#worlddoulaweek day five: FUEL— ah yum. this is me holding my beloved tumbler of @wearerasa. what’s rasa? it’s a herbal adaptogenic alternative to coffee. so earthy and empowering. while coffee is an external energy giver and usually leaves us tired and wanting more, rasa is the opposite, a personally internal energy giver, drawing energy from the well ALREADY within us, with help of adaptogenic herbs. supports our nervous system and adrenal glands and all. ✨ i drink this stuff daily. and i see a difference in my response to intense situations. calm. steady. thoughtful. brings me back to the self. i’d say that’s some good fuel to keep going! ✨ wanna try some?! link in bio. they have 3 blends: original, cacao, dirty(with a bit of coffee). AND they have a seasonal blend goin right now— immune blend with elderberries 🤩✨ #WDW20 #latetotheparty https://www.instagram.com/p/B-YJOPjHufg/?igshid=1fo54ppbgomzs

#worlddoulaweek day four: THEN AND NOW— this is a blurry picture of me holding my high school best friend’s baby. this was october 2012, i was 25 yr old and i had just witnessed the first birth ever in my life. ✨ when the baby was crowning, and then making his way out of my mama friend as i looked on, i remember realizing that the baby was coming across the invisible veil that hung in between the two worlds, right there and then. leaving the stars and arriving earthside, he was. ✨ it was beautiful + otherworldly to grasp, and i was grateful to my girlfriend for inviting me to the experience. everything felt like a blur afterward. i was lost in postpartum bliss with the family, continuing to support and serve... not even knowing what a doula was. 😉 that was my then, and this is my now— old friends and new families with love in between. ✨ #WDW20 #iamdoula #spilledinkbyrmab https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Q6I3RnR6t/?igshid=a620u5pjonlo

breathe. surrender. release your fears. trust. • #worlddoulaweek day three: DOULA BAG— i have these beautiful birth affirmation cards by @spiritysol in my bag! setting up a positive and empowering birth altar/environment is so important, be it at home or in the hospital. a birth space is sacred and easily adorned with images and words. this is a tool. my love language. a way to awaken and bring forth one’s true power. affirm with love. 💌 • photo: @spiritysol #spilledinkbyrmab #WDW20 #birthdoula #birthaffirmations #loveoverfear #trusttheprocess #supportlocal https://www.instagram.com/p/B-I-jw9HKCe/?igshid=146v44hcm5xux

the mountains are calling and i must go ✨ for #worlddoulaweek day two: LANDMARK— i share with you the breathtaking view of the mountains here in colorado. 🏔 i’ve only been here for 7 months now. before that i was in connecticut for about a year and half (where i was born + raised). before that i was in texas for about 4 and half years (where my two babies were born + where i was born as a mama). ✨ it’s also fitting that this post is of the moving road, because that’s also totally me— for most of the last decade i was on the road a lot (in and out of country), always moving, always on the go. i’ve slowed down and stayed in places a lot longer since having kids! 😎 but you know what, it is a long term goal of mine to become a traveling doula and be able to support families across the country! ✨ #coloradodoula for now. #spilledinkbyrmab #WDW20 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Il-jmngBa/?igshid=2j9qbedkueni

the mountains are calling and i must go ✨ for #worlddoulaweek day two: LANDMARK— i share with you the breathtaking view of the mountains here in colorado. 🏔 i’ve only been here for 7 months now. before that i was in connecticut for about a year and half (where i was born + raised). before that i was in texas for about 4 and half years (where my two babies were born + where i was born as a mama). ✨ it’s also fitting that this post is of the moving road, because that’s also totally me— for most of the last decade i was on the road a lot (in and out of country), always moving, always on the go. i’ve slowed down and stayed in places a lot longer since having kids! 😎 but you know what, it is a long term goal of mine to become a traveling doula and be able to support families across the country! ✨ #coloradodoula for now. #spilledinkbyrmab #WDW20 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Il-jmngBa/?igshid=1f3sugafiu6zt

hi! ima sharing a selfie for #worlddoulaweek day one! ✨ i’m wearing my @doulatrainingsint hoodie! i’ve been a certified birth+postpartum doula for about 2 years now, but i’ve always been a doula at heart. ✨ while i started out in birth+postpartum, my journey has continued to unfold in mystical ways that i’ve yet to make sense of, but i’m excited to be reaching in and discovering my true calling within the doula world (think beyond birth/life/death)! 💌 looking forward to sharing more of me the week ahead! ✨ with love, rachel • #spilledinkbyrmab #WDW20 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FdkNFn8g_/?igshid=42w2knaok9tk