We also encourage each
woman and partner to take advantage
of the many classes and support groups we recommend — from prenatal yoga, yoga for labor workshop, and postpartum mommy and me yoga classes, positive birth story pregnancy
circles, community new mother blessing ceremonies, annual family reunion, postpartum mom
circles, pregnancy retreats and a variety
of other educational,
supportive, and fun events, classes, and ways to connect with other likeminded people and build community — in an effort to bring back the needed village it takes to raise a new baby, and new parents.
And
of course Close plays Joan, a
woman much loved and admired within Joe's
circle of acquaintance:
supportive helpmeet, mother — soon to be grandmother — and deeply affectionate spouse, apparently happy with a life lived in the titan's shadow.