Mariya the Doula ATX

Mariya the Doula ATX Helping parents walk into birth with confidence in their unique preferences and bodily autonomy

11/22/2025

Grateful for the long nights that turn into days.

The workshops. Trainings. Mentorships. Courses. Networking events.

Humbled by belonging to such a powerful and intentional community.

Honored for each mother and each birth I get to witness.

Thank you Jesus for pushing me. Thank you for choosing me.

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to take the leap into Birth Work - GO.

Go with what you have.

Don’t wait to be perfect, you just need to be present.

11/16/2025

Which millennial anthem would turn you feral enough to shake your baby right out? 😅 REMEMBER YOUR TRAINING MAMA - YOU’VE GOT THIS.

Pregnancy and birth are meant to be challenging — not stages of suffering.The suffering often comes from feeling alone o...
11/11/2025

Pregnancy and birth are meant to be challenging — not stages of suffering.

The suffering often comes from feeling alone on the journey. Unseen, unheard, untrusted.

And today, many mothers are far from family, far from the land they were born on… and it’s easy to feel like we’re the only ones walking this path.

But you’re not alone.
You come from a long line of women who have walked this rite of passage before you.
And you stand in the middle of those who will come after you.

You have the sacred opportunity to decide what your children and grandchildren will remember when it’s their turn.

And when you remember that you’re rewriting the blueprint for those who come next…

the weight begins to lift, and the challenge becomes a ceremony.

11/10/2025

You guys have been asking - how do you know when to push without a cervical exam?

Here’s the thing… an exam isn’t the end all be all. It’s just a data point.

You can be 10cm and not actually be ready to push…
Or you can feel that primal urge to bear down long before you’re technically “complete.”

Because your body doesn’t follow a chart — it has its own wild wisdom.

Every sound, breath, and instinct is guiding you closer to meeting your baby. We just have to feel safe and supported enough to tune in and listen.

✨ If you’re craving that kind of deep trust and body-led confidence for your own birth, The Sacred Support Blueprint was made for you.

In this comprehensive birth class you’ll learn:

- What your baby and body are doing during labor
- Mindset prompts to overcome birth fears
- Positions and tool to work WITH your body’s cues
- Ways your partner/ birth team can help you with Sacred Support
- How to create an environment fit for this ceremonial rite of passage

Enrollment is NOW OPEN —> link in the bio
First 20 students can use the promo code: EARLY50 for a 50% off discount 👀

11/07/2025

Planning an unmedicated birth isn’t easy, but with the right tools it can be so worth it.

They taught us how to be good patients —
but not how to be powerful portals.We’re remembering now.
Birth is a spiritual ...
11/06/2025

They taught us how to be good patients —
but not how to be powerful portals.

We’re remembering now.
Birth is a spiritual initiation.
And it’s time we start treating it that way.

Join the Sacred Support Blueprint and learn to lead your birth as ceremony.

✨ Enrollment open now — link in bio

11/06/2025

I love the idea of hypnobirthing - I really do. But it takes SO MUCH practice before hand to not be derailed when you are giving birth out side of your home.

First, you have to master staying in the zone during your drive.

Next you have to survive Triage Procedures, seemingly endless admissions questions, and a thick packet of consent forms.

If your labor hasn’t slowed down from those things, you’ve now made it into your room and can settle back into mindfulness practices. Now your nurse will hook you up to monitors and ask you if you’re having a boy or a girl, what babies name is, to rate your pain scale, and most likely tell you what the doctor has ordered for you.

Practicing affirmations can be a great way to encourage yourself during labor - but it’s only half of the battle. Make sure you and your partner or team are prepared to navigate distractions and to protect your peace during labor. 💖

11/05/2025

What was your pushing experience like? What words did you hear? This dad said “Take all the time you need”, and it melted my heart. Time doesn’t feel real during labor, and sometimes it can feel like it’s going to go on forever. But there is no perfect equation of how frequent your contractions “need to be”, how long you have to bare down. Your body knows exactly what to do. Muscles are made to contract, to pull, not push. Our babies come out when we SOFTEN and RELEASE.

11/03/2025

So many of my hospital clients hire me because they desire a “totally natural birth”. To be honest it’s usually a tough thing to do; the routine protocols and procedures aren’t made in support of a totally natural birth.

My number one piece of advice for those who want a labor that progresses only on your body and your baby’s schedule without the use of medication, is to do it at home. However, I’m aware that not everyone is in the space to do so.

That was me in my first pregnancy, and I don’t want your birth to be hijacked like mine was. The second best option to having a home birth is to get educated on not only physiological birth itself, but on routine hospital birth procedures, and on the best ways to keep your mind and nervous system in check. If that sounds like a lot, I’d love to walk with you and help you prepare. Link to my calendar and website in bio. 💖🦋

11/02/2025

First we were branded as doctor-hating-doulas, so we left the hospitals.

Then we were named midwife-hating-doulas when we watched obstetric style abuse enter the home.

The truth? Clients are coming to us desperate to be heard. To be seen as capable, vulnerable AND powerful. When providers can’t see that, women and birth workers are forced to labor alone without emergency care available, as they reject ego and fear being packaged as care and protection.

We don’t hate doctors. We don’t hate midwives. We hate seeing women violated, ignored, mocked, coerced, and gaslight.

True midwifery was stripped from the hands of our ancestors, especially those with black or brown skin. It was sterilized and filtered through masculinity and religion, and sold back to us as a safer option. There is a slow revival in motion for those brave enough to ride the pendulum as it swings back to traditional reverence in birth.

The illusion is cracking and women are demanding for their voices to be heard as they lead in their own ceremony of birth once again.

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Austin, TX

Website

https://www.mariyathedoula.com/

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