Welcome to Your Gentle Journey
The business name is intentional.
I believe that every journey - no matter the size or stage of life - deserves to be taken well. Gentle Journeys is about honoring the uniqueness of every client’s journey, meeting you where you are with compassion, education, and practical guidance. By blending nourishment, presence, and evidence-informed care, I can help you reconnect with and trust the innate wisdom of your body.
Big changes can build up your body, your family, and your spirit instead of wearing them down. I am ready to guide you through that path!
Pillars of Care
Continuity of Care
Whether you are journeying through pregnancy or through a health and habit shift, I recognize the significance of every step along the way. That is why I emphasize bringing unbroken support to each one. Each twist, turn, victory, and perceived setback has their own care needs, and because of that, I will ensure you have a consistent line of communication to the informational, emotional, and physical support you need from beginning to end!
Evidence-Based Care
The nutrition world and the birth world similarly experience a constant flow of trends and biased advice. Sorting through the noise can end up leaving you with little energy to give yourself!
As a doula and health coach, I will help you bring the three most important voices to the center of your decision-making: current peer-reviewed evidence, suggestions from your medical care provider, and your own unique intuition.
Wholeness of Care
Health is a life-long journey that means more than numbers and eating “right”. Finding joy in your journey, connection with neighbors and others on similar paths, and the collaboration between attitude, spiritual wellbeing, and physical practice are all significant aspects of overall wellness. As your doula or health coach, I will bring you community resources and guidance through all of these aspects of health, checking in on and encouraging you regularly to help you get the most out of your work!
Health coach services might be the best next step for you if you:
want to feel more energized throughout the day.
have trouble sleeping or waking up in the morning.
want to learn to be more preventative against disease development (i.e. cold, hormonal irregularities, type II diabetes, etc.).
desire more control over how you and your family feel.
regularly feel symptoms such as bloating, headaches, irregular bowel movements, inability to lose or gain weight, or much more.
are pregnant, nursing, or healing from birth and want learn more about how to accommodate your body’s new needs.
With a doula, you will:
be more likely to birth vaginally with limited medical intervention (or only the intervention you desire).
help your labor to begin naturally and more gently.
have customized and continuous care from pregnancy to postpartum.
be supported through specific fears, needs, or hopes for your labor or birth.
learn to formulate and advocate for your own personalized birth plan.
have help accomplishing particular ceremonies or practices you would like to be kept through labor, birth, or after birth.
“Ash’s care was far beyond anything I was expecting for my first birth experience. All bases were covered…providing well-balanced nourishing meals and hydrating beverages, as well as personal well-being check ins.”
— Janelle M.(birth doula and postpartum meal services client)
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