IT’S TIME TO RE-ENVISION YOUR BIRTH, BIRTH PREP, AND YOURSELF.

birth doula Kate Goodwin
birth doula Kate Goodwin Into the Wonder Birth
birth doula Kate Goodwin Atlanta

Hey, I’m KATE.

I’VE BEEN EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE.

I resisted preparing for my first birth, thinking I would “naturally” know what to do in labor and that a couple books and a one day class would be good enough. I went into the hospital nervous but excited and came out railroaded and traumatized. Birth had happened to me.

I was determined to have a different experience the second time, so I approached my prep from a place of control. I thought if I just did everything “right,” I would have the birth experience I desperately wanted. But that birth got wild fast, forcing me to reconcile with the idea that birth is inherently a journey into the unknown.

My third time, I went deep. I prepped on every level — body, mind, and heart — for the unknowable, unpredictable journey of birth, surrounded myself with the absolute best support team, and ended up having the most transformative, powerful experience of my entire life!

From my own experiences and my work as a doula supporting Atlanta birthers and their partners, I’ve learned that information is not enough. You can know all the things, but when you’re in the thick of birth, what you actually need are skills.

The skills to move through contractions. Drop out of your thinking mind and into your body. Communicate with your provider. Rely on your partner for support. Make decisions based on what’s most important to you. Beyond those are the even bigger life skills: coping with uncertainty, mental flexibility and resilience, getting comfortable with discomfort, and learning to listen to and trust yourself deeply.

Birth is like life — a little weird, a little unpredictable, but also a lot of magic. I want to help you prepare for an incredible experience — no matter what it looks like.

MY VALUES

PERSPECTIVE

science + intuition + nuance

DEPTH

find your power in the wilds of birth

AUTONOMY

your birth, your choices, your responsibility

FREE BIRTH CLASS

free birth class powerful hospital birth on your terms

Anxious about birth? Birthing again after trauma? You’ll learn:

🔥 the 3 hard truths about hospital birth that are holding you back from your best experience

🔥 how to actually prepare for a powerful hospital birth on your terms