5: The Circle of Community with Debi Azubel

Debi Azubel (pronouns she/her) was born in Mexico and raised through Mexico, Argentina, Israel and Spain, before finding herself on Wurundjeri land where her children were born. She is a birth and postpartum doula, because she believes that continuity of care is crucial to a mother's well being. However, her biggest passion is the closing of the bones ceremony. Debi weaves into her work the various tools she has collected along the way as a permaculturist, gardener, primary school teacher, as well as her love for cooking, music, ritual and community. You can connect with Debi in these ways: www.sacred-window.com.au Instagram @debi.azubel In our conversation, Debi also makes reference to a few prominent figures in the world of birth. To learn more about them, you can click here: Fiona Hallinan, who does the internal pelvic release work: https://www.fionahallinan.com Innate Traditions, which is the online postpartum training Debi spoke of: https://www.innatetraditions.com Rhea Dempsey, who Debi trained with in person in Melbourne: https://www.birthingwisdom.com.au Naolí Vinaver, renowned Mexican midwife who Debi learned the Closing the Bones ceremony from, in person and online: https://www.naolivinaver.com Debi also spoke of an interesting concept called the circle of grief, which we both agreed could be applied just as effectively to the experience of a mother traversing the childbearing journey. You can read more about this concept here: https://speakinggrief.org/get-better-at-grief/supporting-grief/ring-theory Find out how Mary can support you to turn your passion for birth into a profitable, sustainable business, without compromising on your values or becoming a statistic of burnout: ⁠https://www.marygiordano.com.au/for-doulas-landing⁠  Connect with Mary on Instagram ⁠@marygiordano.com.au⁠ Music credit: Slow Gusto by Good News Tunes A Subito Media production