Doulaing at Christmas: How can doulas plan their holiday period? By Sam Sheppard “Boundaries… yeah, yeah” I hear you say, as you roll your eyes and take a big sigh. It’s all we harp on about, right? But what do they actually mean and how easy is it to actually implement them? As the festive…
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Sam Sheppard: Why I trained to be a doula
Sam Sheppard is a doula based in Chelmsford, Essex, and is known as The Unapologetic Doula 😉 This is the story of why she decided to train to be a doula. I’m primarily a birth doula, but I also do postnatal work from time to time. I think, actually I know, that I tend to…
A New Hope
By Sam Sheppard It’s the 4th May: International Star Wars Day. May the Fourth be with you. Have you ever thought how the links between the hope, positivity, and community of the Star Wars films overlap with those within the birth world? The Force is like our instincts – we can all be guided by…
What joining a Nurturing Birth course FEELS like
By Sam Sheppard, Nurturing Birth Facilitator “Sophie, at each course, spoke about what we tell ourselves and what we can let go of. It gave much thought to all, including me.” I’ve been thinking a lot recently … don’t panic, I didn’t hurt myself! Over the last few months I’ve been super lucky to have been co-facilitating…