Experience & Credentials:
Certified Postpartum & Infant Care Doula (ProDoula)
Certifying as a Trauma-Informed Doula & Birth + Postpartum Educator with These Are My Hours
Certifying as a Birth & Bereavement Doula with Stillbirthday
Certified Adult, Child and Baby First Aid/CPR/AED with American Red Cross
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Graphic Design, Middle Tennessee State University)
Owner, Snug Bug Doula
Mother of Hugo
Meet Julie
Julie (she/her) is a Lebanon, Tennessee native, and a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University. Her background is in healthcare administration, human resources, and financial services. She and her husband Jerad lived in Los Angeles for six years before moving back home to TN in 2016. After dealing with health issues for much of her 20s and 30s, she didn’t think having a family would be a possibility. The biggest surprise of her life was discovering she was pregnant at age 35. Julie’s heart was cracked wide open with the birth of her son, Hugo, in 2019. She never imagined how difficult making the transition to being a parent without a “village” could be, especially when most of her peers had kids in middle school.
When some of her closest friends announced their pregnancies, she offered to help prepare them for what to expect when giving birth and going through the postpartum period. Being a calming and reassuring anchor as they navigated through this timeframe was such a rewarding experience, and felt like a true calling. After recognizing she could no longer deny this calling, Julie took the leap at becoming certified in birth work.
Julie is certified as a Postpartum and Infant Care Doula through ProDoula, and is working to complete her Trauma-Informed Doula certification. She is also training for a Birth & Bereavement Doula certification, so she can better support parents who are experiencing miscarriage and stillbirth.
Julie and her family reside in Donelson. In her free time, she loves to read, explore nature, travel (especially to national parks and deserts), and visit art galleries.
“We used East Nashville Doulas for both birth and postpartum and had wonderful experiences! Bottom line: I wish every family could experience the compassionate, evidence-based care provided by this group!
Julie was our postpartum doula and was incredible. Could we have done the first 6 weeks without her? Probably, but I’m so glad we didn’t have to. From the first day, Julie became like a member of our family. She is a wealth of information of all things newborn and was also looking out for me and my health. She helped us feel confident as first time parents and helped ensure we were well rested and taken care of. She was also super patient with our energetic dogs and even won over our anxious pup who previously only liked her humans.
We are so grateful to Julie for being part of our son’s story!”
“Julie was such a wonderful support in my postpartum phase! She is very calming and reassuring, which is exactly what I needed in my new-mom anxiety mode, delirious with exhaustion... She has a very grounding energy that was so perfect for me in those moments. She also keeps it real and tells you the truth— no useless sugar-coating! I love and respect that a great deal; it’s so much easier for me to step into my power as a mom with authentic support like that. I highly recommend her services.”
“As a first time mom, I am so glad that I met Julie and decided to have a doula support me after my daughter was born. She was a calming presence and advocate for my wishes after I came home from the hospital. She also provided so many contacts and resources, from a chiropractor to a lactation consultant. Prior to my daughter, I had zero experience with children. I had no idea what to expect once I became a mom. The hospital didn’t give me a guide on “how to be a mom” once they discharged me! Julie was my go to on all things, and I was even able to schedule some time for her to come over while I got some much needed sleep. Thank you, Julie, for being a part of this journey with me!”
“Julie is a phenomenal resource to have in your life! Having her resources after our son was born brought so much knowledge and peace to me, especially as a first time mom. She was so helpful and realistic! She made me feel like I wasn’t going crazy and was the most “real” resource I had. It’s great to have someone who reminds you that everything is “normal” when you feel different from those around you, and Julie will be that for you! We love Julie and would recommend her to anyone!!”