• Leading A Horse To Fish

    By Beverly Young-Reed, Advisory Board Member, Madriella Doula Network Over the years wise people have shared their life saying with us like “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day but […]

     
  • Self Care includes Car Care

    In the recent past Facebook has been reminding me of how far I’ve come, distances I’ve traveled and miles I’ve put on in the pursuit of serving other women. I have been reminded with pictures […]

     
  • A rose by any other name…

    By Annie Hill Senior Advisory Board Member Madriella Doula Network Madriella has always used the naming convention of “Certificate Name (Madriella)” for our certificate holders, of which our Certified Doulas have oft shortened down to […]

     
  • Get Ready, Get set, WHAT?

    By Beverly Young-Reed, Advisory Board Member, Madriella Doula Network   You have finished your doula training, you may even be certified, you have your business cards, your Facebook and a web page… You are ready […]

     
  • That Doula…

    By Beverly Young-Reed, Advisory Board Member, Madriella Doula Network When I started as a doula over 25 years ago hardly anyone knew what a doula was or did.   I don’t know how many times I […]

     
  • Too tired to cook, but fast food is not healthy…

    By Annie Hill, Senior Advisory Board Member, Madriella Doula Network Bio | Website | Email I have been asked frequently about my Instant Pot® usage over on my personal FaceBook.  Often by other doulas or midwives, but […]

     
  • Does Doula Training Really Matter? Part 2

    ~Melanie Griffey, Owner of Heritage Birth Works 423-788-6055 info@HeritageBirthWorks.com Chattanooga, TN In the previous article I authored, we talked about how education makes such a huge impact on the way doulas are able to work […]

     
  • Does Doula Training Really Matter? Part 1

    ~Melanie Griffey, Owner of Heritage Birth Works 423-788-6055 info@HeritageBirthWorks.com Chattanooga, TN Have you considered becoming a Doula or other birth worker? If you have, you’ve likely seen that there is no governing body to regulate. […]

     
  • Doula Spotlight – Stacy Higginbotham

    Tell us about you.   “My Name is Stacy Higginbotham from Stacy Higginbotham Birth Doula.   I am a certified Birth Doula I live in a small town in Amish country Ohio and usually travel […]

     
  • An older woman and a younger woman

    You never stop being a Doula

    By Beverly Young-Reed I was thinking the other day that I had stopped being a Doula because I had changed the title of my work and started working with families that had older children. I […]