Books & Birthwork - Good Reads in a "So-So" Year

12/14/21 • 32 min

🎶 "All by myself..." 🎶
In this final episode of the mediocre year that was 2021, Exie shares her love of reading and some of the gems that helped her get through the last 11 months. If you are always on the lookout for good book recommendations, this might be the episode you've been waiting for. Exie will give a brief description of the books that left indelible marks on her and how she ties them into her work as a birth professional.
Listen and see why you might want to add these books to your 2022 book wishlist. You might even find the common thread that moved Exie to choose these 7 specifically to share.
1. It's Ok that You're Not OK by Megan Devine
2. Three Minus One by Sean Hanish & Brooke Warner
3. When Survivors Give Birth by Penny Simkin & Phyllis Klaus
4. Traumatic Childbirth by Cheryl Tatano Beck, Jeanne Watson Driscoll, & Sue Watson
5. Policing the Womb by Michele Goodwin
6. What Happened to You? by Bruce D. Perry & Oprah Winfrey
7. In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate
Bonus book at end of the episode:
8. Inferno by Catherine Cho
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'Tis the Season...to Induce Labor???

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Here in the US people are very busy making plans for the winter holidays and if you're due during this season (or at any other holiday time) you may face the possibility of labor induction. What should you do? What if the induction doesn't work? What if it does?
In this episode, Exie is covering some interesting facts and considerations for anyone with babies due near a holiday date. As a mom who has experienced an induction that happened to land on a holiday and a birth professional who has supported and educated hundreds of pregnant people over the course of her career, Exie understands what you might be facing.
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Happy World Doula Week!!!!

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🎉It's World Doula Week and we are together again!!! 👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏿🥰
In this episode, Exie & Ciana are celebrating doulas everywhere for World Doula Week, March 22-28, 2022.
Recently there has been an increase in public appreciation for the work of doulas and the positive impact we can have on people during different life-changing events. We discuss some well-known and, perhaps lesser-known, ways doulas provide support.
If you are an aspiring doula, listen for some important questions you can ask when evaluating and choosing your training.
Also, the positive impact of doulas can extend beyond the obvious. Did you know that birth and postpartum doulas can help improve the maternal mental health of clients and help strengthen the foundation of families in the days and weeks of early parenthood? Listen to find out some simple things that can make a huge, lifelong impact.
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