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The Collaborative Doula Collective

A dynamic and supportive community of passionate birthworkers.

The Collaborative Doula Collective has grown from its roots in supporting families in the London, ON area to now serving communities across southwestern Ontario.

12/17/2025

The holidays can be beautiful, and they can also be overwhelming.

Expectations rise. Emotional bandwidth shrinks. Old wounds resurface. New boundaries become necessary.

Whether you’re navigating fertility challenges, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, grief, or loss, you’re allowed to protect your peace this season.

✨ You’re allowed to say no.
✨ You’re allowed to choose rest.
✨ You’re allowed to skip traditions that hurt.
✨ You’re allowed to keep your plans private.
✨ You’re allowed to set limits that make you feel safe and supported.

Your boundaries are not a burden. They are an act of care; for you, your baby, your healing, and your heart.

If this season feels tender, heavy, or complicated, the Collaborative Doula Collective is here to support you with grounding guidance, emotional care, and space to breathe.

You don’t have to navigate the holidays alone.

12/03/2025

In January, our Collective Book Club is reading Death Nesting, a deeply compassionate and insightful book on end-of-life care written by death-doula education Anne-Marie Keppel. This tender guide offers practices for emotionally and spiritually supporting the dying, breathing and presence-based tools to ease anxiety and pain, and gentle ceremony idea's to honour life's final passage.

Anne-Marie Keppel is a seasoned death doula, Reiki master, meditation teacher, and founder of the nonprofit Village Deathcare. Her work blends practical care, holistic spirituality, and heartfelt presence - offering families and caregivers ways to "nest" compassionately around those nearing life's end.

Remember, our book club is for everyone! To join in on January's meeting, send us a DM or email us at hello@thecollaborativedoulacollective.ca!

To purchase Death Nesting, head to the link in our bio!

11/28/2025

🖤 Black Friday Sale 🖤

We're offering 15% off our WTF Lactation & WTF Prenatal classes now through December 5th!

✨️In-person class regular $200 + HST
✨️ Virtual class regular $150 + HST

Email us at hello@thecollaborativedoulacollective.ca by Friday December 5th to claim your spot and discount.

Classes include love, learning, and support.

Oh, and why WTF? Because we know you're whispering it beneath your breath when you hear birth and lactation information 😉 Our classes meet that question with respect, clarity, and empowerment.

*Class dates TBD

11/05/2025

✨Boundaries are not barriers — they’re the foundation of sustainable doula care.✨

As doulas, we hold space for others through their most transformative moments… but how often do we hold space for ourselves?

Boundaries aren’t about building walls — they’re about creating balance, protecting your energy, and ensuring your care remains heart-led and sustainable.

✨ New on the Blog: Why Every Doula Needs Boundaries (and How to Set Them with Heart) — a powerful read on redefining boundaries as an act of love and sustainability.

🎧 On the Podcast: Doula Boundaries 101 — real conversations on how to protect your energy while showing up fully for families. Live Thursday November 6th

💗 Want to dive deeper? Amy teaches Boundaries for Doulas, a workshop to help doulas thrive and build a balanced practice that lasts - this workshop is also included in your membership to The Collaborative Doula Collective. (Interested in joining, reach out!)

Links in bio or visit collaborativedoulacollective.ca to read, listen, and learn.

10/27/2025

✨Doulas of Ontario — This Is Your Invitation.✨

The Collaborative Doula Collective is growing, and we’re calling in heart-led doulas from across Ontario who are ready to be part of something bigger.

Whether your calling is fertility, birth, postpartum, loss, or end-of-life support, there’s a space for you here. Together, we’re redefining what it means to be a doula — creating a culture rooted in collaboration, compassion, and community care.

✨We’re especially looking to connect with doulas in:
📍 Windsor – families are currently seeking support
📍 Ottawa
📍 Cambridge / Kitchener-Waterloo
📍 Barrie / Muskoka Region

The Collaborative Doula Collective is more than a network — it’s a movement. We’re changing the way doulas support families and each other by building a community where everyone thrives. No competition, no isolation — just shared growth, learning, and belonging.

As a member, you’ll receive:
✨Client referrals
✨Access to continuing education, mentorship, and collaborative learning opportunities
✨Business and branding support to help you grow your practice
✨Marketing and social media features to highlight your work and reach new families
✨Invitations to collective dinners, admin days, workshops, retreats, and special events
✨A brave space to learn, share, and feel supported — personally and professionally

We believe in doing this work differently. In slowing down, listening deeply, and creating a ripple effect of care that extends beyond one birth, one family, one moment.

If you’re ready to be part of a Collective that believes in community over competition and in the heart-led power of doula care — we’d love to welcome you.

Let’s reimagine what’s possible, together.

📩 Apply to join or learn more: Via link in our bio or directly on our website.

10/15/2025

You were here. You mattered. You are forever loved.

10/15/2025

Tonight, candles flicker in windows, on mantels, across oceans — one by one, we light the world in memory.
 Each flame carries a name. Each glow, a story. Each light, a love that never left.

This is the Wave of Light — a moment where grief meets love, and silence is filled with remembrance.
 You are not alone tonight. We see you. We feel it too.

10/14/2025

🌿 Model Call! 🌿

We’re looking for a few amazing people to help us bring some beautiful new images to life this Saturday morning (October 18th) between 10 to 12 (exact time tbd) in Ingersoll!

✨ Who we’re looking for:
• One expectant family in their mid to late 3rd trimester
• One mature couple (the more life experience the better!)

We warmly encourage diverse families of all backgrounds to apply — representation matters and we’d love to include you!

As a thank-you for your time, you’ll receive a few professionally edited photos for your own use 💛

Interested? Send us a message or comment below and we’ll get in touch with the details!

10/07/2025

Today is the last day of National Breastfeeding Week in Canada!

This week, we celebrated the strength, softness, and sustenance that flows through every nursing journey. 🤍

To the caregivers nourishing tiny humans (and themselves!), we’re offering 10% off our Lactation Food Journal — a gentle companion designed to help you:
🥣 Track meals + hydration with ease
🤱 Notice patterns if baby has sensitivities or intolerances
🌿 Explore nourishing recipes + add your own favourites

This isn’t about perfection. It is made to provide a mindful way to care for the one who’s doing the feeding, too.

🤍 Use code LACTATION10 at checkout.
Available now at https://thedoulacollective.etsy.com?coupon=LACTATION10 until October 14th.

10/01/2025

✨Honouring the Tiny Lives That Changed Everything✨

There are moments in this work that will stay with us forever — the ones where joy and grief meet in the same breath. As doulas walking alongside families through both birth and death, we know that love does not always arrive with a cry, and parenthood is not always measured in first steps or birthdays. Sometimes it’s measured in heartbeats heard once, in names whispered into the dark, in dreams carried close but never cradled in arms.

Pregnancy and infant loss are not small losses. They are love stories with chapters left unwritten. And in those tender, unbearable spaces — where silence is heavy and words fall short — our role is not to fix, but to hold. To hold space for the grief, the rage, the emptiness. To honour the sacredness of a life, no matter how brief. To remind families that their baby existed, that their love is real, and that their mourning is holy.

This is the heart of full-spectrum doula care.
It is bearing witness to both the first breath and the last.

It is lighting candles where joy once bloomed.

It is walking with families through the darkest nights, carrying hope gently, without rushing healing.

To support loss is to sit in the storm and whisper, “You are not alone.” To honour it is to speak their baby’s name, to remember, to celebrate, and to grieve.

Whether a life is measured in minutes, months, or years — it matters. And as doulas, we are called to stand as guardians of that truth, keepers of memory, and companions through the ache of goodbye.

09/25/2025

✨ Water Birth Wonders ✨

Pain Relief • Peace • Power in Labour 🌊

For centuries, water has been a symbol of peace, transformation, and surrender in birth. Today, research shows that hydrotherapy — labouring or birthing in water — offers real benefits for those with low-risk pregnancies.

💧 Why Choose Water Birth?

🌊 Pain Relief: Many people find less need for epidurals or IV meds.

🌊 Movement & Flow: Buoyancy makes position changes easier, helping labour progress.

🌊 Comfort & Calm: Warm water, privacy, and freedom of movement support relaxation.

🌊 Gentle Outcomes: Studies suggest fewer interventions and, often, less perineal trauma.

🌊 Safe for Low-Risk Births: When safety protocols are followed, outcomes are positive for both parent and baby.
At The Collaborative Doula Collective, we believe your birth space should feel as powerful and peaceful as you are. That’s why we now offer birth pool rentals — so you can plan a serene, supported water birth. 🌸

✨ Our doulas are here to:

💫 Help set the mood — soft lighting, calming music, uncluttered space

💫 Set up, fill, and maintain your pool at the perfect temperature

💫 Provide hands-on comfort — hip squeezes, massage, counter pressure

💫 Ensure you feel supported, respected, and cared for every step of the way
Hydrotherapy isn’t just a luxury — for many, it’s a game changer. If you’re curious about planning a water birth, let’s chat about whether it’s the right option for you.

With love & care,
The Collaborative Doula Collective 💙

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130 Poplar Court
London, ON
N6E2X5

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+15197193232

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http://www.collaborativedoulacollective.ca/

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