A Spacious Place
Chaplaincy in the Landscape of Birth
A place where birth is not only attended… but gently tended afterward. 

There are moments in this work
—and in birth--
that do not leave when it is over.
They stay--
in the body,
in the mind,
in the quiet places no one else sees.

Birth is not only something we move through.
It is something that stays with us.
This is a place to gently tend what remains after the birth.

For you were never meant to carry this alone.
"When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; 
he brought me into a spacious place."
— Psalm 118: 5

What This Is & What It Is Not

What This Is
A gentle chaplaincy offering
for those shaped by birth--
whether you have lived it in your body,
or carried others through it.
A place to bring what remains--
to be met with understanding,
and to not carry it alone.
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What This Is Not
This is not therapy.
Not clinical debriefing.
Not evaluation of care.
This is a quiet, faith-rooted space
to be heard,
to be met,
and to gently lay burdens down.

Who This Is For

  • Midwives
  • Doulas
  • Nurses
  • Birth assistants
  • Student birth workers

  • Mothers—recent or years beyond birth--who find themselves still holding something

Those who stay in the room.
Those who have crossed through it.

Those who have witnessed something--
or lived something--
that has stayed with them.

Not because something was done wrong--
but because something real was experienced.
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Something that mattered.
Something that still aches.
There are moments when the weight of what has been
carried--or lived--
begins to press in.

When things feel close to a breaking point.

This is a place for those moments.
For you were never meant to carry this alone.

Offering

This is a one-on-one chaplaincy session,
held with care and unhurried attention.
  • 90-minute session — $147
  • Optional 30-minute follow-up — $47

To Begin


​If you feel ready to enter this space,
you may begin here:
  1. Complete the intake form
  2. Send payment via Venmo
→ @MoonbellyMidwife
(or use this link)
https://venmo.com/MoonbellyMidwife

Once your form and payment are received,
I will read your intake carefully
and respond within 48–72 hours
to schedule your session.
If what you are carrying feels urgent,
you are welcome to note that in your form,
and I will do my best to meet with you sooner.

About Mary

I am a licensed midwife and chaplain,
and for many years I have walked alongside women and families in birth.

I know this work--
the staying,
the carrying,
the quiet holding of what others may not see.

Over time, I began to notice that some things do not simply pass.

They remain--
quietly, sometimes heavily--
without always having a place to land.

I am a licensed chaplain through
the International Fellowship of Chaplains,
and this work has grown from that recognition:

a meeting place
between birth work and spiritual care.
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A place for what is carried--
and what has been lived--
to be gently held.