a quote....

that inspired my passion and love, for doula-ing...

"I've heard doulas described as sherpas in birth. When you're in a foreign country, you need a guide who speaks the language, understands the local customs, and helps you get where you want to go. So it is in labor, we need guides who know the crazy, (seemingly foreign) hospital system and can help women navigate toward where they want to be as they become new moms."

From this NPR interview... http://www.radioboston.org/stories/2009/12/11/live-chat-childbirth/

Racing Thoughts

I have been sitting at my computer all morning, googling and reading..... what do I want to do first? My list of "What I Want to be When I Grow Up" is forever expanding. Student? Doula? Surrogate mother? Researcher? Writer? Lactation Consultant? Rich house wife? What do I want to do first? How can I effectively prioritize this? They all seem so distant and unattainable. How and where do I start? They have so many self help books out there, where is the one to self help me? There is no one picture that pops into my head when I envision me in the future... it's like an old movie, where the film gets stuck on the projector, and then the next few flip along quickly. I feel so stuck and not in control. Not that I am out of control, just not in. I'm 25, have all of my children, and yet I feel I won't have enough time to fulfill my every dream. Most of my friends are just now getting married, and most are kid free. I'm 5 years ahead of them. right? So, why am I so scared? I peruse, and just dream. Sometimes I wish I were a piece in a board game, left to chance and the draw of a card, or the throw of the dice.