by Carrie | Dec 19, 2020 | Blog
I’m so excited to announce that I’ve written and launched an online course called Writing Your Birth Story! Well, I actually launched it about a month ago in November 2020, but mom life and pandemic life and work life has all gotten in the way of me...
by Carrie | Aug 1, 2020 | Blog
NOTE: I originally wrote this blog post in January 2014, over six years ago! It was never published, but I reread it and found it relevant, so decided to pull it from the archives to see the light. I’ve been thinking about something for a while, something that...
by Carrie | Nov 17, 2015 | Blog
The majority of people who give birth in the United States have an epidural. It’s a common choice, and one that no person should be ashamed of. We’re lucky to be living in an age where families can have the intention to birth without pain medications or...
by Carrie | Oct 27, 2015 | Blog
Penny Simkin is basically the godmother of all doulas. She’s a physical therapist, childbirth educator, and doula who is one of the founders of DONA International (the organization I am certified through). I watched the below video the other day, made by Penny,...
by Carrie | Jun 12, 2015 | Blog
A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to attend a TENS unit training with Penny Bussell Stansfield, a DONA doula trainer. But what is TENS, you ask, and why are you writing about it on a doula blog? Well, TENS stands for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation....
