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ProDoula Trainings in Chicago

12/8/2014

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ProDoula just finished up another wonderful training in the Chicago area this last weekend, and I am so excited!  So excited for these women who are building businesses, building communities of support, and are now a part of the larger support network for new ProDoulas that will come in the future. 

One of the things I LOVE about training with ProDoula, isn't just that I am supported and was given incredible tools for being a successful doula and business woman, but they have a seemingly simple policy that blows my mind:  once you train with ProDoula, you can return to any future trainings of the same kind for FREE to sit, learn, refresh, and discuss ideas and topics with the women in that training. 

Not only has this allowed me to hone my skill and solidify my understanding in regard to some of the tools ProDoula teaches, but I get to connect - really connect - with the women at these trainings. 

Each group that goes through a training are going to have shared experiences and be bonded.  The closest thing I can compare it to is going to camp.  We are going to Doula Camp!  And it is fun, re-energizing, and another way for ProDoula to show real support for its members. 

And all this is about empowerment.  Helping women find their value so they help others find their value, in turn.  I've said this before - as a doula, I offer non-judgemental support.  When women are allowed to exercise their strength, they will blow your mind.   And that is what is happening with ProDoula.  Women are finding out that they are worth MORE.

And not just as a mother or doula, but worth more.  Full stop.  Every area of my life has a light shined on it as I learn and grow with this organization. 

I have support to grow.  I have support to take risks.  I am a part of a team unlike any team before. 

All this makes me a better doula.  And it is so amazing. 

Do you feel supported?  Have you ever felt what non-judgmental support feels like?  I get that from ProDoula, and It allows me to give it freely to you.  It is modeled to me by women who have been doulas for years and years and years, and sadly, it is so rare to find. 

Congratulations to all the new members of the ProDoula family!  We are so lucky to have you!

Authored by A Swift Doula
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Heidi Shulista link
12/8/2014 07:57:06 am

I am so proud of you! There is no better feeling as a human than to see the person that I, as your mentor, knew was in there, emerge! It is so incredible to see the vision become a reality. Women helping women helping women. This is real life!

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Gwendolyn Mccomsey link
12/8/2014 10:17:28 am

This is perfect!

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Kristyn Blocher link
12/8/2014 12:56:04 pm

This is AWESOME, Ariel! So glad you sat in, in Chicago, and benefited from the ability to re-attend. You identify this difference that *is* ProDoula exceptionally well, in this post. *cyber-smooch* from the Northwest, and I look so forward to a chance to visit in person again!

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Dr. Doula link
12/9/2014 12:46:03 am

Another EXCELLENT post, Ariel! So glad to know you and to be in the Chicago area with you!

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