Dr. Barry is a family doctor specialized as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). With five children of her own, Dr. Barry has in depth knowledge and understanding of parenting, family chaos and fun, and the ins and outs of feeding challenges that many families face.

Breastfeeding is a journey most first time moms often feel ill-prepared for. Sometimes challenges seem overwhelming but are usually overcome with prompt expert help. Dr. Barry has been honoured to assist families achieve their breastfeeding goals since 2014.

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Kimmy grew up south of Winnipeg in the small town of Saint Agathe where she’s been reconnecting with her Métis heritage, which has been a beautiful journey! In 2006, she graduated from Wellington College in Winnipeg, Manitoba with 2200 hours. She ran a very busy mobile massage business for 9 years and then moved to Calgary in 2014. Kimmy has been living in Cochrane, AB since 2017 and loves it. Kimmy has done extensive work in pre and postnatal, deep tissue, athletic massage, child and baby massage, sports injury, cupping, Reiki and energy work, Indian head massage and more! Kimmy is very passionate about massage therapy and feels honoured to be part of people’s journey.

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Amy has been teaching to the childbirth community in Calgary since 1999. She teaches childbirth education in series, as workshops, pre and postnatal yoga, and she is also a teacher trainer for pre and postnatal yoga. She has a passion for sharing good, down-to-earth information about pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum.

Amy has a Master of Arts degree in Education with an emphasis in Early Childhood Development, a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, and as well as her 20 years experience as an Independent Childbirth Educator. She is an AMI accredited Assistant to Infancy, and a Canadian Alliance certified E-RYT500.

A class with Amy leaves expectant and new parents with the good information necessary to turn vulnerability into confidence. The confidence to ask necessary questions about care, and to participate in decision making in an empowered way.

Amy has two grown children with her husband of 25 years. She recently returned to Calgary after spending 3 years in Nebraska where she and her husband moved to help her father care for her mother with Alzheimer’s. Amy’s skills and talents were put to use in a different way, in another spectrum of life, providing her with perspective and growth. The challenges we meet from the most honest and vulnerable place inside ourselves truly demonstrate that the only way out, is through.

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Dr. Andrea Clarke has enthusiastically dedicated her practice to fertility, pregnancy, postpartum and pediatrics. As a perinatal naturopathic doctor she spends her days celebrating pregnancies, boosting ovulation, balancing hormones, educating couples about signs and symptoms of postpartum depression, optimizing immune systems, reducing PMS, decreasing nausea and vomiting, helping families eat and sleep better, preparing women for birth and giggling with adorable babies. All the while, using vitamins, herbs, acupuncture, homeopathy, diet changes and stress reduction as her tools.

Bringing natural remedies to the forefront for mothers, mom’s-to-be and families is such a rewarding career, one that helps families and communities be as healthy as possible, and a career Dr. Andrea is most grateful for.

Dr. Andrea is on a mission to change the conversation about fertility, pregnancy and motherhood.

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Lauren obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Thunder Bay Ontario but is originally from Winnipeg Manitoba. Education has always been in Lauren’s background as she was a swim instructor while attending university. In 2009, Lauren obtained her WCCNEP - a specialized training program in the neonatal intensive Care unit. She also obtained her ACoRN to care for sick babies born in remote communites. With a goal of obtaining her Master’s in Nursing, Lauren trained many recent graduates in the NICU where she has spent the last 10 years. She has also spent many hours educating parents on the forms of caring for premature and sick infants.

Lauren moved to Alberta in 2011 with her husband where she continued her nursing career at Foothills hospital. Lauren is a recent educator to the childbirth community. After having 2 children, Lauren realized the need for more childbirth classes in Cochrane and more evidence-based education for those parents. Lauren obtained her child birth educator certificate while staying at home with her two children in 2017.

In her free time Lauren also teaches English as a second language to children online in Beijing. She also runs a successful handmade children’s clothing shop right here in Cochrane. Lauren has a passion for sewing and has been sewing for almost 20 years.

Lauren is a work at home mom after her daughter was diagnosed with a severe motor planning speech delay, sensory processing disorder and severe ADHD. With Laurens first child, she developed severe postpartum depression and anxiety and discovered a need for more mental health awareness in the community. Lauren has a passion for providing information to new parents on the challenges faced with PPD and normalizing mental health issues.

As a nurse Lauren understands the need for evidence-based information to help parents make informed decisions during their labour experience. With the invention of Google, there is so much misleading information available and Lauren strives to help narrow the information field and provide the most up-to-date accurate data. Lauren loves sharing humorous stories and ways to educate parents in the vast process of having a baby, available experiences and multitudes of comfort measures. Youll leave Laurens class feeling confident in your birthing process.

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Vanessa Hagen BScPT., BKin. Acupuncture Pelvic Health Physiotherapist

I grew up in Red Deer, AB and always had an interest in how the body worked and how to prevent and treat injuries. It was from running competitive track and field from junior high into college that I decided to pursue an education focused on all things movement, injury prevention and rehabilitation. In 2005, I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy degree from the University of Alberta and in 2000 a Bachelor of Kinesiology from the University of Calgary. Over the past ten years, I have worked in the areas of private practice, home care and occupational rehabilitation. Starting in 2012, I started working in the area of pelvic physiotherapy because of my love for women’s health and the concentrated time spent with each patient. I have completed speciality training in acupuncture, training in treating incontinence (urinary and fecal), dyspareunia (painful intercourse), problems during pregnancy and other types of pelvic pain. I use my combined knowledge from my education and courses in order to prevent injuries and return patients to optimal functioning. I pride myself in providing emphatic, personal care to each patient. I am currently pursuing further education in the area of women’s health and pediatrics. When I am not working, you will find me spending time with my two daughters, biking, running and enjoying the outdoors.

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For 10 years Kerri has studied how breath and movement can become the foundation for healing through the practice of yoga. In addition, she has supported more than a hundred babies by emotionally assisting and providing information to mothers and families at the time of delivery. Kerri recently completed her formal education in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Kerri loves listening to her patients to create a specialized treatment plan for each individual. Blending together ancient wisdom with current research and growing knowledge is Kerri’s passion.

Kerri is a Yoga Teacher, Doula and graduate of the Canadian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Registered Acupuncturist.

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Dr. Gillian has focused her career caring for moms and their children. She lost her own mother as she entered motherhood. This void, disconnection and loss has perpetually fuelled her passion to create an authentic safe space for women to be seen, heard and feel well taken care of in their motherhood journey. To reconnect to themselves and their body. The opportunity to walk with women through this sometimes horribly lonely, often joy filled, and always exhausting season has been a blessing. Each time another says, ‘same’, offers an assuring nod or let’s their shoulders down, her cup gets filled the void gets smaller and her drive strengthens.

Her clinical practice has been dedicated to helping expectant parents function with minimal pain through pregnancy, prepare their bodies for labour, support them through postpartum recovery and the transition into motherhood. Her passion sits heavily in supporting women in various stages of life. To normalize, educate, create understanding, connection and community. To create an authentic safe space for women to be seen, heard and feel well taken care of. To help them reconnect to themselves and their bodies through breath, movement and body awareness.

To all of the wise, strong and caring women I have met along the way, thank you. I’m eternally grateful to have shared this journey with you. I look so forward to connecting with you in the clinic!

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Jayla is a Registered Psychologist who strives to help support women throughout all stages of motherhood, and set a strong foundation of health for themselves and their families. Jayla has provided psychology support to individuals across the life span, since 2015. After experiencing the wonder of a homebirth with her first born in 2009, Jayla developed an ever-growing interest in perinatal mental health. With the addition of a little boy, born at home in 2017, Jayla began to focus on supporting both Mama’s and Dad’s through their transition to parenthood. Jayla practices from an integrative, holistic approach and is committed to making counselling a collaborative, comfortable, and positive experience. Her intention is to provide a non-judgemental space where you are able to receive emotional support as you move towards your own personal growth and healing. Her sessions offer space to encourage, support and challenge you as you navigate through life’s peaks and valleys. Jayla is experienced in counselling supports related to pregnancy, maternal depression/anxiety, postpartum depression/anxiety, parenting challenges, as well as children’s mental health needs.

Counselling is a valuable and powerful way to connect, reflect, and gain insight, and Jayla would love to work with you on your journey through all stages of life. It is especially important to her to support women in accessing their full awareness of how their biology, relationships, resiliency and personal stories can impact how they navigate and move into motherhood.

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Dr Amanda Selmser is a Functional Medicine Practitioner with a background in Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture.

Like many other women in medicine, Dr Selmser’s interest in healing and the human body began when she was young. In her twenties she began studying Traditional Chinese Medicine and soon specialized in Women’s Hormone Health. She started her career in Acupuncture over a decade ago, and when her fertility patients began to seek more conventional medical care to assist them with their reproductive health, Dr Selmser expanded her training and became a Functional Medicine Practitioner.

Dr Selmser continues to work with Women and their Endocrine systems, using advanced Functional Medicine testing to gain insight into the root causes behind hormone imbalances. She works with all kinds of hormone conditions and treats them successfully by addressing the digestive system, inflammation, detox mechanisms, sleep patterns, metabolic function and more.

Dr Selmser is an advocate for Miscarriage Awareness and currently has a bill in motion to put forward paid leave of absence for any birthing person experiencing the loss of a pregnancy.

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I’ve always felt guided through life by the pull of my heart-strings and ever since I can remember I have been fascinated by the creation of life and in awe of the female body. I believe all women have a deep intuition & sacred female wisdom within and I strive to live an intentional life full of nourishment & mindfulness to fully unlock my own intuition and sacred female wisdom. By practicing yoga, meditation, acupuncture & spending time in nature, eating mindfully and exploring my creative side when crafting herbal formulas and products I feel an awakening of my divine feminine energy. I want to share my yoga practices, herbal recipes and Traditional Chinese Medicine knowledge so that other women can feel this attunement.

From childhood I’ve loved spending time in nature, playing amongst the wildflowers with my two sisters and soaking up mother earth’s grounding energy. It was early 2016 when I began my professional wellness journey studying towards my RYT 200 with additional training in Pre/Postnatal Yoga, Meditation, Yoga Nidra & Critical Alignment Yoga Therapy. Later that year I founded Mama Bear Yoga, and began sharing my heart centred yoga offerings focusing on nourishing moms and moms to-be. In 2018 I began studying towards becoming a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Registered Acupuncturist at CITCM in Calgary, AB, which I completed in the summer of 2022 as well as completing additional training in cosmetic acupuncture, orthopaedic sports acupuncture & western herbalism. From my studies, clinical experience, teaching yoga and my own pregnancy & home birth of my daughter I have learned so much about wholistic ways of empowering mental, emotional & physical health. My fascination and appreciation for the female body has only grown and I feel incredibly grateful to support children’s wellness, couples TTC & women travelling through fertility, pregnancy & postpartum with natural wellness so that they can conceive naturally, thrive during pregnancy, experience an empowering birth & feel nourished postpartum. Mind, body & soul I am here to support you through your health & wellness journey as you travel into & throughout motherhood.

With love, Brittany

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