NEW YORK
Mary Betsellie, is a student at the Midwives College of Utah and is working towards her CPM. She is a birth assistant, birth and postpartum doula, placenta encapsulation specialist, reproductive justice advocate and herbalist, (certified with Indigenous Remedies). Mary became a natural childbirth advocate in 2004, shortly after the birth of her son. She attended her first birth as a doula in 2006, for TDMA co-founder, T’Karima. She is the co-founder and co-director of Traditional Doula and Midwifery Arts and is a board member of NYCPM Inc. a 501c4 non for profit with a mission to expand licensing to Certified Professional Midwives in N.Y. She lives on Long Island with her husband and son.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Dawn Oliver, CD (TDMA) is committed to telling women the truth about childbirth, their bodies, and their options. She goes above and beyond to make sure women are heard, cared for and reassured and that their thoughts and feelings matter. By providing factual information and creative problem solving, she equips parents for a confident birthing and parenting journey. Dawn started Compassionate Care Doula Services to provide ethical, superior, compassionate services. Originally trained by DONA, she quickly realized that she needed to reach further in order to provide better education and a more supportive organization. Through Traditional Doula Arts. (TDMA) she studied with fabulous teachers, including Mary Betsellie and T’Karima Ticitl. She also became a Traditional Doula Arts Instructor. In total, Dawn is a tremendously valuable resource to women in her community, offering services as a Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, a Doula Instructor, Child Birth Educator, Birth Pool Rental, Placenta Encapsulator and Doterra Essential Oils Birth Kit Advocate for birth and beyond. She will soon be furthering her business by adding an infant care classes.
Dawn Oliver, CD (TDMA) is committed to telling women the truth about childbirth, their bodies, and their options. She goes above and beyond to make sure women are heard, cared for and reassured and that their thoughts and feelings matter. By providing factual information and creative problem solving, she equips parents for a confident birthing and parenting journey. Dawn started Compassionate Care Doula Services to provide ethical, superior, compassionate services. Originally trained by DONA, she quickly realized that she needed to reach further in order to provide better education and a more supportive organization. Through Traditional Doula Arts. (TDMA) she studied with fabulous teachers, including Mary Betsellie and T’Karima Ticitl. She also became a Traditional Doula Arts Instructor. In total, Dawn is a tremendously valuable resource to women in her community, offering services as a Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, a Doula Instructor, Child Birth Educator, Birth Pool Rental, Placenta Encapsulator and Doterra Essential Oils Birth Kit Advocate for birth and beyond. She will soon be furthering her business by adding an infant care classes.
