Boulder, CO & Sun Valley, ID
Meet Madi
Doula Mindfullness Adventures
I was born and raised in the mountains of Sun Valley, Idaho, with a childhood full of outdoor adventure. A mountain girl with an international soul, constantly looking to connect, adventure, and learn from people all over the world. Shortly after receiving my BA in Humanities with a focus on Sociology, Psychology, and Gender and Women Studies, I traveled to many corners of the earth studying ancient Amazonian herbal medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, mindfulness, and Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga.
After several years abroad, I moved home to the states to give Ayurvedic Abhyanga treatments and to witness the birth of my sister's first son. This is where my inspiration and passion for all things related to birth became a deep calling. I knew in this moment that I had to devote my life to supporting women during this beautiful and sacred time in their lives. Since 2017, I have been supporting families in Boulder CO, and Sun Valley ID.
As a doula, I find profound purpose in being able to support, listen, guide, respect, breathe with, advocate for, and love mama's and their families throughout this process.
I am passionate about women having beautiful, empowering, and supported birthing experiences and transitions into motherhood and the postpartum time.
I moved to Boulder, Colorado to study at The Sacred Window where I completed my Postpartum Ayurvedic and Birth Doula training. Birth, and especially the postpartum window tends to present a big Y in the road for the mother's physical and often mental health, due to how fragile this period can be.
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Wombs Of The World
Working as a doula in Tanzania
In January of 2019 and 2020, I traveled with Wombs of the World to share my doula skills and serve laboring women in rural Tanzanian clinics. It is incredible to be reminded of the sheer strength of women and to support them through birth that lacks in all resources. There is no running water, no sheets on the beds, no pain medication. I learned about how the healing powers of touch, presence, and breath can break through barriers of language and culture. We are all women. We are all born.
Birth is incredible. It's raw, it's humbling, it's the most powerful and vulnerable a human will ever feel, and its the portal of life! It is an honor to witness new life enter the world.
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I now carry with me the strength and determination of the Tanzanian women and share it with each of my clients back home.
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For years after this, I have "doulaed the doula" and hosted groups of international doulas in Tanzania and Ecuador. Wombs of the World places professional birth workers in maternity clinics in Tanzania for doulas to learn, grow, and serve. I am grateful to be part of this ever growing sisterhood! Check out Wombs of the World and our other projects in Ecuador, South Africa, and Mexico!​
Check out a feature in Voyage Denver!
The article shares more of my story, how I found my calling in birth work, and what is fueling me. I am deeply passionate about supporting healthier, gentler births in my community and around the world.