“Her medicine is strong!!! Samantha Zipporah will open your mind, your heart & restore you to the power & freedom of your own body. Jump in ladies.” ~ Jenn Crawford, Own of Zen Riot Yoga

“Working with Samantha has allowed me to step into an entirely new realm of embodiment, trust, pleasure, & connection with my true nature. Her guidance & compassion opened a door upon which I’d long been knocking, & the resources she provided bolstered my courage to finally step through. I have been blocked around my sexuality since menarche, which has led to a cascade of physical & emotional disorders, & I deeply feared the outpouring of ancient grief and power that I felt compressed behind the dam. But the transformation wasn’t so dramatic as I feared. Samantha listened with great presence & skillfully laid a path towards self-reliance, self-knowledge, & the confidence to embrace the unknown with playful curiosity rather than fear. It is an infinite path that I will continually explore, & I am so grateful to have Samantha as an inspiration & an ally in my journey.

~Suzanne, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Herbalist, TCM Student, & Client

“I  feel both a greater inner permission to be tender, & also a distinct sense of a shift in my process ~ that I am now moving towards thriving again rather than surviving & our session was the turning point.  I feel more empowerment in the journey that I have been on after being witnessed through verbalizing it. I think that more than anything, our session allowed me to see the sacredness &  health in my decision. It represented to me that this process deserves a doula just as birth does, & therefore it has been a deep & beautiful journey, even though difficult, & not a shameful thing to shove under the rug.  THANK YOU for holding that space.”

~Nisa, Abortion Support Client

“Samantha is a very passionate & compassionate woman. She’s very open to people’s processes & supporting & empowering women within all aspects of their lives. She brings a deep wisdom & knowledge base about the childbearing year & women’s fertility issues.  Her strengths stretch from applying strong advocacy, support, community organizing, counseling & natural pain coping techniques.

In birth, she is a natural guide bringing a lovely blend of warm smile, body awareness, & nurturing approach. She has a deep integrity that comes in a beautiful blend of her intuitive skills & attentive awareness of what is needed by not only the birth mom, but each person in the room & shows an immense adaptability to meet the challenges of the situation directly.”

~ Jesse Henderson, Director & Founder of Mothertree Birth Services & Lead Doula of Providence Maternal Care

“Before meeting Sam, I wasn’t sure what kind of birth experience I wanted. My husband & I had discussed how great it would be to deliver naturally, but I’d had my doubts. (Could I do it? Wouldn’t it—you know—really hurt??) Frankly, the more I thought about it, the more stressed out I became. Then, Sam entered the picture &—thank goodness—that wonderful woman talked me off the ledge.

Over the course of several cozy prenatal meetings at our house, Sam helped my husband & I get ready to welcome our little girl into the world. She encouraged us to explore all of our options, but most of all to believe in the power of the female body. Her calm energy & extensive knowledge were infinitely reassuring. Together, we discussed our birth intentions, chatted about worries & concerns, & generally got to know each other. She even attended a yoga birth workshop with us. By the time I finally went into labor nine days past my due date, we felt like Sam was an old friend.

After the first two days of labor, it became clear why Sam had encouraged us to write birth “intentions” rather than goals.  Some things you just can’t plan! Over the course of my labor, which stretched a total of 60 hours, Sam was an advocate, friend, masseuse, therapist, coach, & yoga teacher. I truly believe that her presence in the room prevented a whole host of medical interventions. And when our precious girl was finally born (without an epidural, thank you very much!), Sam was there to congratulate our new family like a true friend.”

~Rebecca Rissman Birth Doula Client

“There are a lot of unknown things in labor, as I have never seen a labor or been a mom.  Sam was very helpful in educating me about birth, rite of passage, & helping me in my journey to overcome my fears.”

~ Robin York, Birth Doula Client

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