"Softness coaching" as a labor tool, resources for FTMs, and Home Birth FAQs (and answers)

Dear Reader, I'm writing to you fresh out of the birth vortex and subsequent recovery period. I had the immense privilege of walking with a couple as they labored to bring forth their firstborn son. 32 hours of support that looked like walks in the woods, prayer, worship, hip squeezes and back rubs, words of encouragement, facing fears, nourishing snacks and beverages, transitioning on a blanket in the backyard under glorious, sunny skies then completing the process indoors while tornado...