Member Events
*Listed in Pacific Time
Certification Pathway Call
A call to answer questions about BaHJ doula or CBE certification.
Storytelling Week!
Join us, as a storytelller or listener, for one of our favorite traditions at Birthing from Within: Storytelling Week!
Each day this week a BfW member or facilitator will share a story from their heart on our online forum.
Interested in sharing a story with us? Please review the storytelling guidelines and sign up on this form!
Member Call: Listening for Solutions
In today’s information-heavy world, birth preparation often centers on facts, research, and planning — what Birthing From Within calls Modern Knowing. But as many of us have witnessed, facts alone cannot carry someone through the mystery, intensity, and transformation of birth.
In this call, we’ll explore the Three Ways of Knowing, how these ways of knowing show up in our own birth work, how they interact in our clients' decision-making, and how we can support a more balanced, whole-person approach to preparation, birth, and postpartum.
Member Call: The Three Ways of Knowing: How to Find Balance Between Embodied Wisdom and Information
In today’s information-heavy world, birth preparation often centers on facts, research, and planning — what Birthing From Within calls Modern Knowing. But as many of us have witnessed, facts alone cannot carry someone through the mystery, intensity, and transformation of birth.
In this call, we’ll explore the Three Ways of Knowing, how these ways of knowing show up in our own birth work, how they interact in our clients' decision-making, and how we can support a more balanced, whole-person approach to preparation, birth, and postpartum.
Member Call: Working with Parents who have Birthed Before
As parents prepare to welcome another baby into their family, their needs shift. They tend to be less interested in the nuts and bolts of birth, and more interested in exploring how to get through the ordeal of birth as an initiation, having walked that road before.
On this call, we’ll explore topics and processes to support experienced parents.
Being a Birth Detective
There’s so much emphasis on cervical dilation when assessing labor—but what else is unfolding beneath the surface? This call invites us to go beyond the cervix and become true “birth detectives.” Together, we'll explore the subtle signs, shifts, and sensations that tell us where someone may be in their labor journey. From emotional states and breathing patterns to vocal tones, movement, intuition, and the laboring person’s own words—we’ll dig into the deeper wisdom of the body.
Certification Pathway Call
A call to answer questions about BaHJ doula or CBE certification.
Solution-Focused Pushing: supporting parents in the second stage.
“How will I know when to push?”
“What does pushing feel like?”
“What is the best position for pushing?”
These are just a few of the questions parents ask themselves (and us!) about the second stage of labor. Knowing that none of these questions have just one simple answer, how do we prepare parents in a meaningful way for second stage?
This call, with Maeve Sundstrom, will cover some practical considerations and explore ways to support the inner journey of second stage.
Talking about Nutrition
Join BfW trainer Christy Cozby to learn tips for facilitating strength-based, solution-focused, non-judgmental, and culturally relevant conversations about prenatal nutrition.
Certification Pathway Call
A call to answer questions about BaHJ doula or CBE certification.
Solution-Focused Dialogue Part Two: beginning with the question
Join Kathie Neff in this follow up call for an interactive hour of the solution-focused experience!
Introducing Parents to Birthing from Within
We know that the Birthing from Within model goes beyond traditional birth plans and medical information, helping parents navigate the uncertainties of birth and the postpartum period. But do the families you serve know that?
Join Lou-Ann Wattley Belk on this member call to explore ways to showcase the practical tools, mindset shifts, self-discovery, resilience, and storytelling techniques at the heart of Birthing from Within. Empower those you serve to embrace their birth journey by confidently introducing them to the refreshing BfW approach.
Member Call: Exploring Solution Focused Dialogue: Part One
Much is written about using Solution Focused Dialogue to create impactful conversations with clients. This call will focus on key points in SFD and explore the nuances together. Join us!
Member Call: How to Offer a “Taste of Birthing from Within”
A “Taste of Birthing from Within” is a way to share with parents what Birthing from Within is all about and help spread the word about your classes and services. This call will offer ideas for how to create and market an offering like this in your community.
Certification Pathway Call
A call to answer questions about BaHJ doula or CBE certification.
Member Call: How to Build a Module/Session
Join BfW trainer Chrisy Cozby to explore how to go about building sessions and classes from Birthing from Within curriculum and processes.
Member Call: Creating a Birthing from Within ambiance
Join BfW trainer Christine D’Esposito for an engaging discussion about creating warm, inviting settings for classes and sessions with parents. Share ideas and discover practical tools, props, and techniques to enhance learning and foster connection.
Storytelling Week!
Join us, as a storytelller or listener, for one of our favorite traditions at Birthing from Within: Storytelling Week!
Each day this week a BfW member or facilitator will share a story from their heart on our online forum.
Interested in sharing a story with us? Please review the storytelling guidelines and sign up on this form!
Certification Pathway Call
A call to answer questions about BaHJ doula or CBE certification.
Member Call: Storytelling Workshop
December is BfW’s annual tradition of storytelling week! This month, join BfW Facilitator Maeve Sundstrom for a workshop on how to tell a story. Whether this is to prepare you to share a story with our community, your clients, or just to hone your skill, we hope to see you there!
Member Call: In search of a “good” birth: What birthing people want and why that matters in your practice.
What makes childbirth meaningful and powerful? Between the competing paradigms of birth are the missing voices of childbearing people and family-centered care. BFW childbirth educators and doulas are uniquely tuned in to listen and help bridge the chasm with contemplative, experiential care.
Join BfW facilitator Andrea Denali to explore how current qualitative research supports what we do specifically as BFW birth workers, and strengthen your confidence and offerings in your community!
Certification Pathway Call
A call to answer questions about BaHJ doula or CBE certification.
Member Call: Mentoring Parents Through their Birth Story
Many parents find themselves feeling shocked, overwhelmed, angry, or disappointed with their birth experience after the dust has settled, whether unexpected medical interventions were a part of that birth or not. On this call with BfW facilitator Christine D’Esposito we’ll explore how to use the Five Words Framework to discuss birth stories with parents in a mindful and compassionate way.
Member Call: Collaborating with Medical Care Teams
Join Christine D’Esposito for a call about collaboration with medical care teams.
Member Call: The Introverted Mentor, tips to avoid exhaustion
Of the many reasons humans face exhaustion, the one faced by the introverted personality is workable. Introverts renew themselves deep within; hopefully without too many interruptions from fellow humans. Sound familiar? Join the conversation . . .
Join BfW facilitator Kathie Neff to talk about tips to avoid exhaustion.
Member Call: Supporting Parents with Infant Feeding
Labor is often the main attraction of prenatal sessions and birth classes. But did you know that doulas and childbirth educators are uniquely positioned to offer nourishing guidance for the far too often overlooked season of infant feeding? Let's explore the ways BfW processes can edify and strengthen parents as they navigate the journey of infant feeding.
Join BfW facilitator Lou-Ann Wattley Belk to talk about supporting parents with infant feeding.
Certification Pathway Call
A call to answer questions about BaHJ doula or CBE certification.
Member Call: Preparing Partners for Labor Support
Join BfW Facilitator Christine D’Esposito to explore ideas for engaging partners in preparing for a labor support role.
Member Call: Pregnancy After Loss
Pregnancy after loss (miscarriage/stillbirth) can bring additional challenges for parents, from holding their breath to sleepless worrying. Let's talk through how BFW gives us a framework to help families uncover what they need while weaving grief and hope into their new chapter of parenthood.
Led by BfW Facilitator Heather Collins.
Member Call: Sharing Stories- Making the Path of Our Mentor Journeys
Join BfW Facilitator Kathie Neff for an hour of storytelling from the lived experience of Birthing From Within mentors from many times and places. Share and listen to stories of how BfW processes have been used in our classes and sessions. In our sixty minutes together, we will invite the experience of connection that comes with the telling of stories and the listening and learning they bring.
Certification Pathway Call
A call to answer questions about BaHJ doula or CBE certification.
Member Call: Demystifying Polyvagal Theory
Polyvagal Theory is an approach to understanding trauma. It highlights the nervous systems importance in how we perceive trauma. Join BfW Member Jen Gillean for an exploration of Polyvagal Theory and learn how you can support your own nervous system and the clients you work with from this trauma informed approach.
This call is open to the public.
Member Call: Telling the story of Inanna
Join BfW Facilitator Koyuki Smith to explore our new Inanna storytelling map and gain ideas for sharing this story with parents you support in the childbearing year.