Everybody needs a Doula Regardless of where you are birthing, whether you opt for medication or not, whether this is your first or fifth baby all people can benefit from doula care. Families who utilize support during the early postpartum weeks are less likely to suffer from postpartum depression, birth trauma, and be prey to […]

Family Footprints – Attachment Patterns & Infant Strategies Attachment relationships are transitional in nature, infants form adaptive strategies to prevent rejection & abandonment, to ensure protection, survival, and ultimate progeny. Throughout our lifespan we continue to walk the path of our early adaptive relational patterns, a continual cycle of the good, the bad, and the […]

Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss This presentation is specifically geared for birth/postpartum doulas, bereavement doulas, mental health professionals, midwives, religious/spiritual leaders, OBGYNs, prenatal yoga teachers, bereaved parent activists, and end-of-life care professionals. We will focus on an introduction to Holding Space as taught by Amy Wright Glenn, founder of the Institute for the Study of […]