Gentle moxibustion offered within doula care to support relaxation, circulation, and balance during pregnancy and labour. A warm, research-informed approach.

Is a birth plan a source of empowerment - or tension? This personal reflection explores birth plans through an embodied lens, where safety, presence, and trust in the body come first.

Touch is the first language babies experience, long before words or sight. Ashley Montagu’s book “Touching” reveals why nurturing touch is essential for growth, emotional resilience, and bonding - and how I bring these insights into my work with mothers and babies.

Rebozo support is a gentle, time-honoured practice that offers comfort, rhythm, and embodied support during birth. Rooted in traditional midwifery and informed by emerging research, rebozo techniques may help ease labor pain, support pelvic mobility, calm the nervous system, and enhance birth satisfaction.

Pregnancy massage is part of my prenatal doula care, offering gentle, Abhyanga-inspired bodywork to support comfort, circulation, relaxation, and emotional well-being during pregnancy.

Marma therapy is a gentle Ayurvedic bodywork practice that supports postpartum recovery by working with vital energy points in the body.

Discover how moxa therapy (moxibustion) can ease postpartum low back pain, boost healing, support uterine recovery, improve mood, and enhance breast milk production.

Birth is powerful, unpredictable, and deeply personal. A doula’s role is not to control outcomes or prevent rupture, but to strengthen a woman’s capacity to meet her birth - whatever shape it takes - with clarity, emotional sovereignty, and grounded support.

Birth can feel intense for highly sensitive or neurodivergent mothers - but sensitivity can be your strength. In this article, discover five practical, evidence-based ways to prepare for a calmer, more confident birth.

Penny Simkin’s 3 Rs -Relaxation, Rhythm, and Ritual - are simple yet powerful ways women cope with labor. As a doula, I’ve seen how they bring calm, focus, and meaning to birth.

Pets often sense pregnancy before we do. With their sharp noses, dogs and cats can detect hormonal shifts, leading to changes in affection or protective behavior; even as birth approaches.

This is what it feels like to have me by your side: steady in the unknown, celebrating you, and holding space for your journey into parenthood.

Research reveals how common birth drugs, including fentanyl and synthetic oxytocin, may affect a baby’s first hour; from feeding to bonding. Discover gentler alternatives and ways to make informed choices for a softer start.

Pooping during a water birth is normal, healthy, and safe for both mother and baby. Midwives manage it discreetly, so you can stay focused on birthing with confidence.

Water birth offers more than physical comfort - it creates emotional safety, privacy, and presence, allowing mothers to soften, surrender, and feel empowered.

Highly Sensitive People (HSP) experience birth through a deeper lens. As a doula and HSP myself, I understand the need for calm environments, compassionate care, and true emotional safety.

A personal story of navigating motherhood, bi-racial identity, and belonging across two continents.

Alone in labor, I felt like I was dying; until my doula arrived and everything changed. Explore how Polyvagal Theory explains the power of safety and support in birth.

A story about parenting, vulnerability, and how community can make all the difference; especially for foreign families.

A doula is someone who walks beside you during life’s threshold moments; offering calm, steady presence through birth, loss, or transformation, so you don’t have to go through it alone.