Meet MJ (Marie-Jo)


I'm MJ (she/her), and my journey into doula work began during my years as a registered nurse. I witnessed how deeply care, presence, and information can shape a family's experience. I felt called to support and educate people beyond the medical setting, helping them feel empowered through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.I support families through online birth preparation and postpartum planning. I blend clinical knowledge with a warm, holistic approach that helps people feel grounded and centered in this profound transition.

My approach is gentle, grounded, and centred on helping you feel informed, supported, and held - with support before, during and after birth.

MJ is a registered nurse, trained Full spectrum doula with BADT and is now a childbirth educator. She has continued to deepen her practice through rebozo and sobada training with Daniela Salinas Riquelme, as well as placenta art and ritual training. Alongside this, MJ also trained in traditional Senegalese massage (Damp), a nurturing practice that supports postpartum recovery and healing.

MJ is currently based in Dakar, Senegal and offers online services. Scroll down to read about her online doula services.

Work with MJ
Work with MJ

Prenatal & Postpartum Planning

Two private 90-minute online sessions designed to help you feel grounded, informed, and prepared for both birth and the postpartum period.

Together we will:

  • Explore your birth preferences and comfort options

  • Discuss what matters most to you — including your hopes, goals, worries, and concerns

  • Create a birth plan that reflects your needs and values

  • Design a realistic postpartum plan for rest, recovery, nourishment, and connection

  • Map out your personal support system and practical resources

You will receive:

  • A personalised written birth and postpartum plan

  • A curated Postpartum Nourishment Guide with recipes designed to support healing, energy, and milk production

  • A tailored list of resources to support you in pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood

  •  Email and phone support between sessions

Benefits

  • Build confidence and clarity as you approach birth

  • Make informed choices that reflect your values

  • Strengthen communication with your partner and care team

  • Set realistic expectations and supportive systems for the postpartum period

  • Create space for calm, presence, and rest as you transition into parenthood

Birth Processing 

One private 90-minute session offering a supportive space to reflect on and process your birth experience.

Together we will:

  • Explore, unpack, and make sense of your birth journey

  • Gently process the emotions, questions, or lingering feelings around your experience

  • Reflect on what happened during your birth and how it felt for you

  • Support you in processing and integrating your experience

You will receive:

  • A safely held, guided space to revisit and explore your birth story

  • Support to process and integrate your experience, helping you gain clarity and understanding

  • A personalised written reflection summary following the session

  • Optional grounding tools or practices to support continued processing afterwards

Benefits

  • Supports understanding and integration of your birth experience

  • Creates space for emotional healing and reflection

  • Helps reduce lingering feelings of confusion, sadness, or self-doubt

  • Encourages empowerment and a sense of closure

  • Builds confidence and trust in yourself for future experience

How to book us:

Here are a few simple steps to help you figure out what you might need and how to contact us.

Step 1:

Choose a care package that you are interested in. Read more here.

Step 2:

Use the contact form at the contact page to reach out to us & share your story with us.

Step 3:

We’ll reach out to you about our availability within 2-3 days & connect you to our doulas.