Doula Syllabus: Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, And Letting Go

1/29/2018

In her newest book, Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, And Letting Go, Amy Wright Glenn uses these words to describe what birth doulas do, but she could just as well have been describing doula support for any transition out of pregnancy:

"We offer comfort measures, healing touch, and encouraging words. We serve as compassionate companions at a most transformative time. The doula is a constant reminder that pain does not have to equal suffering."

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Sarah Whedon,
Full-Spectrum Doula Circle

Doulas traditionally provide
non-medical, empowering support for birth. Full-spectrum doulas provide the same kind of support for the
full spectrum of pregnancy outcomes, including abortion.

We do this to create a culture of compassion, love, and justice in which all people have the freedom and resources they need to make free choices about their bodies and their families.

Full-Spectrum Doula Circle connects abortion/full-spectrum doulas and other reproductive support people
with information, education, and each other, to increase skills, decrease burnout, and deepen our wells of support,
with an emphasis on providing digital resources to connect doulas who are geographically dispersed.

Doula Syllabus: Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, And Letting Go

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