039: Bringing Natural Birth to Military Families Abroad | Amanda Dodson

<p><strong>Guest:</strong> <strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Amanda Dodson is the Founder and President of both the Japan Birth Resource Network and The Birth Education Center of Okinawa and</span></strong><strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> was voted the 2016 Spouse of the Year for Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan.</span></strong></p> <p><strong>In this episode, we will cover:</strong></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Amanda's journey from Military Mom to natural birth advocate for military families in Japan</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">how she sees the network of doulas in Okinawa she's created could be implemented at military bases around the world</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">how being voted Military Spouse of the Year in Okinawa has opened doors in Washington DC for this dream to become a reality</li> </ol> <p><strong>Resources mentioned in the conversation:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "http://www.japanbirthresourcenetwork.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.japanbirthresourcenetwork.com</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "http://www.birthedcenterofokinawa.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.birthedcenterofokinawa.com</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.facebook.com/JapanBRN?__mref=message_bubble"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> www.facebook.com/JapanBRN</span></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>About Amanda Dodson</strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amanda Dodson is a DONA certified birth doula (DONA), a certified HypnoBirthing Practitioner HBCE, Founder and President of the Japan Birth Resource Network and founder of The Birth Education Center of Okinawa.</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">She was also voted as the 2016 Spouse of the Year for Marine Corps Base Camp SD Butler in Okinawa, Japan.</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her journey as a doula began in 2008 which led to t