Back in April 2017, I got this idea from a friend about doula training.  The alarms in my head started blaring and my fingers frantically raced across the keyboard trying to find a training in [...]

“What should I have in my doula bag?”  As seasoned doula trainers this question presents itself at nearly all of our labour and postpartum doula trainings. Feeling prepared to support [...]

   ​As doulas, we are given the opportunity to provide support and hopefully enhance the birth experience of our clients. As I’ve outlined in my previous blog post, The Seeds of Birth [...]

 You may have noticed a new logo being shared around for Doula Training Canada, or what we have now come to call simply call Doula Canada (nickname, or truth?  We like to think 5 degrees of [...]

  As the Director of Doula Canada I am beyond excited for what is to come in 2018; and for our great Doula nation! After all, is there anytime more inspiriting than turning the page on a new [...]

  ​What a year Doula Canada! If I were to summarize the year in a word it would be “new.”  New members, new instructors, new courses, new experiences, new ideas! The team here at [...]

  This series of blog posts is brought to you from our East Coast instructor Jillian Hand. Jillian shares her perpesctive on trauma from the lens of social worker and doula in this 3 part [...]

  This week Theresa Fraser, Doula Canada Certifying Doula and Trauma and Loss Clinical Specialist lends us her voice to share the importance of working as a Trauma Focused Doula and the [...]

 ​Birthwork is personal. Everyone comes to this work with some level of personal investment. Clients may be drawn to your logo, website or social media but who they hire is you. Imagine you are [...]