The postpartum is a time of great transformation and it’s my calling/honor/privilege to help people through this. I provide compassionate nurturance and practical assistance to help restore a sense of balance, organization and stability in this immersive transitory time of change. I want to be a companion in a journey that can feel very isolating.
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Rose is a true believer in the inherent ability of mothers and families to care for their infants and children. They just need some help and Rose is happy to provide that as a postpartum doula. Rose’s childhood was steeped in the sacredness of birth and caring for parents and children. Rose’s mother, Dr. April Bolding, is a long-time doula, childbirth educator, and co-author of Pregnancy Childbirth and the Newborn and provided an immersive environment of compassionate care for families. Through this, Rose got to see the intense elation and struggle of the transition to parenthood. Rose grew up holding babies at class reunions, attending conferences and learning from the countless stories she heard.
This inspired her to get her degree in Psychology with a focus in childhood development while she worked as an Early Childhood Educator in a preschool setting. Here she learned how to multitask, improvise, stay centered and kindly meet the needs of many little humans. She’s also done nanny care for babies and their siblings, which is much easier than wrangling 7-14 toddlers at a time!
As a postpartum doula, Rose seeks to bring a sense of relief, balance, normalcy and validation to new and experienced parents. Her calm, warm presence brings comfort to what can be an isolating experience. She holds the knowledge from connecting with so many parents that every little thing is going to be alright - eventually. It just takes walking one foot in front of the other, however imperfectly, until the light at the end of the tunnel gets brighter.
In Rose’s free time, she dances and teaches Latin dance. On Sundays, you can find her picking out flowers at the farmers market, making bone broth, and stocking her freezer with chocolate chip cookies.
