This weeks episode of LYP I gotta chance to sit down with Monique McCrystal who is the Co-Founder of The Yoga Carriage in Columbus and served as Ciara and I Doula during her 2nd pregnancy for our baby Sade.
This 2nd go round preparing to be a father again was a much different experience for me personally. I found myself struggling a lot with being present in it all and wasn’t able to enjoy it like I would’ve hoped and that comes with a tremendous amount of guilt.
Coming into it I thought a Doula was strictly for the support to the mother, but what I learned to appreciate about Monique and her work was that she helped create a safe space for me to communicate what I was feeling without being judged or guilty.
Monique talked to us about leaving her career as a Social Worker to to continue fulfilling her purpose, as a doula after coming from a lineage of birth workers.
When my daughter was born I legit cried for 30 min straight and til this day I’m not 100% sure why that was, I just know the feeling I get when I’m with her is one of a kind.
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