Pregnancy, birth and motherhood always were topics that vastly interested me, long before I became a mother myself. I am the daughter of immigrants, a cultural antropologist-turned Ayurvedic practitioner and sociologist, born and raised in Amsterdam-a melting pot of diversity and different world views and expressions.

Interest in human traditions, behaviours and care literally came with my mothers milk. I studied pedagogy and worked in what now feels like a different life educational sector as a multidiciplinary school coördinator, manager and policy supervisor in the child care industry. After staying home with my eldest son for a couple of years i decided in early 2013 to become a doula. I had by chance attended births of former colleagues and supported friends during pregnancies, the passion had already been awoken but now i jumped in the deep end and decided to make it a profession. At the base of my passion for this work is my belief that women deserve good care, true bodily autonomy, not only in their daily lives but also when they are carrying new life within their bodies, the ownership over the birthing process and respect for their choices and wishes. Unfortunately this is not always default.

 One of the reasons the doula profession exists as a profession, is that true human connection can make a difference is the labouring process, as with any hard times in life. Being supported and having someone hold space is what we truly need to get through the challenges we face. And this is something women have always done for eachother, but since moving away from communal living and towards an individualistic society we have lost this, but not the need for it.

And so as women we move towards our childbearing years with low expectations, little to no trust in our bodies, and fear often lies central to our believes around birth. By that time we have decades of built up feeling about our bodies not being good enough or faulty.

I have experienced this myself too and my own road towards motherhood and pregnancy was also filled with fear and self doubt.

This is why i am so passionate about working one-on-one with women on these topics. It is always multifactorial. I share my knowledge on the physiological process, the Dutch birth care system but maybe most importantly i empower them to find THEIR voice, gain confidence, trust in their bodies and autonomous decision making skills. It is all about you finding your own way, i might guide you through communication tips and tricks on how to be assertive and make informed decisions in a birth care system that is entirely new to you .

I work with midwives, doctors and other care providers to offer women the best care, but primarily i work for the client, and always have your back in regards to all the choices you make about Your birth.

I am a real "birth nerd" i read a lot scientific literature, cricial commentary from midwives i admire and books. I LOVE growth, thinking outside of the box, critical thinking- always chalenging my own beliefs. My learning process will never end and with each birth I attend i learn more and grow more in awe of women. I love women. I believe in women. In their power to chose, birth the way they want to give birth and find their inner power.

In my personal development i am very inspired by Eckhart Tolle, Brene Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert, Byron Katie, Esther Perel en Thich Nhat Hanh. But i don't follow guru's, as i wrote my biggest source of inspiration are women.