The Pragmatic Doulas

This week The Doulas discuss the various ways to feed a baby and how being a doula, they support clients where they are in that spectrum of options.  

This week The Doulas practice their own self care, practicing what they preach, and taking a week off from recording.  We hope that you'll enjoy this encore presentation of Episode 59 featuring The Dynamic Doulas of London from February 2020.  

This week The Doulas discuss Every Child Matters and Community Agreements.  

The two resources mentioned were: 

Done For Didi - www.thedididelgado.com

Anti-Oppression Consultant - www.rainawrites.com

This week The Doulas delve into their relationship with food and have a discussion on recent news about residential schools and the children that have been found in unmarked graves.  

If you need help with these tragic events that are unfolding please feel free to reach out to the following crisis lines: 

Indian Residential School Survivors Society - 1800-721-0066

Kids Help Phone - 1800-668-6868 or text 686868

IRS National Crisis Line - 1866-925-4419

Tsow-Tun LeLum Crisis Line - 1888-403-3123

Suicide Crisis Line - 1800-784-2432

Battered Women's Support Services - 1855-687-1868

Or consider making a donation to any of these organizations so they can better help those in crisis from these events.  

This week The Doulas discuss a growing topic on social media.  Losing yourself as a parent. But what does that mean? 

Do you feel like when you became a parent, you lost yourself? Did you know who you were before you were a parent? Let us know at [email protected]

This week The Doulas main topic is when they've messed up at a birth, what happened, and how they've dealt with the situation.

Have you ever messed up at a birth, with a client? How did you manage it.  Email us at [email protected]

This week The Doulas, along with Carissa Marks of Babymoon Doula Solutions, discuss the book Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent. 

This week The Doula delve deep into biological nurturing.  Where we are now with raising our babies to where we came from.  What's changed and has it been for the better? 

Next week is Book Club.  If you've read "The Baby Catcher" by Peggy Vincent and want to join us, email us at [email protected]

This week The Doulas discuss a myriad of topics including supporting partners during the birth and then protecting yourself and your own safety before, during and after a birth.  

Send us your questions about anything!!! to [email protected]

This week The Doulas discuss the importance of cesarean support.  Often times we as doulas feel that when a cesarean comes into play that we are rendered unnecessary. However there is still so much to do and doulas are just as useful.  Join Kim and Stephanie as they discuss this important topic.  

And we are asking for your questions, send us your questions and we'll F#%king answer them for you.  No BS, no judgement, just answers to your questions.  Send them to [email protected]