This evening was one of the most powerful, amazing moments of my life. If ever I felt, viscerally, that I was called to do something, this is it. I could barely contain my excitement or my imagination, which were reeling with the myriad possibilities for my future.
I feel such an intense connection to the women in the class. There’s a sort of sacred femininity I feel is expressed within this group. Here we are, sharing our stories of birth – of LIFE, and we all have a common goal: to help make this experience as gentle, and beautiful as possible. I enjoyed hearing the others speak of their own personal birth experiences, and I found myself regaling at my own fortune at being a mother.
The range of experience as mothers, holistic practitioners, and women has me excited to learn from not only Jen and Tracy, but from my classmates as well.
What an opportunity! Jen and Tracy are both so knowledgeable and comfortable, that I can’t help but feel confident about this training course and the ability we will all have once completed, to be successful doulas. The environment is comfortable, safe and kind. Questions are answered openly, with enthusiasm and expertise, and I found myself so eager to learn, that I was surprised when I realized it was time to go home for the evening.
The safety of this group of women – of peers – was such that I felt comfortable sharing (if only the fact) that my own child has very recently passed away.
My experience as his mother was very short (he was only 5), and yet so powerful, that I feel compelled to join other women on their journeys into motherhood. I want to help them transition into the place of strength, of power, of ultimate love… all the things that are MOTHER. I know what it feels like to be those things for someone else. I also know what it feels like to lose your child. And the strength that has come from that experience allows my heart to open even more, to guide and shepherd women through childbirth with the peace in knowing that they are doing the single most amazing and important thing in the universe: bringing in LIFE.
I want women to know what they are capable of – and if I can serve as an example, that is one of the myriad gifts that my son, Addison, has helped to give the world.
Thank you Jen and Tracy for an amazing first day. I am honored to be part of this sacred community, and I am so excited to continue this process!
Tags: Birth Doula, Childbirth Professional, Doula, Doula Certification, Doula Training, Labor Doula
