The winds are up and the weather is changing from hot to cold to rainy, all in one day. The pollen is flying like crazy. ‘Tis the season to be sneezy! Midwives and birth workers are especially prone to burnout
Feel like you’re running on empty? We’re not surprised! Spending so much energy caring for others can do that do a lady. When you’re a midwife, doula or birth worker, your work involves such high levels of caring, and
It’s that time of year again isn’t it – snotty noses, headaches, sore throats – it’s enough to want to make you sneeze. As a midwife, you’re often in contact with little kids and families, and you’re vulnerable to catching
It was my privilege to be asked to speak at the latest CAPEA (Childbirth And Parenting Educators of Australia) Biennial conference in Hobart on Friday, September 26, 2014. The conference was called Taming the Tiger and brought together over 150 educators
This soup can be made quickly or quite slowly – if you have a slow cooker then that is definitely better as you’ll get more nutrients out of the bones. Slow-cooked bone and veggie soup is incredibly nourishing for your
It’s much more than merely the absence of disease. Read through each of these to see how you fare. As a midwife, you are tending to women all through the night when naturally you should be resting. This does interfere
I have realized that I am a very direct (& not too subtle) communicator and don’t have any problems getting right into difficult, painful and confronting issues. This comes in handy in many ways at work both in managing staff at
