Elan McAllister




Talk Description

In the Beginning

The birth of a child is a sacred event. It is a moment in time when a woman knows her own divinity and stands as a gateway to new life. It is an opportunity to welcome that new life into this world with love and respect. Unfortunately, our maternity care system is disconnected from the beauty and power of birth and operates instead from a place of fear and distrust. As a feminist, birth doula and consumer advocate, Élan McAllister has helped countless women desiring to have a sacred birth, navigate the system, avoid unnecessary medical management and interventions and reconnect with the power of birth.

About Elan

Elan McAllister is the President and Founder of Choices in Childbirth, a NYC-based not-for-profit dedicated to improving maternity care through education and advocacy. Élan is a birthing doula, a classically trained dancer and a Broadway producer.

Business

Choices in Childbirth

Website

http://www.choicesinchildbirth.org




Recent Portfolios


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    Learn how to turn fear of speaking up into total freedom, and discover the most important quality in your relationships with women that will take you - and them - higher. This is from the 2012 School for the Well Spoken Woman LIVE NYC.
  • TEDxWomen: When Women Claim the Public Stage
    My TEDxWomen talk last year in SF. Listen to my story about growing up public speaking, how I lost my voice and found it again. Hear the crucial shift in perspective on the fear of public speaking that you simply must have, and learn to turn that self doubt into celebration.
    Voice: A Love Story
    The story of my journey from feeling held back and full of self doubt to finally free to say what I have to say, and support other women in doing the same. Given at the 2012 School for The Well Spoken Woman LIVE! event in NYC.
    Emerging Women: Self-Doubt's Place In The Creative Process
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