{"id":1125,"date":"2020-03-11T14:15:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T14:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindyourown.life\/?p=1125"},"modified":"2021-03-17T02:01:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T02:01:10","slug":"ep-10-the-doula-life-with-kristin-mundy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindyourown.life\/website_dfde362d\/ep-10-the-doula-life-with-kristin-mundy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Doula Life with Kristin Mundy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t

\n\t\t\tEmpowered mindset, empowered life.\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t

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\n\t\t\tFeaturing\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Kristin\n\t\t

\n\t\t\tKristin Elizabeth Mundy\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t

Birth & Postpartum DoulaCreator, The Doula LifeClean Beauty Advocate, Beautycounter<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

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Kristin Mundy is a Birth and Postnatal Doula, a clean beauty advocate with Beautycounter and a low-tox living educator.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0 From her own navigation through the healthcare industry, she realized there was a big need for advocacy and education.\u00a0 That need combined with her love for womanhood – becoming a doula became her life’s passion.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\tAbout this episode\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t

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?<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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!<\/p>\n\t\t

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