Birth is intimate and challenging, beautiful and inquisitive. I have seen birth in many aspects and experienced trials and triumphs. My reason for becoming a doula starts with my own birth experiences. We struggled for many years before we were able to become pregnant. I remember that first day like today. Pregnancy is beautiful!
I noticed that between the birth of my first special baby and my last sweet one…the hands-on support the caregivers were able to provide was hindered. I am unsure of why this change has happened, but I know that I do not want any woman to be without full-on support during birth. It is a precious and special time. A time for family bonding and first moments. And a time for your hand-picked birth team to rally around your family.
In the past 15 years (17+ years with my own children), I have attended births in different capacities from photography to birth support. I love it! I cannot tell you how it feels to see this miracle of birth, but each time I get goosebumps! It is a privilege to blesses to be in someone's birth space. It is sheer joy to be hands-on support to a family prenatally through birth and to see the beautiful moments postpartum… I live for this!
How am I qualified to be your doula?
I am a proud mother of 4. Those sweet babies changed more in me than I ever thought possible. Still, each day is a new adventure. Long gone are my days of diapers and breastfeeding, however, each new phase is always my favorite!
After years of loving on and supporting family and friends, I took the leap to train and be certified by Prodoula. Their doula program is one of the most intense and rigorous out there. My love of learning made it an easy decision.
I have a deep passion for family and that led me to receive my Master's in Counseling Psychology with a focus on marriage, family, and child development. I have various other certifications and unquenchable love of learning.
I strive daily to develop myself personally and professionally so that I am at my best. Recently completed Hypnobabies-Hypnodoula training, StillBirthday Training, and Birth Trauma Training, and am among the first to be certified in the Body Ready Method. BRM is changing birth as we know it, by addressing space and alignment issues well before birth begins.
I look forward to hearing from you and would love to support your very own inspired birth!
Live Inspired,
Ang