About Me – Personal
My name is Angie Dobbins-Frisbie, proud owner of Grateful Doula Services. I am honored and privileged to provide services to families during their childbearing years. It was through my journey in becoming a parent that I discovered just how important this journey is. As a result of this discovery, I began training to become a childbirth educator in 1988. Due to life changes and fast-forward 15 years, I once again began training as a childbirth educator, a birth doula, and eventually a postpartum doula, while I was working full-time as an administrative assistant. In 2008, I took a leap of faith, left my administrative assistant job and began providing doula services and childbirth education as my full-time dedication. It’s hard for me to use the word ‘work’ or ‘job’ to this service, as it brings me such great joy and pleasure to support families in the childbearing years! In addition to supporting families, I discovered that I also enjoy mentoring and supporting others who choose to become postpartum doulas and became a Postpartum Doula Trainer.
As I mentioned above, I am a mother. I have two grown daughters that I believe to be lovely young women. Yes, I am biased, and I will take responsibility for some of their awesomeness, but I will acknowledge that their father, my husband, had a hand in some of this, as well as other family members and friends who have also loved and mentored them. I am looking forward to their rite of passage to parenthood and mine in becoming a grandmother.
About Me – Professional
Postpartum Doula
Training: DONA Approved Postpartum Doula Training – Simkin Center – April 2008
Certifications: NAPS Doulas – Recertified: September 2011
DONA – March 2009
Infant & Adult CPR & AED – Recertified September 2010
Other: Liability Insurance (annually)
Background Checked (every three years)
Postpartum Doula Trainer/Instructor
Observer: Postpartum Doula Training – Simkin Center:
June, August, and October 2008
Guest Lecturer: Postpartum Doula Training – Simkin Center
January, April, August and October 2009
Adjunct Faculty: Postpartum Doula Skills Workshop – Simkin Center
January 2010 to present
Trainer Training: DONA Approved Postpartum Doula Trainer Training
February 2010
Approval: DONA Approved Postpartum Doula Trainer – April 2011
Birth Doula
Training: DONA Approved Birth Doula Training – Bates Technical – Nov/Dec 2002
Certification: PALS Doulas – Recertified March 2011
Childbirth Educator
Training: ICEA Approved Childbirth Educator Training – Bates Technical
January through July 2003, classroom;
May 2003 through October 2004 practicum
Certification: International Childbirth Education Association – recertified January 2011
Experience: Great Starts Instructor – March 2005 to present
UWMC Perinatal Education – April 2005 to August 2009
Birthing From Within Mentor
Training: Level I Mentor Training – Portland, OR – June 2006
Level II Advanced Mentor Training – Ghost Ranch, NM – November 2007
Experience: Big Belly Services – February 2007 to present
All of my certifications require continuing education components in an effort to stay current and up-to-date in my practice. Currently and over the years, I have attended many meetings, conferences, advanced trainings, and seminars in an effort to fulfill these requirements, as well as my own personal desire to learn more on how I can best support women and their families.