Personalized Birth Prep
Your guide to a fearless birth
Overwhelmed by all your fears and worries around birth?
Some of your learning and searching is probably driven by curiosity and fascination and some of it by an eagerness to overcome worries and fears of the new and unknown. These mix of emotions are absolutely natural, which doesn’t make them any less overwhelming!
What’s most surprising from my experience as a birth doula is that, once labor hits, most moms find themselves saying “I’m in labor, what do I do?” And the overload of reading, preparing, classes seems to blur together leaving them uncertain about the practical things to do in the moment when the moment finally arrives.
Your birth prep journey, and your labor, doesn’t have to feel this way. I will help you find the clarity and confidence you need through this practical and personalized birth prep so you can feel ready, prenatally and in labor.
It’s like having a doula with you every step of the way
We'll cover everything you need to feel empowered and equipped for birth. Your Personalized Birth Prep includes The Essence of Birth Course; a self-guided 22-video online course, a personalized 1-on-1 Birth Envisioning Session and a Coping Techniques Guide. You’ll:
Face your fears
Engage the whole you - body, mind, heart
Discover practical & personalized coping techniques
The Essence of Birth Course
Course highlights
The guide you create during this course will include coping techniques to help you navigate each stage of labor with a calm sense of control.
The 22-videos include topics on:
Overcoming the fear of birth
The power of mindset and mindfulness
Preparing your mind, body, heart for labor
Early, Active, Pushing stages of labor
Ideal coping techniques for each stage of labor
The value of creating rhythms in labor
Practical ways to prepare for labor
The course also includes:
A wide array of bonus videos on topics such as: cervical checks, c-sections, breastfeeding, inductions, and more (just in case you need them).
Downloadable version of all the coping techniques and tools to help you take action and prepare – your mind, body, heart– for birth in very practical ways
The Essence of Birth is exactly what you need to overcome your birth fears
Get just the course:
The Essence of Birth Online Course
Bonus Videos
Coping Techniques Guide
Access the course: $65
Get a fully personalized birth prep experience with:
The Essence of Birth Course, Bonus Videos & Coping Techniques Guide
1-on-1 virtual or in-person Birth Envisioning Session ⓘ
Access the course + Birth Envisioning Session: $375
Why moms love it
“It has everything in one place”
“I love having a ‘plan’ to reach for in labor”
“I’m so happy it helps my partner feel more confident in supporting me with this practical guide”
Why dads love it
“It’s short and to the point”
“Honestly, I haven’t read nearly as much as my partner, having this is beyond helpful.”
“I used it in the middle of labor when I didn’t know how to help but wanted so badly to be helpful”
Hi there, I'm Ema
Encouraging women to trust and believe in their body and its ability to intuitively and naturally birth their baby brings me such joy.
The empowering feelings of confidence and courage that comes with the experience of birth few experiences can match.
Having had my own personal journey of empowerment–finding courage and confidence despite my own fears in birthing my three children–awakened a desire and passion in me to share that with as many moms as I possible can.
“My experience as a birth doula has proven, time and time again, that the right knowledge and information in the right moment is gold. Just the right word, touch, position makes the world of difference for a mom in the intensity of labor.”
It’s why I created this course. It’s as close as I can get to being present with you in your birth: giving you the encouraging word, reassuring confidence, and deep belief in your ability to birth your baby.
Use the course to help you prepare a plan for your birth. Then, review that plan in early labor and in each progressing stage. As you do, you’ll create beautiful rhythms that will help you navigate the most intense and challenging moments of your birth.
You might still be wondering?
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Maybe you’ve heard that “Labor and birth are unpredictable, full of uncertainties and unknowns, so you figure, why ‘make a plan’ if it’s only going to leave you with unmet expectations and disappointments.”
Trying to ‘control’ labor is impossible, but preparing in practical ways goes a really long way in helping you:
✓ navigate each stage of labor
✓ feel confident in your body and the process
✓ advocate for yourself in the midst of labor -
This guide will walk you through each stage of labor. It will help you know, with more confidence, when “IT’S TIME” to go to the hospital or place of birth.
Many mom’s, especially first time mom’s, head to the hospital/birth place too soon, often adding extra restless time in the hospital, undue interventions, and an unnecessary sense of urgency to give birth.
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The Essence of Birth Self-Guided Course + Birth Envisioning Session is both extremely practical and personalized giving you the exact techniques and tools you need to apply in each stage of labor from early labor, active labor, pushing, and immediately postpartum.
It will be just the resource you need in labor to give you very practical guidance to manage labor with confidence and strength. Time and time again families say “I feel so ready for birth, let’s go do this!” after completing the personalized prep.
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Unlike the Hollywood version of labor where a mom rushes to the hospital with her first contraction, most often, you will have plenty of time in early labor to view these coping techniques and rhythms (watch the 3-5 minute sections of this course).
As a birth doula I get the “I’m in labor, what should I do?” call all the time. This course is that conversation, so to speak, giving you the same advice, encouragement, and support I give each one of the mom’s I support through their labors. Using these techniques will help encourage labor to progress smoothly and consistently.
You can do this, I believe in you…
…even in those moments you may not believe in yourself, I will believe you can have an empowered birth, full of confidence and courage, a birth you can truly feel proud of.