By gender inclusivity, I mean that I embrace birth as something that anyone with a uterus may experience. Beyond that, I believe postpartum is experienced by all parents regardless of reproductive organs, modes of conception or the outcome of the pregnancy. As a postpartum doula I take honor providing my services to all postpartum people.

By trauma-informed care I am referring to the framework one uses when holding space for someone who may have experienced trauma. The goal of this approach is to create a welcoming environment for that person to feel seen, heard and validated. Providing this form of gentle care allows one to reclaim agency and reorient around self attunement.

Lastly, there’s self advocacy. As a doula it is my role to advocate with you not for you. It is not my place to make decisions for you but to empower parents in their own knowledge and skills while offering any helpful information along the way. In a society that pushes parents to the margins while expecting so much from them I find it rather fulfilling to remind postpartum families what it can mean to slow down and trust in themselves.