PRESENTATIONS,  LECTURES  &  TRAININGS

 

     Carrie has been a public speaker for over 20 years, and is known for her passionate expressions of warmth, humor, and unique ways of presenting material to interest and inform her audiences.  Her passion for birth and mission to create a more peaceful planet make her presentations meaningful to the birth professional or the public at large.  Anyone who cares about families, babies, world peace, Mother Earth, transformation, or holistic health will be motivated by the information Carrie has to share.

     Carrie is available for public lectures, professional trainings, conferences, group meetings, schools, workshops, and special events on birth-related subjects.  Topics that she has presented include:

  • Birth as a Peace Movement

  • Encouraging Gentle Birth for Babies

  • Birth Beliefs and how they are formed

  • The Significance of Birth

  • Hormones of Labor - The Harmonious Symphony

  • The Creation of a New Person - The Developmental Process of Body, Soul, and Personality

  • Newborn Consciousness

  • Birth Mechanics - How babies get out

  • Intuition, Luck & the Birth Fairy

  • Getting Information and Informed Choice

  • What is a Doula and Why Do We Need One?

  • Communication Skills for the Doula 

  • Non-pharmaceutical Methods of Pain Management in Childbirth

  • Spiritual Cesarean Birth

  • VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) - A Women's Rights Issue

  • When a Baby is Sick or Dies

  • Processing Birth Fears

  • Telling Our Stories

  • Breastfeeding Basics

  • Rituals for Pregnancy and Birth

  • The Business of Being a Doula

  • Visualizations for Birth

 

Workshops

  • Birth Art Workshop

  • Birth Story Workshop

  • Planning for the Postpartum Period (The  Baby Moon)

 

Formal Trainings

  • DONA-Approved Birth  Doula Training

  • Placenta  Encapsulation for Doulas

  • Childbirth Educator Training

     Topics, workshops, or trainings can be combined and/or modified to meet the needs of your group.  If you are interested in having Carrie visit your group, please contact her for availability and fees.