Dr. Laura McGuire talked with me about supporting young people through pregnancy and parenting, doula support for queer people and people with a kink lifestyle, and support for people with a history of trauma.<br /><br />“The choices and options that healed some tormented others—there were no rights or wrongs, only maybes.” - Dr. Laura McGuire<br /><br />RESOURCES<br />1. Laura’s article: The Queer Doula <a href="https://www.spectrumsouth.com/queer-doula/" rel="noopener">https://www.spectrumsouth.com/queer-doula/</a><br /><br />2. Laura’s website: The National Center for Equity and Agency <a href="https://www.equityandagency.com/" rel="noopener">https://www.equityandagency.com/</a><br /><br />3. Want more context for the discussion Laura and I had about doula support for people in the kink community? She recommended kinkly.com to see terms and definitions etc and if you’re interested in visiting events to learn more or get involved with the kink community fetlife.com <br /><br />4. The book Laura recommended: When Survivors Give Birth by Penny Simkin & Phyllis Klaus <a href="http://whensurvivorsgivebirth.net/" rel="noopener">http://whensurvivorsgivebirth.net/</a><br /><br /><br />SUPPORT<br />You’re invited to help sustain the podcast by becoming a patron at Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/fullspectrumdoulacircle" rel="noopener">https://www.patreon.com/fullspectrumdoulacircle</a><br /><br />CONNECT<br />Other ways to connect:<br /><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br />twitter.com/FSDCircle<br />facebook.com/FullSpectrumDoulaCircle/<br />facebook.com/groups/1258576247514205/<br /><br />THANK YOU<br />Thank you to Elizabeth Fein for writing and recording the podcast theme music.