Lauren is a certified birth doula and certified Body Ready Method® Pro. She grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, but calls Nashville, Tennessee home after living here for over a decade. She has always been interested in and fascinated by the miracle of childbirth, especially after hearing her mother’s own stories of using Lamaze to cope through her labors. From a young age, she consistently found herself working in roles where she was helping people. After some time she discovered that she could combine these passions into a career as a birth doula. 

Lauren completed her doula training and certification through Harbor Birth Institute in Franklin, TN and created Steadfast Birth Services to begin serving families. She is passionate about empowering women to enter their labor and birth confidently, which leads to confidence in parenthood. She is a believer in informed consent and evidence-based birth practices. But most of all, she believes women deserve to be supported throughout their pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum. Some of her related passions include learning about breastfeeding, health, wellness and nutrition. Lauren is a Christian and enjoys incorporating faith-based concepts into her practice if it is something her clients desire and align with.

When Lauren is not supporting mothers, she loves to spend time with friends and family, including her two nieces and three nephews. She loves to read and listen to podcasts - especially if they’re birth related! She enjoys gardening, staying active, cheering on the Preds, riding horses, and drinking coffee on the porch swing. She always has time to look for more house plants to add to her growing collection and her friends affectionately refer to her as “the plant doula”.