Our Team

Sherry

DOULA, CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR & PHOTOGRAPHER, OWNER

Sherry has been a Doula and Childbirth Educator in the Ottawa area since 2014. She became a doula after realizing the difference support makes during the birth of her 3rd child. Sherry is a trauma-informed doula and has taken multiple trainings by Krysta Dancy, a birth trauma therapist. Sherry believes that every person deserves to have judgment-free support of their choices.

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Tania

BIRTH DOULA

Tania has been a Doula in the Ottawa area since 2014. She completed the Holistic Doula Program at Pacific Rim College, where she studied human anatomy, family support, and nutrition. She learned how all of these things work together to empower a birthing person’s transition through the physical and mental changes of pregnancy and postpartum.

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Amy

BIRTH & POSTPARTUM DOULA

Amy has been a Doula in the Ottawa area since 2009. Amy is a DONA-certified Birth Doula and a trained postpartum Doula. Amy is an active member of the Doula community and has a passion for birth and postpartum care. Amy's dream is for everyone to have a positive story to tell about their birth experience.

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Emily

POSTPARTUM DOULA

Emily is a DONA trained Doula, who has been working in the Ottawa area since 2021. Becoming a Doula was a natural next step for Emily, who worked as a Personal Support Worker for 10 years.

Bella

BIRTH & POSTPARTUM DOULA

Bella is a non-binary, queer birthworker with a passion for providing trauma-informed support and evidence-based perinatal care. They are a BADT-certified full-spectrum doula and have been supporting families and individuals in Ottawa since 2019. Bella works through a reproductive justice lense to support clients and collaborate in addressing specific challenges they are facing.

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Erica

BIRTH DOULA

Erica has been working with families in the Ottawa area since 2017. She has just finished her first of four years of nursing school. Providing information, comfort, and unyielding support to both the birthing person as well as their partner is her goal at every birth. Erica is a trauma informed provider, who has taken multiple trainings in the understanding, prevention of, and healing from birth trauma. She is passionate about helping people to understand and feel good about their birth.

Paige

BIRTH & POSTPARTUM DOULA

Paige is a DONA-trained Birth and Postpartum doula. She is a registered Yoga teacher trained in Prenatal and Postpartum yoga. Paige worked with children for over ten years with the City of Ottawa and continues to do so as a Supply Educational Assistant. She is taking the Bachelor of Education program at the University of Ottawa. As a doula, Paige’s goal is to create a peaceful, open environment, support the whole family, and help you feel knowledgeable and confident.