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Meet Michelle

Hello! Thank you so much for considering me to be your Doula! Whether you are expecting your first child or welcoming a sibling, this is a beautiful, albeit challenging time, and I am honored to be considered as a guide in your very special journey. I am a DONA Certified Birth Doula CD(DONA), Postpartum Doula PCD(DONA), and a Certified Lactation Educator Counselor with the University of California San Diego. I hold BA in Humanities with a minor in Biology from Fort Lewis College, and a Graduate Certificate in Public Health from the University of Colorado Denver. While I draw heavily on my education to provide evidence-based care, I strongly believe compassionately supporting women and families in pregnancy, birth and in the postpartum period with an open heart. My husband and I had our first child, Lilly, in February of 2018, and our second, Violet in November of 2020. My husband, Micah and I, spend our summers working up north in Alaska, and the rest of our year here in the beautiful Yampa Valley, near Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Please reach out anytime- I look forward to connecting.

Best Wishes,

Michelle Ess, Owner of Nested Doula Care