I’m coming to you today from the comfort of my messy living room to deliver some tough love. This message is for the doulas, and while it may be an unpopular opinion, I’m going to say it while holding your hand: doulas — it doesn’t matter what you think.

As doulas, our role is to educate, empower, and support expecting families throughout their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey. But what if there was a tool that could seamlessly integrate into your practice—helping you provide even more value to your clients while making your job easier? That’s exactly what My Empowered Pregnancy Guide was designed to do.

These tips can help you open lines of communication and have more productive conversations about your birth preferences.

When it comes to discussing your birth plan, how you ask questions is just as important as the questions themselves

When you arrive at your client’s birthplace, knowing how and when to start supporting your client can feel overwhelming or intimidating. Here’s my go-to process for arriving at the birth space, acclimating to the environment, and jumping in for support.

I would love to know. Who of these five people on your team? Do you have all five people or maybe more on your team? What does that look like for you? Share with me.

It can be intimidating knowing that so much about birth is uncertain and unknown. It is so true when we say “no two births are alike.”

So today on the blog, I just want this to be an appreciation post for nurses and hospital staff.

I’m bringing Matt back to the Birthing Bestie Blog again this month for another Partner Perspective. He’s sharing about his main takeaways from The Empowered Pregnancy Membership, and what lessons he brought with him into the delivery room!

You might be wondering: What is a birth philosophy? Well, a philosophy in itself is essentially the fundamental understanding of yourself. So when we are talking about a birth philosophy, we are talking about how you actually feel and think and understand birth to be in your own experience.

The Empowered Pregnancy Membership is my childbirth education support and community that I offer to anyone, near and far. 
A membership tailored to families who are planning to deliver their baby in the hospital setting.

When it comes to the care you receive during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum, you have options. Take a listen if you want to know what and who they are!

The most important thing to consider when choosing a care provider is that you feel:
– heard
– respected
– supported