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SUMMARY:Ground & Gather: Self Care Circle for Doulas
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a monthly online gathering where we center ourselves\, share our feelings\, and commune together in a safe space. Join us for our Mama Glow Ground and Gather with Sherri Doucette \nThis is a safe space to speak what’s on your heart and be supported by your Mama Glow doula community. Space will be held and facilitated by Mama Glow Doula Sherri Doucette. Sherri will guide us in breath work technique\, mindfulness and contemplative practice and tools to help navigate your journey as a practicing doula. Using an integrative approach to healing\, Sherri will guide you through the each session with ease. \nGuided by: Mama Glow Doula Sherri Doucette\, a native of southern California\, Sherri founded Litehouse Wellness in 2017 following the tragic loss of her husband due to gastro-esophageal cancer. Through Litehouse Wellness she endeavors to bridge the wellness accessibility gap for African American men using the healing arts and preventative health education. Sherri is committed to strengthening the family and community\, and reestablishing legacies of health and wellness. Sherri is a certified yoga and meditation guide (RYT200/300MT)\, reiki practitioner\, and doula. \n\n\n\nMonth        \nTheme\nDescription\n\n\n\n\n10/9\nThe Sacred Yes: Choosing Ourselves First\nExploring boundaries\, discernment\, and the power of saying yes to our needs.\n\n\n11/6\nRooted & Remembering: The Wisdom We Carry\nHonoring ancestral wisdom and the lineages that sustain us. What do we carry and what are we ready to put down?\n\n\n12/4\nTenderness in this Season: Making Room for What Is\nCreating space for complexity during a time that can amplify grief\, loneliness\, obligation\, and exhaustion. Practicing gentleness without requiring ourselves to be joyful.\n\n\n2/5\nThe Gift of Receiving: Reciprocity as Care\nMoving beyond the expectation of an endless well. Exploring reciprocal relationships\, village keeping\, and allowing ourselves to be held.\n\n\n3/5\nOur Bodies Know: Returning to Embodied Wisdom\nReconnecting with the body as an instrument of intuition\, knowing\, pleasure\, and discernment after spending so much time attending to others (Embodied\, Physical Practice)\n\n\n4/2\nThe Alchemy of Anger: When What We Witness Moves Us\nMaking compassionate and nonjudgmental space for anger\, frustration\, and righteous rage. Exploring how we can honor these emotions without allowing them to consume us.\n\n\n5/7\nMore Than the Work: Reclaiming Who We Are\nReclamation of identity beyond doula\, caregiver\, healer\, mentor\, and helper. Inviting play\, pleasure\, creativity\, friendship\, and parts of ourselves that don’t have to be useful.\n\n\n6/4\nWhat We’re Becoming: Welcoming What’s Emerging\nAs the season opens into light and possibility\, we’ll gather to honor who we’ve been\, who we’re becoming\, and what is asking for our attention.\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mamaglow.com/event/ground-gather-self-care-circle/2027-04-02/
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SUMMARY:Holding Space: An Online Mental Health Circle for Doulas
DESCRIPTION:Holding Space is an inclusive\, online mental health support circle created exclusively for doulas who give deeply and deserve to be held\, too. This dedicated gathering offers a space to pause\, exhale\, and tend to your own emotional and mental well-being—while in community with peers who truly understand the heart and complexity of birth work. \nFacilitated in a nurturing and affirming environment\, Holding Space invites doulas to share openly\, reflect honestly\, and reconnect with themselves beyond the role of caregiver. Together\, we explore the full spectrum of this work—burnout\, grief\, joy\, boundaries\, sustainability\, and everything in between—without judgment or expectation to “be strong.” \nThis circle is not about fixing or performing. It is about being witnessed\, supported\, and reminded that your care matters\, too. \nTime: 7:00-8:30 PM \nDate: Monthly\, Every third-Thursday\nSept 17\, 2026\nOct 15\, 2026\nNov 19\, 2026\nDec 17\, 2026\nJan 21\, 2027\nFeb 18\, 2027\nMar 18\, 2027\nApr 15\, 2027\nMay 20\, 2027\nInvestment: Free for Mama Glow Doulas \n$25.00 for everyone else \n  \nMeet Your Facilitator: Jamilla Jackson Kelly \nAs a wife and boy mom of 2\, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor\, Birth and Postpartum Doula\, Jamillah Jackson Kelly enjoys supporting others on a variety of life paths. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with minors in Spanish and Sociology from Georgetown University and a Masters of Science and Specialist in Education Degree in Couples and Family Counseling from the University of NC at Greensboro. Through Mama Glow\, Jamillah is trained as both a Birth and Postpartum Doula and a First Foods Justice Advocate; she is also trained as a Birth Doula through DONA International. With her varied experiences in the last 20 years of working in a domestic violence shelter\, county jail\, methadone clinic\, 24/7 behavioral health crisis line\, and now private practice\, Jamillah’s holistic and nonjudgmental orientation enables her to meet her clients where they are on their path. Jamillah fully believes and supports that we all have a right to show up authentically as our true selves and be respected as such. When we all have room to show up holistically\, we can survive and heal from our worst days and thrive into creating our best days.
URL:https://mamaglow.com/event/holding-space-an-online-mental-health-circle-for-doulas-6/2027-04-15/
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SUMMARY:First Foods Justice: Breastfeeding Certification Program for Doulas
DESCRIPTION:FIRST FOODS JUSTICE BREASTFEEDING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR DOULAS\nNourishing Our Babies to Nurture Ourselves \nThe course is intended to support individuals of marginalized identities as they uplift and serve their communities in nurturing themselves as they nourish their babies. \nThe Mama Glow Foundation is a 501c3 non profit committed to advancing reproductive justice and birth equity through education\, advocacy\, the arts\, research and scholarship. \nWe are thrilled to announce the return of the Mama Glow Foundation FIRST FOODS JUSTICE: BREASTFEEDING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR DOULAS – Nourishing Our Babies to Nurture Ourselves  \nThe design of this course centers the safety and support of Black and Brown mothers\, birthing people\, and families as they navigate the unique challenges and joys of breastfeeding/chestfeeding. \nThis 12-hour course examines breastfeeding through the lens of first food justice—the principle that all infants have the right to optimal nutrition\, and all caregivers the right to provide it. Centering this framework requires both honoring the joy and cultural significance of breastfeeding for Black mothers and mothers of color\, and confronting the structural inequities that shape their experiences. Although human milk is the gold standard for infant nutrition\, Black birthing people and families face persistent\, systemic barriers to breastfeeding—barriers rooted in and perpetuated by the enduring legacy of chattel slavery in the United States. \nCompared to their white counterparts\, Black mothers and birthing people are less likely to initiate breastfeeding and\, when they do\, are less likely to sustain it for durations sufficient to confer optimal infant health benefits. This course situates these disparities within a broader framework of restorative justice and collective healing\, while critically examining the targeted marketing practices of infant formula companies toward minoritized communities. \nDesigned to address persistent inequities in lactation support\, the course provides professional lactation education to birth workers from communities disproportionately impacted by adverse health outcomes\, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to serve within their own community contexts. Grounded in a sustained commitment to community-based care and workforce development\, the program invests in the Mama Glow network of care workers and seeks to foster both professional validation and pathways toward healing. \nUpon successful completion of the course and examination\, students receive a certificate recognizing their status as First Foods Justice Advocates on the pathway to certification. Fulfillment of all course requirements\, including designated community hours\, culminates in the award of the Certified Community Lactation Educator credential. \nThis course meets the Mama Glow Doula Certification requirment. \nThis course is a pathway to professional development opportunities with Mama Glow. \nCOURSE PREREQUISITES:\n\nApplicant must be a trained doula\nApplicant must currently serve marginalized communities\nApplicant must be able to attend all course sessions online\n\nSUMMER 2027 COURSE DATES:\nThe course meets twice a week for 3 weeks for a total of 6 zoom sessions. Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00-8:00pm ET \n\n\nWeek 1 – June 8th\, 10th\n\n\nWeek 2 – June 15th\, 17th\n\n\nWeek 3 – June 22nd\, 24th\n\n\nINVESTMENT: $595.00 + Processing Fees \nThe FIRST FOODS JUSTICE: BREASTFEEDING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR DOULAS is an educational and professional development initiative of the Mama Glow Foundation. Enrollment requires a $595.00 fee prior to onboarding\, which covers tuition\, administrative support\, access to the student dashboard\, mentorship\, and certification processing. This course is made affordable through subsidy from the Mama Glow Foundation. \nProgram costs are subsidized by the Mama Glow Foundation to promote accessibility; no additional scholarships are available. \nNo refunds will be issued.
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