About Me
My name is Tynesha (she/her) and I am a Certified Labor & Birth, Postpartum and Full Spectrum Birthworker (or doula) and a Certified Pelvic Floor Yoga™ Instructor. I am currently in the process of becoming a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist.
I hold a deep respect for the wonders of the human body, a passion in what nature has to teach us and a genuine love of people. I have been guided to birthwork by my own life experiences, including the birth of my own children and learning to co-exist with pelvic floor dysfunction.
I consider it a deep honor to be able to support, guide and hold loving space for a birthing person on their own unique, profound, and transformative journey.
My family and I are originally from the rural prairies of Canada and have been basking in the glory of California since 2015.
My Philosophy
Each reproductive and birth experience, just like every individual, is whole and unique.
I recognize that each birthing person is fully capable of making decisions and choices that are best for them, their body and their baby.
My role is to support that process through offering evidence-based information, active listening and providing relevant and local resources.
Feeling SUPPORTED, INFORMED and HEARD is essential to having the most positive birth experience possible.
All birthing people, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, family structure, physical ability or economic status deserve the utmost care and respect.
I acknowledge that the land on which I work, play and raise my family is the unceded ancestral lands of the Me-Wuk people.
Cornerstone Doula Training, February 2021
Certified Full Spectrum Doula
Cornerstone Doula Training, February 2020
Certified Postpartum Doula
Cornerstone Doula Training, January 2020
Certified Labor & Birth Doula
Leslie Howard, September 2018
Certified Pelvic Floor Yoga™ Instructor
February, 2023
Approved MediCal Provider
Lactation Education Resources, January 2024
Certified Breastfeeding Specialist
Additional Trainings
Ann Gillian
Gillian's Guide for Doulas
Cornerstone Doula Training
Supporting Trans Birthers
Cornerstone Doula Training
Eliminating Stigma Against People Who Use Drugs
Evidence Based Birth, August 2021