Meet the doulas & Staff:
erica
Erica is the founder of the Minnesota Prison Doula Project. She is
psychotherapist specializing in families affected by incarceration.
raelene
Rae is the director of MnPDP. She also facilitates childbirth education and attends births of those incarcerated at Minnesota's only state prison for women.
Tonja
We Rise! Founder
Tonja is the leader of MnPDP's leadership circle, We Rise! She uses her lived experience to advocate for the change that is needed to restore our communities from the trauma of mass incarceration.
rebecca
Rebecca is the Research Director for the MnPDP. She is an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota's Medical School.
 EricaErica is the Director of MnPDP. |  RaeleneRae is the coordinator of the MnPDP. |
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 Tonja HonseyTonja is a member of MnPDP's leadership circle, We Rise. She uses her lived experience to advocate for the change that is needed to restore our communities from the trauma of mass incarceration. |  RebeccaRebecca is the Research Director for the MnPDP. She is an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota's Medical School. |
 NatalieBio coming soon. |  EvelynI believe that education is power. Minnesota Prison Doula Project gives me the opportunity not only to educate women but also to learn from their experiences. I believe that we can change the world one person at a time. I find happiness by giving back to our community, especially by helping these women be able to re-integrate in our society as empowered mothers and women full of hope. |
 LindseyBio coming soon. |  ErinErin is a DONA-certified birth doula, Lamaze-certified childbirth educator, and certified lactation counselor serving families during the childbearing year since 2009. Her focus is providing evidence-based education to enhance the client's confidence while empowering them to become their own best advocates. Erin is currently pursuing her master's degree is social work. |
 KathyMy name is Kathy and I love to help empower women in the birth process and in being great moms. I am certified with DONA (Doulas of North America) as a birth doula and am working with a team in the Brainerd area to provide doula services, parenting classes and consultations through the Minnesota Prison Doula project. I am a wife, mom, grandma and “adopted” mom to lots of cool women. |  GenevieveGenevieve is a doula who was first trained with ToLabor in 2012. Born in California and raised in New York, she has settled here in the midwest to raise her daughter as she explores her Ojibway heritage. Genevieve combines her love of birth and parenting with herbalism, massage therapy, Craniosacral and Reiki therapies to support families in their well-being. She is a Community Outreach Perinatal Educator certified through Commonsense Childbirth. |
 MegMeg is a midwife, doula, and social activist. She believes that all birthing people deserve compassionate, supportive care. Meg is an advocate of trauma informed care, and healing justice is the starting point of her work, both inside and outside of correctional facilities. |  ElaineElaine is a Certified Birth Doula through DONA (Doulas of North America), a Certified Lactation Consultant and an Evidence Based Birth Instructor. Her interests include healthy foods, natural medicine and living life simply. As an independent doula she has worked with women at home, independent birth center and hospital births. |
 KatieKatie is a birth doula, postpartum doula, and educator. She believes that all new mothers benefit from non judgmental support as they navigate parenthood. She supports incarcerated mothers by attending births and facilitating a parenting group. |  HannaBio coming soon. |