LOGAN

An EARTH sign, Logan hails from the mountains of Southwestern Virginia, where she was raised by a very Appalachian family (think clogging, banjos & fiddles, gravy and biscuits, snake handling, Dollywood, “yalls,” teased hair, ghosts, poor reproductive care, etc.). She received her education in Roanoke, VA and East Tennessee (BA in Religion; MA in Women’s Studies). She moved to Occoquan in 2016 and currently works in Women’s Health & Sexual Trauma for the Department of Defense/Veterans Affairs Program Office. 

Logan began birth work years ago when she worked for a lactation cookie company, but it wasn’t until she became pregnant that she realized how important doula work was. As a survivor of rape, Logan’s path into motherhood was paved with feelings of fear, concern, and doubt. This propelled her to immerse herself in educating, preparing, and finding consent based support to sustain her through the vulnerable and intimate processes of pregnancy and birth. Part of that preparation was hiring a doula. Logan’s doula, Tara, was her canary in a coal mine during labor—guiding and keeping her aware of everything that was happening, every step of the way. 

In her free time, you’ll find Logan running after her toddler (Violet), watching Vanderpump Rules or a Real Housewives franchise, singing Dolly Parton to aforementioned toddler, and/or in the middle of a Kate Middleton deep dive (she LOVES the British Royal family).

JOY

An AIR sign, Joy was born and raised in Northern Virginia. She is the fourth child of five, with three older brothers and one sister. In past lives, she has worked as a photographer, freelance writer, floral designer, and brand consultant. Joy accidentally fell into the content creator / influencer world back in 2013 with her lifestyle brand Mornings Like These, though in recent years it has taken a backseat to her passion of mental health advocacy, repro work, and nurturing a more trauma-informed society. She currently still dabbles in content creation, focusing on raising money for various charities supporting repro, social justice, and mutual aid initiatives.

Joy has a BA in psychology from George Mason University, and is continuing school with the goal of becoming a therapist, specializing in social-work based therapeutic care. She intends to focus on sexual trauma, birth trauma, sexual identity, and more.

Joy began her work to become a doula after having a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) with her second child, Evie, just 19 months after having her first-born, Oliver. Joy immersed herself in books, statistics, and research surrounding maternal health, informed consent, and patient rights as she began preparing for her second child. Inspired by the powerful influence of her own doula, Ryann, Joy began her studies toward becoming a doula. She hopes to merge the two worlds of trauma-informed therapy and doula work as she grows.

In her free-time, you can find her sewing, watching Schitt’s Creek (for the 12th run-through), playing DnD, or dreaming of a Renaissance Faire.