Elizabeth became interested in birth when she became pregnant with her first son. Already having a deep love of anatomy and physiology from her yoga teacher training and practice, the physiology of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum became an easy new topic to dive into. Since, Elizabeth has had two boys, both with the support of amazing doulas on her side.

Becoming a doula was always a dream of hers but as a single mom of two it wasn’t the most realistic goal. As her boys grew more independent & her support community grew deeper she felt ready to jump in. To her surprise, she was gifted (refer back to that community support <3) her Doula Training in 2021.

Elizabeth’s approach to birth work is based in informed choice and trust. She has no agenda to what her client’s births should look like…. her goal is for each birther to leave their births feeling empowered and feeling like they made their own choices throughout their birth.

When not doing birth work, Elizabeth is busy as co-owner/founder of The Portland Yoga Project and driving her two boys to various skateparks, basketball courts, and soccer fields.

Victoria began her relationship to death and grieving from a young age. Always fascinated with her own ancestral connections, the idea that those who have died are still in relationship to us as living people felt natural to understand. Because of her intuitive ancestral connection, death and dying never made her fearful, but rather has imbued her with a respectful curiosity and deep capacity for feeling that is the benchmark of her work.

In her 20s, Victoria was a dependent caregiver for a family while living in California, which put her face to face with the realities of patience advocacy, comfort care at the end of life, and watching a community grapple with the decision to surrender to the death process. At the start of the pandemic, family and community deaths from covid-19 reawakened a desire to serve grievers in their most tender time.

She completed her death doula training in 2022 through Going with Grace, lead by Alua Arthur, as well as hospice volunteer training through beacon health in South Portland. She’s also been running monthly grief workshops on the last Friday of every month at Portland Yoga Project since 2022.

Creating Grief Dwellings has been a loving culmination of these experiences, coupled with a deep desire to truly see and hold the hurts of people who are battered by life’s many changes. Creating a home for our grief in the body as an act of resilience and community building is some of the most purposeful and fulfilling work that she’s ever been a part of.

coming soon!

Cassandra has been providing birth work as a student midwife, a midwife, and a doula since 2016.

She has attended over 150 births as well as over 500 prenatal and postpartum visits in people’s homes.

She is passionate about perinatal mental health and is currently completing her masters in social work with the goal of becoming a perinatal therapist.

In the meantime, she loves getting to know families and supporting them through the very challenging transitions of birth, postpartum, and parenthood. Her focus is on mental health support, nourishment, and logistical planning and scheduling.