The Sacred Story Keeper Program
A Nervous System Informed Certification Program For Doulas, Midwives, and Perinatal Professionals
Hey Birth Keeper, How Nervous System Informed Are You?
To Begin, Grab Your Copy of the 5 Key Ingredients to (L)EARN the Art of Holding Space
As a Member of The Nervous System Informed Perinatal Program You Are Investing in Personal and Professional Growth
The program is divided into three courses and levels of learning. Each course prepares you towards certification and application of the material learned. I am committed to providing you with a learning atmosphere that builds your confidence and competency to integration nervous system informed care into your practice.
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Level I: Foundations to Nervous System Informed Care Course
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Level I is a stand alone course providing you with foundational knowledge about nervous system informed care, birth trauma, maternal mental health, and recovery
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Level II: Integration and Skill Building Course
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Level II assists you in integrating, embodying, and preparing to apply the knowledge learned in Level I. Together, we dive deeper into the concepts presented in Level I.
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Level III: Application and Certification Course
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Level III focuses on application and hands on mentorship to ensure you can embody the concepts with success. Once completed, you will be granted certification as a Nervous System Informed Care Provider.
BONUS MATERIAL VALUED OVER $250
Additional content and support that you will receive when you sign up for Level I
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A Copy of The Healing After Birth Book
$24.99 Value
As a gift for taking the course you will receive a copy of Jennifer's book.
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Community Support
$200 an hour of value
You receive group support weekly from Jennifer through the community social platform on Might Network.
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The Deep Dive Signature System
$97 value
You will receive access to my signature system - The Deep Dive process - so that you can personally work with any challenges, triggers, or stressors that arise throughout the program.
Hello, Nice to Meet You!
As your guide into the territory of trauma and nervous system informed soul care, I would like to introduce myself...
Jennifer Summerfeldt
MACP; CCC
jennifer@therapyformoms.ca
Jennifer is a trauma-informed clinical counsellor with 20 years of experience in the field of maternal health and psychology studies. Jennifer holds a Masters in Counselling Psychology and certificates in Trauma Recovery and Grief Support Counselling. Jennifer is the author of two published books: Healing After Birth and Midwifery for The Soul. As the CEO (Chief Empathy Officer) of ASK Therapy for Moms, Jennifer spends most of her time mentoring her team of perinatal mental health therapists. She is a mother of two young adult sons and a teen daughter. Jennifer loves to be inspired by the beautiful of the natural world.
My Story ...
I am passionate about teaching trauma-informed SOUL care programs because I have been through the muck and yuck of restoring my heart, mind, and soul back to health personally and professionally ... And I want this for you!
Here is the truth, I was taken down fast and hard by the symptoms of compassion fatigue (burnout) as a practicing psychotherapist. Forced to stop everything. That meant: stop seeing clients; stop attending births; stop being creative; stop building a business; stop being of service; stop writing; and stop generating an income to care for my family.
Not only was I physically sick due to a compromised immune system, I was forced to look at the remaining unresolved trauma from my past that was contributing to the crash.
I was officially SOUL sick (for the second time around).
I knew that the terms: compassion fatigue and burnout, did not do justice to what I was experiencing. As a trauma-informed Psychotherapist and previously, a practicing Doula and Traditional Birth Attendant, I had held a lot and witnessed a lot.
Like you, I thought I was invincible to what I was witnessing, hearing, and holding.
I believed that if I was serving and living my passion that I would have unlimited energetic resources and thus, could handle anything and everything - Can you relate?
Well, I was wrong.
A traumatic injury, when left unresolved, depletes you (to be frank, it guts you).
I learned that as a helping professional I am not magically protected from 'catching' a traumatic stress injury - nor are you.
Worse off, because I had already healed from PTSD, I had a vulnerable nervous system. Like with any injury, if you jump back in too fast, too soon, you are at risk of re-injuring.
This is exactly what happened to me: I dove in too fast and too soon, without nourishing my energy reserves.
And the result?
A collapse of the nervous system, immune system, mental system, heart system, and SOUL system.
Burnout is NOT what is really going on underneath the surface; Burnout is a nice word that lessens the blow of how debilitating traumatic stress injury can be.
Look, I really don't want you to be gutted emotionally, energetically, financially, relationally, and soulfully. So why wait until the symptoms are bad enough for you to 'relate' to what I went through?
Start now, by learning how to prevent a traumatic stress injury from setting in AND (L)EARN the art of holding space for your clients!
I have poured my knowledge, wisdom and soul into developing trauma-informed SOUL care programs and a Deep Dive Signature System that not only teaches you about trauma-informed soul care, but supports you to do the deep work to nourish, strengthen, and replenish your inner reserves so that you can continue to hold space for healing and transformation.
If you want to learn more about my journey and professional credentials CLICK HERE >
Sacred Story Keepers: Testimonials
Words from those who decided to dive in with full heart...
“The Sacred Story Keeper was somehow more than I anticipated it would be (and I had high expectations to begin with). I will use the tools and insight that I obtained so far not only in my doula practice, but when listening to the stories of trauma outside of birth.”
Sacred Story Keeper Member
“Learning about trauma-informed care one thing, unpacking your own story so you can be emotionally balanced for your kids and clients is very different. The in person portion allowed for a deeper invitation to unpacking my own trauma and recognizing the barriers and challenges our own clients may be experiencing when being faced with their own story. ”
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“Every type of birth and postpartum worker and persons who support families in these spaces, would both personally and professionally benefit from this program. I found so many aspects that will help me both personally and professionally. The in person portion and the people we met, and conversations we had, were absolutely invaluable. Jennifers vast knowledge in the area of trauma informed care is incredible to listen and witness, and be a part of her learning. ”
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“The Sacred Story Keeper workshop and training has helped me on a personal level to work through trauma and has given me the tools and resources to support my clients in my work as a Doula.”
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“I look forward to Jennifer’s mentorship as I work towards embodying the skills of a Sacred Story Keeper. Being able to listen deeply to families throughout the pivotal life event of birth, no matter how it played out, is support that is truly needed.”
Sacred Story Keeper Member
“The Sacred Story Keeper program has deepened my ‘head knowledge’ of trauma and has given me ‘body knowledge’ and experiential tools that I can bring directly and immediately into my acupuncture and doula practice. Jennifer is a gem - a true treasure in the birth world - and to learn from her in person has been a gift”
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