5 FAQ’s about your Birth Arts International Doula Training You’re thinking or dreaming about becoming a doula?!  What an exciting time.  I remember that like it was yesterday.  In my day job dreaming about what I really wanted to do in life.  Birth Arts International has everything you need to get started.  A full online [...]

Steph Beyond The Stork We know Steph as the founder and owner of The Green Stork. This short interview is our way of getting to know her after she takes off the badge and uniform. We want to go past the joys and nitty gritty of being a doula, birth educator, and placenta encapsulator. Let’s [...]

Our First Newsletter, “The Stork”, Hot Off the Press   I’m so excited to be releasing our first newsletter.  So much has happened around here in the past year.  Growth has been amazing.  Read more about it here at The Stork.

Top 10 ways I stayed happy when those baby blues crept in… I love my babies and even more, I loved staying home with them when they were so fresh and new. Even with that, some days were hard. Be it hormones, lack of routine, or what ever, some days were hard! These tips really [...]

How Stephanie Holthus, as your doula, & dads work together. By no means does what I do replace the loving support of your other half. I am here to support and educate the two of you. That’s the beauty of it. With me involved, you’ll find that your partner is more capable to support you. Typically Dad [...]

Birth Story of My First Son-Anthony There were two days according to MY plan that I did NOT want to go into labor.  The first was when my husband Clint would be hours away from home on an overnight trip, and the second was on my birthday, July 30th.  I did not want to spend [...]