I was called to midwifery as a child, before I even knew what it truly entailed. I’ll never forget the certainty I had as a young person: I knew this was what I was meant to do. As I grew older, the gravity of that "job" became clear—beautiful, powerful, and sometimes devastatingly challenging. I began my journey as a doula, supporting families while birthing and caring for my own children. It gave me a profound respect for doulas and the critical role they play.Doulas, like midwives, have always been there in some form, supporting the birth process. While not always a necessity, they are now more vital than ever. As statistics for birth outcomes worsen, ancestral birth work—balanced with evidence-based science and reproductive autonomy—is the solution. Doulas are essential in today’s system, especially given that 98% of people still birth in hospitals. That’s why I created The Better Birth Worker. We need better doulas, period. Many mainstream doula trainings are culturally ignorant and often unprepared for the realities of navigating the hospital system, particularly for Black clients. I’m here to change that and elevate the work we do as doulas—because this work deserves more respect, more understanding, and more grounding in its' ancestral roots..