My Background
Specific Training:
Certified Postpartum Doula
Postpartum Topics Course with Doula Training Canada
Doulas for Aboriginal Families Grant Program certified
Cultural Safety Training with BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
Nursing E-Learning with Toronto Public Health
Emergency First Aid and CPR with Red Cross 2023
Indigenous Studies and Social Work with UBC and Langara
Specific Experience:
Over 5 years experience as a family support worker
Experience with 2SLGBTQIA+ Families, Parenting and/or Caregiving, Low-Income Families, Single Parenthood, Disabled Persons, Neurodivergent Persons, Pet Care, Sibling Care and Multiples.
With my DAFGP certification Indigenous families can apply for a grant of up to $1,200 through the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres to cover my services.
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I'm very passionate about working with families during this vulnerable and significant moment in their lives. I have experience as a postpartum doula and have worked with several local families.
My background is in the non-profit sector working with mothers, babies, and children of all ages. I worked in a nursery and art center in Cambodia, called Let Us Create. There I worked with children and infants who faced extreme poverty.
I also volunteered in Vancouver at a safe house called Vancouver Rape Relief & Women’s Shelter. I ran a childcare program there for families who were fleeing domestic abuse.
Additionally, I worked for over two years with Urban Native Youth Association at a transitional house for indigenous girls involved in the foster care system. In turn, I have extensive experience in counselling, crisis intervention, and caregiving.
As a mother of two, both my babies were born at home, assisted by a doula and midwife team. This experience was amazingly transformative for me. However, after my first was born I found myself very isolated and likely suffered from undiagnosed postpartum depression.
Because of this experience, I feel very strongly about helping families transition into their new dynamic with dignity and agency. As a postpartum doula, I bring a social justice model and an inclusive, non-judgemental lens.
I support the family’s right to receive support that is free of discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender, race, religion, and spiritual beliefs.
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