Michelle will forever hold a special place in our heart.  She has been present in some momentous transitions in our lives, the greatest being the birth of our son.  Michelle worked with us throughout my pregnancy and provided well-informed guidance and support to prepare us for the labour and birth, as well as postpartum.   She was reassuring, empowering, and sensitive to our needs.  We were both so happy that we decided to have her present for the labour and birth.  She truly mothered me and allowed me to trust in the wisdom and innate power of my body in this amazingly challenging, yet enlightening process of birth.  There were times where I began to distrust my experience and my body, however, Michelle was always there to gather me up and return me to my space of confidence.   Michelle has an intuition that allows her to respond to you in the way you most need at that moment.  Michelle also provided postpartum support, including support with breastfeeding and the transition to parenthood.  My partner and I are both sure that Michelle's presence during this time in our lives allowed us to experience "the confident birth".  Thank you, Michelle!  
- Kyla & Shahin

Confident Birth, gives you just that, confidence to prepare for the birthing experience. Late in our pregnancy we decided to have sessions with Michelle, she was so accommodating and ensured that we were able to fit in all our sessions prior to our due date. The sessions take you away from the bustle of preparing for the baby and gave my husband and I the time to prepare for the birth and learn things you didn't know to ask.  The sessions are customized to fit each couples needs and issues. We had a difficult delivery and I know that without Michelle's session it would have been a whole lot more stressful during an already 'heightened' experience. We had the knowledge to make the decisions we needed to without second guessing ourselves. I would recommend her to any expectant parents.
- Nathen, Claudia and Eljiah Richea

My husband and I felt with today's access to resources and information that a doula probably wouldn't be for us. However, we felt going to a free session would confirm those thoughts. Upon meeting Michelle we quickly learned that preparing for labour and delivery goes beyond books and stories. We found her visualization techniques vital, as well as the massage. Most importantly - the role of assisting a laboring woman is not a one person job. Having Michelle by our side for the birth of our daughter brought rest and peace of mind to my husband, and additional support for me. Michelle will most definitely be there for the birth of any future children we may have.
- Sandra Heron

My wife and I were so happy to have had Michelle by our side for the birth of our beautiful daughter.  Michelle’s warm, caring, and down to earth personality mixed with her passion for babies and her experience allowed us to become well informed and confident going into the birth and parenthood.  Our goal was to have a positive birth experience.  With Michelle’s use of comfort measure techniques, her confident reassurances and advocacy, the birth of our daughter was a very special and wonderful experience.
- Chris Edwards

After the traumatic birth of our first daughter we knew there had to be a better approach.  We contacted Michelle in hopes of gaining the skills and knowledge to have a better experience the second time around.  During the Confident Birth sessions the content was tailored to us, our experiences, and goals. With her wealth of knowledge and experience Michelle ensured the arrival of our second daughter, although not according to plan, was a wonderful experience. Our positive experience is a direct result of having Michelle at our sides through the entire process.  She was a steady calming voice and our advocate who worked with the medical staff to ensure our goals were achieved. We were blown away by the professionalism, knowledge and kindness Michelle bestowed upon us.  We are truly blessed to have had Michelle by our sides during such a momentous occasion.  We highly recommend Michelle as both an educator and a birth doula.  
- Morgan and Lindsey

Having childbirth sessions with Michelle was very important to my husband and I, as this was our first baby we wanted to do everything we could to prepare for the birth. We learned about Michelle’s services through a family member and thought it would be very beneficial to us. We both felt an immediate connection with Michelle and requested her to be present as we welcomed our son into the world!  Michelle was comforting and reassuring through the entire process; preparation sessions, labour, postpartum and continues to check in with us! My husband and I are so thankful for Michelle’s Confident Birth services and will use this knowledge for our future children.
- Erica and Derrick

Walter is our first child and we did not know what to expect with our first pregnancy. We did our reading and asked doctors, but I was still unsure of what to really expect. What does labour do to your body, which options do I have against the pain, how can my husband help, what was my life going to look like afterwards, breastfeeding, taking care of the baby? These and many more questions were racing
through my head making me more and more anxious. I drove my husband crazy with my worrying and so when I mentioned a doula, he agreed right away. After an initial meeting with Michelle, she took note of all my worries/questions and set out the appointments to tackle all the issues. I loved how she got my husband involved,
taught him great massage techniques, gave him cheatsheets, calming texts to read for when it gets really tough, and provided us with many more resources. When I heard a friend was pregnant, the first thing I recommended was Michelle. She is a great doula, that took us seriously, took her time and made sure that my husband got all the massage techniques just right.
- Aya & Dingeman