Empowered Doula Services

03/16/2026

Another feature, but this one feels different.

I’m excited to share that I’ve been featured again in Magazine. My first feature was back in 2021, and it feels really special to reflect on how much this journey has grown since then.

From doula work to now walking the path as a student midwife, every step has been rooted in supporting families and strengthening community birth care.

Grateful for every opportunity to share this work and for everyone who continues to support me along the way.

Read the full feature at the link here: https://canvasrebel.com/meet-alexis-alsup-2/

03/14/2026

Today we honor the legacy of the Black Granny Midwives who built community birth care long before modern systems ever did.

Their work laid the foundation for birth workers like myself and so many others who continue this tradition of care, advocacy, and community.

These moments captured here represent more than birth work—they represent legacy, trust, and the continuation of a sacred calling.

Happy Black Midwives Day ❤️🤲🏾

03/14/2026

I’m excited to share that I’ve been featured again—this time in CanvasRebel Magazine!

My first feature was back in 2021, so it feels really special to share this second one and reflect on how much the journey has grown since then. As a student midwife and birth worker, I’m grateful for every opportunity to share about the work I’m doing to support families and strengthen community birth care.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support me along the way. 🤎

Read the full article here:

We recently connected with Alexis Alsup and have shared our conversation below. Alright, Alexis thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Can you open up about a risk you’ve taken – what it was like taking that risk, why you took the risk and how it turned out?...

03/08/2026

International Women’s Day

Before I was known as a community doula, a birth worker, or a healer…
I was a mother first.

It was through carrying life that I truly understood the power, wisdom, and sacred strength that lives within women. The ability to grow, protect, and usher new life into this world is nothing short of divine.

Today I honor the women who came before me, the mothers walking beside me, and the generations of women yet to come. Our bodies are powerful. Our intuition is sacred. Our ability to create life is revolutionary.

Happy International Women’s Day to every woman holding the world together in seen and unseen ways💗✨

03/01/2026

Today he is ONE✨

One year ago, I gave birth to my son…
and I was reborn too.

This year stretched me, refined me, and grew me in ways I never imagined. Through the sleepless nights, the tears, the joy, and the becoming — we bloomed.

Like a rose through concrete…
we rose anyway.

Happy 1st Birthday to my baby boy
Happy 1 year rebirth to me.🌹🤲🏾

02/23/2026

Hey! As many of you know, I’m deeply committed to improving birth outcomes and making sure families in our community feel supported, informed, and empowered throughout their pregnancy, birth & postpartum journey.

We’ve launched a fundraiser to help build and expand community-based birth care here in Knoxville through education, resources, and support services for families.

If you feel called to support this work, please consider donating or sharing our GoFundMe:

Every share helps us reach more families🤲🏾🤍

Other ways to support: Purchasing needed supplies from my birth kit registry(items ship directly to me).
Visit: https://mywishlist.online/w/7wwh4w/alexiss-wishlist?fbclid=PAVERFWAQJns1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaeRwJHR5tmnWT3z6gknBme9i2CxgHG2ACkiTOlUBUFvhkUdaqukJcP0zzTSGg_aem_PE3fBiVvyukg4m-XYCAIIw

My name is Alexis Alsup. I am a birthworker, advocate, and student midwife bas… Alexis Alsup needs your support for Building Community Birth Care in Knoxville

02/15/2026

From Tennessee to Kentucky. Student midwife life means showing up wherever birth calls.

Louisville, KY — I came ready to serve, learn, and hold space. There is nothing like doing this work alongside powerful Black women committed to protecting birth.

Student midwifery isn’t just clinical hours…
It’s mentorship.
It’s community.
It’s being shaped in real time.

Grateful to learn. Grateful to serve. Grateful to walk this path.🤍🙌🏾

02/12/2026

It’s always an honor to share about the work I do — supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum while advocating for equitable, community-centered care.

Bringing the Repro Justice Legislative Lounge to our community was more than an event — it was a space for education, collaboration, and action. We deserve conversations that center Black maternal health, birth justice, and policy that protects families.

I’m deeply grateful for every community partner and fellow advocate who continues to show up and do the work. This is what collective impact looks like. x x

The work doesn’t stop at the birth room — it extends into legislation, systems, and the future we’re building for our children.

02/10/2026

As a Tennessee doula — and a student midwife — I’m concerned about HB0295.

This bill was introduced to expand access to doula care through TennCare, which many of us support. But a new amendment added regulatory language that does not clearly state whether it applies only to doulas seeking TennCare reimbursement — or to all doulas in Tennessee.

Doulas provide non-clinical, community-based support. Historically, overregulation of birth work has narrowed access, created barriers to entry, and pushed community providers out — especially those serving Black, Indigenous, rural, and low-income families.

As someone already navigating the barriers placed on student midwives, I’m opposed to HB0295 because regulation framed as “protection” often becomes restriction.

This bill was amended because people spoke up. Please keep sharing the petition( in Bio). Our voices matter👏🏾

02/09/2026

So grateful to finally have Mothering the Mother by Shafia Monroe in my hands 💗🤲🏾

I wasn’t able to make it to the in-person book signing with my fellow Atlanta birth workers, but my heart was there in spirit. work has paved the way for so many of us in this field, and it feels special to now hold a piece of that wisdom and legacy.

Excited to read, learn, and continue pouring back into the families I serve with deeper intention and care.

Honoring the mothers, the traditions, and the birth workers who came before us.

Thank you