Why I write birth stories: A doula reflects on motherhood, healing and trusting the process

Trust the process. Today, I counsel doula clients with these words. As I hold the hands of women in labor, watch them open to the challenge and wonder of birth, and offer loving encouragement – my heart is full. Somehow that young girl in Utah found her way to this work. Somehow she found the strength to mentor another in crossing a threshold she once feared.