I welcome your interest in Deep Seed Doula,
and encourage you to explore
the resources I can offer on this site.
Please contact me for my availability and rates,
and to talk more about your birth.
As each aspect is highly personalized,
I look forward to the opportunity to connect with you
to answer your questions.
---Shari
LGBQ/T competent. Pronouns: she/her/hers
Deep Seed Doula was conceived to share my knowledge, encouragement,
resources and sincerity of service to expectant families and laboring mothers.
I found that with my own births, a profound desire was born as well,
to take care of the family and one another.
For me, the desire took the shape of love, belief and passion
Those core values drive me to be a better parent internally and a credible resource of support
to the expectant families I am honored to touch through education and doula support.
My deep seeded faith in the birth process prepares me to be a trusted support to
laboring families, a model and inspiration to my family,
I remain a humble student of the human spirit, blessed to witness the love
that transforms a person into a parent, in the course of birth.
Love...
for the birthing process that women have both owned and been subject to since the beginning of time.
Belief...
in that process as a natural one, which can be experienced fully, participated in actively and respected fearlessly with responsible education, support and well-informed choices in the months leading up to the birth itself.
Passion...
to connect with parents and babies
as they meet one another in birth.
Qualifications
Certified Birth Doula through The Organization for Labor Assistants & Birth Resources (TOLABOR), with 370+ births attended to date (October 2019)
BACE-Certified Childbirth Educator (BCCE), teaching for Newton-Wellesley Hospital's Wellness Center, as well as private childbirth classes
Faculty Instructor for Boston Association of Childbirth Educators (BACE), facilitating annual sessions for certification of childbirth educators and ongoing education for birth professionals in all areas of perinatal health
Spinning Babies Certified Parent Educator, teaching workshops which highlight your baby’s active role in birth. Spinning Babies reveals how the baby can find optimal positions for labor, and make birth less painful.
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During labor the baby needs to pass through the three levels of the pelvis. Learn techniques to help your pelvis and its muscles that support or restrict your pelvic levels. Together, you and your birth partner can use these techniques before and during labor to help “make room for baby!”
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Learn about Spinning Babies Techniques, Daily Essentials, and the Three Sisters of Balance to help birth muscles to relax and add comfort now to ease birth later.
In addition, my previous professional experience as a Director of Training & Development prepared me to engage time-pressured adults with credible and impactful education and preparation. Coupled with 6 years as a Chef, my background gives me a unique love for hospitality and service, and for being set up with the right tools to succeed. These are indispensable traits of a doula: a willingness to serve and customize experience to build confidence, knowledge, empowerment and capability.
Bachelor of Arts, International Relations & Gender Studies; University of Oregon (1998)
Training and advanced workshops attended in:
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Spinning Babies
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Evidence Based Birth (current Professional Member)
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Supporting Survivors of Trauma/Providing Trauma-Informed Care
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Supporting LGBQ/T Families, moving from tolerance to competence
