You’ve hired a Doula, now what?
Congratulations on taking the important step of hiring a doula to support you during your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey! By choosing to have a trauma-informed doula by your side, you've made a significant investment in your well-being and the well-being of your growing family. Now that you have a doula on board, it's time to explore how you can make the most of this invaluable support system. In this blog post, we'll discuss the various ways you can engage with your doula and ensure a positive and empowering experience.
Benefits of hiring a Trauma Informed Doula
Bringing a child into the world is a transformative and profound experience, one that deserves unwavering support and guidance. As a trauma-informed doula with a unique focus on balancing both medical and holistic approaches, I offer a comprehensive range of services tailored to meet your specific needs. In this blog post, I will outline five compelling reasons why hiring me as your doula will enhance your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey.
Grief, Healing & a Clothesline
So, for today and everyday a message for my Mom;
I will remember you in clotheslines and Tracy Chapman, caramel apples and discmen, Holidays and birthday cakes. You will live on in me through kindness and compassion, in continued learning and unlearning. Every time I teach my kids about important issues, acceptance of others and sticking up for what you believe in, you are right there with me.
Doulas, come together.
Just because we bring someone else in to support our client it does not mean that we aren’t supporting our client. In fact, it means the exact opposite! You are helping them get the best support they can.
You know the saying “bad management is the reason good workers quit”.
I feel for doulas its similar.
You don’t lose a client because you bring someone else in when it’s needed, you lose a client when you try to do it all yourself and you aren’t able to support them or offer them the resources needed.
The divide in the doula community
When we do not practice what we preach it shows others that you do not in fact actually care. How is it that a group of people, such as doulas who are known for being supportive, understanding, advocating for others, believing people when they speak up were many of the ones that have caused the most damage to other doulas within the doula community? How is it that the people we should be able to turn to for support and compassion are some of the ones that have caused and continue to cause the most harm?
Navigating Grief
Grief can be a challenging and emotional experience, and it's important to have support from others. Here are some of my top tips on getting support to help you navigate grief:
Mental Health Matters
What if when talking about mental health we talked about things that help us feel better? Not just that mental health is important…its 2022 and I feel like we all know this but let’s put this into action!
Let’s talk about the benefits of moving our bodies, eating healthy, meditating, getting out in nature attending a support group, hanging out with friends, not taking on too much, finding the right therapist for you, leaving a toxic job or relationship and so many other things that can help us as individuals with our own mental health.
My Journey with Hypothyroidism
It may sound silly, or you may understand completely but I am grieving. I am grieving the fact that I am sick. I don’t want to tell anyone, or even acknowledge that I am sick but the truth is, I am. I need to take medication daily for it, get regular blood work to monitor it, adjust dosages as needed and let me tell you, when I don’t take my medication, I notice.
Contact Amy
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519-719-3232