By Sophie Brigstocke Are you waiting for a perfect moment to train to become a doula? For the kids to start school, to have left your 9-5 day job, for your redundancy to be confirmed, for your family to need you less, for your friends to validate your choice, to get pregnant, to leave midwifery,…
dreaming of being a doula
The one where a new mother nearly killed my Dad
Nurturing Birth Owner and Doula Course Facilitator, Sophie Brigstocke, shares a story which has influenced her doula practice This week I was so thrilled to make it back to my Somerset home, a working farm, and arrived half way through calving season. My father, who became a farmer in his retirement, has a beautiful herd of…
Nurturing Birth; Nurturing Doulas; Nurturing You
By Sophie Brigstocke When I first became a doula I joined an online doula forum (shows how long ago it was that Facebook hadn’t gained notoriety yet!) I was an excited new doula, keen to find a tribe of like-minded people, share my experiences of training and ask for support. When I introduced myself to the group…