My Doula Anniversary

September 21 is my one-year Doula anniversary and honestly, I had so many mixed feelings about my doula anniversary. Like where do I start….……. I thought by now I would be booked and busy. The truth is I’m not. That realization for a while kept me thinking I was failing, and I didn’t want to keep letting myself down by celebrating something I was failing at. It was a hard road to get where I’m comfortable talking about my journey as a doula.

I had to take a step back and realize what changes I needed to make. That change was networking. Something I knew I had to do but didn’t know how hard it was for me to get out of my comfort zone. They say “Network, Network, and Network some more”. They were not kidding but that’s another story for another day.

I pushed myself to get out there, to network with other doulas in my area but to also give myself a chance to do what I set out to do. I had no clue what I was doing or what it would look like for me. I knew I needed this once-upon-a-time idea to flourish and become my reality. So slowly I took some baby steps and did what I knew I needed to do. Research! Google is my best friend.

The journey of me being a doula isn’t over. I’m still here❤️

I’m thankful for the community of doula’s I’ve meet and the connections I have so far. My journey doesn’t end here, I have so many families to help and more growing to do.

Cheers to many more years of being a doula.