ABOUT MARCIA
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Certified Birth Doula
Certified BRAVA Core and Pelvic Floor Birthworker

Marcia began working as a birth doula in 2018 and trained with DONA International. She believes everyone deserves to have the support they need while giving birth and is honored to meet people where they are. She highlights and supports movement and positioning in pregnancy, labor, and postpartum, utilizing her training in Spinning Babies, Gilligan’s Guide, and BRAVA Core and Pelvic Floor.

Marcia is part of the doula team at Everyday Miracles and believes this is essential birthwork - to strive for all people to have a just, supported, and joyful birth experience regardless of wealth, language, immigration status, or the color of their skin.

She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, 3 children, and dog. She enjoys growing and preparing her own food and provisions, connecting with nature, getting together with friends and family, and exploring the world through books, shows, and when lucky, travel.

ABOUT JENNY
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Certified Birth Doula
Body Ready Method Professional
Community Outreach Perinatal Educator

Jenny began her journey as a birth doula in 2021 through Commonsense Childbirth Institute, incorporating The JJ Way. She is currently certified as a Community Outreach Perinatal Educator, Birth & Sibling Doula, and Lactation Support. With her ongoing education, Jenny has taken the BRAVA Core & Pelvic Floor course, Spinning Babies workshop, and introduction into Infant and Pediatric Massage. As Jenny continues to fall in love with birth and supporting birthing people and families, she continues to learn through first-hand experience, training, and books to help her clients have the birth they choose.

Jenny is an Everyday Miracles doula and believes that everyone deserves the type of birth they want. She enjoys being able to meet families of all diverse backgrounds and learning new modalities to better support others.

She lives in the Twin Cities with her family and dog. When Jenny is not at births or working, she enjoys sleeping, learning about massage, going on walks with her dog, exploring new places, hanging out with her family and babysitting her nephews and nieces.

ABOUT KAY
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Certified Birth Doula
Certified Lamaze Childbirth Educator

As a passionate advocate for empowered birthing experiences, Kay is dedicated to supporting families throughout their journey into parenthood. Kay is a certified birth doula through COPE and Certified Childbirth Educator from Lamaze. Having attended over 30 births, she brings a wealth of knowledge and a compassionate approach to every birth she attends.

Kay’s journey into the world of doula support was born out of a deep-seated belief in the transformative power of informed choices and unwavering support during childbirth. With extensive education in Lamaze Childbirth Education, Kay is equipped with knowledge on evidence-based practices and techniques that empower expectant parents to make informed decisions, ensuring a positive birth experience that aligns with their unique preferences and values.

When not supporting families during this sacred time, you can often find Kay cherishing moments with loved ones. Family time is precious and she believes in the importance of nurturing bonds and creating memories that last a lifetime.

Kay is honored to walk alongside clients during this transformative journey, providing unwavering support and guidance as they welcome a little one into this world.

ABOUT CARRIE
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Certified Birth Doula
Postpartum Doula

Inspired by her own two births, Carrie discovered her passion for birthwork and is now a certified birth and trained postpartum doula with DONA International. She has also completed additional education with Spinning Babies and is a certified HypnoBabies doula.

Carrie wishes everyone could have a doula, both for birth and postpartum. Each hour, each day to every moment is so special and such a milestone during the newborn stage. Carrie wants to help support and acknowledge how both wonderful and challenging postpartum can be. She also understands the importance of providing unconditional and non judgemental support to birthers and their partners before, during, and after meeting their little one. Her mission is to empower families and help navigate their birth experience with confidence, strength and connection. With her nurturing spirit and dedication to continuous learning, Carrie is ready to walk alongside clients as they embark on the extraordinary journey of welcoming a baby.

Carrie lives in Apple Valley with her husband and two boys. When she's not doula-ing, or working in the retail shoe world. She enjoys a good family day outside, gardening, and being a self-proclaimed foodie. She goes out of her way to meet other doulas and birthworkers and feels it is such an honor to be a part of this beautiful growing community.

— Photos on this page by Amy Elaine Photography. —

ABOUT TERRA
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Certified Birth Doula
Postpartum Doula
Childbirth Educator
Doula Minnesota Founding Partner and Team Support

*Currently not available for birth clients.

Terra started Doula Minnesota to support families from all walks of life. Trained in Bali, Indonesia and certified with DONA International, she has worked with doulas from 13 different countries and supported close to 200 births across the Twin Cities since early 2015. With a strong background in healthcare related non-profits, she spent 5 years providing support to families and children through her work at Ronald McDonald House Charities, Upper Midwest prior to entering the birth world. Terra is a trained Prenatal and Baby Yoga teacher and started providing Postpartum Doula services in 2017. She is a Childbirth Educator at Blooma and primarily teaches classes to individuals and families welcoming a second baby or beyond. Her passion for supporting families led her to start Doula Minnesota LLC in 2017 and she is thrilled to continue to offer professional doula services across Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Terra lives in a St. Paul farmhouse with her partner and two little ones. She loves spending time outside with her kids, reading, and when she has a moment, pursuing her other love of spending time at the local pottery studio. Terra is passionate about continuing to learn better ways to serve the community and promote just care for all in the birth world. It is her greatest honor to work with families as they welcome their little ones and she hopes to be able to provide evidence-based, compassionate care in the Twin Cities for many years to come.

ABOUT ERIN
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Certified Birth Doula
Certified Lactation Education Counselor
Spinning Babies® Certified Parent Educator
Doula Minnesota Founding Partner and Team Support

*Currently not available for birth clients.

Serving families during their journey through pregnancy, birth and early postpartum is one of Erin’s deepest joys and honors. She has been passionately providing pregnancy and parenting support to families since 2005 as a social worker, educator, and teen pregnancy & parenting support coordinator. She transitioned to birth doula work in 2015, when she trained and certified with DONA International. She is currently a certified doula with COPE. In 2016 she certified through UC San Diego as a Certified Lactation Educator Counselor (CLEC) and in 2018 as a Spinning Babies® Certified Parent Educator (SpBCPE). She has attended over 200 births and supported countless other families along their journey to parenthood.

Erin is currently supporting families in navigating health care systems as a Care Coordinator. Erin loves getting to support the Doula Minnesota team members and teaching Spinning Babies® Birth Preparation classes with Everyday Miracles.

Erin lives with her three Spanish-speaking children in a vibrant neighborhood in Minneapolis, occupied Dakota territories. She loves exploring the world with her family, hiking, backpacking, reading, and playing games, and is passionate about making this world a more just place for all.

ABOUT LEAH
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Certified Postpartum Doula

Leah is honored and privileged to provide compassionate, evidence-based care for Twin Cities families in the postpartum period. Leah’s journey into postpartum care began in 2019 after her own first challenging postpartum experience led her on a somewhat desperate search for ways to make postpartum experiences more sustainable, better supported and overall more positive for other birthers and their families. She stumbled across DONA International’s website and two years later completed training and certification through DONA International as a postpartum doula.

With a background in Music Therapy and personal care assistance, Leah has had the pleasure of working with families and individuals from many different walks of life. It is now one of her greatest joys to bring that compassionate, holistic care to the birthing community and she strongly believes in creating accessible postpartum care for anyone who wants it.

Leah lives in Brooklyn Center with her husband and two children. She enjoys spending time with her kids, playing piano and guitar, tackling house projects with her husband, connecting with family and friends, and savoring a deep cup of coffee.

ABOUT MEGAN
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Birth Doula
Placenta Encapsulator

Megan knew she wanted to be surrounded by birth very early in her life after she had the honor of being present for her brothers’ births. She began the process of becoming a Birth Doula during her first pregnancy - where she learned firsthand just how much impact community support has, not only during a birth experience, but on the transition into parenthood. She believes every birthing person deserves to be supported throughout their pregnancy so they enter their birth with confidence and the power to advocate for their wants. She has been a gestational carrier for 2 families and is passionate about working with families that are going through fertility journeys of their own.

Megan has been a placenta encapsulator for over 10 years and prides herself on the care that she takes when a placenta is in her care. She offers preparation using the Raw Method or the Traditional Chinese Method as well as tinctures, cord keepsakes, and placenta art.

She lives in St. Paul with her husband and 2 children, is an avid reader, loves having a tool in her hand, and enjoys a nice sunny day on the patio.

— Photos on this page by Amy Elaine Photography. —