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My Doula Story

 I have been a professional Doula since 2018. The adventure began while supporting a mamma in a triumphant VBA4C. However, my appreciation for birth started long before. 

Growing up I had the opportunities of being around many animals, especially horses and dogs. I witnessed a foal born and the magic of that birth enthralled me. The wonder continued, as I had the opportunity to assist with the births of my neighbor's show dogs and into adulthood with many rescued animals. I have found birth a beautiful thing in the animal kingdom and in the human realm also. My preparation for birth support has come from many avenues.

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My own birth journey began 20 years ago. My personal experience with pregnancy, labor, and birth led me to a personal understanding of birth. My eyes were opened to many things no one had talked about. The pros and cons of the medicalized birth setting. The  beauty and strength of a laboring woman. The holistic options that are rediscovered and reclaimed in communities. The fight of women for autonomy and choice. These eye opening experiences have given greater understanding to the venues of birth, the challenges of birth and the work of birth.

Birth is the giving way of the maiden to mother through the channel of surrender: the opening to give and receive life. It is a transformational time where a mother finds her rhythm and strength--her capability to walk through birth.

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The privilege to be in the birth world for the past 12 years learning from fellow birth workers and researching birth has also prepared me to support other women. I was urged by a dear friend and colleague to finally serve full time. For the past several years, I have been supporting mammas through the doula role to prepare families for birth, and how to advocate for the birth choices they choose.

My Doula Certification training began in 2023 and I conclude my certifying program in 2024. I look forward to the future when I can purse midwifery full time.

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Today, I am passionate about serving woman and supporting mammas in their choice surrounding where and how they birth. I support moms in multiple venues and in individual goals, be that natural or a more medicalized birth. I am also passionate about supporting VBAC and VBAmC. I also have a heart for mammas who may be faced with birthing alone or who are facing inadequate support. 

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My passion for birth, my professional and lay education, my service oriented skill sets, and my own personal experiences with birth make me the doula I am today. I know that mammas can birth and birth well, they can manage their birth venues and birth itself, and they can achieve their overcoming goals and triumphant outcomes.