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Hey, bird, Families. My name is Taylor my pronouns. Are she her? And I became a doula going through the process, myself of birth and postpartum. I've had a hospital birth and to home births. I had Emma, one of our Founders as my Doula for my to home births. And having them,
 Create a safe space and be there for me in a very vulnerable time. And help me, educate my decisions. And what I really appreciated about having a doula was that I felt like I had someone there for me. Everyone's excited about baby. Making sure babies healthy and safe and
 having the Doula for me, was someone who was focused on me and I
 For me. That's what I needed. And that's what sparked joy in this.
 crazy journey is that everyone's different and everyone's needs are different, but the connection and that vulnerable spot and being this unknown
 It's sparked joy and I knew I wanted to be a part of it and I'm here. And that's one of the biggest reasons I became a doula. My caregiving style is showing up. I can't say it enough every family's different. Every baby is different, every births different, every pregnancy is different. And so that changes to family-to-family. So,
 I would say, my caregiving style is to listen and really understand what your needs are and to be able to show up in whatever that looks like my expertise. Yeah, that's a good one because the birth world is so widespread and new things are being discovered daily. And
 I hope I continue to learn and grow daily until I not doing this anymore because I feel like there's always things to learn and even if I don't have an expertise yet,
 Just continuing to take a knowledge is something. I'm so grateful for. Thank you so much for checking out my profile. I wish you all the best in your journey and whatever which way it goes.
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Hey, bird, Families. My name is Taylor my pronouns. Are she her? And I became a doula going through the process, myself of birth and postpartum. I've had a hospital birth and to home births. I had Emma, one of our Founders as my Doula for my to home births. And having them,

 Create a safe space and be there for me in a very vulnerable time. And help me, educate my decisions. And what I really appreciated about having a doula was that I felt like I had someone there for me. Everyone's excited about baby. Making sure babies healthy and safe and

 having the Doula for me, was someone who was focused on me and I

 For me. That's what I needed. And that's what sparked joy in this.

 crazy journey is that everyone's different and everyone's needs are different, but the connection and that vulnerable spot and being this unknown

 It's sparked joy and I knew I wanted to be a part of it and I'm here. And that's one of the biggest reasons I became a doula. My caregiving style is showing up. I can't say it enough every family's different. Every baby is different, every births different, every pregnancy is different. And so that changes to family-to-family. So,

 I would say, my caregiving style is to listen and really understand what your needs are and to be able to show up in whatever that looks like my expertise. Yeah, that's a good one because the birth world is so widespread and new things are being discovered daily. And

 I hope I continue to learn and grow daily until I not doing this anymore because I feel like there's always things to learn and even if I don't have an expertise yet,

 Just continuing to take a knowledge is something. I'm so grateful for. Thank you so much for checking out my profile. I wish you all the best in your journey and whatever which way it goes.

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.

Taylor Arreaga