Being On-Call and Facing Our Egos with Sara Pixton of Birth Words

February 7, 2024/Victoria Wilson CD(DONA)/Doula Well

"I can't. I'm on call."

On-call life is one of the greatest causes of doula burnout. Let's talk about it!

“Unless I’m at a birth.” Every doula feels – or has felt – the tension of being on-call in their careers. And ‘being on call’ is one of the most-cited reasons for doula burnout. That’s why I wanted to dedicate several episodes regarding the on-call life in this season tackling doula burnout. I could think of no better place to start than this vulnerable, honest, and enlightening conversation with Sara Pixton!

Sara Pixton, a birth doula, Applied Linguistics master’s student at UMass-Boston, and mom of three believes there is a synergistic energy when her two passions—birth and language—come together. Sara harnesses the power of positive words to benefit the birth experience in her podcast, Birth Words. She currently serves the greater Salt Lake City, UT area as a doula at Summit Birth Utah. And she has recently embarked on her journey as a Student Mental Health Therapist. You can follow Sarah’s work at summitbirthutah.com and birthwords.com.

Follow Sarah

Birth Words Podcast, https://www.birthwords.com/

Summit Birth Utah, https://www.summitbirthutah.com/sara-pixton.html

Mentioned Resources

Rebirth, Birth Words Season 2 Episode 1

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Victoria Wilson CD(DONA)

Victoria Wilson CD(DONA) has practiced in Central Kentucky as a birth doula and childbirth educator since 2015. Past clients speak to Victoria's compassion, expertise, and intuition as a birth doula. As creator of The Birth Doula Client Workbook, Victoria has condensed her proven process with her clients into a succinct template for other doulas! She runs thriving social media accounts with the goal of educating and encouraging followers on related topics. Learn more at motherwelldoula.com or join the conversation on Instagram (@motherwelldoula).

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