theBirth, Death & Doulas Podcast
Educating families, healthcare providers, policy makers, and anyone working with new families on the importance of social support around the times of birth and death.
About the Podcast
Birth and death are profound and universal experiences, and they were never meant to be faced alone. By educating the public on the importance of collective support we can help shift our culture to embrace a more community centred model of care.
On the Birth, Death &Doulas Podcast we share stories that help strengthen families, reduce isolation, and restore dignity.
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“Born anew”: the transformative effects of birth, postpartum, and death
interview with Regina Kelly
Are birth and death more similar than we think? Is grief present when a woman brings forth new life, and rebirth encompassed in living through loss? Regina Kelly experienced a life-altering, transformative loss very early in her life: when she was just eight years old, her mother died unexpectedly. Though this experience rocked her world, it also birthed her desire to walk with others through the “threshold moments” of birth, postpartum, and death.
In this conversation, Regina explores the intricate connections between birth, postpartum, and death, and how each of these experiences causes us to be “born anew”. She shares how her personal experiences have shaped her work as a birth and postpartum doula, and what she’s learned about the importance of community, nourishment, and connection to the local environment during these monumental transitions. She also discusses the importance of self-care for doulas, and the necessity of open conversations about end-of-life wishes.
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