Lindsey Morrow, author of Mother Rising, has poured her experience of being a mother, doula and childbirth educator into her writing.   Along with her readers, she rises from maiden to mother – one of the most profound and transformative journeys of life.  She hopes to inspire women to be mindful in their experiences, revealing new questions and solutions each step of the way.

Mother Rising Birth Services is owned by Lindsey, a Birthing From Within mentor and doula. Lindsey, founder of the Tallahassee Doula Co-Op, serves Tallahassee and its surrounding areas by offering physical, educational, and emotional support to women and their families during the childbearing year. She believes that every woman can experience pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood not only as transformative, but also as a time when women can unlock new found strength in themselves.

“I often am asked why I became a doula.  My answer is that I have always been interested in pregnancy, birth and families.  I would beg to help out in our church nursery, linger at the laboring pig stall at the county fair to get a chance to see, and befriend any and all pregnant women.  In fact I used to say I wanted to be an OBGYN, that is until I learned that they do surgery (I just wanted to catch babies).  After that, I dismissed the idea and searched for something else.  After receiving my business degree from Florida State University, a friend told me that she was an apprentice midwife and a doula.  She quickly explained what a doula was, and even more quickly decided I needed to be one.  Since 2007 I have attended births as a doula and more recently I have started learning how to be a birth assistant for a local homebirth midwife.  In 2010 I began teaching Birthing From Within childbirth classes and haven’t looked back since.  Thankfully, my students are teaching me and each birth I attend keeps me humble.  I am grateful to be doing something I love that, in turn, helps others through their journeys.”