Hello from Doulaland!
Autumn has long been my least favorite season with its reminders of endings and death. Great mindset, huh? This year I decided to change my "frame". What if I approached fall as a season of preparing to rest? Doesn't the earth deserve to rest after spending all that time creating beauty and new life? Enjoy the
splendor as it settles down, Amy.
It didn't come easy but it worked! This has been one of my most enjoyable autumns. The gentle invitation to explore a different perspective is one of my more potent doula strategies. Rather than pressure or convince, I gently invite clients to try on a perspective as if they were trying on a coat. Just to see
where it fits and where it doesn't, and it can always be taken off or put on again. This approach is soft and pliable and allows people to move at their own pace. This is especially important if they're having experiences causing them to question their beliefs or values around birth.
Warmly,
Amy
Research News!!
It means I can access statistic labs, research design experts, library resources, and
collaborate with other staff and professors. In exchange I'm expected to publish. Not a problem!
Next, my article, “What Motivates People To Take Doula Trainings?” was recently published in the Journal of Perinatal
Education, Summer 2016, Vol 25, No. 3. This research project took years to do and another year to get published! I'll be exploring my findings in a personal way in the next three blog posts on Doulaing The Doula. It's more fascinating than you might expect, and reveals a lot about our
changing culture in north America.
Want to know why only a few people in your training actually became doulas? Here's a two
minute video that answers that question and introduces more intriguing ones answered in my next three blog posts!
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Next Doula Trainings:
Madison, Wisconsin January 13-15, 2017 for nursing and medical students, some open spots Milwaukee Area, WI February 17-19, 2017
Bismarck,
North Dakota March 10-12, 2017 (six workshops planned over two weeks!)
Introduction to Childbirth for Professionals also available.
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