Birth as a Heroic Journey
Childbirth Educator Training & Certification
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Crossing the Threshold Retreat
Membership in Birthing from Within
Birthing from Within Values and Philosophy
How Birth is Like a Heroic Journey
The Phases of the Heroic Journey
Solution Focused Dialogue: Five Words for Mindfully Engaging
Introduction to Solution Focused Dialogue
Storytelling in Birthing from Within
Overview of Archetypes: Attributes & Needs
Home Practice: Heroic Journey in Movies
Birthing from Within and Trauma Informed Care
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Mentoring Skills: Scaffolding and Building a Module
Childbirth Educator Skills: Getting Your Classes Up and Running
Resource: Getting Started with Pain Coping
Process Map: Assessing Parents Expectations - Scaling
Process Map: Assessing Parents Response - Baseline with Ice
Process Map: Pain-Coping-Breath Awareness
Demonstration: Pain-Coping: Scaling, Baseline, & Breath Awareness
Home Practice: Scaling, Baseline, & Breath Awareness
Seeing Myself as a Parent: Birth Art Map & Home Practice
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Welcome: The Tasks of Preparation and the Gatherer
Progress Map: Solution Focused Dialogue
Mentoring Skills: Listening with All Five Ears
Childbirth Educator Skills: Class Planning
Process Map: Non-Focused Awareness
Demonstration and Resources: Non-Focused Awareness
Home Practice: Non-Focused Awareness
Home Practice: Heart’s Question
Home Practice: Tasks of Preparation
Birth Art Map: Landscape of Labor
Demonstration Video: Landscape of Labor
Home Practice: Landscape of Labor
Personal Reflection Journal Prompts
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Mentoring Skills: Avoiding Avoiding
Resource Document: What to pack in the birth bag?
Demonstration: Finding the Center
Home Practice: Finding the Center
Resources: Making Decisions/Informed Consent
Map: Informed Consent/Making Decisions
Supporting Parents through Fear & Uncertainty
Map: Wise & Compassionate Use of Drugs
Birth Art: Seeing Yourself Strong
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CBE Skills: Special Class for Partners
Resources: Vocalization in Labor
Home Practice: Vocalization in Labor
Process Map: Courageous & Compassionate Excavation of Fears
Process Map: Obstetric Symbol Reframe
Supporting Parents through Loss
Resource: Birth Trauma Tangible Tools
Birth Art Map: Opening with a Frame
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Welcome to the Fact Gathering Basket
Resource List for Clients (Also found in certification packet)
Research Home Practice: Mindfulness
Resource Document: Prenatal Nutrition
Research Home Practice: Prenatal Nutrition, Stress Reduction, and Exercise
A Baby's Development Week by Week
Modern Knowing: Stages of Labor & Mechanics of Birth
Resource Document: Early Labor Support
Resource Document: Active Labor & Transition Support
Resource Document: How to Time Contractions
The Hormonal Physiology of Childbirth
Home Practice: Create a Module on the Physiology of Labor
Modern Knowing: Optimal Fetal Positioning
Resources: Optimal Fetal Positioning
Resources: Hands-On Support for Labor
Research Home Practice: Optimal Fetal Positioning
Modern Knowing: Positions for Labor
Resource Document: Back Labor Support
Research Home Practice: Positions for Labor
Home Practice: Create a Module on OFP and Positions for Labor
Resource Document: Supporting Inductions
Resource Document: Pain Medication Options Chart
Modern Knowing: Medical Tools & Support, Induction Methods
Research Home Practice: Pharmaceuticals for Pain, Induction, or Cesarean Birth
Home Practice: Create a Module on Induction, Epidural, & Cesarean Birth
Resource Document: Support for Long & Short Labors
Resource Document: Second Stage/Pushing Support
Modern Knowing: Immediate Postpartum
Resource Document: Third Stage & Immediate Postpartum
Modern Knowing: Infant Feeding
Resources: Hands on Support for Labor
Research Home Practice: Immediate Postpartum, Newborn Choices, and/or Infant Feeding
Resource Document: Postpartum & Fourth Trimester Overview
Home Practice: Create a Module on Immediate Postpartum & Infant Feeding
Resource: Assessing Postpartum Mood & Anxiety Disorders
Home Practice: Create a Module on Postpartum Planning and Postpartum Mood Disorders
Business Essentials for Birth Workers & Online Community
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Click here to download Business Essentials for Birth Workers by Sabia Wade
Click here to access the Birth as a Heroic Journey online forum.
You will use the same credentials (email/password) that you use to log into this website. The first time you join you will be prompted to set up a profile. You can adjust your notification settings for each Module page using the gear icon so that you receive (or don’t) notifications for activity.
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