About me
Hello!
My name is Maya Therrien, I am a certified Birth Doula with DONA International serving the greater Edmonton area. I am passionate about supporting women through all life stages, especially around pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I took my first birth doula training class in January 2019 with Carrie Kenner from Big Belly Services.
At the end of May 2019, I found out I was pregnant, and in February 2020 I gave birth to my own beautiful child. During the entire pregnancy, birth, and postpartum process I was blessed with unconditional support from my family, friends, and loving husband. Even with all that support, postpartum felt isolating overwhelming, and full of anxiety, depression, and panic. Though a very natural feat, bearing a child is one of the most difficult parts of human life.
My experience inspired me to become a Postpartum Doula. In October 2020, I took a Postpartum Doula training class with Bastyr. In January 2021, I took a very informative class from The Institute for The Study of Birth, Breath, and Death called "Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss. I was able to attend my first Birth as the primary Doula in April 2021.
I became a certified Birth Doula in December 2022.
