Original music & lyrics, written & performed by Katherine Bessette (Kahtja). Recorded by Galloway Hiatt, video by Galloway Hiatt.

Lyrics:
Birth me from my small self to my Higher Self
Birth me from my smallness to the Truth
Birth me from the finite to the Infinite 
Birth me into you

Cuz i am you 
and you are me
and he is she 
and we are they
and I know I can see myself in your eyes

So help me realize
the truth of the matter
That we are all part of each other
and my pain is your pain
and my beauty is your beauty   

Help me see myself as a reflection in your eyes
Help me see myself in the beauty of your smile

Help me know that I am not better
You are not better
That we are equal and we’re stronger together
That we need each other
to get through this messy world

And the only way to it is through it 
and there’s no excuses 
that will keep me safe anymore
There’s no way to stay clean 
while I’m living my dream
yeah its time to get dirty, time to explore

There is no greater truth than to be seen 
in vulnerability
There is no better truth than to be seen 
as a queen

Great mother hold me tenderly
as I step out into this world, vulnerably 
Hold me gently, as bare my soul with sensitivity
Diving into the Great Unknown
Spread my wings rising from my cocoon
Feel your heartbeat as I start to bloom

 Help me be my own midwife   
as I labour to live an authentic life
Show me how to feel it all
To welcome and love the despicable 
every day, every breath, every moment
 every stressful thought
all this tension in my body

show me how to be the loving parent inside myself                 
in those moments of fear when i’m feeling insecure

show me how to be my own midwife
show me how to birth and realize
the beauty that is Me

For I know that I am God/Goddess
I am Spirit
I am Source of course
I am miracle manifest in this body
yes
Help me to midwife the truth
Help me to see through the veils
For I know that my small self pales in comparison
to the truth of the ultimate divinity
that is me

and I just want to embody
this Knowing
in every breath
 Feel deeply rooted, and deeply anchored
Deeply rooted, and deeply anchored
Deeply rooted, and deeply anchored
in myself
in my Greater self
in my Greatest self
Help me be my own midwife

My Own Midwife (Original)

Kahtja is music.  Picking up the violin at age three and piano at five, Kahtja spent her childhood in choirs and opera productions.  In 2012 she explored her rock and roll roots starting a classic rock band with her cousins and a blues band shortly after.

Later on hip-hop and electronic music became her muse.  Kahtja achieved a long time dream performing at Astral Harvest Music Festival two years ago with the group Goddessa and dancing for  Knight Riderz, and has since co-written and released the hit-single “Fall in Love” with Knight Riderz.

Kahtja’s interest in music is varied and all-inclusive, spanning instrumentation and genre, and has become her life path.  Completing her BA at the U of A, majoring in psychology and minoring in music, and having collaborated with Michael Macdonald and Anna Beaumont over the past few years in research looking at the effects of music learning on creativity and community building, Kahtja garnered a particular interest in the therapeutic effects of music.  This research has inspired Kahtja to pursue music therapy where she can channel her musical gifts and passions into helping others and continually exploring powerful connections between music, community, and individual well-being.

Kahtja

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