by Anna Balagtas | Oct 3, 2022 | Doula, Loss
Content warning: the story below depicts the birth of a stillborn baby. This story is shared with consent. If you would like to move ahead to the guide portion of this blog, please keep scrolling below. Early in my doula career, I supported a family through an... 
by Brood | Oct 3, 2022 | Loss
Content Warning: This post contains discussions of miscarriage and early loss. Due to its heavy content we suggest you take breaks when necessary, and check in with yourself. We also encourage you to have a support person accessible to you — whether learning alongside... 
by Ashley Jardine | Oct 3, 2022 | Postpartum
Somewhere near the end of my first pregnancy, my friends threw me a baby shower—a gesture I appreciated living away from my family and the pomp I may have been lavished by them. They wrote motivational messages on tiny baby diapers while I ate confetti cake from a... 
by Ashley Jardine | Oct 3, 2022 | Doula, Featured
Doula. Doo-la. Do-la-la (a moniker a friend once generously gifted me). You might be familiar with the word but chances are you might not know what a doula actually does. Whenever I tell people I’m a doula, I dread the question that follows because distilling what a...
