It’s Always Personal – Practicing as a Doula and a Human Being
For several days I have been in a place of meditation about whether to share the original Buzzfeed article that triggered many reactive online posts, debates and ultimately led DONA International’s founder, Penny Simkin, to write an open letter responding to a doula who addressed her directly online. For weeks, I have also been in meditation, prayer and study as, I too, was recently told by a doula that I let her down. Our conversation was private, however, and I am grateful to her for that. She also shared that she checked with another person in her workshop and that doula did not have the same experience. I appreciated her sharing that with me. It was kind, thoughtful. Since that time, I have looked deeply at myself as a doula trainer, and more important, as a...
