Melissa Schultz is a postpartum and birth doula. She’s DONA-certified and a CLC. As a mother of two children herself, she believes that birth is truly a transformative experience and that all women deserve and can benefit from the presence of a trained female birth companion. She’s cohost of The LC & Doula Diaries podcast. Topics covered in this episode: •How doulas guide people and families through the entire process of welcoming a new human being into the world. •How people that are giving birth and their families can really see the entire journey and optimize their experience. •How to prep before birth and the comfort measures. •Is Zoom doulaing a thing? •How to prepare yourself internally to be ready for the childbirth moment, while challenging oneself to be as powerful as one can. •Postpartum preparation. Melissa Schultz is offering a free download, ‘5 Steps to Prepare for the Birth that You Want,’ for all of Lindsey Elmore’s listeners. Head to https://view.flodesk.com/pages/607f745dd4884b088febe4d0 Thinx, the period-proof panties that will change your period for the better. Thinx will give you the confidence to tackle anything life throws at you while you have your period. To save $10 on your new favorite pair of period-proof panties, go to www.shethinx.com/lindseyelmore Lindsey Elmore, alongside some of her favorite functional medicine pharmacists, will be teaching a stress solution summit on May 15, 2021. This is a course to help you reduce stress and heal your hormones. Sign up at www.lindseyelmore.com/stresssolution We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast.