What Makes Women Warriors?
According to Wikipedia “A warrior is a person experienced in or capable of engaging in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based society that recognizes a separate warrior class. According to the Random House Dictionary, the term warrior has two meanings. The first literal use refers to “a man engaged or experienced in warfare.” The second figurative use refers to “a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness, as in politics or athletics.” So I want to consider when a woman is in labor- how does she become a warrior? I love the phrase “warrior woman.” I feel the way we carry ourselves through our journeys of adversity we become warriors. But for the sake of this blog, I want to explore the aspect of labor and birth. A woman who shows “great vigor, courage or aggressiveness” in labor and birth… hmmm. Does a woman have to birth naturally- without any pain medication to be a warrior? Nope, I don’t think so. Is she more of a war
