Who am I?

I'm Jennifae. (Also Jenny, or Jenni.) 

I was born and raised in Calgary Alberta Canada, where I still live with my partner and 4 of the 5 children still in our nest.

I am a Libra sun by the cosmos, a down to earth, homegrown soul, seeking balance. I am forever in awe of the mysteries of the world.

As time and resources allow, I am an enthusiastic self-studier of the realms of psychology, holistic health and nutrition, mysticism, spiritualism, biology, neurobiology, and the arts. I really like to create beautiful things.

 

What is my work?

I support families on their journey throughout the childbearing year. This support looks unique to each family. I have been in service to birth and birthing families since 2006 when I trained as a volunteer birth companion at a local hospital. Since then, interwoven with my own birthing and parenting journey, I have become professionally trained and worked as a:

Nursing Assistant

Certified Advanced Holistic Doula

Certified Advanced Holistic Postpartum Doula

Hypnotherapist

Reiki Practitioner

Deep Transformational Coach

Sacred Pregnancy Instructor

 

I also recently learned infant craniosacral therapy, and myofascial release techniques

 

In February of 2025 I began a path of devotion to studying holistic midwifery through the Matrona. This education will also equip me as:

A Certified Monatrice

A Certified Family Advocate

A Certified Holistic Childbirth Consultant

 

From a wide lens, I see that my place is to stand humbly at the gates of transformation with wisdom, compassion, and love, using the gifts and character I have been given, in service to my community, and ultimately to the world.. 

 

What informs my work?

I believe that as a culture, when we consciously honor the bookends of life; the way children are born into the world, and the way we exit the world, we prevent trauma, create strong families and communities, and unlock potential for lives free from so much of the suffering of our modern era.  

Much of my education and perspective on life is rooted in the Wise Woman Tradition. With an emphasis on wholeness, remembering our cyclical nature as women, and that we are not truly separate from the earth, from our bodies, or from one another. 

I believe that our ability to procreate was never meant to be a medicalized endeavor. I also respect the earned wisdom within our allopathic model, and am grateful for safe access to this type of care when necessary, rooted in collaboration. 

The miraculous and yet basic human experience of pregnancy and birth belongs to no institution, but to the conscious and consenting beings enfolded in the creation. Orchestrating our own birthing experience is our birthright.

Personally birthing 5 children, some in hospital, and some at home,  all without the use of pharmaceutical pain management sensibly lends perspective to my birthwork.

Learning through the challenges of raising those children provides a foundation for compassionate and realistic guidance and mentorship to all parents.

The widely varied experiences and beautiful stories I have collected while serving my community over the past 20 years continue to humble me, and show me the way.