Supporting Your Journey Into Motherhood
We birth how we live.
Birth and parenthood invite us to get clear on what matters most. A ripe opportunity to envision and define the environment in which we want to raise our children. I am here to help you take advantage of this sacred window of time to build a family and life you feel exalted by.
My Offerings
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Pregnancy Coaching & Companionship — monthly or bi-monthly container where I offer a steady presence to support you in building rituals of nourishment and movement, assemble your support system, choose birth prep resources, navigate the many decisions of the perinatal time
Birth & Parenthood Preparation — group workshop series or private classes, co- facilitated with my husband and two therapist specializing in couples work and perinatal well being
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Postpartum Doula Services — in-home visits centered on your family’s nourishment, rest, and healing
Calling In Your People — a group or private workshop series to prepare the people you love to show up for you and your family in the ways that are most aligned and meaningful to you
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Perinatal Movement — weekly Prenatal Flow at Wild Qi in Ojai, Babywearing Dance (Groove Together) at Illuminate Studios in Ventura, monthly Dance Baby Down workshops
Closing of the Bones — a postpartum ceremony of completion and honoring
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Herbal Medicine Delivery — Strong Mama Tea, Baby Bath Blend, and more, delivered weekly (or on your own rhythm)
Postpartum Meal Delivery — coordinating and assembling your community or home cooking for you and your family
Who I am
I’m Stella — a mother, birth and postpartum caregiver, educator, and movement guide.
I support humans, couples, and families through meaningful dialogue, movement, and intentional moments of stillness and self-inquiry. I’m deeply passionate about parental health and well-being, and I believe everyone navigating the perinatal period deserves to feel vital, connected, and supported.
If you’re longing for a more regulated and nourished nervous system, a body that moves with greater ease and strength, or a partnership that feels unshakeable in the face of challenge and change — these are the places I love to explore with you. They’re my sweet spot, the things I feel most called to invite into people’s lives.
I will never claim to have your answers. Instead, I offer a strong, gentle presence you can rely on as you find your own way to them.
Preparing for birth, postpartum, and parenthood can look a thousand different ways. While no parent can prepare for every possible scenario (nor should anyone take the time to), knowing who you are, what you value, and what brings you grounding and calm can help you walk through birth and parenthood with clarity and intention.
People often say to me that as a doula who has supported over 100 families, I must have been so prepared for my own births. To which I always respond that the only thing I knew was that I had to throw everything I thought I knew out the window.
What I did feel was resourced. I felt clear on who I am and what’s important to me and my family. I know how I respond in times of uncertainty or stress, and what I need to come back to my center. I know the individuals, or kinds of people, I want to have around me when I am at my most vulnerable. I want to explore these topics with you so that you feel proactive and autonomous every step of your journey into parenthood.
I do not have this journey figured out. I have, however, taken the time to learn about myself so that I can make decisions about pregnancy, birth and parenthood from an intentional, present, and resourced place.
In our work together, we throw all the “shoulds” and incompatible advice out the window and let your beautifully unique priorities and dynamics as an individual and as a couple be our guide. I am here to help you deepen your connection to who you are and what matters most, so you can make decisions from that rooted place.