First rambling notes...

This is my first foray into this venue of blogging. I teach writing at the Community College level, but I am also a nurse. I have done a wide range of things within the nursing profession...oncology, med-surg, ICU/CCU, newborn nursery, pediatrician's office, Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator.

Then, I went back and earned a Masters in English, and currently I teach Part-time in a local CC.

But, I am considering re-entering nursing by becoming a birth doula. Teaching is rewarding and full-filling, but there is something missing...which is caring for people on a deeper level.

In my Lamaze training I did support women in labor several times, and found it to be extremely rewarding. So, I checked out the DONA website, and ordered the books I'm required to read, and plan to attend their next doula training workshop in February.

There are many parallels between these two careers, but I'll come back to that on my next post.

Kathy