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RIL Doula Services

Comprehensive Birth Doula support for the emotional, mental and physical aspects of your birth.

01/16/2026

So many good classes ahead to help you prepare for birth and beyond. Here’s the line up for January and February 2026. Hope to see you there ✨

01/12/2026

Birth Partners is back for another year of creating connection and comfort in the birth room! Come, peel yourself off the wall, dear wallflowers, and learn how to support your birthy mamas in 2026!

01/09/2026

Would love to support you and your growing family in 2026 💖

01/07/2026

Just coming out of the holiday seasons and finally getting the chance to reflect on 2025…through the haze of yet another headcold.

2025 had some sparkle, I’ll give it that. ✨

As a doula, it was the year of the VBAC! I had the honor of supporting 7 VBAC mamas through their birth journeys. 6 were successful VBACs, 4 were unmedicated and all 7 were incredibly driven to meet their babies on their own terms.

On the business side of things, I expanded clients to double the birth doula clients I had last year, designed 3 new classes and joined the .ot team as a Lactation Counselor. I booked 30 birth clients, 27 of which had vaginal births and 3 of which had unscheduled c-sections. I had 44 consult calls for 2025 and 2026 births. I taught 43 classes focused on pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and infant development. And I hosted one fabulous doula meetup in Fredericksburg in which 16 birth workers (doulas, midwives, nurses, LCs, etc) all came together to connect and develop their elevation pitch (thanks to . I really did hustle this year!

Aside from loving birth work, there was a reason for my hustle. On January 28th, I lost my full time career in HIV at USAID unexpectedly due to DOGE cuts with no severance and immediate termination of benefits. I had just returned to work after having my son on January 4th so losing my career of 10 years threw us for a loop. So I hustled, and my hustle was made possible by my sweet hubby , our amazing friend/babysitter and of course my sweet son, Gus!

Personally, 2025 was full of breastfeeding, cosleeping, praying we were doing the right things as parents and as a couple, finding new mama friends and giving myself a lot of grace, especially for my pelvic floor still healing and my sacrum still being angry from birth. I am still growing, loving and soaking in the motherhood shift daily as well as trying to prioritize dating my hubby and caring for my body. I am SO bad at drinking water and being consistent with exercise.

2025 was a lot: a lot of joy, a lot of grief, a lot of learning. I am thankful, I am tired and I am hopeful for the things to come in 2026.💖Thanks for being along for the ride.catex

01/05/2026

December brought us snow, stillness and sweet Melody. ☃️✨

Congratulations to the parents and big sister of:
☃️Melody, baby girl, born 12/02

Melody’s birth was full of incredible focus, effort and love. Her mama could not have worked any harder to bring her earthside and I am so proud to have witnessed her strength.

Welcome to the world, sweet Melody. You are so loved 💖

01/03/2026

New year, same precious point of view. Here’s to a thoughtful and connective 2026! ✨

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas Fam 🎄✨💖 Wishing you peace, snuggles and softness. You are enough and you are loved!

12/02/2025

Today was one of those days. This birth was one of those births.

You know the ones you give your all to as a doula pulling every tool out of the toolbox; the ones that are countercultural; the ones that mama could not have worked harder through; the ones that truly test the limits of trusting the process of birth in the hospital.

I am so proud of today, proud of how my client pushed uphill for a VBAC and proud of the support I gave her to do so. ✨

12/01/2025

This November was one to remember ✨🤩

Congrats to the families of:
🍂Willow, baby girl born 11/13
🍂Andrew and Amelia, twin boy and girl born 11/14
🍂Malin, baby girl born 11/20

Three very different births to mamas in different stages, all wonderful in their own way. A first time mama at a birth center, a first time mama with twins at a hospital and a second time mama at a hospital who pushed 4 times before baby was born. So thankful to be a part of their journeys and to meet these beautiful babies.

Always remember you are loved dear friends and new additions! 💖

11/19/2025

Took a hike in the woods today to find joy. A few steps in and a small hand reaching for a nearby tree, I found it. ✨🍂🍁

Just a little reminder that joy is easy to find, even after the frustrations of trying to get everyone out the door with snacks and water in hand.

11/04/2025

Another VBAC for 2025 🎉

If you’ve been talking to me about my clients this year, I will continue to tell you that it is the year of VBAC mamas. October’s birth marks another incredible VBAC for a second time mama who worked so hard to grow her baby just right and birth her with peace.

Congrats to the family of:
🍂Eliana, born 10/02/25

Eliana, you are so loved!

10/07/2025

Enjoy some little baby Gus babbles while you read and think through which classes of mine to join this month! Can’t wait to see you!

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