My initiation into birth & women's work was born after experiencing my own two traumatic births. My first birth with my Son was a caesarean (planned and very much unwanted.) He was in a breech position and I found myself in the care of an obstetrician who did not view breech as a variation of normal. My second pregnancy, with my daughter, I was confident I had learnt more about myself (And I had.) I birthed my daughter vaginally, yet still came away traumatised from her birth, I suffered severe pelvic floor damage and was made to feel powerless and incapable. That trauma turned to grief and then anger, this anger beckoning the question "what does it take for a woman to arise from her birth feeling well?"

With that question in mind, I committed to building a new understanding, deep self inquiry and breaking down everything I thought I knew about self and of birth. Through this unravelling I realised how poorly we as a society revere and understand birth & motherhood. 

I believe when a mother feels positive about her birth experiences, this has a rippling effect into her family and the wider community. A well mother, is a well community.

Becoming a doula felt like the most aligned and impactful way for me to contribute to this movement and support families to have enjoyable and liberating birth experiences.