Send us Fan Mail Show Notes On this episode of The Resource Doula, I chat with Hays about their work as a doula, photographer, and advocate for informed choice. And how they help clients feel more empowered and informed so they can have the birth and postpartum experience that leaves them feeling capable and proud. Hays also talks about how to prepare for birth rather than planning your way out of it and what life might look like if we actually honored people's choices when it comes to pregna...

Send us Fan Mail Show Notes On today’s podcast, I chat with Dr. Berlin about his work as a bodyworker, advocate for informed choice, and how he helps his clients feel more settled in their nervous systems so they can have the best birth experience and postpartum recovery possible. Resources he mentioned: Documentaries he’s produced: all can be found on informedpregnancy.tv and you can get a FREE month with the code TNFREEMONTH when you sign up for a monthly subscription! informedpregnancy.tv...

Send us Fan Mail Show Notes Listen to my chat with my business coach Kate Gibbs about what it means to honor your own energy and seasonality of life when it comes to business ownership and entrepreneurial life. We talk about how ditching hustle culture and taking on an entirely new perspective when it comes to the work-life balance can be just the thing you need to root down and bloom in your business and life. I know so many of you are balancing motherhood with small business ownership and I...

Send us Fan Mail Postpartum is such a significant time of change, adaptation, and bonding. It can also be a stressful, sleepless, and emotional time. I encourage you, if you're pregnant or hope to be, spend some time thinking through what you want the first 8 weeks postpartum to look like. If you're already postpartum, I would also encourage you to prioritize rest moving forward. And if you're beyond postpartum, consider how you might encourage or provide care/meals/rest for a new mom that yo...

Send us Fan Mail Don’t let the abundance of resources in the world overwhelm you! Get access to the living resource list here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/resources/ Quick links for everything mentioned in the episode: Lily Nichols Real food for pregnancy: https://mydou.la/real-food-for-pregnancyNine Golden Months by Heng Ou: https://mydou.la/nine-golden-monthsExpecting Better by Emily Oster: https://mydou.la/expecting-betterThe Mama Natural week by week guide to pregnancy and birth: https:...

Send us Fan Mail Part One in a mini series where I go through my top recommended resources for preconception. Don’t let the abundance of resources in the world overwhelm you! Know that everything I recommend I’ve either tested myself or seen to work well in my 9+ years of work with clients. Get access to the living resource list here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/resources/ Quick Links Books: Period Repair Manual: https://mydou.la/period-repair-manualTaking Charge of Your Fertility: https://...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the podcast I chat with Lily Nichols about preconception nutrition, how the common recommendations are outdated and even potentially harmful, and we take a deeper look at folate and how folic acid supplementation isn’t all it’s chalked up to be. Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, ...

Send us Fan Mail Show Notes On this episode of the podcast I chat with Dr. Stu about twin birth, breech vaginal birth, and what the difference is in the care you receive at a hospital versus a midwifery setting. He provides insight from over 40 years in the birth world. This discussion is such an important one, so grab your favorite drink and enjoy listening or watch on YouTube @resourcedoula! Follow him on Instagram @birthinginstincts and at The Birthing Instincts Podcast with midwife Blyss ...

Send us Fan Mail Show Notes On today’s podcast I chat with Holly and Calisa of Moms Matter Now, a platform for educating and empowering moms in their mental health. We talked about sharing the load, what the deal is with intrusive thoughts, setting yourself up for success, ways to avoid maternal gatekeeping, and more. They’ve created a signature online course called Expectant Moms Empowered Moms. Holly’s mantra: taking care of yourself IS taking care of your kids. Calisa’s mantra: I can do an...

Send us Fan Mail Show Notes On today's episode, I chat with Cassidy of Let's Talk Babywearing about the basics of wearing your baby, best practices for safety, and her top recommendations on carriers! Cassidy is a certified baby, wearing educator and mom to three young kids. She loves getting out with her little ones and sharing how to make babywearing and getting outside with kids more accessible. Resources she mentioned: The TICKS of babywearing: T - tight, I - in sight, C - close enough t...