Episode 58: Doula Advocate Debbie Mitchell on Cultural Nuances and the European Doula Network
Episode Summary
Hillary sits down with Debbie Mitchell, an integral part of the European Doula Network, for a conversation about the cultural nuances that show up when doulas from different countries are actually trying to work together. Debbie’s perspective is grounded in years of doing the work, not just talking about it.
Debbie shares the collaboration between organizations including DONA International, ICEA, and Red Mundial de Doulas that brought the doula corner project to life, and what those partnerships taught her about working across borders, languages, and assumptions. She is honest about what is hard and clear-eyed about what makes it worth it.
Useful for any doula thinking about international community, and for anyone curious about how cross-organizational collaboration in birth work actually moves.
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Debbie Mitchell, European Doula Network
Red Mundial de Doulas
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