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05/04/2026

Sooo incredibly proud of these doulas!!

Let’s GOOOO💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

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24/03/2026

Yesterday, on World Doula Day, I reflected on what it truly means to prepare doulas for the marketplace...not just to show up, but to stand rooted, resourced, and ready.

What you see in these photos is more than tabling. It’s alignment. It’s doulas stepping into their work with clarity, professionalism, and community behind them. Every branded table represents hours of training, identity development, and intentional business building inside the Shades of Motherhood Doula Business Hub.

We don’t just train doulas, we develop leaders.

Through mentorship, hands-on business support, and real-time practice, our doulas are learning how to sustainably serve families while honoring their own capacity and design. This is workforce development that centers dignity, cultural competence, and long-term impact.

And just as important as what they’re building is how they’re building it...together. Supporting one another. Sharing space. Growing in confidence.
This is what it looks like when mentorship meets mission.

Happy World Doula Day to the doulas doing the work and doing it well!

20/03/2026

There’s something powerful that happens when doulas gather with intention.

Last night inside our Shades of Motherhood Doula Care Call, we had 8 doulas show up fully present, deeply engaged, and ready to serve.

Together, we provided prenatal support to a mother and her husband, holding space, offering guidance, and ensuring they felt seen and supported in this sacred season.

At the same time, we were actively coordinating care for multiple families in our pipeline because this work doesn’t happen in isolation.

This is what makes our model different.

•Mentorship in real time
•Community that collaborates, not competes
•Hands-on skills practice that builds confidence and competence

Our doulas aren’t just learning, they’re doing.

They’re being sharpened, supported, and stretched in a space that prioritizes both excellence and care.

Maternal health deserves providers who are prepared, connected, and grounded in both skill and compassion. That’s what we’re building here.

And we’re just getting started.

10/03/2026

Such a powerful trip. Such a powerful purpose.

The work we do is rooted in the stories and sacrifices of the mothers of Anarcha, Betsy, and Lucy.

This moment sometimes feels like a dream, but it truly happened. As we move closer to Black Maternal Health Week, we pause to honor the Black bodies that were once seen as less than human—bodies that were experimented on, silenced, and denied the chance to advocate for their own health, dignity, and choices.

Their pain is part of the history of maternal health in this country. Their resilience is part of our legacy.

Today, we continue the work so that Black mothers are heard, protected, and respected. We carry their names forward as we fight for justice, dignity, and safe births for every Black mother.

04/11/2025

12/10/2025

The Business of Birth: Aligning Passion and Profit, was such a dynamic workshop w today!

Sooo grateful for the engagement, feedback, the participants shared.

Birthworkers are each unique individuals, our businesses should reflect that😅

It was an honor to iterate, tweak, and guide the audience through reflective assessments of themselves and their businesses and passion points.

I love doulas, period✨

I want to see us all THRIVE, not just survive✨

Let’s GROW…..together ✨

08/10/2025

WA State Doula Hub Expo: Cultivating Our Vision is on Saturday!

Join Us Virtually this Saturday for a day full of workshops curated specifically for Birthworkers!

My workshop entitled-‘The Business of Birth: Aligning Purpose with Profit’ will be from 1:30-3 pm PST.

Get your tickets and your tea and meet us there✨

25/09/2025

Leaders in Spokane, WA, mark your calendars for this event ✨

22/09/2025

Hey Doulas! This is a virtual conference you don’t want to miss. Check out the roster and get registered✨

See you soon 💕

20/09/2025

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In 2024, Providence partnered with The Shades of Motherhood Network to support a community-based doula program focused on culturally competent care for Black birthing individuals and their families.

From emotional support to advocacy and empowerment, these doulas are transforming birth experiences.

👉 Click the link to read how this program is making a difference in Spokane. https://www.providence.org/news/uf/690746946?streamid=11053436

19/09/2025

Postpartum healing moves like music,sometimes smooth, sometimes messy, always deeply felt.

At the PSI Conference in New Orleans, we shared a new rhythm for understanding postpartum care rooted in jazz, blues, and cultural wisdom.

One attendee said:
“I loved the musical undertone and really appreciated hearing about trauma-informed care being the s**t part of care. This all helped me refocus and center on how I want to provide care.”

The room was full, the energy was deep, and the engagement was REAL.

Want to bring the Jazz, Blues, and Baby Steps workshop or short film to your organization or event?

Email me at [email protected].

Let’s reimagine how we hold postpartum together.