Doula Voice: Demelza Danquist
Prepare Your Mindset for the Birth YOU Desire Part 2 5 Tools to Master Your Birthing Mindset NOW! Make up your mind. Get educated. Speak it, see it, be it. Eliminate fear Repetition, repetition repetition. Make Up Your Mind What would your ideal birthing experience look like? You are a powerful, intuitive human who is…
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Prepare Your Mindset for the Birth YOU Desire Part 1 5 Clues to How the Mind Works *Disclaimer: Labor and birth can take on unexpected twists and turns at any time. Although I speak a lot about creating a desired outcome, I also urge people to be open to the deep surrender that is required…
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Dr. Michael Pound with Traverse Health What is your background and how did you develop the skills to start your business? “Lots of schooling and years of practice! I do more continuing education outside my profession than in because I love learning!” What inspires your work and what sets you apart from other chiropractors? “I…
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Annie Hurst with Annie Jean Photography What is your background and how did you develop the skills to start your business? “A little bit about myself and how I got here…I worked in Corporate America as an Executive Assistant for 12 years. After exiting that world to be a stay-at-home mommy, I found myself looking…
Read More2020 UDA Networking Luncheon
Join us Saturday, January 25th, 2020 for our annual Networking Luncheon! We will enjoy a delicious curry cook off (potluck) lunch! If you don’t make curry, please bring something to go along with it instead.Ex: rice, veggies, fruit, or dessert. Where: 3790 Bluegrass Blvd, Lehi, UT 84043When: Noon – 3PM Don’t forget to bring your…
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Susan McLaughlin, PT with ALIGN ALIGN is a private physical therapy practice. Susan McLaughlin specializes in the management of pelvic pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, and orthopedic dysfunctions. What is your background and how did you develop the skills to start your business? “I have been practicing physical therapy since 2001. Going into physical therapy school…
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Sarah Roberts with Yellow Kite Lifestyle Photography What inspired you to become a photographer? “I’ve always enjoyed photography and my parents gave me cameras when I was young. I was a photographer for my high school yearbook staff but then went on to study journalism in college and didn’t take many pictures. I received my…
Read MoreMaximizing the Power of your Breath in Labor
By Meredith Ashton Cohen I approached my first birth excited and engaged in the process and largely “muscled” my way through labor. I said to myself, “I am doing this!” and while my body progressed naturally (without intervention), I forced it along with gumption and energy to “make it happen.” My breathing was a series…
Read MoreWhy I love the UDA Retreat
By Raquel Alfaro: When I think about the meaning I hold for the word “retreat,” I think about a beautiful location surrounded by trees, in a peaceful place away from the rest of the world. In battle, retreat means to withdraw and pull back. In many ways our UDA Retreat embodies both of these meanings…
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Elizabeth Gray “I am an Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor- intern. As a mental health professional I strive to be a healing force when people need it the most. I believe that healing comes when there is a heart connection made between the counselor and patient. I have received training with Postpartum Support International and…
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