ABOUT

Hi there, my name is Mia! From a young age, I found birth and child development fascinating. As a member of a large, close-knit, and blended family, we always had reasons to celebrate and get together. Whenever I met one of our newest additions, I would be first in line to hold them (still applies!). When I was 12, I watched two shows on TLC, A Baby Story and Bringing Home Baby, that truly opened my eyes to the world of pregnancy and birth. I did not know it then, but those shows, along with my family experiences, were what planted the seeds for my passion of being a doula.

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The first time I heard the word “doula”, it was used by one of my classmates during my undergrad studies in Kentucky. I assumed it was a synonym for a midwife, but quickly learned they have their own roles within the birth-worker world. After educating myself a bit more on the history, current practices, and steps to become a doula, the more I could see myself in that kind of work. It was a huge a-ha moment for me! After earning my B.A. in Child & Family Studies in 2013, I came home to the Bay Area and waited a bit before starting the search for my first job. My hope was to find something in the child development field, but in February 2014, I was offered an entry-level position at my local community college. I started as a Financial Aid Advisor and later was promoted to the Scholarship Program Specialist in 2016. Through those jobs, I was able to strengthen my communication, organization, and service skills. In the midst of my experience in higher education, working to become a doula moved out of focus, until it was blatantly made clear in 2020. 

When the pandemic hit, I had just celebrated my 30th birthday. I was looking forward to celebrating the rest of my friends' birthdays, going to concerts across the country, and even had plans for international travel. None of that happened. Instead, I spent a lot of time thinking about what I wanted this next decade to look like for me. Most of those thoughts overwhelmingly kept pointing to starting my own birth support services. There were many moments of heavy self-doubt and lots of coaxing from loved ones. They helped me realize that there wasn't any better time than now to finally see Little Love Doula Services come to fruition. 

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Thanks for joining me on this journey. I appreciate you. It means a lot to me. Being a doula is my soul purpose. I would love to be a part of your birth team! While I primarily serve Bay Area families within the counties of Contra Costa and Alameda, I am willing to negotiate travel outside of these areas. 

My intentions as your doula will be:

* To support you, 

* To be a listening ear,

* To be patient, 

* To answer your questions to the best of my ability,

* To hold space for you,

* To respect and honor your decisions throughout your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum,

* To welcome your Little Love into your arms