In 2012, she teamed forces with another amazing doula and friend, Aubrey, in order to ensure each family that they know EXACTLY who could attend their birth. Jonna and Aubrey both recognize the differences in each family and seek to honor and protect those differences during the labor process. Jonnay and Aubrey also believe that birth is a natural process and should not be feared but kept sacred.
Women have been helping other women birth since the dawn of time, so they view their doula practice as a beautiful extension of this historical work. Jonna and Aubrey also trust in each woman’s maternal instincts: most women establish sacred “ritual patterns” during labor to get them from surge to baby; they also do so instinctually (Gaskin, 1993). Jonna and Aubrey see their job, then, as a tour guide through these rituals. They don't create the experience for women but help guide them along through their journey. Jonna and Aubrey also love to travel and view each new birth as a new cultural adventure! CONGRATS on being pregnant, thinking about becoming pregnant, or for supporting doulas and sharing this information with your friends.
