A huge part of becoming a doula is examining your biases. At least… it should be. It has been for me. In order to be a good doula, or at least the kind of doula I want to be, I’ve needed to work to remove my own opinions about certain things from the mix. The way I hope to be a pregnant person and then a parent isn’t the only good way, and what works for me won’t work for others. Well, a bias that I’m once again coming face to face with is the idea that women are always in c

There’s a very specific feeling of urgency I’ve experienced often throughout my life. A feeling that tells me “you need to do something about this! This is extremely important and you KNOW you can do something about it!” It usually hits me after a moment of education. Like when I learned about the genocide in Palestine and couldn’t carry on a normal conversation without bringing it up. “Isn’t this crazy?!” I would plead with my family and friends. What I really wanted to say