Delissa Owen - Birth Doula

03/03/2026

✨ Hello, March! ✨

We have SO much in store this month at Playtown Cafe and we’re kicking it off in the most exciting way possible…

🎉 Our VERY FIRST Sponsored Day of Play! 🎉

On Wednesday, March 11th, kids in our community can come play for FREE — all thanks to the incredible generosity of River Health & Wellness 💛

This is what community is all about. Supporting local families. Creating joyful spaces. Making play accessible for everyone. We are so grateful to partner with businesses who believe in what we’re building here.

And that’s just the beginning…

🎨Upcoming Classes
💖Special Events
☘️ A St. Patrick’s Party you won’t want to miss
⚡️More themed play days & surprises

March is going to be FULL of magic, connection, and FUN.

Tag a friend who needs to mark their calendar for March 11th 👇
Let’s make this month unforgettable 💛

02/26/2026

New dates available for local childbirth classes! These classes are small groups taught by an experienced doula in a low-key setting.

This transformative class goes beyond the basics of childbirth preparation—it focuses on building *real pain coping skills* and *resiliency* for whatever your birth journey holds.

In this class, you’ll learn to embrace the unknowns that come with childbirth and turn them into sources of strength and empowerment. Through hands-on techniques, mindfulness practices, and insightful discussions, you’ll gain the mental and emotional tools needed to navigate labor with confidence.

**What you’ll gain from this class:**
✨ A deeper knowledge of labor, birth, and the postpartum experience
✨ Effective pain coping strategies for a variety of birth scenarios for both you and your birth partner
✨ A deeper sense of trust in your body’s abilities
✨ Confidence in your resilience, no matter what challenges arise
✨ Support in building a strong, informed mindset for the birth experience

Whether you’re planning a home birth, hospital birth, or anything in between, this class will leave you feeling empowered and ready for whatever comes your way. 💖

*Ready to transform your birth experience? For more information and link to registration go to: www.delissathedoula.com/classes or DM me with any questions!*

02/25/2026

Have you been looking for a group of women to connect with, grow with, and learn from? Have you been feeling overwhelmed by pregnancy or postpartum and just wish you had a place to talk things through and feel heard? To have a place to safely process the changes that are happening within yourself and in your life as you navigate who you are becoming each day in your motherhood journey?

Welcome to our Sister Circle ❤ A place to sit alongside other women as we navigate together pregnancy, postpartum, and the newborn period. This space is meant to be a safe place to share the journey with no judgment. These gatherings will be guided by a local birth worker (either myself or Willow Bosela to start!).

First EVER gathering: March 5th 10:30am Soldotna Library Community Room. As we start this group up, we will try to schedule these for the first Thursday of every month, but I will post if the days ever change.

Each gathering will consist of:
-A grounding ritual to start our time such as breath work, visualization, an art prompt, or other embodied practice
-A theme for the month. We will explore themes around pregnancy and the postpartum period.
-A time of open sharing
-A closing acknowledgment of what we have shared and learned together

General guidelines:
-We will embrace vulnerability together, accepting and respecting each person's experience.
-We will hold space for each other to speak openly and without fear of judgment
-We will endeavor to lean into challenging concepts, tough topics, and discussions.
-We will bring our curiosity to each gathering, asking "What can I learn from this gathering and these women?"
-We will keep one another's stories and experiences in confidence, preserving the safety of our gathering and the vulnerability we are sharing in.
-Babies in arms are welcome

If this intrigues you, join us! This is just the beginning. Come be a part of building a sacred space for women to support women through the childbearing year.

02/25/2026

Class announcement!!
Next two group childbirth classes are on the books! Mark your calendar now!

March 14, 21, 28 Saturday mornings from 9:30am-1pm (if you are due before June, this is the class for you!)

May 2, 9, 16 Saturday mornings from 9:30am-1pm (next class won't be til august so if you are due in August or earlier, this is the class for you!)

It's often recommended to do childbirth classes sometime in the third trimester, but living in a small community with limited in-person class availability makes that a challenge. As always, do what works for you! Even if it means taking a class earlier than that :D

For more information about my classes or to register, go to www.delissathedoula.com/classes

02/20/2026

Overwhelmed with the amount of uninvited stories you hear about birth? Often these stories are shared with good intentions. Those who have made this journey before want to share knowledge gained! But as the listener, it can be exhausting to sort through these and can provoke fear and anxiety about your own journey.

Is there a way to shift this dynamic?

Yes!

First of all, uninvited birth stories are just that. Uninvited. In being nice, it's easy to forget that we can set kind boundaries. Shared stories can be so helpful but not when unwelcome or coming from a place of fear or unresolved trauma. Setting boundaries is not unkind, but just the opposite! In protecting our space, we protect our experience and our babies. Words have power both for the person hearing but also for the one sharing. The sharer may experience a little relief from being heard but sharing in such a way does not lead to any real resolution or healing in themselves.

If you are in a place to hear another's story, read my suggestions in the pictures to help find nuggets of wisdom that may help you in your own journey. These are questions that I myself have used many a time to shift the dynamic from focusing on the negative to unearthing great wisdom.

02/02/2026

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01/13/2026

⚠️FRIENDS!!

We’re so excited to host a local book launch & story time at Playtown Cafe! 📚✨

Meet our local author Kerri J. Roe and illustrator Moira Ireland as they share As Deep as the Sea with our little readers!

Books will be available for purchase!!

We hope to see you and your little ones! 🫶🏼

01/12/2026

Sterling Elementary Families.. we are excited to spend an evening with you! 6-8 pm January 18th at Sterling Elementary. Come for some fun with other parents, pick up some new tools and tips while our staff wear out your kids with games and craft in the other room!