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Hi. My name is Jamie Taylor, and I'm a birth doula with brood. I became a doula because I believe in emotional support and feeling heard as a birther. And after having two babies myself, I even more felt the importance of that and having a strong team to support you in such an important time of your life. My caregiving style, well, as a doula is laughter, joy, also reading the room. In whatever case you need, whatever situation you're in, I'm there to support you. I really want to listen. I love listening to people and hearing what their hopes and dreams are for their birth. I want to help make those happen as best as I can and help prepare you so that you look back and feel so happy with how your process went. I want to be in the room for that and to support you. And my expertise in a birth or birth process and leading up would be I have first hand experience with a number of Caesarean births too, for myself. So I am happy to support those Caesarean births with my own personal experience to back it up and help you enjoy your birth as much as you can, because it is such a special and important thing. 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.