A past client and local chiropractor interviewed myself and my mentor on his podcast a couple of years ago, and their content is SOOOO good! Give these two podcasts a listen to learn about birth, being a good support person at birth, and learn a little bit about the context we are giving birth in today. Gloria and I teach… Read more →
I asked my doula students last week what the word “Wise” meant to them. What does a wise person look like? Sound like? Act like? Represent? Why is wisdom something we look for in our birth attendants? How can we practice being wise? Here is what they came up with: An elder, or someone who symbolizes an elder Someone… Read more →
There are a few ways to consider working in partnership: Being “Business Partners” in a legal sense, with co-ownership of a company Partnering with practitioners in your community who offer related services and developing a referral-fee system, or a system for listing each other on mutual websites, etc Partnering with other birth doulas to share clients and on-call/off-call time Joining… Read more →
I saw this quote the other day while reading an article about leadership, and thought it could be perfectly modified to suit the work of supporting a family during birth. All too often, doulas and other birth attendants are tempted to prove their usefulness with a lot of “doing” at a birth and to take a lot of the credit… Read more →
The lost art of Being With. The vast majority of the time, all the birthing person “needs” is the calm, confident presence of someone who believes in her. Fancy tips and tricks, directions, ideas and solutions more often than not serve to interfere and distract more than help. Sitting with, being with, breathing with. Being still with. Saying “That’s the… Read more →