Welcome!

We've got a ton of new & exciting things happening at A Joyful Journey!

Cathy & I met a little over a year ago.  We were both excited to find another doula in the south suburbs, so we got together.  Our relationship just felt so natural, like we were long lost friends.  Since we were so alike, we decided to become each other's back-up.

We initially had 2 separate businesses.  A Joyful Journey was hers & A.M. Natural Birth was mine. A few months back, we decided to merge our businesses into 1 business, keeping the name A Joyful Journey.   Joining forces allows us to do what we love, with less chance of burn out.We each get to attend consultations & prenatal visits together, and we are on call on different days of the week. This way our clients get to know the both of us, and they are comfortable with either of us being at their birth. This way, we're able to schedule family events, get togethers, field trips, etc. around the days that we're on call and we don't have to worry about missing a clients  birth or one of our children's plays.

We are both DONA trained doulas.  We offer prenatal, birth & postpartum support.  This includes a range of services including consultations, assistance creating a birth plan, childbirth education, breastfeeding education,  labor support, rebozo techniques, bellybinding, etc.  Our education is continuous so that we can provide the best possible service to our clients. I recently attended a toLabor (formerly ALACE) doula training & we are both hoping to attend a Tranquil Transitions Placenta Training by this spring!

Additionally, we would like to welcome Certified Hypnobirthing Instructor, Anna Rodney & Licensed Massage Therapist, Christina Osborne to our growing team!   Now we're able to offer our clients a more extensive childbirth education class, as well as prenatal & postpartum massage therapy!

Stay tuned for new updates & changes!