Life moves on
WOW. Things have changed so much around here in the nearly two months since I have posted. I feel completely disconnected from this blog and that is such a shame. I really truly love it.
But I got incredibly engrossed in my other blog for a few months while I was going through the treatment program. I won’t grouse about that here, because really it’s a pretty boring topic. I’ll tell you though that it is done and I couldn’t be happier about it. I have time to actually DO things again.
And do things I am!
I don’t even know where to start. I am finally back on my path to becoming a midwife. This has been a long time coming and I think I just really needed to focus in for awhile to get reacquainted with myself before I could put this much effort into something so life altering. And now, I’m much more ready than I have ever been.
I made the decision shortly after my last post, dated August 2, to completely delve into birth work again. I dug out all of my old information on doula certifications, started researching midwifery schools, talking to midwives, talking to doulas…. Now mind you, education in the birth world never ends. It doesn’t require curriculum. Traditionally women learned about birth from other women. And so I have been in a constant state of educating myself since my passion for birth bubbled over about ten years ago. I spent some time working toward doula certification five years ago, but life got in the way and I had to pull back for awhile. Now I am back with more zeal than I realized that I had in myself. I have been meeting doula clients left and right, and have two confirmed births scheduled over the next few months.
The biggest news for me was that I was awarded the Heart of a Midwife Scholarship from Ancient Art of Midwifery Institute. It is such a wonderful gift and I am so very honored to feel that kind of support from the school. I will be starting school when the new term begins on November 1.
I’ve begun documenting the process in yet another new blog, Birthing Journey. Hopefully I will be able to keep up both blogs now. We will see.
