Why wrapping your hips can support wellbeing and alleviate pain
There is a simple secret I wish everybody knew! Wrapping your hips (and your belly) can help with many common ailments, from pelvic pain to period pain to back pain. Beyond the pain itself it is also very useful practice that you can use in your daily life when you...
Resting after intense work is a necessity not a luxury
Today I’ve mostly spent the day wearing a fluffy onesie and lounging on the sofa. I made a mental note to only do the absolute bare minimum of what I absolutely had to do work wise. Why did I do this? I’m not ill or anything like that. I just needed to rest. Yesterday...
Do you struggle to describe everything that you do professionally under one title?
I used to struggle to define myself professionally because I thought that I needed a title that covered ALL of my hats. It was easy when I started after my professional reconversion from scientist to birthworker, I just called myself a doula. Then I grew, I learnt a...
A time in between-Waiting for a birth as a doula
I love the article ” The Last Days of Pregnancy: A Place of In-Between” by Jana Studelska,. I send it to my clients when they are fed up waiting for the baby to arrive. Jana uses a German word: ‘Zwischen’, which means ‘between’, to...