September 15, 2009
Tuesday’s WAHM of the Day
Hi, what’s your name? Kimberly Sebeck, CLD, CCCE
What type of business do you own? I am a doula, which is a professional birth partner. I also am a postpartum professional and assist families in the postpartun phase of having a baby. I also am a childbirth educator, so I teach prepared chilbirth classes, along with new parenting classes, breastfeeding classes and more. Much of my job is spent being a source of support and information for pregnant women until their “big day”.
In what city & state is this business located? Knoxville, TN, but I do travel to local areas.
What type of services do you offer? The services I offer are classes, one-on-one support during the labor and birth process, comfort measures, and postpartum services such as newborn care, breastfeeding support and advice, nutritional advice, light cooking, errand running, etc. I do also make some handmade baby items such as burp cloths, baby blankets and comfort items such as rice socks. Also I support local handmade businesses by other moms making these items. For moms not wanting a traditional baby shower, I also offer “birth blessings”, with alternative ideas such as henna belly painting and belly casts.
Kim's job... loving beautiful babies!
What does ‘doula’ mean? It’s a word from the Greek, meaning “Mother’s Helper” or “Mother’s Servant”.
What makes your business and/or your products different than your competitors?
One thing that I offer as opposed to other doulas in the area is overnight postpartum care. I will come to your home to help a new mom and family get as much rest as possible. I am also highly trained in postpartum depressions scenarios and moms on bed rest. For my childbirth classes, I offer private OR group classes. For moms on bedrest, I can even bring my class to them. After attending over 100 births, I have encountered many different situations and I keep myself up-to-date on countinuing education. I have a whole “bag of tricks” to make birth a wonderful experience!
What inspired you to start your own business? After the birth of my own daughter, I realize that as much as family and friends care, sometimes you just need someone who is there 100% to take care of YOU. I had already served as an “unofficial” doula to many of my friends and decided to make it official by taking my training and getting certified. Pregnancy and birth is simply my passion. I feel it is a special time to be cherished and honored.
Kim with her Daughter
How do you manage your schedule around your children?
Well, I do a lot of my work at night when the rest of the household is sleeping, and that includes when a woman goes into labor! The hours after school and before bedtime are sort of our sacred family time and I make sure to leave a love note for my daughter if I’m not going to be back in the morning and her stepdad is taking her to school.
How long have you been in business? This is my 11th year!
Are there any new products coming soon that we can get a sneak peek of? I do have some new workshops coming up, ones designed to help the postpartum family and also families that are blended families.
What is your web site link? www.myspace.com/knoxvilledoula
Anything special you would like to tell my readers about yourself or your business that I didn’t ask you? Having a doula at birth reduces the risk of a C-section by up to 50%, the need for pain medications by up to 50%, and shortens first time labors by a good 25%. If you would like to read more information about doulas than what I have given here, please go to www.cappa.net or www.dona.org.
Kim, thank you so much for the interview! I know you are very passionate about your job, and that you’re an awesome person! Thanks for taking the time to interview for my blog 
June 25, 2009
Do you own a business?
If you’re a business owner or work at home mom in the areas of Knox County, Monroe County, Loudon County, McMinn County, Tennessee… I want to hear from you!
I’m not sure where my readers come from, but I know some are local to me. I would love to blog about some local businesses so that my local readers can learn about you! FREE ADVERTISING!!!
If you have a local business, please email me at TnTwMom @ gmail.com (remove spaces please). Tell me what you do and where you live. I will email you with questions and will post a blog when I get everything I need from you.
I look forward to blogging about you and your business!
June 22, 2009
The Lost Sea
Sweetwater’s Lost Sea is “America’s Largest Underground Lake” is located on Highway 68 going towards Madisonville, TN.
Personally, I’ve never been there even though it would take me five minutes to get there from my house. It is somewhere I would like to take the kids, one day when finances permit.
It is one of Sweetwater’s attractions so be sure to stop by if you come to town!
Visit The Lost Sea’s web site ~~>HERE<~~
My favorite local radio station
102.1 fm used to be an oldies station. I really don’t care for oldies. In fact, when they would play that station at work, I would get so sleepy and want to fall asleep!
It wasn’t long before 102.1 fm changed to a hip-hop station. Now for me, I only liked classic rock at this point in time and I hated the new music this new station played. It was annoying ‘noise’ to me. But, it grew on me, quickly too.
Now 102.1 is my favorite station. I’ve been listening to them for 8 years!
Marc & Kim from the morning show are awesome DJ’s. They always have fresh new content each morning that keeps listeners interested.
Frank Murphy joined Marc & Kim a few years back and fits right in. Frank is in “the know” when it comes to just about everything. Frank blogs about all kinds of interesteing things and you can find his blog ~~>HERE<~~.
It has come to my attention that Marc Anthony from the morning show on 102.1 also has a blog now! You can catch him ~~>HERE<~~. Great job Marc!
If you’re ever in the Knoxville, TN area, you should tune into 102.1 fm and listen to the morning show or catch whoever is on the air. If you’re into hip-hop, you’ll love this station! If you’d like to check them out but are not local, you can listen to them LIVE online! Please visit their site at Star 1021 fm.com
Cheapest weekly stay in Sweetwater
Since my dad is coming to visit for a week, I’ve called all the hotels/motels in Sweetwater. The cheapest weekly rate I found was the Economy Inn in Sweetwater.
The guy who has answered the phone all three times I’ve called has always been very polite & friendly. He answered all my questions promptly.
The weekly rate he quoted me was $185, including tax. This is not a five star hotel, but from what I’ve seen in driving by and the pictures on their web site, the Economy Inn is a decent, affordable place to stay if you’re coming to town. Other hotels in town are upwards and over $300 a week, if they offer a weekly rate (not all rent by the week).
They offer smoking & non-smoking rooms, and they are located very close to Burger King, McDonald’s & American House of Pancakes right off I-75 exit 60 in Sweetwater, TN.
You can visit the Economy Inn’s web site ~~>HERE<~~
New Category!
I decided I would make a “Local People & Places” category. I will post anything I feel would be good information for anyone new to our area or visiting town. I will also post random interesting facts or web site links that I feel make the cut.
I will post things in and around Sweetwater, TN and our surrounding counties including Knoxville, TN.
I already have a few ideas of things to post, but will also be scouring the net for other interesting places!
