Hello my name is Elisabeth Evans,  I am 24 year old Former Daycare Teacher, Assistant Daycare Teacher, Youth Development Leader and current Birth and CAPPA Student Postpartum Doula.

 

 

I've had a love for babies and a dream of working in childbirth, postpartum and education since I was 13 and I have been striving to make this dream a reality for the past 8 years.  When I was 17, I started working to my volunteer church as a nursery worker, working in the 0-2 class. having that young of a class was very challenging at first but further ignited my passion of family, babies, community support and education. 

 

However, making this dream a reality has been easier said than done. I graduated High School in 2017 and hoped to enroll into my local university that fall for Nurse-Midwifery, though instead I dealt with the fallout of a physically, emotionally, mentally and sexually abusive relationship followed by 9 months of court proceedings which put a lot of my life on hold. That situation changed me but gave me a purpose and drive to be an advocate, guide and friend to those who have gone through similar things.

 

 

While going through that dark period in my life, I learned so much about myself, other women and about the nature of trauma and its impact on society. Trauma really starts from birth, so many birthing people and their babies aren't heard, supported and tenderly cared for as they need and deserve. Which causes a disconnect and turmoil from mother and baby and a disconnect from the relationship and identity a woman has with herself and that can deeply impact and negatively alter the relationship of mother and baby years after. I want to be that connecting bridge of education, care, love, support and validation.

 

Over the recent months of Covid-19, the rise of pregnant people who’ve had to birth, endure miscarriages and have appointments alone due to efforts of limiting the spread has created a deep wound and fear with all expecting and postpartum parents. Even after the pandemic, everyday protocol concerning large numbers of people and health hygiene are going to change for an unforeseeable extended period of time. Which will cause a generation of victimized women, parents, families and newborns. I want to change, help, teach and improve the experiences of the birthing community to the best of my ability, especially with the current circumstances of the world.