Doulas

Jessica Greene

Jessica is the owner of Kooshlie Care Doula Services, in Western North Carolina. She has been a practicing doula for ten years, and is a certified Lamaze instructor, and birth doula.

Growing up in a large family in the mountains had an enormous impact on how Jessica supports growing families now. Going with the flow, and finding ease and stability within the unpredictability of the on-call doula lifestyle comes naturally to her. She is an expert at communicating with and mediating between parties, helping families to build trust with one another and with their care providers, and at working within hospital systems to improve outcomes and relationships there. Jessica is especially adept at supporting clients who have a history of anxiety, fear or trauma.

Jessica’s first love is her family: her husband Stuart, their two children, Naomi and Bruce, and their gentle giant of a dog, Thor. Her faith in Jesus, and the belief that women are designed and created with the innate ability to give birth, is the bedrock of Jessica’s work, and helps her to support her clients from a perspective of humility and joyful expectation. Her vision for both personal work and agency reach this year is to help her clients step into their God-given roles: to support women in becoming mothers, men in becoming fathers, and couples in becoming families.

Denise Mills

I am an RN, and Certified Birth Doula, and offer both birth and postpartum Doula support. I also work as a nurse assistant to midwives in homebirth practice in this area. I am currently training to be an infant sleep consultant.

With 8 years of experience as a doula, I am pleased to support first-time and repeat birthing families, during vaginal and Cesarean births, VBAC, surrogate, and multiple births. I also have much experience supporting families through high-risk births and pregnancy loss.

I spent the first half of my working life as a park ranger, camp director, and environmental educator. Then I became a nurse and worked for many years in end-of-life care and as a hospice nurse, and also as a psychiatric nurse. Upon retirement, I came at last to my long-held passion of birth work, as the best “retirement career” ever possible! I waited a long time to make birth work a priority in my life, and the wait was definitely worthwhile.

I have given birth to two children of my own. One of those births was a hospital birth which ended in a cesarean delivery. The second was an unmedicated birth at home. They were both amazing and transformative experiences that definitely inform my support as a birth doula.

I believe that in the world of pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting, just as in the world of nature, education and knowledge leads to greater understanding. And understanding leads to more trust, acceptance and appreciation of the process.

In addition to providing support on the physical, emotional, spiritual, and informational levels, an equal and essential aspect of my support involves being a part of your safety net, should it become necessary for you to step off the cliff of control and into the freefall of the unknown and unplanned. My goal for you both is to feel safe and strong and supported, no matter what becomes necessary during your pregnancy and birth. Ultimately, every birth can be a beautiful experience, even if it is not the one you envisioned originally. But having solid support and guidance as you step beyond your plan is essential. I will be strong with you and for you. I realize that I am being invited to share one of the most intimate experiences of your life together as a couple. I do not take that invitation lightly, but consider it an honor and a privilege.

Martha Draughn

Martha discovered her doula heart the day she gave birth to her son, Elijah. Since 1996, Martha has attended a wide array of births: Hospital and home births, water births, cesarean births, stillbirths and miscarriages, teen births, and twins. Each birth and family she has been honored to serve, have left a mark on her heart.

Martha wants a doula for every woman that wishes to have one, regardless of means. She has witnessed that with emotional, physical and informational support, women can have empowered births.

As a doula, Martha is experienced, reliable, a good listener, steadfast and a joy to be around. She strives to ensure that birth partners feel included and prepared to assist at their comfort level. She also comes with a wealth of knowledge on comfort measures, breastfeeding, and postpartum support. She sees birth as a moment in time where your doula can ground you and yours with the support you deserve.

Martha lives in Hendersonville with her wife, Amanda, and their two pups, Beatrice and Zorra. 

Abigail Harris

Abigail Harris fell in love with babies and childbirth when she experienced a homebirth bringing her third son earthside in 2017. In 2019 she began studying to become a doula and received her certification in October of 2020. In addition to birth support she also offers assistance with bereavement having experienced it herself through motherhood and understanding the importance of time in those moments. She is originally from Cleveland, TN but now lives in Hendersonville, NC with her husband and 3 children. Her specialties include an empathetic and understanding energy making it seem like you've known her for ages. She loves cats, dogs, and rescuing plants off the clearance rack.

Kayleen May

Racine Hooper

Shelby Boyd

Kimberly Parker

Kimberly Parker has been working as a doula off and on for the last 9 years. During which time she has also had 3 kids of her own. Kimberly brings with her excitement and enthusiasm for whatever you are needing at the time.

Kimberly has always had a passion for supporting growing families, she does this through birth, postpartum and placenta work. She is joining the Kooshlie Care team to offer night shift support, for births, overnight postpartum care, and placenta work.

Having Kimberly on the team is like adding a little extra in your coffee for me. She keeps me motivated and she is a dreamer, which is so refreshing.

I am looking forward to a future with Kimberly on this team.

Brittany Bollinger

Brittany is a holistic postpartum doula and pediatric sleep coach with a passion for helping families navigate parenthood. She completed her postpartum doula training through Doula Trainings International, and created her own gentle sleep techniques as a holistic pediatric sleep coach. With 13 years of experience as a nanny and household manager, she brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her practice. She specializes in providing intuitive and gentle-based techniques for infants, particularly in the area of infant sleep. Brittany values the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of postpartum recovery and offers comprehensive support to promote overall well-being for both parents and babies. She is inclusive and her spiritual views allow her to respect and support all personal practices and religions. Brittany prioritizes bodily autonomy and consent, allowing parents and babies to connect and communicate intuitively. She is committed to working with the LGBTQ+ community and providing nonjudgmental postpartum support to all families. With her focus on gentle and respectful parenting, Brittany helps parents establish healthy habits and routines that benefit both the birthing person and the baby. By empowering parents to connect with their babies intuitively and respond to their needs, she creates a harmonious environment of trust and communication. Brittany believes in providing comfort, affirmation, and consistency to help families and babies thrive.

Qualifications:

• Trained birth and postpartum doula through Doula Trainings International
• Day and night postpartum support experience
• Provided sleep support for 100+ families
• Premie/colic/reflux/NICU experience

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