About Julia-Rose

One constant in my life is that I have always been a caregiver in one capacity or another. It's in my bones and where I feel comfortable. I grew up volunteering time at hospital fundraisers and events where my mother worked, elementary school literacy programs, and animal shelters around my hometown. In my teens I began babysitting and worked as live in private nanny before moving away to college. After graduation, I worked at a residential care facility for children within the foster system, in an elder care home, a crisis nursery, and advocated for a caseload of clients with developmental disabilities. Along the way I was called back to holding sacred space and working closely with individual families in a home setting, eventually working a short stint as a homebirth labor doula. But I found my true passion in 2013 after I attended Birthingway College of Midwifery and certified as a postpartum doula. I’ve never felt more fulfilled and found a more rewarding career than in my intimate postpartum support services. After years of enjoying my work as a doula, I trained with Newborn Care Solutions to add Newborn Care Specialist to my skillset. What a fun ride this has been so far, and I continue my education and evolve as my experience grows. Who knows what new skills I will learn next!

My other passion is small scale homesteading. My partner and have an expansive garden in Boring with the never ending entertainment of our goats, bees and chickens. I am passionate about lowering waste, breaking my ties with the mainstream food system, and living gently on this beautiful earth.

Education and Training -
2012
Labor Doula Training, DONA
Labor Doula Training, Birthingway College of Midwifery

2013
Postpartum Doula Training, Birthingway College of Midwifery
Postpartum Doula Massage Training, Touch for Birth

2014
Acupressure Workshop, Nicholas Olow, M.S., L.Ac
Lactation Educator Training, CAPPA
Tongue Tie Conference, OWLA Ghaheri, Cole, Gray, Erskine
Advanced Postpartum Doula “Working with Multiples” Training, Kimberly Bepler

2017
Lactation Intensive Training for Birth Professionals, Melissa Cole, IBCLC

2019
Building Bridges from the Past to the Future Conference, NACEF
Advanced Breastfeeding Support Skills, Christina Whitlow, IBCLC
Newborn Care Specialist Training, Newborn Care Solutions
Newborn Feeding: Positions and Other Solutions for Common Challenges, HiveCE
Supporting Pumping and Bottle Feeding Clients, Christina Whitlow, IBCLC
Advanced Newborn Care Specialist Training, Newborn Care Solutions

2022
Holistic Sleep Mini Course, Lyndsey Hookway IBCLC
The Art and Science of Lactation and Sleep, Moorea Malaat PMH-C
Sleep Strategies Toolkit, Child Sleep Institute

2024
Pediatric Sleep Consultant Certificate, Center for Pediatric Sleep Management

Photography by Rushes and Waves