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Hello, my name is Dana. I became a Duo because I saw how many families are moving through pregnancy and postpartum without the support. They truly deserve these transitions are intense and personal and yet many people are expected to kind of navigate them alone. Or with little guidance, I felt called
 To offer care that fills in those gaps. I do this work so this feel supported and formed. So, they're steady during this time of beautiful overwhelming chaos, my caregiving style as calm. It's collaborative. It's responsive to your needs. I like to meet families where they are so I can adapt my support to
 To your needs and your preferences and the pace. I focus on creating steadiness through practical help and information.
 But I'm not here to take over. I'm here to talk or tell you what to do. I'm here to support you offer guidance and it's helpful and just help you feel confident in your own decisions. My expertise is building real trusting relationships, between me and the families that I work with that often looks like taking the time to get to know you before.
 birth, it's being that calm and grounded person during labor and, you know, during postpartum to help things feel a little bit less overwhelming, during that kind of day-to-day transition period when we're getting settled in, as a new family or a growing family, I want to make sure everyone feels supported and incapable your
 You're not alone in this and it's important to me to offer as many tools as I can. So, you know that. And you remember that,

Hello, my name is Dana. I became a Duo because I saw how many families are moving through pregnancy and postpartum without the support. They truly deserve these transitions are intense and personal and yet many people are expected to kind of navigate them alone. Or with little guidance, I felt called

 To offer care that fills in those gaps. I do this work so this feel supported and formed. So, they're steady during this time of beautiful overwhelming chaos, my caregiving style as calm. It's collaborative. It's responsive to your needs. I like to meet families where they are so I can adapt my support to

 To your needs and your preferences and the pace. I focus on creating steadiness through practical help and information.

 But I'm not here to take over. I'm here to talk or tell you what to do. I'm here to support you offer guidance and it's helpful and just help you feel confident in your own decisions. My expertise is building real trusting relationships, between me and the families that I work with that often looks like taking the time to get to know you before.

 birth, it's being that calm and grounded person during labor and, you know, during postpartum to help things feel a little bit less overwhelming, during that kind of day-to-day transition period when we're getting settled in, as a new family or a growing family, I want to make sure everyone feels supported and incapable your

 You're not alone in this and it's important to me to offer as many tools as I can. So, you know that. And you remember that,

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.

Daina Paterson