About Me

Hello! I'm Lydia, or Lyddie for "short". I use she/her pronouns. I'm a full spectrum doula. This means I offer my support throughout the perinatal journey, including fertility, pregnancy loss, termination, antenatal, birth and postnatal care. I mainly work in South East London, but can stretch further afield or work solely online. 

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I fill my cup by spending time outdoors. I especially enjoy clearing my head on long walks and working at the allotment I share with a group of local parents. 

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I’m originally from Ireland. The eldest of six kids, I grew up surrounded by a phenomenal community of women supporting each other through pregnancy, birth and child-rearing. 

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Before stepping into this work I had a diverse career in the food industry. I have a B.A Hons in Culinary Arts and an MSc in Food and Nutrition Policy. I absolutely love cooking and eating. It's a delight to share this passion with my clients.

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I have two young children. They are wonderful little people who surprise me, challenge me and bring me joy every day. Before having them, I was a card-carrying member of the infertility club. My own journey to parenthood involved loss and IVF. I understand the additional complexity that this can bring to your conception journey, pregnancy and parenting.

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My experiences in bringing my babies into the world was the catalyst to my becoming a doula. But for me, being a doula is also about activism and social change. Birth work is an incredible touchpoint for lots of things that get a fire going in me; intersectional feminism, reproductive justice, anti-rascism, inclusion. Above all, I’m a doula because physiological birth gets me fizzing. It’s just so incredible how birthing bodies work. I will never cease to be amazed by it. Being able to support people in this phase of their lives is such an immense honour and privilege.