Marie has been serving families as a Birth Doula since 2013. She studied with Ana Paula Markel in Los Angeles at Bini Birth, and from there she launched her career and catapulted into her calling of Birth work. Her foundation is based in the innate wisdom of womens bodies and understanding how all systems are interconnected. Marie assists her clients in attuning to the parts of themselves that can make space for actively surrendering to the birth process.

As a Doula, Marie has a gift for seeing where a woman may need extra support or attention during labor. Helping her clients move beyond emotional, physical, and spiritual blocks, in order to have a graceful labor and birth experience.

Marie is c certified through the Oregon Health authority as a Traditional Health Care worker, making her services available to clients with Medicaid. She has taken courses on cultural competency, infant massage, trauma informed care, aromatherapy for labor, and more.

Marie is empathetic and well versed in all styles of birth. She holds an easy-going, calm presence, backed by years of versatile experience and personal wisdom cultivated from her own journey of birth and beyond. Whatever you choose to do, she will be by your side supporting your choice and reminding you to trust your inner voice, the one that knows you can do it, that you are powerful, and you are held by all of the women who have birthed before you. 

Marie often comes to a birth bearing essential oils, honey sticks, gentle words of encouragement, and tips and tricks to make birth as easeful as can be. From Reiki, to massage, acupressure, labor positioning, and breathing techniques… She covers all the bases in an intuitive, organic way that allows you to melt into labor land and bring your baby into the world just the way you were meant to.

Marie also offers postpartum services, placenta encapsulation, sitz bath blends for postpartum healing, and a closing the bones ceremony to send you off on your motherhood journey feeling nourished, held, and cared for. She walks with knowledge of herbs and natural remedies, combined with nutritional guidance for rebuilding lost reserves and optimizing lactation. She is a well of information and loves sharing resources to ensure you feel your best and your needs are met.