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Hi, my name is Erica and my pronouns are she, her. I am a postpartum doula. The reason I wanted to become a doula had a lot to do with my own experiences as a mother of two. I noticed there was a lack of care in the postpartum stage. And because of that, I wanted to go ahead and help other families in that stage specifically as understand it to be one of the hardest as birthing. Parents, partners, baby. Everybody's exhausted. And there's so much to think about when the main focus should be on rest nutrition, not worrying about the small things in those cases. I like to come into the family and my caregiving style being calm, collected. I want to help put the family at ease and let them focus on the most important parts where I can go ahead and show up and be what they need me to be. Whether it be cleaner that day, holding the baby while they rest, helping, meal prep, any light areas, anything so that their focus can solely be on healing, resting and just being able to recover. My expertise is focused on providing families from many different backgrounds. I myself am part of an immigrant family, so I like to help families from other countries, families from different backgrounds in any way that I can just be there for any type of family situation or dynamic. It's all about just being flexible and just showing up and being what needs to be. I want to just always leave my families feeling rested and put at ease. Truly, I appreciate you taking the time to look at this video. If you are interested and have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. My email is Erica mama doula@gmail.com. Thank you. Have a great day. Bye.

Hello & What's Next

Hi. Lizzie here. We're so glad that you're part of our brood and that there's so many families who are curious to get to know you and a little bit about your story. We're using video in a creative way so families can see you, hear your voice, hear a little bit about your story, and understand if tour a good fit to jive. Jill's going to help you a little bit more with your setup and we're going to share a few questions for you to practice and think about when creating a really short, casual video to share with folks. Thank you so much for your energy and sharing a little bit about.

Getting Set Up

Jill. Here some quick ways to get set up. Grab your phone or your laptop with a video camera in it. Set it up somehow. Maybe you've got a stand or on a stack of books. You're going to find a natural source of light, like a window. Or if you're like me, you have one of those fancy ring lights. And then click record when you're ready. That's it.

You. So you're all ready to record. Your space is lit. You're looking great. Everything is calm and quiet. Now take out a pen and paper or a postit note, and you're going to think about these three prompts that you'll answer in your short video. The first is I became a doula because I became a doula because the the second is my caregiving style is my caregiving style is and the last my expertise is my expertise is we've created these three prompts, so you can share, pieces that you've studied, elements that you like to apply in your care work to families and anything that feels relevant and true to you. Anything that you would share in person. Make sure that you start all the prompts like you would in a conversation. My caregiving style is based on my cancer sign, I am a water sign. Blah, blah, blah. Whatever feels good to you. And our videos are under three minutes, so keep looking at a timer and keep talking and finish when you're ready to go. Good luck.

Thank you & get consent

That's it. You're all done. Thank you so much for submitting that video. It's really going to help our families get to know you a little bit better, more about your caregiving style, and help us set up the right pairings of doulas and families so they get the care that they need. If you have any questions or want any support in any of these things, do it again. Just want to talk it out with one of us. Get in touch with myself, Lizzie or Emma. That thank you.

Erika Hoover Ramos