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Hi there, I'm Chantal my pronouns, are she her and I live in Victoria Vancouver Island offering services in the South Island regions. I've had the Curiosity for Doula work and history of it for nearly the last decade with the combinations of my previous support experience and natural, caregiving strengths, my beliefs of the importance of community and support throughout life's Transitions. And
 How deeply I feel birthers have a choice and a voice to be heard and seen throughout this experience. This has led me to where I'm at today.
 My caregiving style for Doula work is inclusive evidence-based, without bringing personal biases or opinions. Recognizing that each person's experience is deeply personal and there's no right way for them to. Look, my role is not to tell you how this experience should look. But to provide practical support, be a steady presence while helping you feel confident in your own decisions and what feels right for you.
 Before birth, my goal is to create a space where we can explore your questions hopes and hesitations building a rapport and connection together. So you can feel educated and informed in your choices and options. We will then tie this all together and create a personalized birth plan during birth. My role is to provide emotional, reassurance and encouragement throughout and offer Hands-on Physical support.
 I will also be there to work, alongside you and your care team. Ensuring your preferences are communicated. And that, you feel empowered throughout, I believe partners, and family members have a very important role and I'll be there to help them. Stay involved, take breaks, and focus on being beside you.
 The postpartum period is an important time for birthers and families to integrate into Parenthood. This is a time where I will step in to help you get moments of rest and restore. So you all can get your Rhythm into this new chapter.
 I will offer education and resources, assist with feeding rest in sleep, scheduling for you and baby and I can provide any light housekeeping and meal preparation. So you can focus on yourself and baby. Thank you for taking the time to get to know me and what I offer I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Hi there, I'm Chantal my pronouns, are she her and I live in Victoria Vancouver Island offering services in the South Island regions. I've had the Curiosity for Doula work and history of it for nearly the last decade with the combinations of my previous support experience and natural, caregiving strengths, my beliefs of the importance of community and support throughout life's Transitions. And

 How deeply I feel birthers have a choice and a voice to be heard and seen throughout this experience. This has led me to where I'm at today.

 My caregiving style for Doula work is inclusive evidence-based, without bringing personal biases or opinions. Recognizing that each person's experience is deeply personal and there's no right way for them to. Look, my role is not to tell you how this experience should look. But to provide practical support, be a steady presence while helping you feel confident in your own decisions and what feels right for you.

 Before birth, my goal is to create a space where we can explore your questions hopes and hesitations building a rapport and connection together. So you can feel educated and informed in your choices and options. We will then tie this all together and create a personalized birth plan during birth. My role is to provide emotional, reassurance and encouragement throughout and offer Hands-on Physical support.

 I will also be there to work, alongside you and your care team. Ensuring your preferences are communicated. And that, you feel empowered throughout, I believe partners, and family members have a very important role and I'll be there to help them. Stay involved, take breaks, and focus on being beside you.

 The postpartum period is an important time for birthers and families to integrate into Parenthood. This is a time where I will step in to help you get moments of rest and restore. So you all can get your Rhythm into this new chapter.

 I will offer education and resources, assist with feeding rest in sleep, scheduling for you and baby and I can provide any light housekeeping and meal preparation. So you can focus on yourself and baby. Thank you for taking the time to get to know me and what I offer I look forward to hearing from 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.

Chantal Wainman