I love Jacksonville, Florida. It was not always the case, but throughout my adult life, I have experienced enough of this city to fall madly in love with it. I can't imagine living anywhere else and every time I have lived someplace else, I have longed to be home on the beach feeling the ocean breeze on my skin. I met my husband in Orange Park, a small and cozy suburb of the city. We fell in love walking the streets of Downtown Jacksonville. We fell in love sitting in the stands at Everbank Field cheering our Jaguars on in spite of an abysmal record. We fell in love eating Krispy Kreme doughnuts at the Jacksonville Beach Pier. We fell in love exploring the Riverside Arts Market for local goods and while feeding lorikeets at the Jacksonville Zoo. We fell in love while painting in a park on the Ortega Bridge. We have so many precious memories here. We love our city. Our city is beautiful, and rich, and vibrant. We have a lot to be proud of, but since becoming a doula, I have found even more to be proud of.
Being a doula in Jacksonville has shown me more beauty and generosity and diversity than I knew existed here in Jacksonville. Florida tends to be mostly conservative in our neck of the woods, however we have three birthing centers and a handful of homebirth midwives. We have over five hospitals, most of which have wonderful reputations and a network of very supportive care providers. The doula community is close knit and supportive. They have offered me a wealth of knowledge. I have learned that a perk of being here is spending a few moments watching the sunset at the beach after delivering a Placenta Encapsulation Package. I can hold the space for a laboring mother who is in her own world while sitting under a huge oak tree in a park on the river. And I can be reminded of why I love my city every time I serve a family while they welcome a new child into the world.
I have spent the last two years building relationships with these providers and serving clients all over this city. Business is steady and I feel incredibly blessed. My husband found a job that is based here, so we never have to worry about being transferred. I can settle in to this beautiful life we have been slowly building for ourselves.
Being a doula in Jacksonville has shown me more beauty and generosity and diversity than I knew existed here in Jacksonville. Florida tends to be mostly conservative in our neck of the woods, however we have three birthing centers and a handful of homebirth midwives. We have over five hospitals, most of which have wonderful reputations and a network of very supportive care providers. The doula community is close knit and supportive. They have offered me a wealth of knowledge. I have learned that a perk of being here is spending a few moments watching the sunset at the beach after delivering a Placenta Encapsulation Package. I can hold the space for a laboring mother who is in her own world while sitting under a huge oak tree in a park on the river. And I can be reminded of why I love my city every time I serve a family while they welcome a new child into the world.
I have spent the last two years building relationships with these providers and serving clients all over this city. Business is steady and I feel incredibly blessed. My husband found a job that is based here, so we never have to worry about being transferred. I can settle in to this beautiful life we have been slowly building for ourselves.
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