I will be speaking tomorrow evening at the Centre for Community Learning and Development in Regent Park about the importance of a satisfying and empowering birth experience, doula support and how it can help get you there, and options for those in financial need who would like to have doula support. The talk is free and begins at 6pm. There will be tons of time for questions, so come armed 😉
Come down and say hi!
I am one of the very lucky people in Toronto who gets to work out of the Centre for Social Innovation. This shared workspace is teeming with brilliant, engaged minds belonging to individuals who all want to make the world a better place. Every day I am surrounded by people working in social justice, the environment, food politics, public spaces and other important fields. With such a committed group of people come a lot of shared values and the interest that is fostered between members here is really motivating; everyone truly seems to care about each others’ projects, even when they seem to have very little in common with one’s own. As the only (I think!) doula in the space, people know when they see me packing up and rushing out the door mid-day, or when they don’t see me at all for a couple of days, that I am more than likely supporting a woman in labour. Upon my return I am often warmly greeted with questions like, “Were you at a birth?”, “Did somebody have a baby?”, and sometimes the hardest to answer, “Was it good?”. Continue reading
Wow, so it’s been a while since I’ve posted! Things have been busy, both personally and professionally and I’ve been neglecting my poor little blog.
In an attempt to remedy that, I thought I’d write a quick update post to let you all know what’s been going on in Doula-la Land…
That about sums it up for me…good thing too, because I’m officially out of time. Off I run! Hope you are all well and enjoying the Spring!
Empowered Birth 