Detox and Retox

I knew that I wanted a doula for my birth, and Julie was the obvious choice for us. She has a tenderness matched with strength, compassion, knowledge, and intuition that I needed for this experience. My baby was so good at first! He waited until she arrived in Canada to make his entrance... Unfortunately, he took his time and made her work really hard for a couple of days. She and my husband were an incredible team. We spent a large portion of the time at home, and Julie was seamless as she entered to support us and left to give us space. She made sure we were fed and hydrated. It wasn’t until after Parker arrived that I realized just how amazing Julie was as my doula. She made my home feel peaceful, calm, safe… she helped keep things organized and clean. I always had a healthy, hearty, nourishing meal with her….I could go on and on. I was reminded to shower, she massaged me, she was everything I needed as I clumsily made my way into motherhood.

Julie Anne was an outstanding postpartum doula; my husband and I cannot recommend her enough, and we will be forever grateful for the support she gave us during such an intense and vulnerable time of our lives. We had Julie Anne come twice a week for six to eight weeks, and honestly, I wish I could have had her come longer. Every time she came over she focused on the wellbeing of our whole family. Julie Anne would cook us incredibly delicious, nourishing foods (I cannot stress how much we loved her cooking), prep snacks for me and would do light household chores. I looked forward to each of her visits and felt more at peace and stable after she would come. She was easy and fun to talk with and very knowledgeable about babies and postpartum recovery. She also put me in contact with a group of her yoga students who had babies my son’s age, and we formed a moms group that became an amazing support network for me. I feel really blessed that I got to spend such vulnerable time in my life with Julie Anne, and I highly recommend working with her to any family with a newborn.