Colleen's Thoughts
Please follow this link to my Blog on Doula work, birth, and Breastfeeding.
Here are a few inspirations I find useful in my work:
‘Childbith is an experience in a woman’s life that holds the power to transform her forever. Passing through these powerful gates—in her own way—remembering all the generations of women who walk with her… She is never alone.” --Suzanne Arms
“The wisdom and compassion a woman can intuitively experience in childbirth can make her a source of healing and understanding for other women.” --Stephen Gaskin
“There is power that comes to women when they give birth. They don't ask for it, it simply invades them. Accumulates like clouds on the horizon and passes through, carrying the child with it.” --Sheryl Feldman
“The power and intensity of your contractions cannot be stronger than you, because it is you.”
“If we are to heal the planet, we must begin by healing birthing. “
--AgnesSallet Von Tannenberg
“Anything I’ve ever done that ultimately was worthwhile…initially scared me to death.” --Betty Bender
“If I don't know my options, I don't have any.” --Diana Korte
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
“Courage allows the successful woman to fail - and to learn powerful lessons from the failure - so that in the end, she didn't fail at all.”--Maya Angelou
I can be reached at DivaDoula@gmail.com
or at 708-351-0935. I strive to return calls within a few hours, but
please be patient. I give my laboring moms all the time they need, and
will return your call or email as soon as I can.
