KindBirthDoula
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Doula |
| Location | Snoqualmie, WA, United States |
| Introduction | Delivering Violet in March of 2011 affirmed my long known desire to change my career and life. My friend, Laura, who was due in October 2011, was on board with this movement, and hired me as her Doula. She felt my nurturing demeanor and recent natural-birth experience outweighed my novelty to the field. My first experience as a Doula was more than I expected in so many ways. I felt I had no other choice but to head down that path, believing that my intuition, compassion, and ability to coach could come in very handy in the profession. I then went on to complete 32 hours of Doula Skills Training at Bastyr University's Simkin Center that Oct-Nov and attended a Breastfeeding course with Birth and Beyond in January. I have been providing Professional Labor Support ever since, taught a private Childbirth Education Series, and am now partnered with my dear friend and mentor, Kristin, who was my doula with Violet, and has been a Birth Doula and Childbirth Educator for the past 16 years. We hope to birth a beautiful business from our strong bond as women and friends. |
| Interests | Spending time with family, beach, yoga, hiking, tennis, chocolate |
| Favorite movies | We Bought A Zoo, The Story of Us, Forgetting Sara Marshall, |
| Favorite music | Beck, Broken Bells, Ben Harper, Dave Matthews, David Gray, The Decemberists, Fiona Apple, Duffy, Fleet Foxes, The Head and the Heart, Jack Johnson, Sade, Jeff Buckley, The Shins, Justin Timberlake (why not?), Christina Aguilera, Bob Marley, James Taylor, Frank Sinatra, (ok a lot of stuff) |
| Favorite books | The Baby Book, Happiest Baby/Toddler on the Block, The Pregnancy Book, Ok, I need to read something other than baby/pregnancy stuff!!! :) |