Our Blog & Newsletter Archives From birth to end-of-life care

Upcoming Doula Legislation—March Newsletter

By Patty Brennan | March 9, 2021

Doula legislation in Michigan … Let your voice be heard! The Michigan Doula Coalition and doulas from around the state are working with Senator Erika Geiss on legislation to enable Medicaid coverage for birth and postpartum doula services. Sign up for their newsletter to stay iinformed. Experience from similar efforts in other states has demonstrated the importance of doulas…

The Power of Hormones in Labor and Birth—February Newsletter

By Patty Brennan | February 4, 2021

Birth & Postpartum DoulasFebruary 2021 NewsletterView this email in your browser Birth & Parenting News YOUR DOULA CAREERSTARTS HERE!PATTY BRENNAN’SDOULA BUSINESS GUIDE  The power of hormones ~ A cat nurses ducklingsThis mama cat had just given birth to her kittens. These ducklings went foraging for a food source and found her. Cat nurses Ducklings (if the video…

New End-of-Life Doula Research—February Newsletter

By Patty Brennan | February 3, 2021

New research on end-of-life doulas includes perspectives from four countries. Also in this newsletter–pandemic resources, what to say to a friend whose spouse has dementia, water cremation, electronic wills, force feeding our loves ones, and more!  February 2021 NewsletterView this email in your browser End-of-Life Doula Training & Certification~ Supporting life’s final transition ~ Become…

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End-of-Life Doula Internships—January Newsletter

By Patty Brennan | January 6, 2021

January 2021 NewsletterView this email in your browser End-of-Life Doula Training & Certification~ Supporting life’s final transition ~ Become an End-of-Life Doula!The Doula Business Guideby Patty Brennan A new year brings hope. Change is in the air. For many of us, the pandemic and government response to it, have altered our lives dramatically–from losing loved ones…

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Invest in a new doula career that doesn’t feel like going to work—January Newsletter

By Patty Brennan | January 5, 2021

It’s time to let your inner doula out of the closet! Let 2021 be the year you invest in your new doula career that doesn’t feel like going to work. Online training works especially well for breastfeeding mothers and those for whom travel back and forth to in-person training presents a hardship. (Plus, it has…

Grief and Holidays—Webinar Recording

By Patty Brennan | December 9, 2020

Kathleen Putnam presents on her work related to grief coaching. Kathleen has recently completed training with Amy Wright Glenn, the author of the book, “Holding Space.” Kathleen shares ideas on how doulas can support clients and families as they walk through their experience of grief. As we approach the Holiday season, grief may be heightened…

The Guest House of Fowlerville

A new community-based hospice home—December Newsletter

By Patty Brennan | December 8, 2020

December 2020 NewsletterView this email in your browser End-of-Life Doula Training & Certification~ Supporting life’s final transition ~ Become an End-of-Life Doula!The Doula Business Guideby Patty Brennan 2020 is nearly over.Not too many of us will shed tears over that reality, I’m guessing. The media are telling us that we are heading into a “dark…

Guidance in how to implement your doula business vision—December Newsletter

By Patty Brennan | December 3, 2020

Birth & Postpartum DoulasDecember 2020 NewsletterView this email in your browser Birth & Parenting News YOUR DOULA CAREERSTARTS HERE!PATTY BRENNAN’SDOULA BUSINESS GUIDE 2020 is nearly over.Not too many of us will shed tears over that reality, I’m guessing. The media are telling us that we are heading into a “dark few months of winter.” Fear…

Facilitating End-of-Life Conversations—Webinar Recording

By Patty Brennan | November 20, 2020

Maureen Kures is the owner and operator of Radiant Mourning.  Maureen gets people talking about their end-of-life wishes. In this webinar, she shares how she supports people to get their affairs in order.

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Pathways to End-of-Life Doula Certification—November 2020 Newsletter

By Patty Brennan | November 6, 2020

November 2020 NewsletterView this email in your browser End-of-Life Doula Training & Certification~ Supporting life’s final transition ~ Become an End-of-Life Doula!The Doula Business Guideby Patty Brennan Have you completed EOLD training but are not yet certified? We have a streamlined process tailored to your needs. You have two options:If you trained with Lifespan Doulas prior…

Center for the Childbearing Year

Center for the Childbearing Year is closing—November 2020 Newsletter

By Patty Brennan | November 5, 2020

Birth & Postpartum DoulasNovember 2020 NewsletterView this email in your browser Birth & Parenting News YOUR DOULA CAREERSTARTS HERE!PATTY BRENNAN’SDOULA BUSINESS GUIDE If I had imagined the day when …I would be closing the Center for the Childbearing Year–home to Lifespan Doulas, The Breastfeeding Center of Ann Arbor, New Moon Midwifery and Ann Arbor Doulas–it would not have looked like…

An End-of-Life Doula Interview—Webinar Recording

By Patty Brennan | October 16, 2020

The Who, What, Why, When, and How of Doula Work In this webinar, our new Director of Continuing Education, Bonnie Blachly interviews Kathy Bates about her work as an end-of-life doula, including how she got started and how she gets clients. Kathy is the owner of Compassionate End-of-Life Doula in the Seattle area.