National Black Doulas Association Founder Tracie Enis: It's Time

Denise Bolds, MSW, CD(DONA)

National Black Doulas Association. Let THAT sink in for a minute… Now, hear Kayne West song “Power” playing in the background. You are about to ride a tsunami. Are you ready? It’s the back room discussion, THE ‘what if’ and now is here. An association for BLACK DOULAS. Please join Denise Bolds, Bold Doula and her special guest, Tracie Enis. Tracie is a force to be reckoned with; mother, doula, midwife, artist, entrepreneur, writer, visionary & more from Oakland CA, she lives in Atlanta. Tracie is the founder of the National Black Doulas Association. Tracie began her career in the birth doula field in 2000 after her second child was born. She has attended over 1500+ births with families. In 2002 Tracie successfully completed Elizabeth Davis' Heart 'N' Hands Midwifery Incentives Program. Upon completion Tracie was the only student from that class to be selected as an Apprentice Midwife for Sacred Body Midwifery in San Francisco. There she learned the practical skills of midwifery. In 2003 Tracie became one of two midwives in the SF Bay Area to service women of color. With the Tracie Enis Applied Method (T.E.A.M) women are experiencing fast, natural, more efficient labors at a record number through the care of Tracie and her team. She now specializes in coaching birth professionals on how to properly structure and grow their business, as a Doula Business Strategist. Denise Bolds is Bold Doula. She’s the producer and host of Awake in Birth. She can be reached at www.BoldDoula.com on Facebook under Denise Bolds or Bold Doula and 845-797-4177 Tracie can be reached: www.blackdoulas.org