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PALS Doula

Carrie Kenner

Carrie Kenner

Services

  • Areas Served: King and Snohomish counties
  • Attend Hospital Births: Yes
  • Attend Birth Center Births: Yes
  • Attend Home Births: Yes
  • Years of Experience: 8
  • Languages:
  • Fee: $900-1400 sliding scale

Biography

My name is Carrie Kenner and I am a birth doula, childbirth educator, and birth doula trainer. I have three children ranging in age from eight years to twenty-nine years, and six grandchildren.

My journey into childbirth began while pregnant with my first child. As a young, first-time mother-to-be who believed I could do it, I wanted to read everything I could find on natural birth. I relentlessly persevered to find midwives to support me in birth, and had a powerful experience. I found birth to be transforming to who I was as a person, and wanted to share that positive aspect with others.

I began by supporting friends and my sister in labor in 1981, while hoping to become a midwife. While pregnant with my second child i 1982, I trained to become a childbirth educator.

At this time, I was unable to afford midwifery school, so I decided to pursue being a doctor. After three years of pre-med, I learned that being a doctor wasn’t where my heart was at (and I still couldn't afford midwifery school) so I worked in healthcare administration for the next 16 years. I left that work in December 2000 before the birth of my third son, and decided to return to my original passion and resumed teaching childbirth classes and became a professional doula. I became a certified doula in 2002, and am a Certified Mentor with BIRTHING FROM WITHIN®.

I have a particular interest in pre- and perinatal psychology, and I believe we can heal the world and manifest peace by changing the nature of modern birth practices.

My intention as a doula and educator is to facilitate self-discovery in others, and to raise awareness of the consciousness of babies from pre-conception and onwards. I derive my greatest joy witnessing the transformation a person goes through in their parenting journey. I am honored to be able to work with people at this incredible time in their lives, to do what I love, and call it my 'work'.

I am passionate about honoring our earth and our environment - the universe. I love reading, learning from children, gardening, hanging out with trees, being in water, and sunshine. I currently live on a permaculture farm in Snohomish with my son. I LOVE babies and would love to have had many more.

Birth Doula Certifications

  • DONA (DONA International)
  • PALS (PALS Doulas)

Formal Training

  • Postpartum Doula Training - Seattle Midwifery School -July 2005
  • Advanced Mentor Training - Birthing From Within - October 2004
  • Doula Trainer Training - Seattle Midwifery School - September 2004
  • Lactation Educator Training - CAPPA - September 2001
  • Childbirth Mentor Training - Birthing From Within - June 2001
  • Labor Support Doula Training - Seattle Midwifery School - April 2001
  • Childbirth Educator Teacher Training - Childbirth Education Association of Tacoma - 1982

Education

  • BA in Sociology, University of Washington, 1986
  • Associate Degree in Graphic Arts - Seattle Central Community College - 1978

Continuing Education

  • REACHE Conference: Exploring the Forces Behind the Cesarean Epidemic - April 2008
  • When Survivors Give Birth - January 2008
  • The Midwifery Management of Neonatal Resuscitation - January 2008
  • Acupressure for Labor & Pain Relief - November 2007
  • The Diagnosis and Treatment of Postpartum Mood Disorders - March 2007
  • REACHE Conference: Epidural Realities: Multiple Perspectives- March 2007
  • APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Regional Conference - February 2007
  • Epidemiology - November 2006
  • DONA International Conference - July 2006
  • Newborn Behavior Observation Workshop (Brazelton Institute) - July 2006
  • Birth Matters lecture series – Birth as a Peace Movement (presenter), The State of Maternity Care in the U.S., Birth as a Feminist Issue, Birth Professions Panel - May 2006
  • REACHE Conference: Real Life with Babies: Preparing Expectant Parents for the Reality of Postpartum - March 2006
  • Calm Birth Introduction Training - February 2006
  • Open Arms Expanding the Toolkit lecture series - Birth in a Cultural Context, Early Childhood Experiences and Their Influence on a Woman\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Later Childbearing, Drug Impacted Pregnancies, and Perinatal Mood Disorders - February 2006
  • The Pink Kit: How Doulas Can Map the Pelvis with their Clients - January 2006
  • APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Regional Conference - November 2005
  • Cesarean Section Birth and the Family with Ray Castellino and Mary Jackson - November 2005
  • Communication with Medical Staff & When Birth is Traumatic - October 2005
  • Visualizations & Aromatherapy for Doulas - May 2005
  • TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) Unit Training - January 2005
  • APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Regional Conference - November 2004
  • APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Congress - December 2003
  • Sacred Birthing Introduction with Sunni Karll, CPM - September 2003
  • Spinning Babies Workshop with Gail Tully, CPM - September 2003
  • Rebozo Workshop with Guadalupe Trueba, CPM - September 2003
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Training - Karen Strange, CPM - February 2002

Experience or Specialized Training

  • Homebirth
  • VBAC
  • Teens
  • Over 40
  • Multiples
  • Same sex couples
  • Placenta encapsulation/homeopathic preparation
  • Lotus birth

Awards

  • Mothering the Mother Service Award, 2006

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