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.  She is willing to travel to your community to present topics of interest to your group.  Topics that she has presented include:

Advanced Doula Workshops: Rebozo Uses in Pregnancy and Labor  (3.75 CEUs) Use of the TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator) Unit for Back Pain in Labor (3 CEUs) VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) - Supporting Your VBAC Client Powerful Prenatals (2.75 CEUs) When a Baby is Sick or Dies (2.75 CEUs) Business Skills for Doulas (3.75 CEUs) Between a Rock and a Soft Place:  The Doula's Role in Advocacy for her Clients (2,75 CEUs) Advocacy and Politics in the Birth Room Communication Skills for the Doula  Supporting a Woman with an Epidural Encouraging Gentle Birth for Babies Breastfeeding Workshop for Doulas Visualizations for Birth Processing Birth Trauma Non-pharmaceutical Methods of Pain Management in Childbirth   For parents, schools, interest groups,  and the public: Birth 101 - The History and Mis-story of Birth Hormones of Labor - A Hormonious Symphony Birth as a Peace Movement Birth Beliefs and how they are formed The Significance of Birth 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? Non-pharmaceutical Methods of Pain Management in Childbirth Spiritual Cesarean Birth Processing Birth Fears or Trauma Telling Our Stories Rituals for Pregnancy and Birth 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 Advanced Doula Trainings (see above) Placenta  Encapsulation for Doulas

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. Return to Big Belly Services home page