Meet Your ProDoula

Background/Experience that you think is beneficial to Doula work: Growing up as the oldest of 4 kids in a blended family allowed me to be a leader to different personalities. I trained in fine dining restaurants working in the pastry department, which led me to my longest working chef position ever- As a private chef in a sorority house of over 100 young people. I learned how to navigate personalities more than I baked cookies if I'm being totally honest. I learned about people, and how they show up afraid sometimes, and empowered other times. I learned that people like their eggs a certain way, just like people like their birth to go a certain way. A distinct certainty that does not waver. My time there taught me a lot about how I could do my job while meeting people where there were at, even if it didn't feel easy.

What led you to become a Doula?: I always argue that people that become Doulas were meant to be Doulas, it's just a way of being I've learned. For me, I stepped into Doula work after the birth of my first child. My lived experiences as a person with anxiety, postpartum depression, and medical complications led me further to this work. I recognized that there is a lot of bias and judgment in having babies and raising babies. I stepped into birth work in hopes that I could become for others what I needed after I had my own babies.

What are some positive comments made about you by other people?:

“Creshea imparts her vast knowledge in the fields of healthy living and birth work with a sublime balance of humor and grace. I know I can count on her to deliver evidence-based knowledge and I trust her explicitly. It is a bonus that she’s become a dear friend after witnessing and experiencing her innate desire to nurture and care for everyone she comes in contact with.”

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