Hello! I'm Carrie.
Doula maven. Business coach. Author.
Patriarchy smasher. Tree hugger. Sun worshipper.
Mom. Grandma. Great grandma!
Compassionate but not-to-be-fucked-with wise woman.
Whether their dream is to become a doula, start a business, create a kick-ass website, write a book, or just tap into their authentic self, I doula people on their journey to wherever their heart takes them.
Right now, I focus on training doulas, coaching writers, and leading sacred feminine retreats. A few years ago it was business coaching, copywriting, and writing my first book. I've also been an artist, business systems designer, director of innovation, birth doula, mentor, triathlon volunteer coordinator, and conference producer.
I'm a multi-hyphenate and lifelong learner so my business is always evolving. We are not static creatures and change is inevitable, so I say "Embrace it!"
Here is what I'd like you to know about me: I use she/her pronouns. I love how nature works. As a child, I intently watched people, families, interactions, and social situations to understand how they worked (or didn't). I was secretly compiling ammunition for how I would craft my life
I traveled through many iterations of myself until I finally arrived at my defining career: doula.
Now, I am an advocate for doulas in all areas of life. Doulas will get us through all the inhumane systems and injustice, and bridge the gap for humans going through hard times when no one else will see and respect them.
I train doulas in the art of compassion, listening, and communication. I orient doulas to the role of mentor and how to hold space for the unknown. I support doulas in their journeys to change the world.
I am known for my wisdom and compassion, capacity to hold space, humor, forthrightness, and keeping it real.
My goal is to facilitate self-discovery in others, and to raise awareness of the many ways of being human. Whether I'm helping you become a doula, launch a business, write a book, or find your inner fire, I bring my decades of learning - from prenatal consciousness to human development, social justice activism to psychology, systems-thinking to planetary abundance.
I get my greatest joy from witnessing the transformation a person goes through when they are following their heart's calling. I am honored to be able to work with people at this crucial time in history, to do what I love, and to call it my 'work.'
My life's work is to heal the world and manifest peace by changing the nature of how we do things - from how we birth, to how we eat, to how we live and work.
I love reading, learning from children, gardening, dancing, sewing, hanging out with trees, being in water, silence, and sunshine.
Here is what I'd like you to know about me: I use she/her pronouns. I love how nature works. As a child, I intently watched people, families, interactions, and social situations to understand how they worked (or didn't). I was secretly compiling ammunition for how I would craft my life
I traveled through many iterations of myself until I finally arrived at my defining career: doula.
Now, I am an advocate for doulas in all areas of life. Doulas will get us through all the inhumane systems and injustice, and bridge the gap for humans going through hard times when no one else will see and respect them.
I train doulas in the art of compassion, listening, and communication. I orient doulas to the role of mentor and how to hold space for the unknown. I support doulas in their journeys to change the world.
I am known for my wisdom and compassion, capacity to hold space, humor, forthrightness, and keeping it real.
My goal is to facilitate self-discovery in others, and to raise awareness of the many ways of being human. Whether I'm helping you become a doula, launch a business, write a book, or find your inner fire, I bring my decades of learning - from prenatal consciousness to human development, social justice activism to psychology, systems-thinking to planetary abundance.
I get my greatest joy from witnessing the transformation a person goes through when they are following their heart's calling. I am honored to be able to work with people at this crucial time in history, to do what I love, and to call it my 'work.'
My life's work is to heal the world and manifest peace by changing the nature of how we do things - from how we birth, to how we eat, to how we live and work.
I love reading, learning from children, gardening, dancing, sewing, hanging out with trees, being in water, silence, and sunshine.
Current & Past Credentials
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Author, So You Want to Be a Doula, 2024
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Author, The Doula Journal, 2024
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Author, Becoming a Birth Doula, coming in 2025
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Creator & Instructor, Becoming a Birth Doula, 2023
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Birthing From Within Co-Owner, Director of Doula From Within, and Lead Facilitator, February 2018 - March 2021
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Creator & Instructor, JumpStart Your Doula Career, 2017
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Doula Business Coach, 2016 - present
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Senior Instuctor, Simkin Center at Bastyr University, 2008-2018
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Certified Mentor, Birthing From Within, July 2006 - present
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Adjunct Faculty, Midwifery Department, Bastyr University, 2004-2018
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Approved Birth Doula Trainer, DONA International, 2004-2018
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Certified Doula, DONA International, 2002-2019
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Childbirth Educator, Big Belly Services and Great Starts, Seattle, WA, 2001-2016
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Owner, Big Belly Services, 2001 - 2019
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