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Four doulas is better than one!

Joyful Doula has expanded! We now have four amazing doulas ready to support our community.

What does this mean for you?

  • Clients will still be paired with their "go-to" doula who will meet with them individually, help at their birth, and always be just a text away for questions
  • You'll benefit from a hivemind of doula wisdom, as our team works together behind the scenes
  • We now have more flexibility scheduling postpartum help exactly when you need it

*We have a new webpage in the works with information about these wonderful women. Stay tuned*

sarah doyle

Sarah Doyle, LICSW, LCCE, CD(DONA), CLC

I'm Sarah, Auburn's OG joyful doula.

My doula career started with my passion for all things birth and babies and continued because of my love for new mothers.

Years ago, as I prepared for my pregnancy, I discovered the gap between the support that growing families need, and what they actually receive. I decided to combine my passion for newborns and their parents, with my skill set as a clinical social worker, to become a doula.

Now I bridge the knowledge and support gap so more families can have the experience they desire. Every parent deserves to feel prepared, heard, and confident. I’m honored to be Auburn's birth coach and baby-whisperer, making sure families receive the care they deserve.

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A little about me...

When I decided to become a mother, I was a little too confident in my baby-whispering abilities – so fate (and the fertility specialist) got the last laugh by giving us twins!

Brandon and I are overjoyed (and overwhelmed) to be caring for our two-year-olds; Jocelyn the headstrong tiny dancer, and Elise the ever-singing bookworm.

You may run into us at Auburn's nature preserve, the brewery, practicing yoga, drinking matcha lattes, strolling around Auburn listening to audiobooks, making lists, painting, and playing board games.

What has shaped me as a doula...

  • I’m a twin mom. I’ve seen and done it all, day and night, times two.
  • I’ve been a doula since 2017 and have supported over 70 families.
  • I’ve personally experienced loss, infertility and IVF, twin pregnancy, two vaginal births, postpartum and newborn days, parenting a child through surgeries, and breastfeeding twins for nearly 3 years.
  • I have supported mothers through all different types of birth (home birth, hospital birth, medication-free, spontaneous labor, inductions, cesareans, VBACs).
  • I've worked alongside a variety of health professionals including 17 OBs and 2 midwives and have experienced birth at 8 hospitals as well as many homes.
  • My background as a licensed clinical social worker prepared me to work with families struggling with mental health.

Every parent deserves to feel prepared, heard, and confident. I’m honored to be their birth-keeper and baby-whisperer, making sure they receive the care they deserve.

Sarah Doyle

Certifications

  • DONA International Childbirth Doula
  • Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator
  • Certified Lactation Counselor
  • Clinical Social Worker

Training

  • DONA International Childbirth Doula
  • DONA International Postpartum Doula
  • Healthy Children Project Lactation Counselor
  • Gena Kirby Rebozo Workshop
  • Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss
  • Bebo Mia Fertility Specialist
  • Bliss Baby Prenatal, Postnatal, and Baby & Me Yoga Teacher
  • 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training
  • Alabama Prison Birth Doula