of unexpected grief over the past few days as I mourn the woman I’m leaving behind. B…