Posts in Life as a Doula
Are You Called to be a Doula?
Are You Called to be a Doula?

Do you feel called to be a birth doula?

Sometimes the call to birthwork comes quietly, grows gradually. Maybe you’ve realized recently with a jolt that you want to make a difference in childbirth.

If your heart says yes, now’s the time to answer. 💛

📅 Birth Doula Workshop, September 25–28, 2025
📍 In-Person, Lincoln, NE
⏳ Registration closes September 18th
✅ DONA-approved + hands-on

Your presence could change someone’s birth story forever.
Reserve your spot: https://doulajoyce.com/birth-doula-training or link in bio.

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For Professionals, Life as a Doula, Nebraska, My StoryJoyce Dykemabirth, childbirth, doula life, doulas, Doula Joyce, learning, Nebraska, options, professional doula work, support, trauma
What I Would (and Would Not) Do Differently
What I Would (and Would Not) Do Differently

A client recently asked me what I would have done differently if I could go back and prepare for my first baby’s birth again. Here are the three things I would do differently, and five things that I would not change if I could go back.

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For Parents, For Professionals, Life as a Doula, My Favorite Things, My Story, PostpartumJoyce DykemaDoula Joyceabout me, birth, baby, breastfeeding, birth plan, birth doula, comfort measures, childbirth, childbirth education, doula life, doulas, Doula Joyce, emotions, expectations, experience, information, favorite things, learning, my story, my experience, natural, newborn, options, prenatal, parents, pregnancy, parenting, postpartum, professional doula work, recovery, support, self care, thankful, unmedicated
The First Hundred
The First Hundred

I am so pleased to announce, I have provided doula support at the births of 100 babies since my doula training in 2009! Come read more, and geek out with me as I dig into my doula practice’s birth statistics!

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For Parents, For Professionals, Life as a Doula, My Story, Nebraska, First HundredJoyce Dykemaabout me, anesthesia, baby girl, baby boy, baby, birth doula, birth, cesarean, childbirth, doula life, Doula Joyce, doulas, EBB Instructor, epidural, episiotomy, induction of labor, mothers, midwife, Nebraska, newborn, professional doula work, pregnancy, parents, support, statistics, thankful, vbac, women