In this episode we exchange ideas on the importance of doula work, and how each birth signifies the brilliance and miracle of new souls choosing their arrival. Rima Thierry has given birth four times, four different ways, in which she says, her children's personalities distinctly shine through each experience. 
Rima Thierry is a birth doula, yoga teacher, and cofounder of SovernLA, a healing arts organization that uplifts and supports black + indigenous women and gender non-binary people.
To attend a class or a new moon circle led by Rima, please visit https://www.sovern.la
*This episode is not medical advice.

1:21 What makes for a good doula
3:22 Mother and baby know best
4:53 The social media inspiration and fallacy
6:59 Choosing your birth environment
11:21 Choosing the right birth team
13:07 Helping clients relinquish control
15:58 Holding space for an empowered birth
18:59 Rima’s first birth - breech cesarean birth
26:24 Second birth - head down cesarean birth
34:12 Third birth - cesarean birth
45:00 Yoga training and fourth birth - vaginal with a doula
59:54 The duality and spirituality of birth and life
1:02:49 Rima’s organization SovernLA
1:05:24 Childhood and parenthood as a child of immigrants - the places we come from
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