Hi! I’m Isabel, your friendly neighborhood Doula*! Available for both birth + postpartum support at all major Boston hospitals, birth centers, and home births happening within 30 miles of Ashland, MA. Some of my services can be provided virtually. If this sounds like you, definitely inquire!
All forms of my work stem from a place of desired collective healing + liberation+ JOY! Learning body autonomy and the language needed to advocate for yourself, your birth and your spaces will enrich you as a person, a birthing person and a parent. The Black maternal health crisis is just that, a crisis. We are more disconnected from ourselves and bodily intuition than ever. We DESERVE better. Our babies deserve better. It is the onus of every privileged birthing person to know their rights and demand they be met to create real and lasting change for ALL birthing bodies. These are my core values in work and life
+ ALL Black Lives Matter
+ FREE PALESTINE & All Oppressed People
+ The gender binary harms & excludes respect for ALL birthing bodies
+ Confront white supremacy where you see it
+ Reproductive Justice is Social Justice
+ Your Body Your Choice
+ Rest & Joy Are Revolutionary
+ Your Pronouns MATTER
Birth & postpartum support and childbirth education are not a one size fits all. When we work together I want to educate and empower you with evidence based care. My hope is that every birthing body and family has the tools they need to reclaim the joyful, ceremonious and transformative experience of birth. When you are in my care, or in front of my lens, who you are as individuals, partners and families, will be centered, supported and heard.
And if you’re still a little curious about me and who I am, here we go : I’m a Cancer sun, Pisces moon and Leo rising. I’m queer + married to my best friend and partner of 14+ years. We have three kids who are truly my life’s greatest teachers. I was reborn when my first child landed earth side in 2005, one month after my 20th birthday. One year later I trained with ALACE and became a doula. I went on to have two more births, in 2009 and 2014, both water births, which I am a huge fan and supporter of! I believe laughter is the best medicine but I appreciate a good cry. Being yourself is a superpower and radical vulnerability is strength. I believe in adventuring often but love the feeling of coming home. I love to empower new families, share knowledge and make art. Maybe we can do some of these things together.
XOXO Isabel