About Lauren
Education, Training and Experiences
All information shared through my work is educational and not to be taken as medical advice. My practice has a blend of formal education, training, and experiential learning. I would like to express my gratitude for my mentor Samantha Zipporah and the many wise women who came before me.
Carrot insurance approved postpartum and pregnancy loss doula (current)
Full Spectrum Doula Collective Vancouver leader and doula (current)
DONA certified postpartum doula (current)
CPR C w/ AED (June 2025)
Ayurvedic Panchakarma (December 2024)
Clinical Operations Manager at Options for Sexual Health (2022-2024)
Doulas for Aboriginal Families Grant Program (DAFGP) approved (March 2024)
DONA Postpartum Doula Training w/ AJ Hadfield (September 2023)
Conscious Conception 2 day workshop w/ Cynthia Ingar Ph.D. (July 2023)
Nourishing Networks of Care – Supporting at home and in clinic abortions w/ Dora Zeliatl Martinez, Cera Merrick and Daena Horner (July 2023)
Samantha Zipporah 9 Moons Mentorship Program (October 2022- July 2023)
Trans Qathat: Alliance for Gender Diversity and Support webinar (2023)
Ma Yoga/Yoga Forest Retreat in Guatemala (2023)
Masters of Health Communications from the University of Sydney, specialization in reproductive health and sexuality (2018-2020)
Cascadia Holistic Peer Counselling certification (2022)
MovNat functional movement immersion (2022)
Jonathan Mead Primal Movement Coaching (2020-2022)
Somatic Expression Movement Lab Series with Jamie McHugh (2021)
Trauma Informed Practice Training Level 1 Certificate: Trauma and the Body (2020)
Applying a Disability Justice Framework to HIV & AIDS w/ Bianca I. Laureano Ph.D. (2020)
Men’s Dating and Relationship Coach (2019)
Conscious Couples Retreat w/ Marion Ellyard and Ron van Twuiver (2019)
Taste of Love Tantra Retreat and Training (2019)
School of Erotic Living Retreats (multiple 2019)
She Recovers Yoga Retreat in Bali (2017)
Bachelor of Honours in Communication from Carleton University (2011-2015)
