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Peak Experience Birth Doula, Bowling Green, KY (2026)

09/18/2020

Yes, yes that is exactly what I am saying.
What gets baby in, gets baby out.
With deep breathing too. “Open mouth, open cervix”
Deep, low vowels - O, U, = 👍
Tight vowels such as I or E = 👎
Pay attention to the shape/sound of your mouth when making these.
Now imagine the body opening all the way from one end to the other. That’s what you’re doing. Expelling a baby from the length of your torso.

04/30/2019

So maybe you know that I work with those who are pregnant and attend births? But you’re wondering exactly is it that I *do*? What does a doula do?
The most common phrase I hear is “so you’re like a midwife?”
While both are professions as birth workers, that’s not quite what I do!
Midwives are medical professionals who are trained and licensed to deal with the medical aspect of birth. What this means is they are concerned with the physical factors of mom and baby - such as heart rate, progression of labor, position of baby, along with with a multitude of other things.
A doula deals with the emotional and psychological aspect of birth. I am a non medical support person. My main concern is how you are feeling during birth. I build a relationship with you over the course of pregnancy, we discuss what your birth plan is, and how I can empower you for that to be carried out. I can even help you create yours if you’re unsure!
Comfort measures are a big part of what I do. So while progression of labor and position of baby may be relevant to the care you receive from me, it’s going to be along the lines of “oh, we’re in early labor, let’s get you up walking and moving around” when that may be something that otherwise may not be thought of.
With position of baby it may be “okay, the midwife just told us baby is in a posterior position.” This can often times be a factor in feeling a lot of pressure in the back, so I would suggest specific positions and perform comfort measures that would be applicable to that labor for what mom was feeling.
That is a very shortened, condensed version of what I do.
The term doula actually means “female servant” and there are many many other services I perform within my scope of practice. I hope those couple little examples gave you some better insight though!
So tell me in the comments what you want to know about doulas? What questions you have for me? Or even just what you may have heard about doulas and are wondering if it’s true?

04/29/2019

First picture - June 2016 - 2 months postpartum
Second and third pictures - July 2016 - 3 months postpartum
Last picture- April 2019 - 3 years postpartum
I turned 25 yesterday and it’s had me reflecting back over the past quarter century (hah, I love saying that now). Specifically over the past few years of my life as a mother. As a birth professional, birthdays and holidays such as Mother’s Day take on a whole new meaning for me. Yesterday not only was I reflecting on myself, but also my mother, as it was her birthing day. The day that made her a mama. The woman who made me the woman who I am.
Here lately I’ve been receiving quite a bit of compliments on my physique. While the compliments are much appreciated and I am proud of the work I’ve put in with my health, it saddens me a bit that the compliments weren’t there until my body started meeting more of a standard for what society considers attractive. It doesn’t sadden me personally, but saddens me for our culture. Because the reality is I truly did feel just as beautiful, just as confident 3 months postpartum as I do now at 3 years postpartum. My body did amazing things then and it does amazing things now. I am so thankful to have a mama who has always been supportive of body positivity. Who always spoke openly with me growing up about breastfeeding my sister and I and the natural births she had with us. That tone and environment has always set the precedent for what I view as normal, but more importantly, what I view as beautiful. Let me be clear that breastfeeding and natural childbirths, while I do consider beautiful, is not what I am referring to as the beauty here. It’s the work that the female body puts in that is beautiful. That includes you, mama who had the Caesarean section. Who underwent major work on your abdomen to bring your baby earthside. The patience and selflessness of healing your own body while simultaneously caring for another - just wow!
And the mama who uses formula - I know you’re losing sleep when you have to wake up in the middle of the night to mix bottles. I know your back aches and feet hurt from standing at the sink washing all those bottle parts. The sacrifice your body makes isn’t lost on me.
That’s what I mean by viewing the work the female body puts in as beautiful. Respecting the body in various and all stages. It’s by my mother being open and vulnerable with her daughters about her body and what it went through that allowed me to view the body for what it really is. Not what a societal standard tells me it is.
This is the culture I strive to make my mark on and influence as a birth worker.
To the freshly postpartum mama or the couple years in postpartum mama - if no one has told you recently, you are beautiful. Your body does amazing things. You created and sustain life. You are doing hard and important work. Your value and worth doesn’t go unnoticed. Keep it up ❤️
And if you’re reading this thinking “but how? I want to love my body but it looks so different now and all I can focus on is the negative.” Please feel free to reach out. We don’t get to this place overnight and we don’t get there alone. Strong, confident women enable other women to be strong and confident 💪🏼

04/18/2019

Wow guys, this is me being super vulnerable here and really putting myself out there, but here it is - my first video!
Being in front of the camera isn’t exactly something that comes natural for me, but I am so excited to share everything I know with you all and grow in the process of doing so!

04/18/2019

Why Peak Experience? What exactly does that mean?
As I mentioned yesterday, I work at an indoor rock climbing gym, but the sport itself, especially outside, has become such a big part of my life.
I discovered rock climbing in the midst of a really nasty battle with postpartum depression and anxiety. It was at that point that I knew I needed an outlet to get a break from the negative associations I was experiencing from motherhood.
Like most exercise does, I found that climbing was a major source of endorphin release for me. Not only was my body having to work in a way like never before, so was my mind. Climbing is just as much a mental challenge as it is a physical one - just like birth. The birth ju**ie in me almost instantly found so many parallels between climbing and birth, which I will be getting more into overtime on this page.
“ A peak experience is a moment accompanied by a euphoric mental state. They are often described as rare, exciting, oceanic, deeply moving, exhilarating, and elevating experiences that generate an advanced form of perceiving reality, and are even mystic and magical in their effect upon the experimenter."
“ Peak experiences are often described as transcendent moments of pure joy and elation. These are moments that stand out from everyday events. The memory of such events is lasting and people often liken them to a spiritual experience.”
"Peak experiences involve a heightened sense of wonder, awe, or ecstasy over an experience."
^ just a few of the definitions you’ll get from google.
We as a culture mainly only hear of birth spoken of in a negative manner. We hear about how painful it is, the traumatic experiences surrounding it. But what if I told you that birth could be a beautiful, euphoric event? An opportunity for you to dig down deep and own the power within your body? That is my goal as a birth doula. On a broad scale, to help influence the narrative surrounding birth from one of negativity to one of strength, excitement, and maybe even euphoria. On the personal level, to help ✨you✨ harvest the power that is already within.

04/17/2019

So *who* am I exactly besides a birth doula?
Well for starters, I am the mother to a silly, smart, caring, and challenging 3 year old little boy, Everett Francis.
I have been a stay at home mom from the time he was born, so I empathize first hand with you stay at home mamas and all the challenges that come with that. Your struggle, isolation, and feelings of doubt of if you’re enough for your child are not lost on me.
While I’ve been a stay at home mom in the sense that I have always been Everett’s primary caretaker, I have also recently started working as a server at in the evenings and on weekends. So working mamas, your struggle of balancing time between your child and your job - feeling like you’re either missing out on an important event with them or missing out on an opportunity to make more money for your family is something I’m just starting to get a taste of myself. And wow, kudos to you working mama, this gig is tough stuff!
And last, but certainly not least, we can’t forget about , where I have been an employee for almost 2 years now! Oh how this is more than just a job for me. Rock climbing has become such a huge part of mine and my families life (hence the brand of my doula business, which I’ll get into another time) and I’m so thankful to have the opportunity to introduce others to it through my workplace.
I am more than just what I do for work though. As you can tell through my work choices - SAHM, server, climbing gym instructor, and doula, I have what you would call a servants heart. I have a deep love and passion for people and that is expressed through acts of service for me. Whether that be waiting on you so you can enjoy a night out without having to worry about cooking dinner for your family, showing you the ropes of a new activity so you feel safe and confident going into it, or supporting you in one of the most vulnerable points of life - through labor and birth, I’m Krystalin, and it is my honor to serve you ❤️
📷: Samantha Steen Photography - Birth Stories + Film

04/16/2019

Hi there! I’m Krystalin and I’m the face behind Peak Experience Birth Doula. I was trained as a doula through Dona in October 2017 and am now at a place in life where it finally feels right to start practicing.
I’ve been interested in birth and all of its wonder from the time I was a pr***en going through puberty and all the bodily changes that come along with that. Those who know me well would say I’m very inquisitive and am always digging deeper to learn more. The same is true for my fascination with the human body, especially the female body. I was the kid who really geeked out in middle school biology class and got in trouble for doing things like putting a strand of of my hair under the microscope after already analyzing and completing the work for the items that had been given to me.
The older I got, and more I started to consider what my future life may look like - where I wanted to go to college, what I wanted to do for a career, if I wanted to be a mother and have a family, the more I realized there were a plethora of sources for me to receive guidance on the first two, but none really to give me insight on the later. As someone with the previously mentioned inquisitive nature, I started reading and researching about motherhood to consider if that was something I would want to entertain someday. Amongst that research, I really got stuck on being fascinated with birth and everything about it. I found myself writing college papers on breastfeeding and controversial parenting topics such as differing forms of discipline - I wasn’t even in a serious committed relationship yet to be considering motherhood at that point for myself! It was then that I knew pursuing this field (what I now know as birth work, but didn’t even know existed at the time) is where I was meant to be.
I look forward to introducing myself more over the next few days and hope to learn about you as well!
📷: Samantha Steen Photography - Birth Stories + Film

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