I wanted to send a note to thank you again for your presence at our birth, and all that you did for us. From my hazy perspective, your voice and your breath coached me through the strongest pains. Your three promises kept me real, and believing that all would come to an end. Our pre-birth meetings had prepared me… Read more →
In addition to attending births as a birth doula and teaching prenatal classes, I also teach a well-known doula training course. Part of what we teach in our Wise Woman Way of Birth course is an introduction to the business side of being a doula. Here are some resources from me on how I built my doula practice Building My Doula Business… Read more →
I wrote an article when I first started doula work called How I’m Building My Doula Practice as a guest post on a marketing blog. Now, 3.5 years into my work as a birth doula, I run a successful, well-known and full doula practice. Along with taking 4 clients per month, I also teach a doula training program called Wise… Read more →
Circumcision is a contentious issue in our country, and many people shy away from discussing it for fear of offending anyone who is circumcised, circumcised their child, or who is planning to circumcise their child. This procedure is painful and has serious repercussions for males, and avoiding providing education and information on this important topic does a disservice to people… Read more →
I’m an anomaly in the birth-professional world in that some of my favourite births to attend are those of first-time mothers. It’s quite typical of anyone who attends births for a living to prefer what we call “multips”: women who’ve given birth at least once before. It’s commonly accepted that multips birth more quickly and easily than first-timers (“primips”), taking much less… Read more →