Hi there! I'm Lisa...
I am a mother of two, wife, doula, mentor, and at heart, an ambassador of love, seeking all opportunities where I can share love and hold space for others. It has brought me great joy and fulfillment to follow my heart’s calling to serve those traveling the hero’s journey of parenthood. I received this calling after having emerged from my own challenging entrance into this new, unknown realm after the birth of my first child. It was from this profound experience that my desire to study and offer compassionate birth support for others first began. It has only continued to grow over the last 7 years and it's been such a gift to connect with so many wonderful families through this empowering work! I offer a holistic, heart-centered and mindful approach to offering support and my utmost intentions are to listen, hold space and offer loving guidance, wherever you may be on your own intimate journey. I truly believe that we each hold the wisdom within to our deepest desires when we connect with our inner knowing. I'm here to be of support to you, as we travel the path of your incredible birth and postpartum journey.
I offer a variety of services including birth and postpartum doula support, ceremonial workshops for postpartum healing such as a ritual called "Closing of the Bones", reiki energy healing and private Birthing From Within™ childbirth classes. I have experience supporting clients in all types of settings including hospitals, birth centers and homebirth, as well as, experience supporting vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), planned and unplanned cesarean birth and birth of multiples. I am passionate about this work and love finding on-going training opportunities each year, where I gain new insights and further connection to the birthing community. I am so inspired to see how it's continually evolving and the impact that childbirth has on the collective.
Most recently, I feel so fortunate to have partnered with another seasoned doula named Katie Slack of Sacred Waters Birthing Services in 2023. Katie and I first met each other at the Childbirth Collective in 2021 and instantly connected over our shared love around this sacred birthing time for families. We started supporting each other as back up doulas for approximately two years before deciding to start serving our families in a true partnership model. This model has been such a gift in offering care from a collaborative place and one that our families are enjoying, as both Katie and I bring various skills, trainings and knowledge to this work. In our partnership, you get an opportunity to get to know both of us through the prenatal time, as well as, also receive support after the birth during that important postpartum healing.
In our free time outside of this important work and nurturing our own families, Katie and I enjoy checking out new coffee shops around the Twin Cities, where we talk about even more birthy things!
It would be a privilege to be of service to you!
With love, Lisa and Katie
I offer a variety of services including birth and postpartum doula support, ceremonial workshops for postpartum healing such as a ritual called "Closing of the Bones", reiki energy healing and private Birthing From Within™ childbirth classes. I have experience supporting clients in all types of settings including hospitals, birth centers and homebirth, as well as, experience supporting vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), planned and unplanned cesarean birth and birth of multiples. I am passionate about this work and love finding on-going training opportunities each year, where I gain new insights and further connection to the birthing community. I am so inspired to see how it's continually evolving and the impact that childbirth has on the collective.
Most recently, I feel so fortunate to have partnered with another seasoned doula named Katie Slack of Sacred Waters Birthing Services in 2023. Katie and I first met each other at the Childbirth Collective in 2021 and instantly connected over our shared love around this sacred birthing time for families. We started supporting each other as back up doulas for approximately two years before deciding to start serving our families in a true partnership model. This model has been such a gift in offering care from a collaborative place and one that our families are enjoying, as both Katie and I bring various skills, trainings and knowledge to this work. In our partnership, you get an opportunity to get to know both of us through the prenatal time, as well as, also receive support after the birth during that important postpartum healing.
In our free time outside of this important work and nurturing our own families, Katie and I enjoy checking out new coffee shops around the Twin Cities, where we talk about even more birthy things!
It would be a privilege to be of service to you!
With love, Lisa and Katie
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Education and Training
-2018 Certified Holistic Birth Doula-Trained by Whapio Bartlett, Independent Midwife of The Matrona Foundation -2018 Certified Postpartum Care Doula- Trained by Rachelle Garcia-Seliga, Certified Professional Midwife of Innate Traditions -2021 Certified Body Ready Method Pro-Trained by Lindsay McCoy, Exercise Physiologist and Doula -2021-current Blooma Childbirth Educator -2021-current The Childbirth Collective Member -2021 Certified Reiki Master Practitioner - Ongoing CPR/First Aid Certified -2019- Certified Birthing From Within Childbirth Educator -2019 Certified VBAC Link Doula -2016 Registered Yoga Teacher-Yoga Alliance -2010 Bachelors and MA Education-Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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