When your client can’t sleep
We all know that pregnancy can be exhausting, so why is it so many pregnant women have trouble sleeping? Well, there are several reasons why they can’t get that much-coveted full night of sleep, and […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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A Safe Way to ‘Detox’ During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
As women become more and more aware of the value of detoxing and natural forms of self-care, the question comes up “What can I do to detox while pregnant and/or breastfeeding?” The body will naturally […]
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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 […]
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Pets and Birthworkers
by Toni Hill, CD, PD, AWP, DEM, CLC Madriella Advisory Board Member & Approved Workshop Provider Tupelomidwife.com I will be the first to tell you that everybody’s dog is not my dog. I share my […]
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When a “Seasoned Doula” is looking for…
It usually starts something like this: “I am looking to partner with another doula,” or “I need to find a backup”, and then there is “I would like to build a group of doulas that […]