Anointed:
Dedicated to God
HERE AT ANOINTED BIRTHS, We Believe…
Here at Anointed Births, we believe that God gave us, as women, the ability to birth our babies naturally and instinctively. In our western society, birth has sadly been taken away from women and turned over to the provider. Because of this, we have prayed an anointing over every birth and have asked God to equip us, as doulas, on how we can prevent unnecessary interventions and bring birth back to the way He designed, allowing for an empowering and beautiful birth experience.
And He has done JUST that!
We have served over 100 families in our first year. Over 60% of our doula clients have experienced unmedicated births, 99+% have had vaginal births, and all of our VBAC clients have a 100% VBAC success rate.
Our team of incredibly experienced doulas is one of a kind!
Each doula has been hand picked to serve our clientele because we know that avoiding unnecessary interventions and preparing for a positive birth experience requires an immense amount of intentionality and care.
WHAT WE OFFER
We offer a personalized and intimate experience that always considers your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. With us, you will find the tools, education, resources, and encouragement to fully embrace your innate power to bring your precious babies into the world. Join us on this transformative journey, where we celebrate the miracle of life and empower you to become the amazing mother you are meant to be.
meet our team
Elizabeth Williams
FOUNDER | HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Educator | Birth Doula | Placenta Encapsulation Specialist
“Ever since I was a little girl, I was in awe of pregnancy, birth, and babies. I said it often growing up, “When I grow up, I want to help babies when they’re born!” Well, that passion and calling faded over the years because I thought I had to become a doctor or nurse to do that, and those paths didn’t sit right with me. Fast forward, I followed many paths and took many routes, but when I started preparing for my own pregnancy and birth, that passion was reignited, and I was reminded of my calling.
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I started following and learning from wise, professional women personally and from afar, like Lindsey Meehleis, Ina May Gaskin, Marie Mongan, and a handful of birth workers. I was intrigued to unlearn the false narratives of birth cultivated by our culture and relearn the true, innate normalcies of birth. I started listening to educational podcasts and reading informative books from women who believed in instinctive, natural births. I was empowered to have a natural birth and inform, educate, and empower other women of this incredible God-given superpower we were born with. By God's grace, I experienced a beautiful yet wild birth and a challenging postpartum, not knowing that at the time, I was being prepared to go through hoops and ladders so that I could learn from my own experiences to better equip and relate with many women. My goal is to help women change their perception of birth: ridding fear and anxiety and replacing it with confidence, peace, and excitement."
Colossians 1:17
"And He is before all things and in Him all things hold together."
Katarina Lunde
Birth & Postpartum Doula
“From a very young age I had a love for everything birth, babies, & pregnancy. I was amazed at God’s miraculous and divine design in creating women’s bodies to carry and birth babies. In 2016, I began to consistenly hear of traumatic and negative birth experiences. All that I heard did not sit well with my spirit, and I started praying about this burden that arose in my heart for other women and for my own future birthing experiences. I believe that we as women, were, with much purpose and intentionality, designed with God-given innate abilities and intuition to lead us in birthing naturally.
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I believe women are capable to birth safely and naturally with little to no medical intervention, by cultivating an educated support team and an environment of comforting peace, encouraging prayer, & gentle guidance. As a Christian, I honor the miraculous and precious gift from God each baby is, the beauty of pregnancy, and the calling of motherhood. Each stage is a beautiful and transformative opportunity of faith and surrender in submitting our heart's desires to the Lord, surrendering our worries to Him, standing firm in faith, and trusting God in how He has created us. My heart in supporting mamas in their journeys is to empower you, pray with you, advocate for you in love, and embrace God's grace and mercy in your pregnancy and birth.”
Isaiah 40:31
“But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.”
Danielle DeRose
Birth & Postpartum Doula | Childbirth Educator | Placenta Encapsulation Specialist | Womanhood Workshops
“Motherhood is such a powerful, transformative journey. After a conventional, intense hospital birth with my first child, I knew that I did NOT want another birthing experience like that. I dove into research and decided on a homebirth with a midwife. That experience was so beautiful, and the women I learned from along the way impacted me deeply.
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Being surrounded by supportive, non-judgmental women who had my best interest at heart was life-changing. I was HOOKED. I knew I needed to be supporting others the way I was supported.
With two children, one being a newborn, I chose to start my birth work with placenta encapsulation. God had a plan for me, and my first placenta client became doula support. I had no formal training; just going off my own experiences of birth, I jumped right in. The intuition that God gifts us as women is incredible. Women know women. I knew that I was made for this work.
Ten years later, I have encapsulated more placentas than I can remember and supported countless women through childbirth education classes, birth, and postpartum.
This work is my greatest joy and the calling God has placed on my life. I am here to provide a safe, comfortable, God-centered space for women to birth how they want to and ease that transition into motherhood."
2 Corinthians 9:8
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.”
Alaina Nunez
Birth Doula | Birth Storyteller with Photography & Videography | Certified Perinatal Nutrition Expert
“I’ve been a family photographic storyteller since I was young and was allowed to use the family camera. My dad bought me my own film camera when I was in 8th grade, and I used that camera for documenting nature while in college, photographing my brother’s wedding, on mission trips, and through having my 2nd child. I started documenting birth stories after having my 4th child when my friend allowed me to photograph her first home birth.
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Being there and observing with my eyes, senses, and camera, taking in all the emotions as my friend birthed her son surrounded by her other children, parents, husband, and grandmother, was a moment that has been foundational in opening my eyes outside of hospital birth and realizing the Lord's calling on my life into the birthing space. After having my 6th child, while documenting a birth story, I observed that the wrong care providers in the birth space could take away the mom's ability to give birth instinctively and intuitively. I saw mom's confidence and determination dwindle as soon as the wrong care provider came into her space. Needless to say, I didn't appreciate that at all. This led me to research how to become a doula and what that looks like for myself. I became a doula because I want to prepare mom and her primary support person (usually the baby's dad) by speaking the truth to them and giving them the tools (knowledge) they need to be prepared as pregnancy progresses when labor gets going when the postpartum period comes... so that they can fully participate in this blessing, this ordained moment of carrying and birthing new life and witnessing the Lord's hand in it all. I have been told numerous times that I have a peaceful and calming presence, and I attribute that to the Lord's peace that surpasses all understanding. I am so honored to bring His peace into the birthing space with me, whether I'm the Photographic Storyteller or Doula (or both!)."
Nehemiah 8:10
“… for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Jaymie Kuhl
Birth Doula | Birth Photographer | Placenta Encapsulation Specialist
“I’m a traditional birth doula, birth photographer, and placenta encapsulation specialist but my most important work is being a mother to two boys. I’m also a Christian, a wife, coach, athlete, and friend. My heart is for serving and protecting mothers and babies.
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My own doula was instrumental in my peaceful HBAC (home birth after cesarean) which inspired me to become that support for other women. So I've committed to letting God guide me through serving families in my community during such a special time in their lives.
I have been holistic minded in health and wellness for over a decade and I'm passionate about bringing that into mothers' care during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I love helping women trust birth and bring their babies into the world in a way that honors them and their Creator for what He designed their bodies to do.
Birth is such a precious gift that we have the honor of receiving as women, and thus, is worth experiencing to the fullest. There is no better opportunity to surrender, trust, feel, grow, heal, transform.”
2 Timothy 1:7
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
Kaitlyn Sill
Birth Doula | Placenta Encapsulation Specialist
“I have been a Doula since 2020. I have always found birth to be a truly magical experience that empowers women to trust their bodies and builds strength and resilience throughout their journey of carrying a child. From a young age, I have been fascinated by the process of birth, and my passion has only grown stronger after witnessing the incredible birth of my niece, in addition to learning about my own mothers in home birth experiences.
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These experiences have solidified my commitment to guiding every mother through a positive and empowering childbirth experience, where they feel in control and confident in their choices.
Over the past four years, I have had the privilege of training and working alongside two of the most respected midwives and doulas in Orange County. Their mentorship has significantly shaped who I am as a doula today. Through their guidance, I have gained invaluable knowledge and a deep understanding of the various aspects of pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care.
In addition to my certification, I have also had the opportunity to assist in doula training and workshops. Sharing my knowledge and passion with aspiring doulas has been an enriching experience, allowing me to contribute to the growth and development of the doula community. As a doula, I firmly believe in the importance of being an advocate and voice for each mother I work with. I am dedicated to ensuring that every mother feels supported, informed, and empowered throughout their journey into motherhood.
My approach as a doula is rooted in compassion, respect, and personalized care. I strive to create a safe and nurturing environment where mothers feel heard, validated, and supported in their choices. I provide continuous emotional and physical support during labor, offering comfort techniques, guidance, and encouragement. I am also available to provide prenatal education, assist with birth planning, and offer postpartum support to help mothers navigate the early stages of motherhood with confidence.
I am truly honored to be part of such a significant and transformative chapter in a family's life. Witnessing the strength and resilience of mothers as they bring new life into the world is a privilege that fills me with awe and gratitude. If you are seeking a doula who is passionate, knowledgeable, and committed to supporting you every step of the way, I would be honored to be a part of your journey.”
Romans 8:37
“Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”
jaqulynn ardigo
Birth Doula | Childbirth Educator | Placenta Encapsulation Specialist | Lactation Specialist (IBCLC) | Certified Prenatal & Postpartum Massage Therapist | Student Midwife
“My name is Jaqulynn Ardigo, and I am a passionate advocate for women’s health and empowerment. As a mother of two boys, Birth Doula, and certified Lactation Specialist (IBCLC licensure pending), I have dedicated myself to supporting women on their journey through pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond.
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In addition to my roles as a CAPPA Certified Childbirth Educator and an APPA Certified Placenta Arts Specialist, I am also a yoga instructor, certified personal trainer, and currently am pursuing my academic journey to become a Doctor of Naturopathy specializing in family and women’s healthcare.
Beginning in August 2024, I will be offering massage therapy services as well, further expanding the holistic support I provide to women.
My passion lies in helping women discover their innate strength and guiding them towards a birthing experience that is empowering and fulfilling. Through my practice, I aim to tailor heart centered services to meet the unique needs of each woman I serve, with an unwavering belief in their ability to birth their babies in a way that aligns with their deepest instincts and desires.
Birth work is more than just a business to me—it's a commitment to reviving ancient wisdom and reconnecting with the natural rhythms of birth and life. I believe in fostering a sense of connectedness—to each other, to the earth, and the Holy Spirit—and I hope that with each birth, women can experience the profound sense of bliss and unity that God intended.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”
Justine Ballon
Birth Doula
“My journey as a Birth Doula began when I became pregnant for the first time with my son. I was so excited and nervous, but I really wanted to do all the things to have a natural and healthy pregnancy and birth. I researched a lot, watched tons of natural birth videos, and attended a childbirth class at a birthing center where midwives attend births. I learned about what a great help a Doula is.
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I loved that their care for pregnant moms included emotional, physical and informational support. God had put it on my heart a long time ago to minister to women through prayer and encouragement in God's word, and I started thinking about becoming a Doula and how I can be a support to women going through one of the most life-changing events they will ever experience!
To my surprise, I ended up having a C-section for my sons birth 11 days before my due date, due to an issue with the placenta and growth restriction. Praise God he was healthy, just small at 4lbs 11oz. This change from my birth plan led me to desire even more to support pregnant women as I learned the reality of how challenges can come to any pregnancy. I began my Birth Doula certification and loved learning so much! What I learned helped me to prepare for my 2nd birth and I was able to have a VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Cesarean) with my 2nd, and eventually, with my 3rd child as well.
I became certified as a Birth Doula on my birthday, which I know was a birthday present from the Lord! Its been awesome to help mothers plan for the birth they desire, and feel more comfortable, confident and healthy in pregnancy with exercises and comfort measures to prepare for birth. With pregnancy, birth and motherhood come so, so many different emotions! Wonderful moments of joyous celebration and moments of seemingly overwhelming challenges to overcome! I feel very blessed to be able to come alongside women and encourage them emotionally and spiritually, and to be able to pray for them, as they experience this great gift God has given them in carrying a precious baby in their womb.
To know that, by God’s grace, I can help moms through the joys and difficulties of birth and motherhood, and that we are here for each other as women and friends, is one of my greatest blessings!”
Psalm 121:1-2
“I lift up my eyes to the hills - from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”
Gabbie Rosales
Birth & Postpartum Doula
“I am a wife and a mom to three beautiful girls. For as long as I could remember I have been fascinated with all things birth, pregnancy, and babies. I always thought I would become a nurse and work in labor and delivery but in 2020, my eyes were opened to doula work and I instantly fell in love. I dove right into researching and learning everything I could. Attending my first birth really solidified to me that this is where I was meant to be.
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In addition to doula work I coach high school and club water polo, homeschool one of my three daughters, and do in-home support services for my uncle. I truly love helping people and supporting them in any and every way I can.
My passion and goal with every birth is to support and empower each and every woman to discover their inner strength and to experience the birth that they envision.
I wasn't sure I would ever understand the quote "find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never work a day in your life." When I became a doula I was able to not only understand this but live it. I absolutely love what I do and to continue this journey and grow alongside these other beautiful women is such a huge blessing.”
Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Jennifer Miller
Birth Doula | Birth Photographer
“Ever since I watched my own mother give birth I knew I’d be doing the same one day. The experience stuck with me and even at the age of 12 I knew something was deeply missing in the medical world surrounding birth. I knew it could be different (not that it was all bad) and more intentional. I saw how the support was lacking. I intuitively knew birth could be so much more spiritually, physically and emotionally.
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At the age of 24 I found myself pregnant with my first daughter. I lived in San Francisco with my husband at the time. My dear friend since junior high (Lindsey Meehleis, the most incredible midwife) called me up and asked if I would consider having a homebirth. She had just started midwifery school! It immediately clicked in my spirit that this was the way for me. It took a bit for my husband to come around but once he did, we were fully on board with the wild journey of having a home birth with our firstborn.
After two incredible homebirths Lindsey suggested I take a doula training down in Southern California. After 2 back to back babies (Irish twins) I was desiring a passion outside of mothering. After giving birth I knew God was preparing me to go “mother the mothers” and coming alongside them in pregnancy and birth was the perfect place to start.
I got my Dona Doula certification back in 2009 and God used it immediately. It fine tuned my ability to come alongside women and serve them. I was able to attend close friends and families births for years in between having all the rest of my babies. I have 5 children now have helped 100’s of amazing women give birth.
I moved back to Southern California (where I grew up) back in 2015. I watched Lindsey’s midwifery care flourish and I learned so much alongside her. I’ve mostly served women in hospital settings because that is the greater need, but I’ve attended many home births as well! I’ve been able to use my wisdom of what I know is true and possible historically and intuitively when giving birth and bring it into any birth setting. I help women discover their choices + options and learn more about their God given intuition. It has been one of the greatest blessings of my life and I still feel like I’m just getting started.
It’s truly an honor to come alongside women and families in pregnancy + childbirth. I love getting to know people’s stories and watching them transform through the birthing process. ”
Ephesians 4:16
“He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.”
Lexie Crane
Birth Doula | Postpartum Doula | Student Midwife | Placenta Encapsulation Specialist | Childbirth Educator | Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Practitioner
“When I was a little girl, when asked what I wanted to be when I got older, from my earliest days I just knew, whatever it was, I wanted to be surrounded by babies, mothers, children, and families. I wanted to support their wellness, health, and healing.
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With the birth of my three children, all vastly different experiences, I was catapulted into the world of health and wellness, specifically holistic and natural ways of life and living, and it became a deep passion of mine. This continued to grow and deepen as I learned about all of the different prenatal, birth, and postpartum, parenting experiences and choices available today in modern society, blending it with balanced knowledge and ancestral wisdom.
Feeling highly aligned and led, I took a doula training, learning all of the incredible tools and wisdom available to usher in a well-supported prenatal, birth, and postpartum experience. My passion for wellness, Kingdom-minded birthing, and well-supported childbearing experiences continued to grow as I continued to support our community as a doula, gaining new knowledge as a trained hypnobirthing childbirth educator, biodynamic craniosacral therapy practitioner, placenta encapsulator and postpartum doula. I began to assist homebirth midwives in the community, from which I soon felt deeply called to apply to midwifery school to become a midwife, and from there, the rest is a purposeful, joyful, happy history as a soon-to-be midwife.
Getting to support women, infants, and families through the childbearing years with passion from purpose and a God-given calling, is not only a deep honor and blessing, but a true joy to serve and pour out with a loving and nurturing essence, rooted in our God, who’s love and goodness is steadfast and unfailing. With the wisdom and knowledge gained from experience, education, and intuition, I have created heart-centered support for those I have the honor of supporting in their sacred birthing journeys.
I believe in women's ability to birth their babies in a way that is right for them. I believe in our ability to call heaven and the Holy Spirit into our pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experiences, to immerse ourselves in the joy, peace, presence, bliss, wellness, excitement, and perfect plan available to us from a God whose love has no end. I trust in the Lord’s perfect will and timing for women, entrusted with the gift of full immersion in the birth experiences uniquely created for our bodies. I believe in the beauty that comes from leaning into the birth experience with intention, mindfulness, and diligence, ushering in experiences that radiate trust, surrender, peace, bliss, and presence. As a woman, wife, mother, doula, student midwife, and all of the roles I carry with joy, I carry this partnership with peace and perfect will with me wherever I go, lovingly reminding the women welcoming me into their journeys, of their wonderful ability to do the same. It is a beautiful honor to be able to walk with women and families journeying through the expansive and transformational experience of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.”
Romans 11:36
“For from Him all things originate and through Him all things live and exist and to Him are all things directed. To Him be glory and honor forever! Amen.”
Ashley Erwin
“I am a firewife, a mama of two amazing kids (Brayden 16, Abby 9), a follower of Jesus, and a passionate, hard working birth and postpartum professional. After 2 decades of serving families in many capacities throughout Orange County, I know my true calling is supporting mothers and newborns fulltime, through the most precious and sacred times of pregnancy, labor & delivery, and the fourth trimester. With two children of my own and years of experience, my goal is to bring a calming energy to the room that helps support a positive mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical space for my clients.
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It is my passion and purpose to help guide, encourage, and educate mothers along each stage of their journey. One once said, “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life” (-Confucius), this could not ring truer for me!”
Psalm 139:13-14
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
Lauren Faith
Birth Doula & Birth Photographer
“I am a momma of 3 crazy and wonderful kids, ages 16, 13, & 11. I have a strong faith in God and everything I do comes from an overflow of that place. I’m a certified birth doula, birth photographer, and certified in Adult & Infant CPR and Mental Health First Aid. I have a background of working with trauma survivors and currently run a non-profit to support pregnant women in crisis. I fell in love with all things birth when I became pregnant with my 1st child in 2008. As an avid reader and researcher, I made it my goal to learn everything I possibly could about the biology and physiology of birth and how to have optimal health during and after pregnancy for both me and my baby.
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Like many first-time moms I have worked with, I had hesitations about giving birth to my 1st baby outside of a hospital setting. After all my research, classes, and conversations with midwives, I gained confidence in aiming for an unmedicated birthing experience. I found some lovely midwifes who had a midwifery ward in a hospital and gave birth to my 1st son unmedicated. Twenty-four hours of intense back labor from a posterior-positioned baby... but, I did it! My body actually did it! And I was so grateful to have the help of my doula along the way! After birthing my first, statistically knowing it was the most challenging and longest labor, gave me confidence to choose home births for my second and third children. I had a successful home water birth with my second child and wanted to repeat that with my third.
However, while laboring on the toilet with him, I suddenly dropped to my knees when he began to crown and he became known as my bathroom floor “butter birth” baby :) Though I chose unmedicated births for myself, I do know it is not for everyone, which is more than OK! I quickly learned from my role as a doula that every woman’s body, medical history, and background are uniquely different. Many factors play into choosing the right birth for you. I am here to come alongside you, help you make informed decisions, and then support you every step of the way.
I offer very personable and compassionate care. My approach is non- agenda-based, trauma-informed, and holistic-minded. I bring a warm, grounding, and calming presence into the birth space, and have a deep passion to care for women by empowering them to trust their instincts and tune into their body. I value and cherish my role as a doula and know it is such a vulnerable and intimate space to be invited into. I will protect it for you and your partner and ensure everyone feels safe and comfortable. No matter your history or past experiences, I am here to be a safe place for you. I will help educate, support, and advocate for you and your personal wishes. I look forward getting to know you and building a trusting relationship to where you feel 100% comfortable having me by your side for one of the biggest days of your life. I am here for you!
Matthew 11:28
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
