52 - What its like being a birth doula & how I got here

I've been attending births for just a little over 2 years and ALMOST at my 100th birth! WILD!! I've learned so much!Something that honestly cracks me up is how intrigued people are with my job. When I tell people what I do, they often ask what its like to be on call, how I know when to go to a birth, ask for birth stories, how I became a doula, etc, so I decided, WHY NOT turn it into a podcast episode!!! So here we go!P.S. If you don't already know, I do doula mentoring!! Check it out right hereTake a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth!Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDEGet access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOKJoin my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa — a Christian homebirth doula serving Lancaster & Lebanon, PA. I bring faith alongside evidence-based birth education to help women embrace a physiological-centered pregnancy so they can birth with confident autonomy and deep, Holy Spirit-led peace. 🕊️ If you’re preparing for a natural, Spirit-led birth and want to feel excited instead of overwhelmed, you’ll love my online faith-based birth course. It will help you and your husband feel genuinely prepared, connected, and ready for an amazing birth. 👉🏼 Enroll Today! ❤️ Come say hi to me on Instagram @thebirthtide — my DMs are always open!