Behind The Scenes @ Burt's Bees

I didn't have anything written as I reached, the first of ten speakers, for the microphone. I was standing, bathed in natural light, on the second floor of the Burt's Bees headquarters in Durham, North Carolina, recipient of a check for $10,000.

About halfway through my speech, I dropped the F-Bomb: "All too frequently, when I was pregnant with my first baby, my heart would pound and I couldn't see or breathe and I would feel like I was fucking dying." I spoke from my heart, I spoke the truth of this incredible adventure that has been the building of  the Calm-A-Mama brand. And I was met with nodding heads, smiles & tears.  Again, the reaffirmation that I was, and am not, alone in the experience of overwhelm that is parenting in this day and age.

There is so much to tell from the time I spent there, but the message that I will hold dear and share with you here is this: We cannot succeed if we are not driven by a deep commitment to our values.  Burt's Bees has remained committed to their original goal of natural products and a sustainable company. It shines through everyday in their products and their corporate culture. As a winner of the Burt’s Bees Natural Launchpad® Grant for Wellness-Based Entrepreneurs, we commit to these goals as well.

Calm-A-Mama will always provide you with safe & effective products to make the hard parts of motherhood a little bit easier, naturally.  Because we truly believe that Mother (Earth) Knows Best.

xoxoxo

PS. They asked me what product of theirs and mine was my favorite!