#deafdoula

Get to know me a bit!:::::::: + I’m a mama of two CODAS (Child of Deaf Adult) 💞 + I had a water birth with my firstborn at a birth center 💧 + I had a vaginal breech birth at home with my second 👣 + I officially began my birth/postpartum doula journey with @doulatrainingsint in July 2016 💥 + I’m third generation deaf in my fam. My mama, dad, sister, brother, and grandparents are deaf. 🖤 + I write poetry and take photos! 💫 + India and Iceland are my favorite countries. Traveled, ate, slept, breathed, loved life in these places! 🥀🌾 + Taurus sun 🌞, Gemini moon 🌙, Virgo rising ⬆️ Which one do you relate to?! ✨ ID: bathroom mirror selfie of myself a white woman with brown reddish knotty hair held up and a pregnant belly in black bathrobe, black bra, blue/pink undie, holding a black camera to my eye ✨ #DeafMama #DeafDoula #WaterBirth #RainbowBaby #VaginalBreechBirth #spilledinkbyrmab https://www.instagram.com/p/CKnewqQsF6K/?igshid=2l5t58kzjbip

🖤✨🖤✨🖤✨ #emotionalsupport with #deafdoula #levelingup #spilledinkwithrmab https://www.instagram.com/p/CIUMaK-sfpP/?igshid=15w47n0jpd3ao

that was fun!!! if ya missed it, go to ASLBIRTH on facebook and see our live Deaf Doula Chat! ✨ @handwavesbirth @the_deaf_flower @tru.biz DeafDoulaServices(fb) ✨ #DEAFDOULASCHAT #DeafDoula #ASLbirth https://www.instagram.com/p/B_d11PoHDiM/?igshid=1kgrmfun9s1yq

my 6:30am view before going to bed. blessed is this littlest babe. and the parents. and the siblings. every family i serve is beautiful, strong and awe-inspiring. every family deserves a doula. the ones having their first baby AND the ones having their 6th baby. it’s ALL simply huge life changes. a doula supports the family through the challenges and joys of birthING new life. holds space. validates. and loves on. loves and loves. yep— no matter what, you are loved by a doula. xo, rachel ##spilledinkbyrmab #iamdoula #deafdoula #dtidoula #aslbirth https://www.instagram.com/p/BwxaATOHGzp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1iftj398wnzoa

This is everything. Deaf Doula Ally of @HandWavesBirth wearing shirt by @AncientSong 🖤🖤🖤 ・・・ “My shirt reads a few of many reasons why I am voting today. I am voting for me, you, our children, our community, our country, our world and the future. Freedom is not free. It is not even 100 years since women are allowed to vote. Use your voice, your voting right. So, so much is at stake. Vote with intersectionality in mind. Representation matters. Vote for an inclusive and compassionate world. Vote as if our lives depend on it....because they do. Take your children with you to the voting polls if possible ~ instill voting values from the very beginning. Make a change. Make a difference. VOTE.” [Image description: a selfie of Doula Ally s lower half face and chest, with a focus on the T-shirt that reads: Birth Equity& Repro. Justice& Consent& Advocacy& Community& Families& Full Spectrum -ancient song doula services] • #IAmDoula #IAmMother #IVOTED #DeafDoula #DTIdoula #ReproductiveJustice #BirthEquity #HumanRights #MeToo #TransRights #BlackBirthMatters #FullSpectrumDoula https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp2gDFlHmcU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hy09y91zpml3