Fairfield County Doula & Birthworker

Fairfield County Doula

Category: Birth

  • Getting back into running while postpartum

    Getting back into running while postpartum

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    Liz Guerra
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    I ran a half marathon today! And not any half marathon but arguably one of the most difficult half marathons in the Northeast. A trail run that took me up 1500 feet elevation and back down and then back up 1500 feet elevation (for the second loop) through steep ass hills going up and steep…

  • Affirming Support

    Affirming Support

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    Liz Guerra
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    I’m feeling so excited over these birth affirmations I just designed for my client who is due any day now. Typically when I am supporting a family, I ask them to review a number of different affirmations and come up with a list of affirmations they feel connected to. Then I take the list, and…

  • A Doula / Birthworker’s Origin Story

    A Doula / Birthworker’s Origin Story

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    Liz Guerra
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    The first birth I attended was my best friend’s birth. I drove down from graduate school in Western Massachusetts at midnight in early January, picked up my mom (my birth guru) in Queens Village, and drove like a madwoman to Forest Hills, Queens, New York. I didn’t know what to expect. This was my first…