https://www.embracingliminality.net/home daily 1.0 2021-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6058f13274140b38c6cf5c6e/1616776597725-52TCGNCHCLGQETZM21GU/elana+baurer+-+5.jpg Home - Embracing Liminality recognizes the incredible vulnerability and power in the liminal place(s) of transition. Elana is here to support you in your journey through whatever transformation you are undergoing. Elana is a postpartum and abortion doula but also a skilled contract negotiator and support person for various life changes. If you think Embracing Liminality could be a fit for what you are experiencing or preparing for, contact us to find out how we could work together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6058f13274140b38c6cf5c6e/1616604988223-N7U6O4VCIX4220IWWRUF/lucas-mendes-L0cDMFldZgg-unsplash.jpg Home - Elana was supportive, kind, and empathetic. She went above and beyond to help me feel less crazy! – Jinah Y. https://www.embracingliminality.net/values daily 0.75 2021-07-14 https://www.embracingliminality.net/referral-services daily 0.75 2021-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6058f13274140b38c6cf5c6e/1616783177836-GON3U8AFWGYMJ60TQLVK/gemma-chua-tran-jNVgCpQ0LhQ-unsplash.jpg Referral Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6058f13274140b38c6cf5c6e/1616769511475-F8GH6G8I01W9BSIPTVDQ/mateus-campos-felipe-k4CxGJg-nsA-unsplash.jpg Referral Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6058f13274140b38c6cf5c6e/1616769625788-SRJJOGEYQ5OY2C3MTFAM/unsplash-image-DPmevL6jcHo.jpg Referral Services https://www.embracingliminality.net/abortion-doula-services daily 0.75 2021-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6058f13274140b38c6cf5c6e/1616706978415-BUK3HON6RZQOMMUR5SDU/irene-strong-QEZItyxwnEo-unsplash.jpg Abortion Doula Services - Abortion doulas provide emotional and physical support through the process of an abortion, whether it is surgical in a clinic or medical at home. All pregnant people have the right to decide whether to continue or terminate a pregnancy. Embracing Liminality is here to support your choice not to expand your family at this time, for whatever reason or no reason at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6058f13274140b38c6cf5c6e/1616712391208-TVCGEIAK5YIBGVTDJWXE/elijah-m-henderson-mzE8Thx6AuY-unsplash.jpg Abortion Doula Services - Whether providing information or a hand to hold, an abortion doula can be very empowering and comforting. As your abortion doula, I can provide emotional and informational support before, during, and after your procedure. I am here to support you, in whatever ways that support might look like.” https://www.embracingliminality.net/available-services-1 daily 0.75 2021-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6058f13274140b38c6cf5c6e/1616776879437-SSYMZRJBEH50NVSD3EY1/mustafa-omar-tEz8JU1j-00-unsplash.jpg Postpartum Doula Services - “Having a postpartum doula made a huge difference in the early days/weeks. Elana was very reassuring throughout. Anyone would be lucky to have her support. — Aviva T. https://www.embracingliminality.net/testimonials daily 0.75 2021-04-05 https://www.embracingliminality.net/prenatal-services daily 0.75 2021-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6058f13274140b38c6cf5c6e/1616770863579-0G2Z251ZESR1P2ELJJWA/marie-s-ebzR3tzgkjs-unsplash.jpg Prenatal Services - Helping Families Prepare for Transition In addition to providing referrals for the pregnant parent and any other family members, I am available to counsel you about concerns, fears, excitement, or expectations for the postpartum period. I can help you plan for the fourth trimester by setting up your network of support and establishing boundaries with family and friends that feel right and safe to you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6058f13274140b38c6cf5c6e/1616771048596-P2FGLWL6RESRYGIAG7CY/charles-deluvio-2vfwTakDTIo-unsplash.jpg Prenatal Services - Prenatal Logistical Support New babies can dramatically transform how your family and household(s) functions. Logistics can feel overwhelming, especially for first time parents. I am available to create lists of newborn essentials or even create a baby registry for you, I can advise on the best gear for your needs and budgets, and can guide you in nursery setup/organization. https://www.embracingliminality.net/about-elana-1 daily 0.75 2021-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6058f13274140b38c6cf5c6e/1616679054709-PMJ49PQBNPHS4C4CYR2W/elana+baurer+-+5.jpg About Elana - About Elana Elana (she/they) is a postpartum doula, breastfeeding support person, and abortion doula. She is passionate about supporting birthing people and new families in their fourth trimesters and deeply loves the parents and tiny babies she helps care for. She believes that safety comes through solidarity and community, and that all kinds of birth work and abortion support are essential to a more just and caring world. As a postpartum doula, Elana is honored to provide emotional and physical support for new parents and growing families as they bond and establish their new normal. She provides a non-judgmental listening ear, hands ready to pitch in to any task, and information to connect new parents to resources where she cannot help. Elana takes a gender-affirming, trauma-informed, and evidence-based approach to helping new parents and families find healthy and peaceful rhythms. The fourth trimester often comes with many unexpected challenges for all family members, and Elana is there to support in whatever variety of ways your particular family might need. As an abortion doula, Elana will support you before, during, and after your procedure to focus on your emotional well-being and to provide you with any and all information you need. She is deeply committed to the rights of all pregnant people to make their own decisions about their bodies, and will advocate on your behalf or just sit and listen to your story, or any range of support that might fall in between. Elana has completed Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) courses and is a daily mindfulness practitioner. She brings a mindfulness approach to all of her work, and uses mindfulness as a tool for supporting clients in a variety of life transitions. Elana completed her doula training with Birth Arts International in 2021. She has personally attempted a vaginal breech birth ending in a C-birth and is well equipped to support families facing the challenges of breech delivery and C-birth. She also struggled with postpartum depression and is well equipped to help new parents navigate the postpartum mental health landscape. Elana completed her abortion doula training with Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings in April 2021. Elana has also completed trainings with Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings in Racism and Privilege in Birth Work and Birth and Disability. She is passionate about radical empathy and transformative justice as lived values including in this work. Elana’s work has been covered in GO magazine - you can see the article here. https://www.embracingliminality.net/covid19 daily 0.75 2021-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6058f13274140b38c6cf5c6e/1616722812889-8XA7915HXY0OX9DA3AVC/andrae-ricketts-Q9_zv0LN4jU-unsplash.jpg COVID-19 - The COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has presented myriad obstacles and challenges which could never have been anticipated. Everyone is facing increased isolation; for people going through pregnancy, termination, birth, or welcoming a new family member by fostering or adoption, this isolation has had deep repercussions Getting support in times of transition is even more important in times of social distancing and isolation from family and community. Elana is fully vaccinated and prepared to support you in whatever ways feel safe and comfortable to you and your family. She has experience with remote and in-person work with varying levels of PPE and will work with you to make sure that you feel safe and comfortable. https://www.embracingliminality.net/contact-us daily 0.75 2021-04-03 https://www.embracingliminality.net/what-is-the-fourth-trimester daily 0.75 2021-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6058f13274140b38c6cf5c6e/1616776092937-9WGPO6XHAX504N6QF2IQ/IMG_5071.JPG What is the Fourth Trimester? Embracing Liminality’s Elana Baurer can help you integrate this new baby into your family and help the family recalibrate and find balance. As a postpartum doula, my goal is to give families with newborns support and nurture through hands-on help, encouragement, and resources/information. I believe that an anti-racist and anti-capitalist approach to birth work empowers people of all genders, sizes, trauma histories, and family structures. It is an honor to be part of the vulnerable and powerful time also called the “fourth trimester,” helping the birthing parent heal and the whole family transition into its new identity as a unit that includes a new person! Our work together will look different depending on your needs and your family’s needs. We can work together to decide what makes the most sense for you and how I can best support you in this journey. If you are someone with a marginalized identity that I don’t share, and you prefer to work with someone who does, contact me and I will do my absolute best to connect you to resources that meet your needs, free of charge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6058f13274140b38c6cf5c6e/1616777702179-R8220H5DS8PRT0R372W3/larry-crayton-KXOaNSU63NE-unsplash.jpg What is the Fourth Trimester? Welcoming a new person into your family is joyful and stressful. Letting go of traditions and routines, while building new ones can be daunting, even if you have tried to prepare for it. As your postpartum doula, I can be an essential guide for you, your partner, your coparent, your children, or anyone else in your family unit in this time of profound transition. I can provide evidence-based support and advice to help you meet your goals and set the tone you want for your home and your family. https://www.embracingliminality.net/a-mindful-approach daily 0.75 2021-04-05