Meet Emily

@thatathensdoula

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Welcome

Hi there. I’m so glad you’re here!

My name is Emily. I’m a 31-year-old mom and birth worker who recently moved to Athens, GA. I love the birth culture here and am so honored to come alongside all of the amazing women who have built this birth community from the ground up!

A little bit about me,

I love all things history, philosophy and literature.

I will choose outdoor seating every single time, regardless of the weather.

I like to play tennis, spend time in nature, drink hot things and read memoirs.

And I love to laugh! I appreciate a well-timed pop culture reference or movie quote.

My journey to birth work

My love for birth began as a teen! I remember watching “The Business of Being Born” countless times and being amazed by this beautiful process and disappointed in a medical system that often failed to honor it. That led me all the way down the rabbit hole as I discovered just how flawed our American Maternity system is. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, it was also influencing the way I would approach my own first birth 7 years later.

When I was pregnant with my son, Judah, I found myself completely consumed by everything birth and baby! I was the first of my friends to have kids and was so excited for them to get pregnant so they would understand my passion! Then, one by one they did! But, much to my dismay, that had what I now know of as a “healthy interest” in the topic rather than whatever it was I experienced.

And then the craziest thing happened, I stopped having babies, and my love of this work and respect of this process only grew stronger.

I found myself drawn to women on their journey into motherhood. I wanted to walk beside them and help them navigate this beautiful but often difficult path.

At that point I realized that birth work was going to be my career. I accepted and leaned into the ways that it fit my personality and strengths and trusted I could grow in the ways it demanded I grow.

So, in the fall of 2023 I reached out to a local Midwife, Lindsey at Behold Birth, and started my journey to becoming a Doula. I completed my training through New Beginnings Doula training in 2024 and have been priveledged to attend dozens of beautiful births in the years since.

What I love about birth work

I love birth because - to steal a phrase from Call the Midwife - it’s the very stuff of life.

Within just a few days we come face to face with all the things that make us human- excitement, hope, faith, fear, strength, endurance, sometimes pain, and always love.

It’s impossible to walk away from this experience unchanged, but there can be some really vulnerable moments along the way. I love being there to support mothers on this incredible journey and help them fight for the experience they want.

Another aspect I love is teaching. I’m a thinker by nature, and I love helping people feel truly informed about their options so they can make decisions that align with their unique values.

Birth work stretches me because I’ve spent a lot of time over the years sitting in classrooms thinking about theories of how I would make the world a better place. This work allows me to shut the books and set my hands and feet to important work.

It just so happens to also be work that I love! I can’t imagine doing anything else.

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