Common Questions
Questions are welcome here.
Every family comes to this work with different histories, hopes, and hesitations. These are the questions parents most often ask as they consider stepping into In Awe.
About the guide
Most pregnancy resources teach what to expect during pregnancy or how to prepare for birth: milestones, symptoms, logistics, or birth techniques. In Awe includes all of that — and centers something most resources don't address at all.
It offers a guided passage through transformation itself. You'll find practical guidance for every dimension of pregnancy and beyond — financial planning, supporting older siblings, parenting, identity, relationships, and more — while treating you as a whole person moving through profound change.
Rather than teaching one right way, In Awe offers frameworks, reflections, and rituals that help you discern your own. It honors every path and every outcome, weaving together research, cultural wisdom, and your lived experience to restore what pregnancy has always been: a sacred, world-changing threshold.
In Awe is spiritual in essence but not tied to any religion. It honors the sacred nature of transformation — the wonder of creation, the mystery of life and loss — without prescribing belief or doctrine.
You'll find reflections, rituals, and blessings that invite connection to something larger than yourself: lineage, earth, love, continuity. However you name that — spirit, nature, ancestors, God, or simply wonder — this space is made to hold it. Every tradition and no tradition are welcome here.
No. In Awe is educational and reflective, not a substitute for medical care. It helps integrate body, heart, and culture so your choices can rest within your own clarity and values — alongside, not instead of, the clinical care you receive.
Is this right for me?
Absolutely. In Awe is about sacred transformation, not only about pregnancy itself. You can join or return after earlier births, miscarriages, or years of reflection — to walk this path again with new awareness.
You'll find guidance for healing, integration, and legacy, no matter when your pregnancy or loss occurred. If you've ever carried life, cared for life, or held space for its memory, you belong here.
Absolutely. There are many wonderful resources to help you through pregnancy, and you're encouraged to use them. Layer them with In Awe for the fullest support.
While your birth plan, doula, or prenatal class helps you care for your body and baby, In Awe helps you care for your becoming — the deeper transformation taking place within and around you. Where other courses may end at birth, In Awe continues through identity, partnership, loss, and renewal.
The Older Parents & Old Souls Edition was written especially for older parents — attuned to maturity, timing, and legacy — and remains adaptable and deeply helpful for others drawn to this approach. Parents who don't identify as "older" still find it grounding and transformative.
Further editions are coming for queer and trans parents, parents of color, parents navigating survival and resilience, and parents living with disability or chronic illness. You are fully welcome in this circle now.
Yes. In Awe is trauma-informed, outcome-inclusive, and gender-aware. All parents, all paths to family, all identities are honored. Partners are included but not assumed. You are welcome here as you are.
In Awe was designed for partners to be part of the journey from the start. Every chapter includes guidance, scripts, and reflections that help partners understand what's unfolding — physically, emotionally, and relationally — so you can walk through change together instead of apart.
Each section includes at least one chapter just for the partner and their own transformation: what it means to witness, to protect space, to support recovery, and to grow into themselves through parenthood or grief. In Awe also includes partner Bridges — dedicated threshold reflections that mirror each module from the partner's perspective, helping both of you build language, presence, and shared legacy.
Loss and the harder path
Loving Legacies is included with In Awe so the guide walks with you no matter where your journey leads. If you're discovering this while loss is unfolding, you can join Loving Legacies directly — it is offered separately so care is never withheld from families who need it now.
If you're pregnant again after an earlier loss, In Awe will hold you. You'll find language for the complexity of hope and grief existing together, practices to help you feel safe in your body again, and reflections that honor both the baby you carry now and the one you still carry in your heart. Both circles are yours to belong to.
In Awe was created to walk with you through every possible outcome. If your birth unfolds differently than you hoped, you'll find guidance for healing from physical or emotional trauma, navigating complications, and caring for yourself through birth injuries, NICU stays, or new diagnoses.
If your path includes miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of a baby, Part II — Loving Legacies — is ready to receive you. It offers guidance for what follows: honoring your baby, caring for your body, and rejoining the world when you're ready. Through it all, In Awe remains centered on your transformation. Even in loss, your story continues to unfold with meaning, love, and legacy.
Access and logistics
The complete In Awe experience — 30 chapters in Part I and 16 in Part II — plus:
- Loving Legacies — the complete companion for loss, included at no additional cost
- Journals and printables — for you, your partner, your children, and your community
- Scripts and advocacy tools — language for medical conversations, workplace moments, and hard conversations
- Partner guidance — a full parallel path, not a support role
- Community Circles — connection, Q&A, and facilitated gatherings
- Lifetime access and updates for your edition
After checkout, you'll receive an email with a direct link to your Circle account. Log in anytime from any device, online or through the app. If you need to reset your password, click "Forgot password?" on the Circle login page for an automatic reset link.
Everyone receives the same complete course. Pricing reflects capacity and community contribution — not different versions of the content. There is no light version.
- Scholarship — $50 Full course access. For families where cost is a barrier — no application, no questions asked.
- Sustainer — $3,000 Full course access at the equitable cost of the work.
- Supporter — $6,000 Full access, 4 live Community Circle sessions, and direct sponsorship of scholarship access for another family.
- Steward — $9,000 Full access, 4 live Circle sessions, scholarship sponsorship, and support for future editions.
Loving Legacies is always free, because no family facing loss should ever face a barrier to care.
This is a trust-based model. If you experience genuine hardship or a technical barrier, reach out within 14 days of purchase — situations are reviewed with compassion. Email hello@sacredtransformation.org or use the Contact page.
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