To hold a mother in the power and vulnerability of the sacred space of birth.
To be a witness and a champion of one of her greatest achievements.
To protect the space for fathers and their own transformative journeys.
DOULA is…
Deeply connected
Organically educating through conversation
Understanding of the complexities of fear, trauma, & stress
Loving both parents into security, confidence, & connectedness
Affirming of a birthing woman’s innate power and capacity to birth and parent
“A birth servant does good without show or fuss. If she must take the lead, she will lead so that the woman is helped, yet still free and in charge. When the baby is born, they will rightly say, ‘we did it ourselves.’”
— Tao Te Ching