Meet the Team

Hi! I’m Jenna, founder and co-owner of Uplifted Beginnings. A northerner by birth and a southerner by choice, I’ve been married to my best friend since 2010 and we have three children that are the joy of my life! Growing up with my mother having a very high view of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood, my journey to becoming a doula was a natural outgrowth of those passions. I always knew I wanted to be a wife and mother and through my own pregnancies and being part of a non-profit in VA that supported women from pre-conception through postpartum, my eyes were opened to the world of birth work. I thought that becoming a doula would be my “empty nester” hobby but after the doula who attended my third child’s birth started an agency and strongly encouraged me to join their team, I took the leap in June 2022 and became a birth doula! While there have been some seasons of adjustment to balance work and family life, becoming a doula has only added immensely to my life through the honor of being invited into families’ birth spaces and postpartum journey’s. My passion for caring for families lead me to become a certified postpartum doula in January 2025 and I have delighted in helping clients with the transition to their new baby and becoming an integral part of their village. When I am not at a birth or caring for a postpartum family, you would find me at home, homeschooling my kids, helping teach at our homeschool co-op or serving in our church’s children’s ministry. My husband and I love coffee and movies and several times a year, I pick a race to train for. I have proudly completed two full marathons, two half marathons and countless 5k’s while adding new races to my calendar all the time!