Our Empowered Team

 My name is Ciarra Morgan and I'm the owner of Empowered Beginnings. I am a wife and mother of two children: a thirteen-year-old daughter and a five-year-old son. I have experienced both sides of birth. I had my daughter in a military hospital with an epidural and I had my son unmedicated in a birthing center with a midwife and doula. The level of preparedness was night and day which made all the difference. I took HypnoBirthing classes during my pregnancy with my son and credit the outcome of this birth to the Mongan Method. I was so empowered by the experience I had that I immediately began feeling lead to help other women achieve their perfect birth. My goal isn't to give you my birth experience, it is to prepare you for your unique birth so you can achieve what you are looking for. I have experience supporting birth at many different hospitals and birth centers in the Austin area. I have supported a wide range of situations including medicated and unmedicated birth, adoption, c-section, VBAC, elective induction, medically necessary induction, and many special circumstances (twins, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, IUGR, IVF, etc.).
Being your doula means I am connected with you from the moment we meet and you can contact me throughout your pregnancy. My intention is not to take over the role of your birth companion but to support both of you. I provide physical, emotional and informational support to the birthing person and birth companion. I would be honored to serve you and your family for your pregnancy and birth.  

Hey there! I’m Courtney and I am a birth & postpartum doula, wife, and mother to a two-year-old girl. Having always been interested in birth work, I knew that I had to follow the calling after the birth of my daughter. I delivered her in a birthing center, without a doula, and I regretted not having one. I had done all the research I could, but when it came down to the moment I had trouble getting out of my own head. Especially in those first few weeks postpartum, I struggled mentally and emotionally and really needed more support than the bare minimum that is too often given to new parents.  I saw the birth world through a different lens after my experience, and I knew in my soul that this is the work that I was made to do. Pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period is a transformative time that needs a special kind of care, and the care and comfort that a doula provides is second to none. I am passionate about ensuring that everyone has the best birth and postpartum experience possible. I will use all of my training, experience, and passion to ensure that you have all the support you need and that you feel heard and wholly nurtured. It is such an incredible gift to witness the divine power of birth. I would be honored to help guide you through this incredible journey!

My name is Mandy and I am a birth doula, childbirth and parent educator, postpartum planning consultant, wife, and mom! Though I didn’t realize it at the time, my path to doula work began while working with teen moms right after college. They were so incredibly resilient, and I was in awe of their strength and ability to adapt (and I LOVED getting to hang out with those sweet babies!). I saw firsthand the difference it makes when families feel empowered from the start. When I gave birth to my own son, I felt that same amazement at what my body and mind could do! At the same time, I was also surprised by how hard it was to adjust when reality didn’t meet my expectations in postpartum. Feeling incredibly powerful, and somehow disoriented at the same time, I felt a call to support families as a doula.

I want you to feel seen, to feel heard, and to be YOU-to shine as the person and parent that only you can be! Everyone comes into birth and parenthood with different contexts and experiences. I honor both the whole person you are and the experience you want to have. As your doula, I walk alongside you throughout your journey, providing educational, emotional, and physical support. Together, you, your birthing companion, and me operate as a cohesive and complimentary team. I have a special heart for big life transitions, and I would be beyond honored to support you throughout yours.