ABOUT PhDoula

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I am a Mama Glow trained birth and postpartum Doula as well as placenta encapsulator and artist. My approach to birth work is that it should be balanced and holistic. There is a place for both modern and ancient medicine when it comes to birth, birth givers and the postpartum experience. I work to bring that harmony to my work while honoring the ancestral wisdom that exists and grounding myself in putting the whole person first.

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I incorporate herbalism, aromatherapy, accupressure, belly binding and support as well as a host of other energetic and natural approaches to my work. I operate from the default mindset of: "Pregnancy is natural and not an illness" therefore it should be fostered and supported in as natural a way as is safely possible. This would include nutritious plant-based meals, thoughtful movement and activity as well as affirmative envisioning and meditation.

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I often tell people I was called to this work because my ancestors told me to do it and truer words could not express it. This is the work of my kin, my predecessors and I walk this path because, like birth givers, I was born to do this.