You may wonder why I chose hands to represent doulas and my work as a trainer and mentor. I can tell you, it took a great deal of thought. I had the opportunity to work through this in 2002, when I published Nurturing the Family: the Guide for Postpartum Doulas.
Why hands? Well, I guess because everything else comes with assumptions. Photographs of mamas or babies are lovely, but for me they lock into things like gender, skin color and the definition of what comprises a family.
As a doula, my role is support. I am with my clients. For my clients. As a trainer and mentor, I feel the same way. Regardless of who you are, what you look like, your country of origin, sexual or gender identification, faith, political party. We are people. We are here to help. I am here to help. So...hands.
Why hands? Well, I guess because everything else comes with assumptions. Photographs of mamas or babies are lovely, but for me they lock into things like gender, skin color and the definition of what comprises a family.
As a doula, my role is support. I am with my clients. For my clients. As a trainer and mentor, I feel the same way. Regardless of who you are, what you look like, your country of origin, sexual or gender identification, faith, political party. We are people. We are here to help. I am here to help. So...hands.