Ep 12 Birth Portal, Ceremony, and Doula Burnout

Empowered Birth, Love, and Life

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Please please understand that I believe EVERY WOMAN deserves to have the most beautiful birth experience. This episode may make me sound pretentious or maybe a little judgy and for that I apologize. I am only human.
As a doula, I believe the work we do should be out of passion and trust. Helping couples during very vulnerable times and very beautiful times. I am a very energy sensitive human and witnessing abuse literally sends my nervous system into crazy sick mode.
I was finding that after a few hospital births I would get very sick. I would feel exhausted and couldn't be present for my family.
This is not how birth work should be. You should feel a great sense of gratitude for the birth you just assisted (even the ones that end a not so favorable way because we can't control everything) If you know you and your family did EVERYTHING they could and still ended up not having the exact birth on their birth plan... there is still a sense of relief and pride. The mom will tend to still love her birth experience and not have trauma and you as a doula will be able to sleep after knowing your mama and you tried everything.
When I interview clients now I look for their trust in themselves. How trusting are they of the physiological birth left undisturbed and how educated are they? Then I want to see if energetically we connect. Birth is VERY INTIMATE. You need to connect on all sorts of energetic levels so mom relaxes when you arrive. My clients become my sisters. I am their sister, mother, helper, coach, and pain medicine. I want my presence to be empowering and assuring. During the pregnancy we develop a relationship of trust and sisterhood. I help her release any residual fears so that by the time labor starts she is empowered and knows how to FULLY SURRENDER. (upcoming podcast episode)
I am booked fully until next summer but if you are in the Austin Area and need a great doula these 4 ladies are incredible advocates and friends. Check out their instagrams to get a feel for who they are and how they work.
@ladoulagabs
@morgsthemothergoose
@mariyathedoula.atx
@wildlotusbirthwork
As always visit my website for more info or a really great childbirth education course to help prepare you https://www.emmyrobbindoula.com/
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