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What I learned from my plant
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Hi Reader, Look at this little plant... It doesn't know it's rooted in only a few cups of soil. It doesn't care that it started from a tiny sprig my neighbor was going to throw away. It stretched, first to the left, then to the right, then to wherever it could. Now it's spreading across my dining room ceiling, dangling from whatever it can find without a care in the world. If I forget all the things I've been told that limit me and my growth, maybe I can be like that plant. Have a great weekend and reach for the stars. Carrie |
Carrie Kenner
Interested in becoming a doula, marketing your doula business, or what keeps a person (me) motivated and engaged in this work for over 20 years? Join my weekly newsletter on doulas, writing, ponderings on life and whatever is feeding my fire at the time, and get freebies and special discounts on courses.
Hi Reader, I am yearning, longing, desiring, despairing, declaring, and desperate. Not in a clingy, help-me-someone way. I am desperate to feel whole. I ache to get away from my desk, the news, the endless cycle of cooking food and shitting it out, the dust, sitting behind the wheel. I hunger to connect with my soul’s purpose, to feel my power, to see my dreams reflected in the faces around me. I long for the forest, being in circle, moving, dancing, singing, crying, laughing, and eating...
Hi Reader, I was a guest on a podcast last week. I’m being interviewed on a number of them in the next coming months (I’ll be sure to post them here when they air) and I love, love, love getting to talk about doulas and the tremendous impact they make in people’s lives, whether during birth, death, divorce, cancer, gender transition, dementia, surgery, pet loss, or any challenging life situation. My favorite question I was asked? What’s the difference between a doula and a coach? ❓ It’s such...
Hi Reader, Feeling powerless? Voting with your money is one of the easiest ways to exert your power in America. I learned this when I worked for Group Health Cooperative and started shopping at food coops. When you give a business your money, you are voting for them. When you avoid or refuse to shop with them, you’re letting them know they aren’t worthy of your cash. In the past few weeks, Walmart, Target, Amazon, McDonald’s, and many smaller businesses took advantage of the open call for...