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Hey everyone, I'm Lindsay. I have been a caregiver to families and women for around six to seven years starting in rural, Alberta. And moving to the Fraser Valley and then eventually ending up in Vancouver. The city, it's here in Vancouver that I started working at a rehabilitation center in the downtown Eastside specifically working with
 new moms and birthing persons and mothers-to-be. And it's here that I saw the Gap that was in the care system. And I saw that the people that were standing in that gap for the women were the doulas, the birth doulas, and the postpartum doula has. And so, I became really inspired to also be one of those people that could stand in the gap for women and so move to Vancouver.
 And went to school for 5 months, learning under under wonderful, wonderful women how to be a doula, how to care for women. Well, yeah, my Heritage is conservative Mennonite or Amish if you've heard of that. And so I would say my caregiving style is very intuitive. Yeah, as my Heritage is like rooted in very holistic care.
 Care, that's kind of how I was raised and so that's how I care for you. Whether this be creating a safe presence to have a really good meaningful conversation creating a meal plan nutrition plan for you. Cooking you really, really good food, baby education. You're a new mom. Wondering what's going on? I can sit down with you and walk you through what's happening? But yeah, my
 The way that I approach things is very in a very intuitive way and I encourage you as well to really hone in to what your body is feeling and what you're feeling about something and and to really just go with that go in that direction. And so I'm, yeah, that being said some practical ways that I feel like I can support you really well. Our acupressure.
 As well as massage as I mentioned cooking, creating Mule Train for you or nutrition plan. As you go from prenatal to postpartum as well as yeah. Having safe conversation, safe, deep meaningful, conversation with someone who feels like a mom. I always love those moments. So yeah, this is who I am and I would
 I would love to sit down with you sometime.

Hey everyone, I'm Lindsay. I have been a caregiver to families and women for around six to seven years starting in rural, Alberta. And moving to the Fraser Valley and then eventually ending up in Vancouver. The city, it's here in Vancouver that I started working at a rehabilitation center in the downtown Eastside specifically working with

 new moms and birthing persons and mothers-to-be. And it's here that I saw the Gap that was in the care system. And I saw that the people that were standing in that gap for the women were the doulas, the birth doulas, and the postpartum doula has. And so, I became really inspired to also be one of those people that could stand in the gap for women and so move to Vancouver.

 And went to school for 5 months, learning under under wonderful, wonderful women how to be a doula, how to care for women. Well, yeah, my Heritage is conservative Mennonite or Amish if you've heard of that. And so I would say my caregiving style is very intuitive. Yeah, as my Heritage is like rooted in very holistic care.

 Care, that's kind of how I was raised and so that's how I care for you. Whether this be creating a safe presence to have a really good meaningful conversation creating a meal plan nutrition plan for you. Cooking you really, really good food, baby education. You're a new mom. Wondering what's going on? I can sit down with you and walk you through what's happening? But yeah, my

 The way that I approach things is very in a very intuitive way and I encourage you as well to really hone in to what your body is feeling and what you're feeling about something and and to really just go with that go in that direction. And so I'm, yeah, that being said some practical ways that I feel like I can support you really well. Our acupressure.

 As well as massage as I mentioned cooking, creating Mule Train for you or nutrition plan. As you go from prenatal to postpartum as well as yeah. Having safe conversation, safe, deep meaningful, conversation with someone who feels like a mom. I always love those moments. So yeah, this is who I am and I would

 I would love to sit down with you sometime.

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.

Lindsey Hiebert