When the Doula Screws Up
Doulas are in a service business. Our success depends largely on how we manage our relationships with others. Many of us have excellent communication skills when things are going well...
Five Reasons White Doulas Need To Act In Ending Racial Inequities
Five Reasons White Doulas Need To Act In Ending Racial Inequities For much of my life I felt there was a Big Mystery about race, something I didn’t understand. It seemed out of my grasp. So I went [...]
When the Doula’s Client Receives A Diagnosis
When the Doula’s Client Receives A Diagnosis A diagnosis is the identification of a medical condition that affects the future of the person receiving it. It may be minor or life altering, temporary or permanent. Sometimes this comes [...]
Doulaing For Friend’s Births
Doulaing For Friend’s Births It’s so thrilling to imagine being a doula for your friend’s pregnancy and birth! For some doulas this is what draws them to the work from the beginning. They want to make sure family [...]
Not Any Woman Can
Not Any Woman Can One of my most hated myths about doula care is the idea that any woman can be a doula. Just put a person born with a uterus in a labor room and she’ll be [...]
