The Doula Life with Kristin Mundy
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Featuring
Kristin Elizabeth Mundy
Birth & Postpartum Doula
Creator, The Doula Life
Clean Beauty Advocate, Beautycounter
Bio
Kristin Mundy is a Birth and Postnatal Doula, a clean beauty advocate with Beautycounter and a low-tox living educator. Kristin first started her path to health, wellness, and advocacy after she was given a life-changing diagnosis in 2013 of Lupus SLE and Transverse Myelitis, which left her paralyzed from the waist down.
Kristin now has full use of her legs and has been in remission and medication-free for almost 6 years — which she accredits to self-care, mindset, a nontoxic lifestyle, nutrition, and inner self-healing. From her own navigation through the healthcare industry, she realized there was a big need for advocacy and education. That need combined with her love for womanhood — becoming a doula became her life’s passion.
Kristin now runs The Doula Life, a little hub on the internet that aims to empower mothers and arm them with educated information about birth, postpartum, how to be a conscious consumer and protect yourself from environmental toxins.
About this episode
When I tell people I’m certifying as Doula, I get so many questions; what is a Doula? What do Doulas actually do? I have midwives, do I still need a Doula? I’m having a hospital birth – Doulas only do homebirths, right? I want the drugs, don’t Doulas just try to talk you into a natural birth?
These are all valid questions that come up about Doula work as this profession becomes more regulated and mainstream, so I’m very excited and honoured to have a seasoned Birth and Postpartum Doula, Kristin Mundy, on today’s episode of the podcast to share her accounts of this work and how beneficial having Doula support can be for families who are transitioning into parenthood or adding a member to their family.
In addition to sharing openly about her experiences as a Doula, Kristin is also sharing about her harrowing experiences with Lupus SLE and Transverse Myelitis as well as pregnancy loss. Her story really touched me, as she overcame an extremely difficult prognosis that she may never walk again, over six years ago. Today, Kristin is completely healthy and thriving thanks to self-care, mindset work, and low-toxic living.
This episode is for you if you’re pregnant and considering hiring a Doula if you’re interested in becoming a Doula – and especially if you’re dealing with a challenging diagnosis or prognosis and need the inspiration to help you to see how much healing potential we have within us!
Key takeaways
- Doulas provide physical, emotional and informational support to families during pregnancy, labour, birth and in the postpartum phase
- When you’re practicing heart-centered work, setting boundaries and practicing self-care is very important
- Our health struggles become a part of our story and can help propel us to creating our aligned lives
About your host
Natalie Cooper
Founder of MindYourOwn.life
Natalie is a soul on a mission to empower you to take your healing – mental, physical, emotional and spiritual – into your own hands.
As a self-healer, living fully- medication and symptom-free, with chronic autoimmune diseases (Crohn’s & Multiple Sclerosis), Natalie believes in the power of mindfulness, intention and self-care to create the health, happiness and experiences you desire in your life.
Natalie started ‘Mind Your Own’ to share her experiences while navigating her path to wellness and to show you that anything is possible when you live mindfully.
Natalie’s healing journey has led her to experience practices that have been instrumental in strengthening her belief in the power of mindfulness. She feels her purpose is to share her experiences with others who are interested in becoming active participants in their healing. Natalie is a certified Meditation Instructor, EFT Instructor, Reiki Practitioner, Labour Doula and Childbirth Educator, living near Toronto, Canada.
