Original Imprint Birth

Original Imprint Birth Craniosacral, Somatic therapy, Inner child and Birth healing, Home Birth Attendant

20 months in and about to do it all over again. How did we get so lucky? 🥺👼👼🥰❤️❤️Thank you to motherhood for showing me ...
05/11/2026

20 months in and about to do it all over again. How did we get so lucky? 🥺👼👼🥰❤️❤️

Thank you to motherhood for showing me my edges and strength, along with pure delight and joy. Thank you to the wonderful mothers who came before me, who inspire me daily. And thank you to Nick for showing up to the challenge and fun with me everyday.

Happy Mother’s Day 💐💐!

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If you’d like to learn more about my virtual prenatal and postpartum support packages, I recently wrapped up a series of...
02/18/2026

If you’d like to learn more about my virtual prenatal and postpartum support packages, I recently wrapped up a series of sessions with Nenah. You can read about her experience here!

You may book sessions or a free clarity call through my website www.DanaCusato.com and I can’t wait to connect!

This space began as a business page, but over time it’s grown into something deeper. So many of my clients have become f...
08/23/2025

This space began as a business page, but over time it’s grown into something deeper. So many of my clients have become friends who feel like family. Sharing snippets of the beauty of new motherhood here has been so special.

This new chapter feels like the culmination of years of study and practice, and yet it humbles me daily with how much there is still to learn!

Right now, I’m prioritizing presence with my daughter as we adjust to new parenthood and settle into life on California’s Central Coast. While I no longer have a studio or the closeness of my previous community, I continue to support clients virtually, as I always have.

My work weaves together somatic experiencing, inner child work, birth imprint + trauma healing, and subconscious repair, alongside prenatal counseling and local birth support.

I’m opening my calendar for a limited number of clients this season. If you feel called to connect, send me a message or reach out through my website: www.DanaCusato.com

Thank you for being here! ❤️🙏🏻

My favorite adventure buddies 🌿Thank you 💗💗
06/07/2025

My favorite adventure buddies 🌿

Thank you 💗💗

✨ 9 Months In ~ 9 Months Out ✨Today marks a beautiful milestone: Summer has now been in our arms for as long as she grew...
05/29/2025

✨ 9 Months In ~ 9 Months Out ✨

Today marks a beautiful milestone: Summer has now been in our arms for as long as she grew in my belly. As we’ve developed into our roles as newborn parents, she’s been gently adjusting to life in the world with us.

Human babies, much like little kangaroos, are born quite underdeveloped. For the first 9-12 months, we experience a period called “exo-gestation”—a time when our little ones still deeply depend on us for nourishment, warmth, mobility, and emotional regulation.

Here are some nurturing practices I have been loving to honor this transition:

🌿 Babywearing
🌿 Contact naps
🌿 Skin-to-skin cuddles
🌿 Breastfeeding on demand

Of course, every family’s journey is unique, and not everyone can do all of these. What matters most is honoring this tender season in a way that feels right for you and your baby. Mindfully embracing this time helps create a strong foundation of security and trust.

I’ve found that by making myself available in these ways for Summer’s needs, she’s blossomed into such a brave, joyful, and independent little soul during her playtime. This secure bond gives her the confidence to explore, knowing she can always return to a place of love and safety.

May you find your own rhythm in this precious time of bonding. These early days are so sweet and go way too fast 🥰.

I thank God everyday that I get to be your Mama. I’m so grateful to have had wonderful mothers before me and that surrou...
05/11/2025

I thank God everyday that I get to be your Mama. I’m so grateful to have had wonderful mothers before me and that surround me. ❤️🙏🏻💐

Our Summer girl is 6 1/2 months old already! She has had quite the adventure in her short time here and we have had a wi...
03/18/2025

Our Summer girl is 6 1/2 months old already! She has had quite the adventure in her short time here and we have had a wild initiation into parenthood. Just 3 months ago, we left our carefully curated nest during the Franklin fire with only a few essentials and no idea we would never return.

4 moves and second fire later, we are able to slowly process, grieve and heal. We are finally settling into our home and rhythm for the next year in Cayucos. My mom lost everything in the Palisades fire and is with us as well. We are enjoying the peace and beauty here. The pace is slower and people are so nice.

We certainly envisioned Summer growing up with the friends and family we’ve grown close with back in LA and we are grieving that loss. Please stay in touch with us and come visit! We are the perfect distance for a little weekend getaway.

Thank you to everyone who has kept in touch and has held us in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you to those in the central coast who have welcomed us with open arms and to our family for allowing us to stay here for awhile ❤️❤️.

Summer is doing amazing. She is perfectly healthy, vibrant and resilient. We wake up everyday to her smiles and giggles and she pushes us to get fully present in the midst of it all. She says mama and a silent “papa” with her lips. She is rolling all over the living room, sitting up on her own, and beginning to crawl. We have started her adventures in food and it is all very exciting!

I have to add, as a birth worker, it is my understanding that because we had a very intentional, undisturbed physiological birth and a thoughtful, nourishing 3 month postpartum period, we had such a solid foundation and a resilience. What we went through pushed us and stretched us, but it did not break us and I am forever grateful we got to have that beautiful time in our birth bubble as a new family. 🥰

Sorry for the cliff hanger! Our home did survive, although there is smoke damage and the full repair is too big of a tas...
01/03/2025

Sorry for the cliff hanger! Our home did survive, although there is smoke damage and the full repair is too big of a task. We will need to move and get rid of most of our belongings.

The fire has blessed us with the opportunity to let go of excess and focus on what we really need going forward. Having grown up in Southern California, one thing I know for sure is that the best blooms come after the fire. We feel overwhelmed at times, but hopeful.

Nick and I have been so blown away by the friends and family who have shown up for us during this period of uncertainty.

This Christmas turned out even more special because of the way our community supported us. We found new traditions out of the imperfect circumstances.

Last year, my early Christmas present was finding out I was pregnant and it was the greatest gift to have her in our arms this year.

We don’t know what this next chapter will look like exactly, but 2025 is bringing us the fresh start we have been needing. We are on our way to living in a safe home that is contributing to our thriving. 🙏🏻🥰👼🐈

In 2024, my greatest joy was growing and birthing a baby in our beloved home of 3 years. In 2025, we will be letting go ...
01/02/2025

In 2024, my greatest joy was growing and birthing a baby in our beloved home of 3 years.

In 2025, we will be letting go of that home.

Two days after I celebrated my first birthday as a mother, we woke up to a power outage and fire just a few minutes down the highway.

I said to sweet little Summer, “We’re going on an adventure today.” She gave me a big, squeaky smile of excitement. We packed some essentials, the safe, and what we would need for a few days. I ran to the car with my precious baby in my arms as ash flew through the air. Phoenix, our kitty was at my feet in his carrier.

Text messages from family were coming through telling us to head north or south to either home. We couldn’t send any outgoing messages for a while to let them know we were okay. It can get backed up leaving north, so Nick headed south on PCH. We saw many of our favorite local spots surrounded by smoke and embers. Pieces of our life these past few years, up in smoke.

We got ourselves situated at my dad’s house in the Palisades and it looked like the fire was spreading the other direction.

It remained at 0% contained for *days*. The second night, I was awake checking multiple times on the satellite map. The fire had spread rapidly through the nature preserve behind our house. Our home was surrounded by fire on three sides. I had to find surrender, not knowing if we’d wake up with our home and belongings completely destroyed. It quickly put into perspective what really mattered:

We were safe.

We had each other.

Stuff is just stuff.

It is my belief that if we can walk through the fire of birth, undisturbed, it wakes up parts of us that will be necessary as parents. We stayed connected, surrendered and the path forward was revealed.

We closed out our fourth trimester just over a week ago and there are a few things I’m so grateful that we did:•On deman...
12/09/2024

We closed out our fourth trimester just over a week ago and there are a few things I’m so grateful that we did:

•On demand breastfeeding - in the first 2 1/2 months, if Summer was awake, she was nursing, until she went back to sleep again. Occasionally this would be paused for a diaper change, but if she really still needed to nurse, we figured out how to change her while nursing.

Now, when she feeds, I can tell when she’s done and has had enough. She has more play and social time between then and her next nap. These first few months established a supply that exactly meets her needs.

•Skin to skin with dad whenever he had time holding her.
It was challenging to go to the bathroom or shower while hearing her cries for me. The crying is definitely a learning curve as a new mom. Although, what was most important to me was that she was communicating and that she was always in loving arms if she was crying. I know that because she had that contact and special time with her dad, he is now able to soothe her into naps too.

•Contact naps and bed sharing

I know this time with her is temporary and I love the snuggles. We are both most settled when we are resting together. All of this co regulation is setting a strong foundation in her nervous system for life. I know there is a lot of fear mongering out there. Although, honestly when I’ve heard first hand accounts in bed sharing groups, I often hear that a mother caught an emergency situation that saved baby’s life *because* she was sleeping by their side.

Meal prep and a big freezer-
At the end of my pregnancy, I prepared and froze 40 meals for my husband and me. These were specialty soups and stews to nourish my body, supporting milk production and recovery. Now, we cook a big batch meal once or twice a week and always have good quality food on hand.

While being a newborn mother is an existential metamorphosis, I put my trust into God’s design of our physiology. We are a dyad and her needs are my needs too. Sometimes it can feel like I don’t know who I am anymore, but I can also see this new version of me emerging, guided by her, by God and by my perfectly made motherly instincts. 💞

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