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Everyone’s relationship with their body is different, especially after any experience that that puts emotional or physical trauma on the mind and body. My role as postpartum doula (as well as an abortion doula) is to approach processing of this physical or emotional trauma in a way that is client-centered. I ensure to follow my client’s lead on the ways that they want to process and be cared for and supported. With this, I work to uplift the voice of my client and to aid them in making informed decisions that allow them to feel autonomous, knowledgeable, and closer to a sense of dignity. A person/client-centered and healing-focused approach is one that takes a trauma-informed lens, but then centers the individual seeking care or support as the agent of their own well-being. I connect with this approach because I feel that it more holistically leaves room for the incorporation of culture, spirituality, individual autonomy, community action and collective healing. When providing doula care, I believe that this approach is essential to reclaiming one's relationship with their body (mentally + physically), to (re)building a sense of autonomy and identity, and to connecting with community.