Reclaiming Childbirth. Reclaiming Motherhood.
Empower yourself to make the best decisions for you and your family through childbirth & postpartum education.
Welcome to Nurture to Bloom!
What if preparing for birth went far beyond simply knowing what to expect?
Because as birth approaches, questions often become less theoretical and much more personal.
This baby you’ve been dreaming of for months will soon be in your arms. And between now and then, there is this huge step that is birth.
Maybe you’re looking forward to it. Maybe it scares you. Probably a little bit of both.
You wonder how your body will react. How you will feel when the intensity increases. If you’ll feel safe with the people around you.
And so you try to prepare yourself as much as possible.
You read, you ask questions and you try to understand what could happen in order to move into the unknown with a little more confidence.
But with so many messages and opinions about birth coming your way, it can sometimes be hard to understand what you truly want for your own birth.
And maybe that’s where a different kind of preparation begins: by becoming more aware of what you’re learning, how you’re feeling, and what truly matters to you.
When you ask yourself,
“What will help me through the intensity?”
“Is my body capable of giving birth?”
“How do I want to be accompanied in this moment?”
To me, preparing for a birth is really about getting to know yourself better so you can stay grounded when everything around you is shifting.
I believe this deeply because I, too, had to learn just how much of a difference that sense of grounding can make.
My name is Kendal. I created Nurture to Bloom because I believe that birth deserves to be restored to its full importance, far beyond an event to prepare for or go through.
Childbirth is a major life transition. One of those that stays with us forever. In our memory. In our bodies. In the way we remember it years later.
And I think we’ve lost that dimension a bit along the way.
We’ve learned how to manage birth from a medical perspective, but far less about how to navigate everything it stirs up emotionally, inwardly, and on a deeply human level.
That’s the missing piece I wanted to bring back to the heart of Nurture to Bloom: mindful birth preparation where knowledge matters, but where you also take the time to connect what you learn with what truly matters to you.
I’m a social worker, virtual doula, and mom to three wonderful girls.
Through my three birth experiences and my own journey into motherhood, I came to understand just how deeply this transition can transform a woman.
Birth matters. It matters because it is the way we all begin our lives of our source, our mother’s bodies. It’s the means through which we enter and feel our first impression of the wider world. For each mother, it is an event that shakes and shapes her to her innermost core.
Ina May Gaskin
My Freebies
EBOOK TO EMPOWER YOURSELF
EBOOK TO EMPOWER YOURSELF
EBOOK TO EMPOWER YOURSELF
A practical, evidence-based guide to understanding your rights, navigating shared decision-making, and creating a birth plan that truly empowers you — so you can approach labour feeling more confident and supported.
COMPANION WORKBOOK
EBOOK TO EMPOWER YOURSELF
EBOOK TO EMPOWER YOURSELF
Move from understanding to embodiment — with practical, research-backed activities to strengthen your mindset and build true confidence for labour and birth.
BEFORE THE BIRTH PLAN
EBOOK TO EMPOWER YOURSELF
BEFORE THE BIRTH PLAN
Preparing yourself before you prepare your birth preferences — a 5-day email series that might completely change the way you think about preparing for birth.
My Credentials
Professional
- Social Worker, Member of the Order of Social Workers, Family, and Marriage Therapists of Quebec (Since 2020)
- Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (2020)
Childbirth Education
- Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator by Lamaze International (2023)
- 85-hour Sacred Birth Prenatal Yoga and Doula Training by Awakened Spirit Yoga (2021)
Postpartum Education
- INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification Training (Ongoing)
- Lactation Educator by Bebo Mia (2025)
- Seasons of Matrescence Educator by Seasons of Matrescence (2025)
Baby's Sleep & Attachment
- Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) Facilitator by Circle of Security International (2025)
- Trained Nurture Neuroscience Practitioner by Nurture Neuroscience (2025)
- Certified Baby-Led Sleep and Well-Being Specialist by Isla-Grace Sleep (2024)
Counseling Specialized in Perinatal
- Canadian Certified in Perinatal Mental Health (CC-PMH) by Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Trainings (CPMHT) (2025)
- Canadian Certified in Birth and Reproductive Trauma (CC-BRT) by CPMHT (2025)
- Canadian Certified in Perinatal Grief and Loss (CC-PGL) (2025)
Facilitation
- Mindfulness Facilitation Certification Program with Dawn Mauricio (2025)
- Together Women’s Circle Facilitator Training with Rachael Rose (2025)
Movement
- 15-hour The Belle Method Immersive Pilates & Pelvic Health Training by The Belle Method (2025)
- Pelvic Mechanics for Birth and Movement Professional by MamasteFit (2026)
- 20-hour Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training by Awakened Spirit Yoga (2021)
- 85-hour Sacred Birth Prenatal Yoga and Doula Training by Awakened Spirit Yoga (2021)
- 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training by Naada Yoga (2021)
- 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Banyan Gallagher (2015)
Reclaiming Childbirth. Reclaiming Motherhood.
Nurture and Empowerment
My Approach
My approach is all about NURTURE and EMPOWERMENT.
I believe in NURTURE.
Nurturing the new baby. Nurturing the new mother. Nurturing their new bond. Nurturing all their family relationships.
I strive for parents to EMPOWER themselves.
Through childbirth and postpartum education, my purpose is to increase a mother’s confidence in their inner ability to birth, parent, and for them to feel empowered to make the best decisions for themselves and their families.
To do so, I believe in providing evidence-based information, in guiding mothers to tap into their intuition and trust their gut feeling, and in supporting them to advocate for themselves and their family.
My Monthly Newsletter
What's Inside?
A simple and intentional monthly email.
Crafted to make you feel connected and supported through your pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and motherhood journey.
Includes: A Note from Kendal ● Inspiring Stories ● Latest and Favourite Finds ● Latest Blog Content ● & More ✨