Companion Courtney

10/15/2021

We’ve been quiet on here for awhile, but we are back and ready to get in a groove again!!! Join us next month for a virtual workshop on and 🤩 Link in comments to snag your ticket 🎟

02/09/2021

I wrote a piece on the blog about what being a full-spectrum means to me. I'm so honored to have my work and words out in the world in this way.

“Here’s what I’ve quickly come to learn and feel in my bones:

Birth work is community work. It is care work. It is advocacy work. It is anti-oppression work. It is disruptor work.

It is witnessing. It is caring for the humanity of all people. It is learning and unlearning. It is beyond the systems. It is trauma-aware. It honors the individual AND the collective. It is a full-body experience. It is q***ring it all up.

Birth work seeks to create a reality that aligns with our highest visions for our Earth and all of the beings we cohabitate with.”


Check it out the full piece at the link in my bio. Thank you for witnessing me!
[ID: Courtney is taking a selfie via their computer screen in a Zoom room. They are wearing a pink beanie and glasses.]

02/09/2021

I wrote a piece on the Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings blog about what being a full-spectrum means to me. I'm so honored to have my work and words out in the world in this way.

My Journey Into Birth Work I have worked with youth and families for most of my life. When I was in middle school, a friend and I started a business called “mothers’ helpers” (hello, gender norms!); a little too young to officially babysit, we took care of kids so that parents could have free ...

02/01/2021

Hospital Interventions Part 3: Stage 3 Interventions + Birthing Outcomes
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This is our third article in a series that explores different hospital interventions you may consider during your pregnancy and birth process.
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Did you know that you can say NO to vaginal exams? Pelvic or vaginal exams can be used during late pregnancy and/or during labor to check for dilation, effacement, and baby’s position. As the birthing person, you get to decide if you want these exams or not.⁣
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Read more on what stage 3 interventions could look like on the blog! Link in bio, as always.
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01/27/2021

⁣ 𝙃𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝟹: 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝟹 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 + 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙪𝙩𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨⁣
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This is our third article in a series that explores different hospital interventions you may consider during your pregnancy and birth process. ⁣
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Did you know that you can say NO to vaginal exams? Pelvic or vaginal exams can be used during late pregnancy and/or during labor to check for dilation, effacement, and baby’s position. As the birthing person, you get to decide if you want these exams or not.⁣
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Read more on what stage 3 interventions could look like on the blog here ➡️ https://projectteenbirth.org/blog/2021/hospital-interventions-stage-three-interventions
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01/26/2021

Last Thursday, I started to realize that the upcoming week was looking FULL, for which I am grateful and honored. It’s full of things and people and work that I truly love and value.

And, the layers of grief, the heaviness of moments and people lost, the hard conversations that are unresolved and raw, the loneliness of this time… it’s all weighing on me.

I don’t need to share my laundry list of things on my grief list for you to understand that THIS IS A HARD TIME. I know you know. I know you feel it too.

As I thought about the week ahead, I realized that my capacity would not match the energy required to manage all of it (work + personal life + home life). In other words, the fullness passed the threshold into a place of overwhelm because my capacity and tolerance is low right now. Again, I am guessing this experience may be familiar to you, too.

On the blog this week I talk about how I asked for help + the beauty of community care:

A personal share about asking for help. I share reflective questions for readers to consider where and how they, too, need help and support.