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Hi. My name is Anna Luz. I use she. They pronouns. I am a postpartum doula and a mama. I came into postpartum work with that experience myself of going through birth and postpartum through a pandemic and realizing how vital postpartum support is and how vital having community is in that process. And so I came about doing my own postpartum trading with the nesting doula collective, which really helped me as someone who is a mixed race ancestry, to find ways into this work that felt authentic to me. I also grew up in a queer, single parent, disability raised household, and that informs who I am and my lived experience today. And a piece of what I really enjoyed in growing up, especially my activist campagna raising household, really nourished me in my caregiving style. From a young age, I really enjoyed holding babies and caring for young folks in my community. And together with my skills as a chef over most of my career, I found a great blending of my need and enjoyment of nourishing people in my community, as well as caring and listening to those around me. And so I'm hoping that I can support you folks, whether it's through food or just a really thoughtful, listening ear, whether it's my cool, calm, caring vibe of just checking in, seeing how things are going, what your needs are. I love to support you with meal prep, with body feeding and that new experience through some of the training I've done and really wanting to be a person that's going to be there to prioritize also the birth givers recovery, advocating for anything that you need, and really being there as someone who cares in an authentic and deep way. So I hope to connect with you soon. Bye.

Hello & What's Next

Hi. Lizzie here. We're so glad that you're part of our brood and that there's so many families who are curious to get to know you and a little bit about your story. We're using video in a creative way so families can see you, hear your voice, hear a little bit about your story, and understand if tour a good fit to jive. Jill's going to help you a little bit more with your setup and we're going to share a few questions for you to practice and think about when creating a really short, casual video to share with folks. Thank you so much for your energy and sharing a little bit about.

Getting Set Up

Jill. Here some quick ways to get set up. Grab your phone or your laptop with a video camera in it. Set it up somehow. Maybe you've got a stand or on a stack of books. You're going to find a natural source of light, like a window. Or if you're like me, you have one of those fancy ring lights. And then click record when you're ready. That's it.

You. So you're all ready to record. Your space is lit. You're looking great. Everything is calm and quiet. Now take out a pen and paper or a postit note, and you're going to think about these three prompts that you'll answer in your short video. The first is I became a doula because I became a doula because the the second is my caregiving style is my caregiving style is and the last my expertise is my expertise is we've created these three prompts, so you can share, pieces that you've studied, elements that you like to apply in your care work to families and anything that feels relevant and true to you. Anything that you would share in person. Make sure that you start all the prompts like you would in a conversation. My caregiving style is based on my cancer sign, I am a water sign. Blah, blah, blah. Whatever feels good to you. And our videos are under three minutes, so keep looking at a timer and keep talking and finish when you're ready to go. Good luck.

Thank you & get consent

That's it. You're all done. Thank you so much for submitting that video. It's really going to help our families get to know you a little bit better, more about your caregiving style, and help us set up the right pairings of doulas and families so they get the care that they need. If you have any questions or want any support in any of these things, do it again. Just want to talk it out with one of us. Get in touch with myself, Lizzie or Emma. That thank you.

Ana-Luz Cobon