Meet Our Educators
Adriana
Breastfeeding & Infant Massage Instructor
Adriana immigrated fifteen years ago from her native country of Argentina. She has been a clinical certified massage therapist for 20 years specializing in techniques including prenatal massage and massage for people living with cancer. She has been a caregiver for terminally ill family members and friends. After a life transition, she realized she wanted to work in a more positive and uplifting role and use her caregiving skill for mothers, babies, and families. This led her to become a certified birth doula in 2010, a lactation counselor, a postpartum doula, a certified educator of infant massage and a postpartum placenta specialist. Her doula trainings have been with DONA and ProDoula. She attends all hospitals and has supported many families with multiples.
Alex
Comfort Measures Instructor
Alex is a very well-loved DONA trained labor doula on our team. Alex has always been passionate about families, babies, and children. Caring for families has truly been her life’s work. She started her career in early education, completing college with a B.A. in Education. Alex is also a Hypnobirth Instructor and has completed courses with The Bradley Method and Informed Beginnings. She is also trained in Spinning Babies technique. She has a gift for making babies and families comfortable and LOVE her!
Anna
Owner & Founder of Chicago Family Doulas
Anna Rodney, Owner and Founder of Chicago Family Doulas. Anna has supported families as a doula since 2009 and is honored to provide families with professional, compassionate, and personal support. Anna gives 200% in all she does in life and brings this commitment and passion to every aspect of her care when she supports families.
Bryn
Preparing for your Hospital Birth in Chicago Instructor
Bryn is a well-loved labor and postpartum doula on our team. She is trained through DONA and has been working with families and young children for over 15 years. Prior to doula work, Bryn worked as an infant teacher at a daycare. She enjoyed expanding her knowledge base of infant care and infant development, as well as Early Childhood Education. Bryn has a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from the University of Missouri. She uses her knowledge of human history, anatomy and culture in her daily life: from biological changes in infants to the social/cultural norms of the family dynamic and motherhood. Bryn is educated in Breastfeeding Assistance and is very passionate about helping new parents find any aid they may need to be successful in their postpartum period.
Chelsea
Intro to Childbirth Instructor
Chelsea is one of our well loved labor and postpartum doulas! She is on high demand from the families we support who have multiples. She has twins of her own, which makes her have a deep understanding about twins and multiples. We have been lucky enough to have had Chelsea on our team since 2015. Chelsea’s birth experience led her to the world of doula support: she felt the call to help expecting families in their biggest life change. Offering unbiased and non-judgmental support during YOUR birth is Chelsea’s specialty. Her outgoing and compassionate personality is guaranteed to fit right in with your family.
Dana
HypnoBirthing® Instructor
Dana Diamond is a certified HypnoBirthing® instructor through HynoBirthing International®. Additionally, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Western Michigan University. Prior to becoming a childbirth educator, Dana worked many years in the classroom as a k-2 teacher, was a teacher textbook trainer for McGraw-Hill, and a childcare administrator through Knowledge Universe. During her first pregnancy, Dana became fascinated with instinctual childbirth. After her own HypnoBirthing® experience with her third baby, she was determined to share this method with as many birthing people as possible. Aside from teaching HypnoBirthing®, Dana homeschools her three young children and loves doing yoga, spending time outdoors, and preparing healthy meals for her family.