My name is Vanessa Anspaugh and I am a Brooklyn-based DONA International Trained Doula. It is my passion to provide a calm, peaceful, safe, and non-judgmental space for you as you labor and give birth. Regardless if you are having a hospital, cesarean, or natural home birth, I strive to listen to your needs and offer the best comfort, encouragement, love as well as physical and emotional support to you and your family. I believe that as the Mother, YOU know what’s best for you and your baby. I see my role as a support person as someone who is here to help you and your partner advocate as clearly as possible for yourselves in order to have the birth experience you desire. I also offer pain management techniques through acupressure, aromatherapy, rebozo, and bring my experience as a yoga instructor, movement and dance educator, as well as mindfulness meditation practice to this work. I enjoy supporting a diverse range of families through this major life transition and have over a decade of experience as an intelligent and compassionate post-partum support. I would be honored to help hold the space and nurturing that you and your family envision.