Doula

Welcome! Having recently trained as a birth and postnatal doula I am accepting clients on a low-cost basis as I gain more experience.

As your doula, my hopes are to empower you throughout your perinatal journey by anticipating your wants and needs, incorporating my experience in massage, hypnobirthing, nervous system regulation and pre/postnatal yoga with my specialist trainings in biomechanics for birth and Free from harm - navigating our technocratic birthing systems.

I aim to provide empowering and unbiased information so that you can make the best decisions for your unique family, advocating on your behalf when needed and sensitively stepping back in those moments when you want minimal interference. My passion is to help you ride the waves of pregnancy, birth, and beyond with clarity and confidence.

Services

I offer practical, emotional, and physical support including but not limited to; birth prep, hypnobirthing for physiological and/or cesarean, biomechanics to ease the flow of labour, nourishing food, birth documenting - photography or film. Postnatally, I provide birth debriefing, help you establish confidence around feeding, sleep and nourishing your body, using techniques like body wrapping and gentle core reintegration to support your recovery.

I have a wealth of resources to share and will continue to expand my knowledge with the help of my mentor Thando Zwane.

My aim is to provide inclusive support for all and welcome all types of family units and backgrounds, including the LGBTQI+ community, those with neurodivergence, disabilities and all ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds.

I am very happy to agree payment plans, sliding scale fees and bespoke packages for those who have limited means - please don’t hesitate to ask. 

My background

I’m 37, born in a hippy commune called Hill House in Bristol, interestingly amongst the families were a couple who had one of the first water births in the UK using a plastic fish pond in their living room making headlines!

After that we moved around abit living in Yorkshire and Devon, I trained and worked as a contemporary dancer and yoga teacher before settling in London in 2011.

Over the following decade I trained as a massage therapist and worked in childcare privately and in schools.

Later I specialised in Pre and Postnatal yoga with Birthlight before giving birth to my son Kit in 2023, having found the experience both humbling and empowering I was inspired to support other birthing people navigate this transition.

Please contact me at joellenaomigreen@gmail.com we can arrange an initial meeting to see if we’d make a good team:)

I look forward to hearing from you!

"Galactic Baby" award winning image from Cat Fancote - https://birthphotographyperth.com.au/