Ciao Bella Doula Services

02/22/2025

11/25/2024

💔Managing Grief During the Holidays💔
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Tip #1 of 5: Honor your loved one
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So often our society pressures us to “move on,” “heal,” “find closure,” or “let go” of our loved ones.
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Those messages are wrong.
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We shouldn’t be letting go; we should be finding new ways to hold on to them, hold onto our memories of them, and find a new way to feel connected to them.
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Spend some time thinking about how best to honor your loved one this season.
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It could be as simple as lighting a candle or hanging a special ornament on your tree.
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Maybe it’s volunteering to feed the homeless, host a toy drive for children, or sponsoring a family for Christmas.
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Go to their favorite restaurant.
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Cook their famous side dish.
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Wear their necklace.
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Stop trying to forget them.
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Instead, embrace your memories of them. Talk about them. Say their name and say it often.
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If you are looking for grief support this holiday season, download the Managing Grief During the Holidays e-book and workbook at https://payhip.com/b/FJ8h6
and the Survivng the Holidays with a Broken Heart grief journal at https://payhip.com/b/MF0SK

06/17/2024

You need to hear this. Your desire to experience vaginal birth is valid. It's not outrageous to hope for something different in your next birth. You're not alone.

Every journey is unique, and wanting a VBAC doesn't mean disregarding medical advice; it means being informed, prepared, and empowered. Your desire to try for a VBAC is courageous and deserves respect and support from friends, family, AND your provider.

Don't let anyone tell you that wanting a VBAC is "silly". Even if it's not a possibility for you for whatever reason, mourning that desire is okay.

06/17/2024

Join us LIVE June 27th at 7pm ET

04/04/2024

Join us LIVE April 25th at 7pm ET

11/20/2023

Hi friend, I’m Suzanne - there are so many new faces here, so I wanted to take a moment to share a bit about me, this platform & the work I do…

I’m a former Hospice and Oncology nurse who was stirred by what I experienced in this space. I can confidently say that most end of life experiences with my beloved patients did NOT go well.
In 2012, I went on a volunteer trip to Zimbabwe, Africa. That trip changed my life. It was while working with the beautiful people in this community, that I was made acutely aware- that we have been doing everything wrong. That death is NOT a medical experience- it’s a Human one. It is when we start interfering and doing things to extend life at the end when there is no quality, that we can cause more harm than good.

The most amazing thing is that the end of life can go well- really well with the right education, kindness and support.

After my trip, I came home and started the International Doulagivers Institute. As a pioneer in the Death Doula Profession, Death Doulas are now a global Movement. Our Mission is to provide the best possible end of life education for families and the highest level of education to become a Certified Death Doula.
Death is something that we all have in common no matter our race, religion, or socioeconomic status. We believe that this education to support people to have the most positive end of life experience is a human right, not a privilege.

There are two main offerings here:

Holistic non-medical End of Life Education

Compassionate Life Mastery Training

We are committed to bring back death as the natural, sacred, experience it was meant to be and in doing so allow it to be our greatest teacher about how to live: with presence, compassion, non-judgement and service.

The best way to use this group is to:

Take part in all the free events and trainings
Ask questions
Show others love and support

If you are here to choose LOVE over fear and want to help make the world a better place for everyone in it, We welcome you with so much love, Suzanne ❤️😘

11/08/2023

A fabric womb made by Angélique du Coudray, a French midwife who was commissioned by King Louis XV to reduce infant mortality. From 1760 to 1783, she traveled all over France, visiting poor rural women and sharing her extensive knowledge with them. It is estimated that she trained some 10,000 women.
Du Coudray also invented the first lifesize obstetrical mannequin, for practicing mock births, and published a well-received midwifery textbook

See more: https://thetravelbible.com/museum-of-artifacts/

11/03/2023

Learn how to become a confident caregiver for someone at the end of life. Explore the impact that quality care can have on individuals, families, and society as a whole. Discover key insights from the Doulagivers Institute and learn why proper training is essential in order to meet the responsibilit...

10/24/2023

In rural Montana, peer support doulas help patients and their babies make it through pregnancy healthy, sober and together.