Ep. 61: Part 1: An Herbalist Cottage In the Woods, Doula for Veterinary Moms, & Rejection Of Western Medicine As Trauma; Meet Dr. Emily Yunker

Emily Yunker, DMV, CVMRT, CVH, Doula is a vet and mom and a whole lot more. She works full-time in rehabilitation and integrative medicine while sometimes working in ER medicine. She is also The Veterinarian Doula, a role that has her working with moms who are vets, everywhere from fertility and conception planning through those first rough weeks back at work, and especially in the weeks immediately before and after birth. The connecting strand in everything she does is "holistic" wellness, considering the whole being within the context of their environment and relationships. It works for professionals, families, animals, workplaces, politics, everything...

Topics covered in this episode:

• Dr. Emily's unique journey to working with veterinary moms as a doula
• What is a doula?
• Covid births, Trauma with a capital "T" and PTSD
• Setting up postpartum support 
• Postnatal neuroplasticity and rewiring of the brain to heal past trauma
• Helping veterinarians develop agency in their lives & practices in the perinatal space

Links and Resources:

• Visit the Veterinarian Doula website
• Download Dr. Emily's FREE Powerful Postpartum Planner
• Download Dr. Emily's FREE Psychological Parenting in the NICU guide
• Download Dr. Emily's FREE Sleep With a Newborn video class
• Visit Dr. Emily's Q&A FB group
• Email Dr. Emily
• Find Emily Singler's book, Pregnancy and Postpartum Considerations for the Veterinary Team

The House Call Vet Academy links:

• Download Dr. Eve's FREE House Call & Mobile Vet Biz Plan! 
• Find out about The House Call Vet Academy online CE course  
• Learn more about Dr. Eve Harrison  
• Learn more about the Concierge Vet Mastermind!
• FREE Concierge Vet Starter Kit mini course
• Learn more about SoulShine Space For Vets. Use discount code SHINE15 for 15% OFF SoulShine Space For Vets!
• Learn more about 1-to-1 coaching for current & prospective house call & mobile vets. 
• Find out about the next House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference 

Music:

In loving memory of Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Intro and outro guitar music was written, performed, and recorded by house call veterinarian Dr. Steve Weinberg.

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