Joanna Brand

TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF

Hey y’all! My name is Joanna and I’m a certified labor doula, postpartum doula, and lactation specialist. I am also a student at San Antonio College working on my basic credits.I have been married two years to my best friend and fellow philosopher and together we have two little ones.. I love long walks, butterflies, writing poetry, and thrift shopping!

HOW DID YOU COME TO DOULA WORK?

Well, coming into motherhood as a teen mom with my son there was a lot. I wish I had know about women’s health and birthing rights. I knew once I found out that I was pregnant with my daughter, that I wanted a completely different experience than I had birthing my son. My dearest friend is a doula (who also works with Rooted Birth) and offered to provide Hypnobirthing care to me and my Husband. This technique changed the way I saw, felt, and walked out my birthing experience as a new mom merging from the ashes of my own fear left over from my prior experience. It was when she encouraged me to walk in my own empowerment that I wanted to one day be another birthing persons support person down the road of labor and delivery. 

WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST OR FIND MOST REWARDING ABOUT DOULA WORK?

What I find most rewarding is the opportunity to be apart of someone else’s story. It’s in these special moments of walking alongside a family during labor, delivery and postpartum that we bridge the gap between “you and I” and become “We”, a Community.

WHAT ARE YOUR SPECIALTIES OR AREAS OF PARTICULAR PASSION?

Ooo! I’m super excited to learn and grow In all things Hypnobirthing!