What She Shares:
- How her own postpartum story inspired her to learn and teach postpartum care
- The history of the school and about its founder, Ysha Oakes
- The layout of the Ayurvedic Doula program from the School for Sacred Window Studies
What You’ll Hear:
- The lineage of the School for Sacred Window Studies
- Preventing postpartum mood disorders with appropriate care for mothers
- Why it’s important to have a postpartum care provider who personalizes care
- Prioritizing comfort and peace during the fourth trimester
- How doula training has expanded outside of DONA certification
- Getting clear on the services you provide as a postpartum doula
- How having a care provider for a new mom affects the mother-baby relationship and nervous system regulation
- Why Ayurvedic postpartum bodywork is helpful in reducing PMADs
- Finding your boundaries after birth
- The value of hiring a postpartum care provider with training and expertise
- Understanding how food can impact a person’s postpartum experience and healing
- Taking care of yourself as a postpartum care provider to avoid burnout
- Approaching the fourth trimester holistically and not as a form of crisis management
- Investing in postpartum support
- The professional and social benefits of a group practice
- Balancing your personal responsibilities with caring for others as a doula
- The potential effects of hiring a doula for just a few hours a week
- Moving the cultural dialogue on postpartum through scientific research
