I’m a certified doula — again!

Abby, wearing red glasses and a pink shirt with her hair in a ponytail, smiling and holding up the certificate declaring her a DONA International certified doula

I'm excited to announce that I have earned my birth doula certification with DONA International! I've been a certified birth doula for a while, but I wanted to earn the DONA International certification for a couple of reasons: First, DONA International is a part of all of the national and state-level conversations about insurance coverage… Continue reading I’m a certified doula — again!

Small Business Saturday is all about support

This year, I've got two resources to highlight for support people as you're shopping on Small Business Saturday.

Protected: Handout for my talk at the DONA International Summit 2022: Pearls of Wisdom

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DONA International Summit 2022: Pearls of Wisdom

This post is for attendees of the DONA International Summit 2022 who want to access the handout for my presentation.

The “Cars” quote that best explains cervical checks

I was excited to recently be featured in a Natural Womanhood article about cervical checks. I was even more excited that they included my very favorite quote from "Cars," which I think very well illustrates what cervical checks do and do not tell us.

6 ways to progress in labor

You've probably heard about measuring progression in labor through dilation ("6 centimeters now!", or "Ugh, I was 1 centimeter at my last appointmet" – that kind of thing). But did you know that there are five other important steps that we expect to see happen during labor? Here's a handy breakdown of the six main ways people progress in labor.