The Voyage Birth Team
Hannah & Suzi work as a team to support birth clients. Katie is currently enrolled in midwifery school and is taking occasional birth clients.
Postpartum care is provided by Suzi, full spectrum support by Hannah, and lactation consulting by Katie.
Hannah Addario-Berry
full spectrum doula & prenatal educator
My passion for birth began at age 8 when I was by my mother’s side for the home birth of my younger sister. Witnessing my mom’s courage, strength, and trust in her own body instilled in me an awe and reverence for the birth process which I feel to this day. Several decades later, when I became pregnant with my own daughter, I yearned for information that married my intuition and trust in my body with my desire for up-to-date science and data. As I navigated the many rabbit holes of the internet, I was blown away by the amount of misinformation and fear-based advice. It became a mission to help others (initially friends and family, eventually clients) spend less time in the rabbit holes and more time becoming informed, confident, and empowered to prepare for the birth they desire.
As a Full Spectrum Doula, I support all reproductive choices and stages, expected and unexpected outcomes, including pregnancy, birth, postpartum, fertility/infertility, miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth, adoption, surrogacy, and beyond. I am passionate about providing heart-centered, holistic care and tireless advocacy to individuals and families. I proudly support people of all sexual orientations, gender expressions, ethnicities, races, body types, and abilities.
A little more about me: I grew up in British Columbia, Canada, and have also lived in Montreal. I moved to California in 2004, and returned to BC in 2022. I am also a professional cellist, with a special interest in performing music by living composers. My experience over the past 20 years as a music teacher of children and adult learners has helped me develop intuition, compassion, and a great love for supporting individuals wherever they are in their life journey. I recharge by spending time in nature, cooking (and eating) delicious food, and playing (and listening to) music. I live with my partner and our two young children on the unceded and occupied lands of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations, known as North Vancouver.
Qualifications:
Certified Childbirth Educator, Cornerstone Doula Trainings.
Certified Full Spectrum Doula, Cornerstone Doula Trainings.
Evidence Based Birth® Instructor, Evidence Based Birth.
Full Spectrum Doula, Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings.
Labor and Birth Doula, Cornerstone Doula Trainings.
Birth Doula Training, Carriage House Birth.
Open Door Provider, LGBTQ+, Family Equality Council.
Cultural Safety Program, Doulas for Aboriginal Families Grant Program
Trans Birth Advocate, Cornerstone Doula Trainings.
Homebirth for Doulas, Cornerstone Doula Trainings.
Rights Informed Birth Advocate, Cornerstone Doula Trainings/Birth Monopoly.
Supporting Survivors Who Birth, Cornerstone Doula Trainings.
Spinning Babies® Workshop
Doulas at a Distance, Penny Simkin.
Supporting Loss as a Doula, Carriage House Birth.
Comforting Touch for Labor, Yiska Obadia.
Strengthening Cultural Humility – Dismantling Implicit Bias for Birth Professionals 101, Diversity Uplifts.
Trauma-Informed Fundamentals, Resilient Birth.
The Prevention of Birth Trauma, Birth and Trauma Support Center.
Addressing Trauma in the LGBTQIA+ Community, Birth and Trauma Support Center.
Supporting Survivors Who Give Birth, Cornerstone Doula Trainings.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss, Quietly United In Loss Together.
Postpartum Doula, Natural Resources.
After A Difficult Birth: Debriefing Skills for Birth Professionals, Birth and Trauma Support Center.
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Bachelor of Music, Cello Performance; McGill University
Master of Chamber Music; San Fransisco Conservatory of Music
Suzi Livingstone
birth & postpartum doula & prenatal educator
Suzi was born at Lions Gate Hospital and grew up in North Vancouver. She had never thought much about birth until everyone around her started getting pregnant, and a dear friend invited her to be present at their birth. That day changed everything for Suzi, introducing her to what a beautiful, peaceful, transformative experience birth could be.
With a background in International Development and a love of living internationally, in 2013 Suzi moved with her young family to Cambodia. After two wonderful births of her own, she knew that she wanted to work with other people experiencing pregnancy and birth. After reading everything she could about birth, her dream of working with families came true. Her work started in Phnom Penh, where she provided emotional and education support to expecting families and attended several births.
Having returned to North Vancouver in 2018, Suzi completed the Wise Women Way of Birth doula training. This experience gave Suzi more tools, a great community of birth workers, and a renewed passion for seeing everyone in our city have access to compassionate, informed, holistic support during pregnancy, birth, and the transition into parenthood.
She is excited to now be partnered with Katie to provide birth education and support to families across Vancouver.
Suzi is pleased to offer services in both English and French.
Qualifications:
Wise Women Way of Birth doula training, 2018
Wise Women Way of Birth postpartum doula training, 2021
Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings course,
“Racism & Privilege in Birth Work,” 2019Evidence Based Birth course, “How to Help Families Get Evidence Based Care,” 2020
Birth Takes a Village course, “Miscarriage & Abortion Support,” 2021
Britta Bushnell course, "Centering Your Client: The Expert in Their Own Life," 2023
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Masters of Arts in International Studies, 2012
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, 2008
Katie Collins
prenatal educator, lactation educator, maker of herbal remedies, birth & postpartum doula (on hiatus)
Katie began her journey into birth work during her first pregnancy in 2013. Her thirst for knowledge about pregnancy and birth, and her challenging but ultimately supported and positive birth experience, led her to pursue a life surrounded by new and expecting parents. She is passionate about helping birthing people and their partners find joy and strength in the birth process, recover well, and become a new family with grace, courage, and flexibility. She is a natural teacher, joyful presence, and compassionate and unbiased supporter in the classroom and in birthing and postpartum spaces.
Katie is mother to three magical tiny humans, wife to Nate, and was born and raised in Portland, OR. She loves laughing with friends and family over good food or a game of cards, spending time outdoors, and belting showtunes and opera. She is currently on hiatus from doula work to focus on her studies in the Midwifery program at UBC.
Qualifications:
DONA Birth Doula Training, 2014
DONA Postpartum Doula training, 2019
Certified Birth Doula (DONA) 2015-2021
ICEA Childbirth Educator training, 2016
Placenta Preparation training, IPPA-based, 2016
Certified Childbirth Educator (Great Starts) since 2018
Advanced Birth Doula training, Two Doulas Birth, 2016
Rebozo training with Naoli Vinaver, 2017
Spinning Babies training, 2017
Certified Lactation Educator, Bebo Mia, 2022
Lactation for Health Professionals, Douglas College, 2023
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Bachelor of Arts in Music and Psychology, 2008