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Davinah Simmons is a full spectrum doula, a childbirth and lactation educator, a facilitator, a writer and photographer. In this conversation we chatted about how rest is medicine and what it has been like to be a full spectrum doula during this pandemic. her doula practice has evolved over the last 2 years. We discuss rage and grief and ancestral healing and the range of emotions that occur during postpartum time. She created a worksheet for her clients to have difficult conversations ideally before a baby is born and we discuss the workshops she has hosted and plans to host in the future, the enneagram and racism, writing practices and rituals to help release energetic chords between self and others. Dancing for our grief and witnessing birth stories as a way to help bring more healing to this planet.Oooh, and She was recently featured on NPR and it is a great episode. There will be a link to that in the show notes if you wanna hear that. And you can listen back to episode 30 for our chat from almost 2 years ago. Davinah Simmons links:https://www.instagram.com/rootedbirthdoula/https://www.bornrooted.com/https://www.kuow.org/stories/out-of-a-summer-of-black-grief-insisting-on-black-joy Thyme in the Studio links:https://www.patreon.com/thymeinthestudiohttps://www.etsy.com/shop/AidaZeaArtshttps://www.instagram.com/thymeinthestudiopodcast/https://www.instagram.com/aida.zea.arts/https://www.facebook.com/groups/403582056803336/www.thymeinthestudio.comhttps://www.aidazea.comContact me: sara@aidazea.comMusic by Corrina Repp@corrinareppTopics covered:MeditationThe medicine of rest in the bodyResting in laborThe impact and importance of restBehind the scenes of doula workBeginning of birth and doulaCovid doula workThe honor of walking with people in their griefPersonal relationship with griefRage as a force for good Channeling energy into workshopTherapy is a good ideaGrief danceApothecary-26 minutesDiscernment around who we choose to learn fromPostpartum is not something to mess withCreating a tool for postpartumDialogue with teachersLong version available on Patreon ( 10 more minutes of behind the scenes chats)figuring out the next stepsIdeal cultural dream Workshops around griefLosing your motherMountain is there and is suddenly not there anymoreWriting processWhat it has meant to witness people in postpartumTerminating pregnancyImportance of reflectionRitual of releasing others energyWriting as a ritual of reflectionLong version available on Patreon ( 10 more minutes of behind the scenes chats)figuring out the next stepsIdeal cultural dream Energetics of instagramMorning pages ritualDeath doula work