Hi, I'm Annika, and I would love to help you achieve the birth you desire! My biggest passion is to help women erase their fears surrounding childbirth, and replace those fears with education, peace, and preparedness. My passion for birth is born out of a paralyzing fear that sparked in my childhood. Growing up, I remember hearing many women talk about childbirth as if it were the most horrific experience of their lives, and to quote my own mother, "I thought I was going to die." Needless to say, when I became pregnant with my son, I felt the excitement turn to dread as I remembered, "Oh, I have to give birth to this baby!" Motivated to not repeat the same experiences I had heard about, I set out on a journey that would change me forever. I read books, I talked to as many women as I could, I researched, and I prayed. Slowly, the intense fear I felt gave way to amazement and wonder. I wondered why I was so afraid of childbirth when my body was designed so precisely to host life and to birth it. YOUR body is made for this, and you absolutely can do it, and I would love to help remind you of that every step of the way.