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Doula Self Care

Doula work requires all you have to give, and that can leave even the most seasoned doula feeling absolutely depleted. This category is all about you and how important your doula self-care is. Review the articles and be sure that when it comes to doula self-care, you do as much for yourself as you would for your clients!

Support for Doulas During Covid- 19

At ProDoula the health and well-being of our fellow birth professionals, their families, their clients and their businesses are our …

10 Tips for an Abundant Day

Here are my 10 tips that will hopefully become new habits for you. If they do, you will start feeling …

A Day in the Life of a Doula

It’s 4am when the phone rings and you assume it’s the alarm. Wait, the alarm clock? The fire alarm? Your …

A Doula Trainer’s Resignation

I quit. For real. No, it’s not click bait. I actually quit. I’ve been a doula for 9 years. I …

What I learned From ProDoula

The skills that I have learned from ProDoula have changed me. They have changed me as a person, as a …

Cookies Equal Accountability and Self Esteem

I became a mom and there were two things that mattered more to me than anything else when it came …

What’s in Your Doula Bag – Let’s Break it Down

The “What” of Your Doula Bag: This mysterious, ever present item/idea/tool carrier, called your doula bag, that we have long …

The Doula Empath

As doulas, many of us are drawn to this work to give compassionate, supportive and loving care to our clients. …

Drinking Water is Like Drinking Spit…

Drinking water is like drinking spit! I struggle to choke it down and I know I’m not alone in this …

“New School” Doulas: A Paradigm Shift

I’ve been a doula for a long time. During my 19 years in this work, I’ve taken trainings from a …

No Means Try Harder

That was the message, right? Over and over again the message was repeated. They heard it loud and clear. The …

Randy Patterson Quits

I quit. There. I said it. In my lifetime I have quit far more things than I stuck with and …

Self Care is Allowing Yourself to be Loved

Being a trainer of doulas is not just about making great doulas. It is also about making people who fully …

The Self Care Crisis

“Little Johnny has an appointment.” “It’s my only day to get groceries.” “The dog needs to go to the vet.” …

5 Things I Know About Being a ProDoula

1) Strong people being supported by strong women ProDoula is run by amazing, strong, supportive women. Therefore, it attracts amazing, …

Vulnerability; The Sign of Self Acceptance

I was sitting in my living room with one eye on my laptop and the other eye on the TV. …

How Much Do Doulas Make?

When someone decides to become a doula, they are completely focused on supporting families in birth and/or on the postpartum …

Decisions. Research. Opinions. Judgments.

It is the doctor or midwife’s priority to focus on “healthy mother, healthy baby. It is the doulas priority to …

Don’t Puke Birth on the Ones You Love

Last week you were not a doula and this week you are. You had a deep desire to become a …