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 […]
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Back in the day….
So what has changed since I started as a doula over 20 years ago? I can tell you that there are more doulas in the world. But beyond that, attitudes have changed. How we look […]