Certified HypnoBirthing International Educator
“Melinda is a Doula and certified HypnoBirthing International Educator – The Mongan Method. She began her journey 9 years ago when she was invited to hold space and support a mama as she went through an intense birth. At that moment a fire was lit. After years of self discovery, studying and practicing different holistic healing modalities, she was guided by life’s events, and found her way back to supporting families as they go through the most intense, metaphoric transformation of their lives. Melinda has her BA at Eastern Washington University with a minor in psychology, is a certified Reiki II practitioner and certified Yin Yoga instructor. She integrates this knowledge in her practice and classroom as she supports the needs of the families in front of her.
After giving birth out of hospital herself, Melinda feels especially inclined to help guide mamas back to their innate ability to birth from within. Our bodies are built to birth and she feels it is important for YOU to know and believe that. Melinda also has a strong passion to educate families on the importance of autonomy and to learn how to advocate for your needs by understanding your body and the right questions to ask.
Her mission is to bring a woman back to her most empowered self and feel completely confident in her birthing body and proud of the choices she made during her birth season. Her passion is to support that mama as she is reborn.