OUR TEAM

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Mikaela Lynn

Apprenticeship Team

Mikaela Lynn (she/they) is a Perinatal Care Specialist specializing in supporting families through all phases of reproductive health and parenting with an emphasis on stress and resilience building. Mikaela is a certified birth and postpartum doula, certified childbirth educator, and certified facilitator of the Resilience Toolkit. Mikaela brings over twenty years customer service experience and over ten years working in the medical arena to their work -- supporting clients holistically with a bespoke blend of evidence based research, intuitive and spiritual work, and boundless joy and curiosity. Time and time again clients remark on how Mikaela's energy brings people, babies, and pets flocking . Mikaela is currently pursuing IBCLC credentialing and is a graduate of Britta's Apprenticeship program.

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Board of Directors

My Family (husband and children)

Yep, my family acts as my Board of Directors. When I am in doubt, questioning, or needing guidance, my family are who I go to for support. And, we have actual meetings! Perhaps one day I will have a Board of Directors conveined of experts, but for now, I'm pretty happy with the one I've got!

Guiding Values

Curiosity—openness, self-reflective

Depth—below the surface, profound, heart-centered

Community—supportive, loving, just, and equitable

Growth—to evolve, grow, develop, change, continue

Integrity—honest, genuine, brave, true to self

Guiding Principles

  • Perfection is an illusion. Growth is valued here. We understand that setbacks, missteps, and “failures” are often opportunities for growth and learning.
  • Individuals are the experts in their own lives.
  • Not-knowing is a position and practice that has value in its own right.
  • Wisdom comes in many forms and from many sources.
  • Birth/postpartum work and soul work are interconnected.
  • Anti-racism, LGBTQIA inclusion, and intersectionality are inseparable from birth and postpartum work.
  • Brave communities of people are great for stimulating and supporting inner and outer development.