Hi there!

My name is Clarke’ Lunara and I am a certified birth doula with DONA International, childbirth educator, PMH-C certified provider with Postpartum Support International, perinatal mental health trainer, newborn care educator, and DONA International Trainer-Candidate. I am humbled to have had the opportunity to a serve a multitude of families for well over a decade!

I live in the hills of Virginia with my grounding husband and our vivacious little one. We can often be found seeking local adventures, enjoying company at a tea shop, thrift shopping, or planning our next camping trip together.

My entrance to this space 13 years ago looked quite different than most! Unlike many doulas, I stepped into this work prior to becoming a mother (and what a gift that was in a myriad of ways). At university while studying Biochemistry, I worked with a professor on a study on how different delivery methods impact neonates and their gut flora. Everything from stressors, nutrition, epigenetics, birth choices, bacterial exposure, and more, seemed to make a lasting impact (something that modern medical providers now agree with years later) on not only the gut bacteria, but in some cases, the immune system and nervous system as well. “How and why don’t more people know about this?!” I found myself wondering. Somewhere along the way, I learned that doulas existed, and were advocating for informed and evidence-based choices for parents, and have been doing so since the dawn of time. And as you can imagine, the rest is history. The dots were connected - as the daughter of a midwife, and having had attended my first birth at 10yrs old, I knew this was my calling.

Over the years, it has been a delight to apply a research oriented and scientific groundwork to evidence-based birth and postpartum support for families. I am constantly humbled by the outstanding individuals I have the privilege of meeting, and I couldn’t be happier to be here with you!

I believe that are the professional of your lived experience here, and I focus on balancing research, reality and real-life scenarios, with defaulting to YOU as the expert on your own body. Your intuition, values, and beliefs are honored, heard, and respected here. I pride myself in the fact that I avoid inserting my own visions, plans, or experiences into your processing, decision-making, and gut feelings (unless you ask otherwise).

Whether you’re trying to conceive, actively pregnant, newly postpartum, or years past the postpartum experience, let’s walk through this together. We are not meant to do it alone.