hi, i’m brielle.

i am a woman, partner, mother, daughter, sister, friend, neighbor, educator, & doula.

i am an immigrant, a Pisces (Sagittarius rising), a polyglot, a bibliophile, a homeschooling parent, a Sicilian pizza and Arthurian legend lover, an enthusiastic baker, a voracious reader, a hobby photographer, an ever-improving homesteader, a 23-year vegetarian, and a friend to all of Earth’s creatures (but especially donkeys and orcas).

i am the ever-evolving sum of all of my passions, heritages, fears, talents, risks, preferences, journeys, failures, and studies. i am simply and wonderfully myself, and that is what i have to offer the world.

my unique blend of knowledge, skills, experiences, and qualifications informs the support i provide. my 17 years as an educator, 12 years as a mother, and nearly 10 years as a doula have given me incredible foundational first-hand understanding of how to educate others about and support them through the journeys of women’s health, pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, parenthood, and childrearing.

i do my best to live guided, first and foremost, by respectful loving kindness: towards myself, towards my family, towards anyone with whom i cross paths, and towards Mother Nature, without whom this magical life could never exist. i extend this respectful loving kindness towards everyone i support—once i know you, i will shine my light on you as brightly as i can.

i am thriving in my season of motherhood—with all of the learning, the changes, the mistakes, the memories, the heartache, the loneliness, the bliss, the hopes, the doubts, the laughs, the monotony, the pride, the snuggles, the expectations, the challenges, the joys, the tears, the disasters, the devotion, the gratitude, and the LOVE that come with it. it’s my most sincere hope that i can help others confidently move through (and even thrive through) all the nuances of pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and parenthood.

in the same way that we grow through the different seasons of our life, we also flow through different communities.

i was born & raised in the U.S., in a tiny suburban town right outside of New York City. it was there that i gave birth to & raised my 3 oldest children, where my season of motherhood began, and where i first served my community as a doula. i was comfortable there—i knew the providers, knew the health care and insurance systems, knew the laws and trends in the perinatal world. then, five years ago, my path redirected me to Slovakia, my partner’s home country, to a tiny village happily called Lúčky. i never had any intention of giving birth again, never mind away from home, but one more child was waiting for us in the Universe, so i welcomed him in a foreign country—as an immigrant, a non-native speaker, an outsider. this experience absolutely colors the support i give and has made my perspective and knowledge even more nuanced and multidimensional. thanks to the magic of the internet, i aim to make myself available for virtual support to anyone in the world and to be a humble bridge connecting us all; however, much of my focus will be on providing in-person support to other women & families in Slovakia—native and immigrant alike—because the systems in place here to nourish women through all of the layers of the perinatal experience are only just starting to be established. i hope to be part of the change, to help usher in a future where pregnant women, new mothers, and infants in Slovakia (and everywhere) are respected, heard, cared for, and cherished by all members of society.

a note on language and inclusivity

when i first became a doula, i named my original business after the county i was serving–it was a no-brainer for me, as my services were specific to my location. when i started thinking about restarting my business and rebranding here in Slovakia in the second half of 2021, i decided that this iteration of my professional life would be the fullest possible expression of myself–all of my branding and content would be bright, playful, happy, bold, and eclectic–just like me. “magic” is one of my absolute favorite words and i use it constantly to describe how i feel as a woman and as a mother, how i feel when i’m with my family, when i’m in nature, when i’m doing my favorite activities, when i’m serving and supporting others. so, the name “woman.mother.magic.” came to life in an instant for me, and is simply a statement about how i feel and identify in this body, in this life. since i am presenting myself to do this work for others, i felt i should be clear about who i am with my name. i am a woman. i am a mother. i am magic. i am magic because i am a child of the Universe, but also because i am a woman and a mother.

that all being said, i don’t want my name choice to confuse anyone into thinking i am not interested in inclusivity. the language on my site specifically centers women and mothers because i am offering up what i know. still, i know that there are many pregnant people who aren’t women, many parents who aren’t mothers, and all of their identities and experiences are just as valid as my own. i am not going to pretend that i wrote the book on inclusivity, that i know how to support every unique individual and family out there–i don’t. but i’m willing to try my best. i can guarantee you i will always have an open mind, an open heart, and an open line of communication.

i am so excited and honored to support any and every family. if you are a pregnant person who does not identify as a woman, i would love to work together–i might need to do some more research along the way about how to best support you, but i would do so happily and be better off for it. if you are a parent who does not identify as a mother, i would love to work together. everyone is truly welcome here, including all pregnant people, all birthing people, and all parents. i hope that my transparency about my language choices provides some clarity. if you still need to discuss it with me, i’m always here to talk.