The Doula Vita

12/04/2025

We’re so excited to welcome The Doula Vita to the New Year, True Me Wellness Expo! 💛✨

If you haven’t met her yet, The Doula Vita is a deeply compassionate and evidence-based doula serving families throughout the Southern Tier. Her work centers on respect, empowerment, and honoring every birthing person’s unique story.

Whether you’re preparing to welcome your first baby, hoping for a more supported birth this time around, navigating a complex pregnancy, or wanting an advocate by your side, The Doula Vita is committed to making sure your voice, your choices, and your values stay at the center of your birth experience.

🌿 What She Offers:

✨ Birth Doula Support
✨ Pregnancy & Labor Preparation
✨ Placenta encapsulation
✨ Evidence-Informed, Inclusive, Advocacy-Based Care
✨ Support for all identities, backgrounds, and paths to parenthood

At the expo, you’ll be able to meet her in person, ask questions, learn about her approach, and explore what doula support can look like for your family. Birth is powerful — and having someone who truly sees you and stands with you can change everything. 💛

We’re honored to have The Doula Vita join a lineup of community-centered providers who believe in healing, choice, and whole-person wellness.

📅 Saturday, January 10, 2026
📍 Southern Tier Community Center — Endicott, NY
🕘 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Come connect, explore, and start your 2026 wellness journey with support, community, and intention. 🌱✨

12/02/2025

Winter clothing items are being collected for children in need from now until December 12th.

11/28/2025

208 likes, 7 comments. “the most intense pain and the hardest thing I’ve ever done but I would do it over and over again to have my baby boy. It truly is an out of body experience to be able to create this human inside my body and give birth to him. I felt so close to God this day. I’m so happ...

11/26/2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/health/c-section-rate-decline-solutions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&fbclid=IwdGRjcAOUDvNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe_-re4jEQQufUHva8uO2Xoa0UjmO5zPvm_iIi22dFrqNWnvjI9EExyr4LSuo_aem_Tm6rzBg2z4K1s4GBjsfhyw&brid=RGzBzdn_ytmWWozzx03kuQ

Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room.

11/19/2025

10/31/2025

CARING EVENT 11/1 12pm-4pm!!!

Times are hard and uncertain for many in our community right now. Our season has ended, but we still have some stock. Let’s use it to care for our neighbors!!!

Saturday 11/1 from 12-4 or until we run out, we will offer free food to all SNAP recipients and furloughed government workers.

We will offer hot dogs with condiments, all hard ice cream, 10 flavors of soft, some specialty sundaes, chips and fountain soda.

We will also be offering free bags of apples through the generosity of Russell Farms! One bag per family.

Some guidelines to insure fairness -

One hot dog, medium soda and small ice cream or specialty sundae per person.

Must be present. Sorry, No extras for loved ones at home.

Must show either EBT card/proof of snap enrollment or federal government employee ID Card.

Guidelines will be strictly enforced

THIS IS A CLOSED EVENT! NO REGULAR CUSTOMERS!!! OPEN FOR SNAP AND FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES ONLY

10/30/2025

10/29/2025

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/replay-ebb-218-the-evidence-on-perineal-massage-during-labor-with-dr-rebecca-dekker/

REPLAY: EBB 218 – The Evidence on Perineal Massage during Labor with Dr. Rebecca Dekker by Rebecca Dekker | Oct 29, 2025 | Podcast Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe to our podcast and leave a review! iTunes | Spotify | YouTube Can perineal massage during the pushing phase of labor really prevent ...