My name is Brynn Johnson. I am a dedicated mother of 2 beautiful boys named Damian and Christopher. I have been married to my husband Jeff for almost 15 years.  My journey to become a birth doula is one I never imagined I would have never gone on.

The year was 2016. I had decided to go back to school to finish my Associate in Arts degree at my local community college. I needed to take a science class, but wasn't interested in any chemistry, physics or astronomy. I decided to take a class called Biology of Women. Little did I know that this class was going to change my life so much.

One class period, we had a doula come talk to the class about what a doula was. I had never heard of a doula before. I sat and scribbled some notes down for what I thought was only going to be used for an assignment. As I looked through my notes, it piqued my interest about the world of doula work. I have a strong human services background and I wanted to find an "out of the box" way to practice human services. Then the light bulb went off in my head.

Over Christmas break that year, I did research into what is involved to become a doula. I looked into training through DONA International and decided that was the route I wanted to take. I jumped in with excitement and a few nerves about the journey I was about to begin. I also have reached out to other local birth professionals in the area for advice and guidance. I was quite surprised to see how many other birth related professionals there are. I am also an active member of The Lake Superior Birth Collective.

My goal is to help families and moms have the best birth experience possible. That's my place on the branch; observe and give support when needed the most in any way I can.

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That's my doula story. Let's work together to tell your birth story!

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