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Hi. My name is Katya and I'm a labor birth and postpartum doula. I'm so grateful to be a part of brood and to live and work on the unseated ancestral, territories of the musqueam, Squamish and slave would you Nations. So, my journey as a doula began at the start of 2024, I was a young teacher at the time feeling, very burnt out by my work. So I began to nurture my
 T about pregnancy and birth, and it also felt sort of random at the time. But now I know this was definitely my calling, but I would nurture this curiosity by casually, putting on birth related podcasts, during my long commutes and soon, I just rapidly fell down a rabbit hole. And I became so passionate about everything from the physiology of childbirth to listening to people's personal birth stories. I soon started realizing that
 Okay, this passion for childbirth. This extended far past my own learning for my own personal. Think I definitely started feeling a deep spiritual calling toward educating myself so that I can serve others. And so I kind of reawakened myself to my life's purpose on and this brought up past memories of me as a child listening to the birth stories of my mother. My grandmother is my aunt's as a child and
 I knew I always was naturally, curious about childbirth and so I truly feel called to this work. So I have since put a pause on teaching and I've decided to pursue my passion as a doula. So at the start of the summer 2024, I enrolled for the labor birth and postpartum doula training with Cornerstone Doula trainings and by the end of the summer, completed the training and I have since moved from the Bay Area California to Vancouver Canada.
 And about my, my caregiving style, it's the word I would use is nourishing and all three forms physical, emotional, and spiritual. I'm also compassionate and non-judgmental. I want to meet people where they're at with nothing but support my approach to working in the birth and postpartum realm is evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive. My drive is strongly rooted in community and advocacy. I want to advocate for birthing
 People's rights. So that together we can reclaim birth as both a reproductive rate and its sacred. Rite of passage for all birthing people, no matter where you come from, as a former teacher, I educate people endlessly. I hope to nurture sense of community that's inherent within us all
 We can't do this important work alone. My expertise lives in lived experiences, supporting my family and its youngest members. I also often call in my prior teaching experience, as a former ESL instructor. Educating people is one of my greatest passions. I'm also equally passionate about educating myself as much as possible and all things birth and postpartum. So I can best for my community. Thank you for taking the time to listen and I hope to connect with you soon.

Hi. My name is Katya and I'm a labor birth and postpartum doula. I'm so grateful to be a part of brood and to live and work on the unseated ancestral, territories of the musqueam, Squamish and slave would you Nations. So, my journey as a doula began at the start of 2024, I was a young teacher at the time feeling, very burnt out by my work. So I began to nurture my

 T about pregnancy and birth, and it also felt sort of random at the time. But now I know this was definitely my calling, but I would nurture this curiosity by casually, putting on birth related podcasts, during my long commutes and soon, I just rapidly fell down a rabbit hole. And I became so passionate about everything from the physiology of childbirth to listening to people's personal birth stories. I soon started realizing that

 Okay, this passion for childbirth. This extended far past my own learning for my own personal. Think I definitely started feeling a deep spiritual calling toward educating myself so that I can serve others. And so I kind of reawakened myself to my life's purpose on and this brought up past memories of me as a child listening to the birth stories of my mother. My grandmother is my aunt's as a child and

 I knew I always was naturally, curious about childbirth and so I truly feel called to this work. So I have since put a pause on teaching and I've decided to pursue my passion as a doula. So at the start of the summer 2024, I enrolled for the labor birth and postpartum doula training with Cornerstone Doula trainings and by the end of the summer, completed the training and I have since moved from the Bay Area California to Vancouver Canada.

 And about my, my caregiving style, it's the word I would use is nourishing and all three forms physical, emotional, and spiritual. I'm also compassionate and non-judgmental. I want to meet people where they're at with nothing but support my approach to working in the birth and postpartum realm is evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive. My drive is strongly rooted in community and advocacy. I want to advocate for birthing

 People's rights. So that together we can reclaim birth as both a reproductive rate and its sacred. Rite of passage for all birthing people, no matter where you come from, as a former teacher, I educate people endlessly. I hope to nurture sense of community that's inherent within us all

 We can't do this important work alone. My expertise lives in lived experiences, supporting my family and its youngest members. I also often call in my prior teaching experience, as a former ESL instructor. Educating people is one of my greatest passions. I'm also equally passionate about educating myself as much as possible and all things birth and postpartum. So I can best for my community. Thank you for taking the time to listen and I hope to connect with you soon.

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.

Katya Gardiner