Mary Skinner

Full Spectrum Doula

About Me

Hi, I'm Mary! I'm a mom of three and a holistic birth and postpartum doula, specializing in Ayurvedic cooking and healing. I also teach prenatal and postpartum yoga and offer sound baths. Supporting families through this transformative season is truly my calling.

My goal is to help you feel nourished, grounded, and deeply supported—mind, body, and spirit—throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

Practice Philosophy

My philosophy is rooted in supporting families and educating them on the beauty and empowerment of birth. I love diving into the spiritual side of this journey, honoring each family's ancestral roots, helping to heal generational wounds, and calming anxieties around birth. My aim is to fully prepare you for a calm, peaceful birth, and I especially love empowering partners so they feel confident supporting the birthing mama.

At your birth, my goal is to create a bubble of peace around you, wherever you're birthing, advocating for what the mama wants and helping her feel safe and seen. In the postpartum period, I love to "mother the mother": nourishing her with food, offering bodywork and belly binding, holding space for birth processing, supporting with infant care, and simply being a safe, steady presence.

Overall, my goal is to help you feel empowered, peaceful, and deeply cared for—mind, body, and spirit—through birth and into the tender postpartum season.

Population Experience

Single Mothers, Same-Sex & LGBTQ+ Families, Surrogates, High-Risk Pregnancies, Twin Births & Multiples, NICU Families, Miscarriage & Infant Loss, Home Births, Hospital Births, Birth Center Births

Specialties

  • Prenatal & Postpartum Yoga
  • Unmedicated Childbirth
  • Ayurvedic Healing & Cooking
  • Belly Binding
  • Somatic Bodywork
  • Sound Baths
  • Birth Processing
  • Partner Support

Services Offered

  • Prenatal Care
  • In-Person Labor & Birth Support
  • Virtual Labor & Birth Support
  • Postpartum Care
  • Pregnancy Loss Support
  • Extended In-Home Postpartum Care
SPECIALITIES
High-Risk
First Time Parents
Ayurvedic Belly Binding
Warm oil ‘massage’
Pregnancy Loss
Services OFFERED
Pregnancy Loss Support
Virtual Labor & Birth Support
Extended In-Home Postpartum Care
IVF Support
Initial Consultation Session
Prenatal Care
Postpartum Care
In-Person Labor & Birth Support
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