I hadn’t been a doula very long when I fell pregnant with my third baby. This pregnancy was to be my first since leaving the world of teaching and becoming a fully immersed birth keeper. I knew it was …
Why Sharing Is Caring, by doula, mother & Doulavator Ruth Pay
I come from a childhood of looking silly; tut, eyeroll, “why are you doing it like that?!”. I come from 16 years in an education system that taught me to follow the rules (even if you’re not …
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Are you a doula who wants all the glory?
PART ONEAre you? It's ok to admit it. We're all human and we all just love to be able to help; to have the key that unlocks a problem or be the bearer of good news. Most of us would admit to …
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Godsibs, Gossip and Social Media
Have you heard the old story about the origins of doulas in the British Isles? We were once the 'Sisters-in-God'; the village women who bustled around when a new baby was on the way. We would arrive, …
Writing for Birthworkers: a workshop with Rebecca Schiller
Why would birthworkers need to write, I hear you ask? Or possibly, you're already a few steps ahead of me and have already learned of the many and varied reasons doulas and midwives may need to put …
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Kerching! Doulas, Money and Judgement
I feel I have to say something because it's been gnawing at me for a while. When I read and listen to conversations between doulas, when I hear midwives making judgements about doulas charging for …
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