Joy the Village Postpartum Doula

08/09/2025

Small business Monday -- this is a great opportunity for folks with little ones just born or about to be born. Earn $600 and get diapers and wipes for a month at no cost to you.

Local business (Como resident owned) that has been testing all kinds of baby, personal care and beauty care products for 35 years.

We excel in the “impossible.” Even the most complex clinical trials don’t alter our commitment to excellence. We understand that when launching a new personal care product or proving a claim, the stakes are high.

08/09/2025

FREE! Drop in breastfeeding support & social time. Send your people or come yourself. Sumner Library - 611 Van White Memorial Blvd Mpls 55411❣️ Tuesdays from 10 - 11:30 am.

https://hclib.bibliocommons.com/events/68b26821d7b6cc3d009be65d

06/09/2025

🌿 Walk-In Comp Assessments Now Available 🌿

We’re here to support your wellness journey with accessible and compassionate care. Our walk-in comp assessments are available Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM.

✅ No appointment needed
✅ Culturally specific, trauma-focused, holistic, and de-westernized approaches
✅ Addressing the mental health needs underlying substance use

If you or someone you know could benefit from support, stop by during our walk-in hours — we’re here to help. 💚

📍 Roots Wellness Center
1916 University Ave W, St. Paul, MN

05/09/2025

Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum bring so many changes — and having a Doula by your side means continuous support every step of the way. 💜

✨ Confidence during pregnancy
✨ Comfort & advocacy in birth
✨ Guidance & care postpartum

With a Doula, you’re held, honored, and supported during the entire process.

MileStone Creations is here to help 😀

📩 Want to learn more about full-spectrum Doula care - www.milestonecreations.org

02/09/2025

Here we go! 🙏🏽

28/08/2025

🖤 Reclaiming lives, building trust, and breaking barriers. The Park Avenue Center offers culturally specific programs for Black men, addressing mental health, substance use, and systemic challenges. Holistic care + community support = real change. ✨

https://spokesman-recorder.com/2025/08/19/park-avenue-center-black-men-program/

27/08/2025

💛 “A strong support system can mean the difference between surviving and thriving in the early weeks of motherhood.”

New moms don’t just need advice—they need a village of care. This blog shares powerful ways partners, friends, and family can truly show up:

➡ Listen with empathy, not just solutions
➡ Support her feeding choices without judgment
➡ Offer consistent, practical, and emotional support

🌿 Because when moms feel supported, families thrive.

👇 Want the full read?
Tap here: https://loom.ly/32AX9hk

26/08/2025

This is a graphic of the cesarean birth rates in the Twin Cities by hospital. This is great information to take into consideration when choosing your place of birth. Twin Cities Birth Center + Women's Health Clinic's c-section rate is currently 5%!

credit: Flutterby Birth Services

26/08/2025

When a baby arrives, both parents change. But their experiences are different , emotionally, physically and hormonally.

What the birthing parent goes through is postpartum:

Hormonal collapse + rebuild
Brain restructuring
Physical healing
Breastfeeding demands
Organ and nutrient shifts
What the non-birthing parent goes through is real, too — but it’s not postpartum depression. It might look like:

Hormonal shifts (yes, testosterone drops)
Identity confusion
Birth-related anxiety
Pressure to hold it all together
Disconnection or overwhelm
Calling both of these “postpartum depression” creates problems:
✖️ Mislabels what each parent needs
✖️ Waters down maternal medical care
✖️ Misdirects support

💡 In couples therapy, we name these differences so both partners can get the right kind of help.

✅ Postpartum depression (birthing parent)
✅ Paternal perinatal mental health (non-birthing parent)
✅ Relationship support for the transition into parenthood

Different journeys.
Shared season.
Both deserve support.

26/08/2025

25/08/2025

22/08/2025

Read this article about Breast, chest and human milk feeding at the Great MN get together....

You can breastfeed anywhere at the Minnesota State Fair! Sometimes it’s helpful to have a distraction-free space for your little one. We have you covered! The TPT Nursing Nest presented by MN WIC is on the southwest corner of Lee Ave. & Underwood St. There are private tents for parents to feed or change their babies during their busy visits to the fair. https://www.mnstatefair.org/faq/amenities/