The Mindful Doula, East Texas Doula

01/05/2026

✨ Who you have in your birth space matters. ✨

Labor is not a performance.
It’s not a show.
And you do not owe anyone access to one of the most vulnerable moments of your life.

Your body labors best when it feels safe, supported, and unobserved. When the room is filled with people you trust — people who help you relax, breathe, and stay inward — your body can focus on what it knows how to do.

On the flip side, feeling watched, judged, rushed, or needing to “hold it together” can:
• Increase tension
• Slow labor progress
• Make contractions feel more intense
• Pull you out of your body and into your head

Birth is primal. Instinctual. Private.
You are allowed to choose peace over people-pleasing.

🤍 Your birth space should feel:
• Calm
• Safe
• Supportive
• Free of expectations

You don’t need to entertain.
You don’t need to explain.
You don’t need to perform.

You just need to labor — and be held through it.

Choose your birth team intentionally. Your body will thank you. ❤️

01/02/2026

Wow, an amazing new service Leah is providing! Be sure to enter her giveaway!!!

New year, new ways to support growing families

As we step into the new year, I’m excited to share an expanded way I’ll be supporting expecting and postpartum families because care doesn’t stop at the birth.
🤍 Birth Doula Support
🤍 Postpartum Doula Care
🤍 NEW: Nesting & Postpartum Home Reset Deep Cleans
Your postpartum visits are meant for you, rest, recovery, education, and emotional support, not scrubbing baseboards.

This new service allows families to receive both, without compromise.

To celebrate the new year, I’m also hosting a GIVEAWAY 🎉

🎁 Win a $350 Nesting or Postpartum Home Reset Deep Clean
✨ Open to expecting or newly postpartum families
✨ Local families only
✨ Enter by subscribing to my email list (link in bio)

Winner will be announced JANUARY 14, 2026.

As always, availability for birth, postpartum, and home reset cleans is limited each month so I can provide the level of care my clients deserve.

Here’s to entering the new year feeling supported, prepared, and held 🤍
👉 Subscribe via the link in my bio (or the one under this) to enter + learn more about current availability
www.etxpassiondoula.com/connect

01/01/2026

So much gratitude for this year 🤍

21 beautiful birth journeys.
21 stories.
21 moments I’ll carry forever.

I’m deeply honored to do this work and to walk alongside mothers during such powerful transitions.

I’m looking forward to next year and serving even more mothers with presence, support, and care 🥰

12/31/2025

🤰🏻 Pregnancy Is a Normal Function of the Body 🥰

Pregnancy isn’t an illness.
It isn’t a malfunction.
It’s not something your body has to be “fixed” or constantly corrected.

Pregnancy is a normal physiological process—just like breathing, digesting food, or healing a wound.

You don’t have to consciously tell your lungs to breathe.
You don’t have to manage each step of digestion.
Your body already knows what to do.

Birth works the same way.

Your body has ancient, built-in wisdom designed to grow, nourish, and birth your baby. Hormones rise and fall in a precise rhythm. Muscles soften and open. Your uterus contracts in waves—strong, purposeful, and effective—when the conditions allow it.

When we feel safe…
When we are supported…
When fear is reduced and trust is strengthened…

➡️The body is able to do what it was designed to do.

Fear, pressure, constant interruption, and lack of support can disrupt this instinctive flow—not because your body is broken, but because birth is deeply connected to the nervous system.

Birth isn’t something you perform.
It’s something you allow.

Your body doesn’t need to be taught how to birth.
It needs space, safety, and support to remember.

✨ Your body knows how to birth.
✨ Your baby knows how to be born.
✨ Trust grows when you’re supported, informed, and respected.

And that’s where intentional care—like doula support—can make all the difference. Let’s do this mama!!

12/31/2025

Birth doesn’t come with a manual, but it can come with preparation, confidence, and support!

Our upcoming ETX Doula Collective Childbirth Education Classes are designed to help you understand what will happen during labor, learn practical comfort measures, and to feel more confident walking into birth - no matter your plan.

This is a space for questions, connection, and education without fear-based language or pressure. Just real support for real families.

We would love to support you as you prepare for birth.

Taught by experienced doulas.
Spots are limited!
Fill out this Google Form to secure your spot🤩

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZuUCA3SKUCer6jhfJ-cBJYcEfjPsj45iD2sqrWwpLMU/edit

12/17/2025

Okay… I get it. 🤪

You’ve heard the word doula tossed around.
But what do we really do for you — and your partner?

Here’s the honest truth!

For you:
I help you feel calm when things feel intense.
I remind you of your strength when doubt creeps in.
I help you understand your options so you can make confident, informed decisions — not fear-based ones.
I stay when things get long, quiet, hard, or overwhelming.

For your partner:
I support them too — because this is new and emotional for them as well.
I help them know how to support you instead of feeling unsure or helpless.
I step in when they need a break and step back when you need privacy.
I help them feel confident in their role, not replaced.

And for your birth as a whole:
I provide continuous support — something nurses and providers often can’t offer due to shifts and responsibilities.
I help create a calmer environment, reduce stress, and support the natural flow of labor.
Research shows doulas can lower intervention rates, shorten labor, and improve overall birth satisfaction.

But beyond all of that…
I’m there to remind you: you’re not doing this alone.

Birth is one of the most vulnerable, powerful moments of your life.
You deserve to feel supported, respected, and deeply seen 🤍

If you’re expecting and wondering if a doula is right for you, I’d love to talk.
📍Serving East Texas
📩 Message me to book a free consultation



📸: Jennifer Chavez

12/16/2025

Childbirth class info!

Childbirth Education with ETX Doula Collective

Join the East Texas Doula Collective for a comprehensive childbirth education course designed to prepare you for pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum season with confidence and clarity.

WHEN: January 10, 2026
TIME: 1 PM – 5 PM
WHERE: 15240 SH-110 Suite D, Whitehouse, TX 75791
COST: $175 (included with select doula packages)

This course will cover everything from pregnancy changes and labor stages to comfort measures, birth interventions, postpartum recovery, newborn care, and breastfeeding basics - taught by experienced local doulas and lactation professionals. Bloom Lactation of Tyler, LLC

We believe in informed choice, compassionate support, and honoring the natural design of birth. We would be honored to walk alongside you as you prepare for this sacred season.

Limited spots available!

12/16/2025

Those wanting to breastfeeding! This is such a great tip!!

12/15/2025

Good morning mamas 🤰🏼

Birth isn’t meant to be done alone. Having a supportive team—especially a doula—can shorten labor, decrease the chance of a cesarean, and help moms feel calm, confident, and deeply supported.

I’m booking for 2026. Reach out to schedule a free consultation. It would be an honor to support you and your birth journey 🤍

The Mindful Doula provides compassionate birth support in East Texas. Offering prenatal care, labor support, and postpartum guidance for empowered, peaceful births. Placenta encapsulation is also offered to support your postpartum journey.

12/15/2025

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12/13/2025

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