Experiential education, retreats and trainings for
nurses, midwives, doulas, doctors, and anyone else
asking the question:
How do we RESTORE birth?
Relational Care
Emergence, not Emergency
Systems thinking, Somatic lens
Trauma Aware
Organizing for Change
Remembering Community
Experiential Education
We offer seasonal RESTORE Birth retreats on Whidbey Island.
We also offer in person workshops, online trainings
and live zoom gatherings.
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Core topics include:
nervous system education, birth as rite of passage,
communication skills, hormonal blueprint and systems thinking.
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Approved for 10 contact hours by the American Holistic Nurses Association
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Join us as we create community, learn, connect, and explore
the principles of RESTORE.
Upcoming Workshops
Seattle, WA
Swedish Cherry Hill
June 30th, 2024
9:00am to 3:15
Portland, OR
Steeplejack Broadway
July 20th, 2024
9:00am to 3:15
RESTORE Debriefs
Collaborate. Connect. Co-regulate.
RESTORE your passion.
RESTORE your profession.
RESTORE birth.
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Experience community care to address burn out
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Build communication and nervous system regulation skills
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Foster a unit culture that normalizes a trauma aware approach
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Increase efficacy in labor support​​
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Debriefs offered as monthly zoom gatherings
Open to all birth workers
Organized upon request: email councilforbirth@gmail.com
About Us
Meg Heather Ford has been working in the realm of women's health for 20 years, initially as an acupuncturist in the UK and for the past 12 years as a birth doula supporting over 400 families in homes, birth centers and hospitals. She is further trained in Hakomi somatic psychotherapy and facilitates retreats and trainings for birth professionals as a co-founder of Council for Birth.