Introducing Your Parenting Village
What People Are Saying
(And No, We Didn’t Bribe Them… We Swear!)
Welcome to our testimonial page, where happy clients share their glowing reviews, and we bask in the warmth of their kind words!
I feel SO much more informed, safe, and confident about giving birth after taking this class. I went in feeling like I had a good bit of knowledge and loved how much Ashley and her team elaborated, shared research, and opened the floor for honest and vulnerable conversation. This is ABSOLUTELY worth it!!!
Ashley was an amazing instructor and extremely knowledgable about different types/desires for the birthing experience. I appreciate that different approaches were considered (I.e. medicated and induced births) as all my not always go to plan. I also personally enjoyed the inclusion of partners in the course. There were slides that were tailored to partners in how they can support the birthing individual and also prepare themselves. Overall, money well spent!
My significant other and I took the Childbirth, One Day class and found it to be informative and engaging. We both felt we received a lot of useful knowledge that will help us make informed decisions. Also, the instructor was warm, friendly, and knowledgable.
I am so happy and grateful for our experience with Empowered Beginnings for class support and especially our pregnancy and labor doula, Cheri. I felt really heard, empowered, safe and advocated alongside the entire process – from my first call with Ashley to the whole labor process with Cheri. Cheri was truly a part of our village and was a guiding support during a high risk pregnancy and long, labor process and eventual arrival of our healthy, happy baby. Cheri’s approach was warm, supportive, educational and kind. I truly recommend this team!
Rachel was available for any and all of my questions and did a great job checking in with me regularly. AMAZING! It may seem silly, but just having Rachel there to chat and laugh with made the world of difference to my husband and I. She was awesome! She made sure we knew what to expect every step of the way, and her interactions with the doctors and nurses was so helpful! 10 out of 10!
Marlene is awesome and my husband and I are so grateful we had her to support us through this experience, Amazing, supportive, knowledgeable- everything we needed and more. We are so appreciative of your support and expertise in helping to welcome baby.
I would highly recommend working with Marlene, she was a fantastic support. I was SO happy to have Marlene with me during labor and delivery, she helped me stay mentally strong and that she was hugely helpful in my success.
Candace was amazing and came to our prenatal meetings with a ton of information and support on whatever we were going through. She always came with her full self, spending extended time with us in a way that made us feel fully connected to her in a way I didn’t know would be possible with just two prenatal visits. Candace also checked in with us just the right amount leading up to and after the due date. She provided the right exercises for me to do to try to get labor going and was always a helpful ear when we had questions. Please make sure Candace knows how much we value and appreciate her time, thoughtfulness, expertise and wisdom throughout this entire process. There were a lot of twists and turns (as with all births!) and Candace helped us navigate them with ease. The birth process was as good as it could have been because she so seamlessly became part of the family and was in sync with our medical team. I am forever grateful to Candace for being part of the experience.
We love Ashley and are so grateful we met in early 2020 at what became such a crucial time to have her support. We’ll forever appreciate her help bringing our three babies into the world. It has been such a pleasure to watch her grow her business and accomplish so many things professionally the last few years and we’re sure there will be much more to come on the horizon.
Amanda jumped in and knew what I needed physically and emotionally. I had an extra support person in my room so a full house with three people plus me but the dynamic was always positive and fun. She was great with counter pressure, massage and aroma therapy. She was an encouraging presence and a great coach! I am so glad she was there!! If I hadn’t reached out to Ashley, I would have never known about WWW, Manchester memorial, regenerative edge or back to balance. All of the providers were absolutely KEY to my successful vbac. The level of knowledge and expertise I got guiding me through this pregnancy and birth was so beyond. I am forever grateful for EB – not just for their knowledge but for their genuine care for their clients and passion for what they do. I could gush about EB and this experience forever!!
Amanda, you were so vital to me in this process! You were always the first person I wanted to call after my appointments because I knew you’d have a helpful perspective and great advice. I can’t thank you enough for keeping me focused and positive even on the days I wanted to just cry or give up. Thank you for your support and compassion! Thank you for never making me feel like a burden. Thank you for helping me deliver my baby!! Your suggestion to push the specific way I did with my feet on your shoulders and clutching your hands is what gave me my power to move that baby! You’re amazing at what you do and I just can’t thank you enough.
Both my doulas Alysa and Mandy have been phenomenal. Beyond grateful for you all!
I particularly appreciated the discussion on emotional support with Jean . We had a pretty good idea previously of what we wanted from a medical standpoint, but had spent less time/energy deciding what type of environment and support we were looking for. She consistently anticipated and met needs before we asked (or even knew to ask, in some cases). Her knowledge of the birthing process was absolutely vital to the birth going as smoothly as it did, she knew to call in the midwife when necessary. I’m not sure when they would have been in if Jean hadn’t called them as the labor progressed much more quickly than anticipated. Her words of affirmation and support were always very appreciated and I definitely did not anticipate how helpful that would be. We came into this process knowing we wanted a doula based on recommendations from friends and knowledge of the literature on how they can improve birth outcomes, but not really knowing what to expect from the process or the partnership. We cannot thank you enough for all of your guidance and support through the process.
I could not have done it without her! Jenny’s support and guidance were invaluable. She is such a gem and I credit a huge part of my very positive birth experience to her! Jenny was respectful, friendly, and a great listener. She is a true professional. Jenny will always hold a very special spot in my heart. She is an incredible person and I value her expertise and calm demeaner. Hiring her as our doula was the best decision we could have made!
Robin was everything that I could’ve asked for from a doula! She was enjoyable to work with and have with us while we prepared for and during the birth of our first baby. Robin was by my side for 12 hours of labor, from early laboring at home through to the delivery at the hospital, making me feel reassured and empowered the whole time. Robin was super helpful in that she prepared a visual birth plan based on my ideal birth plan. The visual plan was very easy for the doctors and nurses to reference, which they did throughout my delivery. Thankfully my birth progressed naturally and we didn’t have any tough decisions to make, but if that were to arise, I would have wanted someone like Robin that is knowledgable, calm and cool to help explain options and make any decisions. Highly recommend Robin!! I hope to get to work with Robin again.
There were so many moments during our pregnancy and birth when my husband and I said to each other, “What would we have done without Jean?”
As first time parents, we so appreciated the way Jean helped us make powerful decisions about our birth plan and how we wanted to interact with providers.
Jean was attentive and communicative, striking the perfect balance during our pregnancy between between a supportive, continuous presence, and giving us the time and space we needed. She always had great suggestions and knowledge to share, and created space for us to think through what felt best for us.
During the labor and birth itself Jean was the calm in the storm. She was the assertive support person we needed as we navigated unexpected interventions.
We would highly recommend Jean as your doula, and found her services to be truly invaluable.
Jean played an amazing role in supporting my pregnancy, my unmedicated labor and post partum. She spent the time to understand who I am and to make me hear exactly what I needed at the various stages. She helped me build a birth plan that reflected what could work best for me and made sure to advocate for it. She was quite responsive whenever I reached out to her. I had fears going into labor and she never failed to help me dig through where they could have come from so I could use these thoughts to empower me through pregnancy and birth. When labor time came, she was there at the hospital before and did not leave my side till my baby was born and till she made sure we were ok. I left my home in early labor because I was not comfortable laboring near my children. She took laps around the hospital with me and did all possible things to help me progress in labor. She then helped me labor in the tub and when transition time came she was ready with tricks to help me cope with contractions, including stress ball, certain pressure points and at times using robozo. She mentally prepared me and would adapt her approach to how I felt at the time, even if at times it meant silence. She had a relaxing environment set up and helped integrate my spouse in this beautiful birthing journey. When pushing time came, she was a rock. I would derive strength just from the eye contact we shared. She coached with strength and confidence. Overall I had the most meaningful birth where I discovered pathways of strength. I couldn’t have done that without her.
