The Crew

  • Isis Armendariz (she/her/ella)

    full spectrum birth worker & postpartum specialist

    How long have you been a full spectrum birth worker? 10 years

    More bio coming soon.

    Training / Experience

    Certified Birth Doula DONA International

    State-certified Traditional Health Worker (Oregon)

    Former Providence in-hospital Doula with Portland Women’s Clinic

    Canyon Medical Center Birth Doula (current)

    Anti-Racist Trauma Informed-Care training with ARTIC

    Seahorses & Unicorns: Supporting Trans, Genderqueer & Gender Nonconforming Clients with Trystan Reese

    Infant Carrying Training with Nurturely

    Spinning Babies with Kelly Dungan

    Rebozo Workshop: Uses in Pregnancy and Birth with Big Belly Services

    TENS Unit Use in Labor with Carrie Kenner

    Emergency Childbirth for Doulas with Birthingway College of Midwifery

    Foundation of Lactation with Wendy Scharp

    Abortion Doula training with The Bay Area Doula Project

    Cascade Abortion Support Collective Volunteer Driver (current)

    Former Volunteer Doula with the Gateway Doula Project

    Certified Postpartum Doula through Birthingway College of Midwifery

    Adult & Pediatric CPR/First Aid/AED Certified

    Volunteer Community Doula with AmeriCorps National Service - 1 year

  • Ariana Micek (she/they)

    full spectrum birth worker, postpartum specialist, & placenta encapsulator

    How long have you been a full spectrum birth worker? 5 years

    More bio coming soon.

    Training / Experience

    Mother Tree Doula Training Birth & Postpartum

    Canyon Medical Center Birth Doula (current)

    Cascade Abortion Support Collective Volunteer Driver (current)

    Spinning Babies with Kelly Dungan

    Seahorses & Unicorns: Supporting Trans, Genderqueer & Gender Nonconforming Clients with Trystan Reese

    Adopting Trauma Informed Care for Birth Professionals with Jesse Remer & Astrid Castro

    Collaborative Practice Advanced Doula Training with PDX Doulas

    Anti-Racist Trauma Informed-Care training with ARTIC

    Rebozo Workshop for Coping & Comfort Measures in Labor with Gena Kirby

    Infant Carrying Training with Nurturely

    Hypnobabies Hypno-Doula Online Training

    Former Volunteer Doula with the Gateway Doula Project

    Still Birth Day Birth & Bereavement Doula (in progress)

    School of Evolutionary Herbalism (in progress)

    Adult & Pediatric CPR/First Aid/AED Certified

  • Megan Peterson (they/them)

    full spectrum birth worker, certified yoga therapist, childbirth educator & somatic experiencing practitioner in training

    How long have you been a full spectrum birth worker? 10 years

    More bio coming soon.

    Training / Experience

    C- IAYT Yoga Therapist

    BA International Studies of Latin America, Portland State University

    Somatic Experiencing - Intermediate Two (In process of completing the SEP certification)

    Race & Resilience Leadership Cohort 2020 with Michelle C. Johnson and Kerri Kelly

    Birthing Beyond the Binary with king yaa (in progress)

    Spinning Babies Virtual World Confluence 2020

    Racism & Privilege in Birth Work Part I with Sabia Wade (Pre-recorded Class)

    Crisis Response for Birthworkers with Birthing Advocacy

    Birth and Disability with Birthing Advocacy (in progress)

    Abortion Doula with Birthing Advocacy (in progress)

    Supporting Folks Through Loss of Wanted Pregnancy with Brooke Patmor (Pre-recorded Class)

    Beyond the Baster: Introduction to Alternative Insemination with Refuge Midwifery

    Seahorses & Unicorns: Supporting Trans, Genderqueer and Gender Nonconforming Clients with Trystan Reese

    Trauma Center - Trauma Sensitive Yoga as a Pathway to Anti-Oppressive Practice

    Pelvic Floor Yoga with Leslie Howard

    NeuroMeditation Institute Yoga Intensive

    Katy Bowman Pregnancy Retreat

    Yoga Therapy Professional Training with Sarahjoy Marsh and Jay Gregory

    Postpartum Yoga Continuing Education with Shana Celnicker-Chong

    Mindfulness, Joy & Compassion Retreat with Dan Siegel, Kristin Neff, Rick Hanson & Shauna Shapiro

    Prenatal Yoga Training with Shana Celnicker-Chong

    Mother Tree Doula Training

    Doug Keller Yoga Therapy Intensive

    Street Yoga Trauma Informed Certification

    Corepower Yoga Teacher Training