Support with education

Hi, My name is Lena; I am on the path to becoming a Doula.

In case you are wondering who a Doula is: A Doula is somebody who accompanies women and men during pregnancy, birth and postpartum with emotional support, nutritional advice, herbal medicine, help to form decisions based on evidence, help with sleeping, household, etc.

I find great joy, fulfillment and fascination in this line of work. My primary support is with nutrition, emotion, and herbal medicine.

Why is this important for me? My main focus is postpartum. With my studies, I realized there is a considerable lack of support after birth, which is the most fundamental time for the family to find its rhythm and get used to the significant change in their lives with a newborn. If families can do this with help and have somebody with whom they can share their doubts, questions and needs, find rest and time to recover, in my belief, they will be able to raise their children with more love.

Children's most critical developmental stages happen in the first three years of life. If they have a peaceful environment with rested and emotionally available parents, they can properly go through these stages and become confident, kind human beings.

Coming from a family with violence during my first five years of life, I struggle significantly with anxiety and trust, especially in intimate relationships. Which I know have their roots in my infancy. However, I feel that a lot of suffering can be avoided in adulthood with a loving environment in infancy.

And sometimes, all it takes is a good night's sleep, a homecooked meal, an ear that listens or a shoulder to cry on to take off an enormous amount of pressure from exhausted mothers, from overworked fathers and to bring some ease into a new family.

Why am I asking for funding?

To be able to realize these projects, I need to acquire materials. I am already growing a small herb garden, but it will take some time for the herbs to have grown enough to be used. Therefore I will need to buy herbs at the begining, I will also need little jars and bottles for the balms and oils, and I will also need to create and print the informative booklet. For my learning process I also need to buy books and pay for courses.

Currently, I am still in training, but I am already starting to support some women during their pregnancies. Since I am still in the process of completing my course, I need this support to be able to start working as soon as I graduate.

I want to offer already many thanks to anybody who wishes to support me on this journey! Any help is received with a loving heart.

Lena Krutsch