When I began interviewing doulas more than twenty years ago, I thought I was studying what they did. How did they provide effective labor support? What made their care meaningful to the people they served? But as the research unfolded, [...]
Discussing brain differences is popular right now. Many people—especially those who identify as women or who were assigned female at birth (AFAB)—are discovering that their brain differences fit the description of neurodivergence (ND), rather than having a neurotypical (NT) brain. [...]
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 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 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 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 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 [...]
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