Hey there!

I'm Maggie, a country girl who just won't wear shoes.

I grew up in rural central Virginia and those roots have left my heart most content in the countryside, surrounded by green.

I became a vegetarian after adopting my first hens.

I am a highly sensitive person and a strong empath. These characteristics have potential to be my biggest downfall, but I choose to embrace them as my greatest strengths. Feeling things deeply is my super power.

Music plays constantly in my head and my body is always dancing.

I value authenticity and relationships above all else. I tend to invest in others whole-heartedly and nothing makes my heart sing more than when others invest back in me.

My home is full of bright colors and intricate patterns. I used to worry that my house was not "grown-up" looking enough, but color makes me happy and I feel comfortable and cozy in my vibrant home.

Photographs are my most prized possession. I was the kid with collage upon collage of pictures all over my room. I still have the homemade "month-by-month" banners from my kids' first birthdays displayed in my home and my eldest is eight years old! Photographs allow me to relive the most wonderful, simple and adventurous times in my life.

I graduated from college with epic plans to work abroad, but I fell in love during my last semester and married my best friend instead. We jumped into life heart first and were married within a year of dating and were expecting and purchasing a home within that first year of marriage. We now have two amazing children in whom I find delight daily as I watch them develop into their own unique, creative individuals.

I started as a birth doula & photographer—so you’ll see glimpses of my birth work throughout my portfolio. Unfortunately, except for the occasional bereavement birth, I am not currently taking birth clients. However, you can’t take the doula-heart out of this girl and I use my training and experience to support my work with all my clients.

"Maggie perfectly embodies and sets the bar for what a doula and birthing advocate should be. Not enough stars in the world to rate my experience with Maggie Williams!!!" -Aaron H.

Photo courtesy of Alyce Johnson Photogrpahy

Birth Specific Trainings & Certifications

Doula Trainings International Childbirth Educator Training (certified 2018)
Exposing Birth - Photography Training (certified 2019)
Birthing Mama Prenatal Yoga & Wellness Birth Professionals Workshop (2018)
The Essence of Birth Photography with Birth Becomes Her (certified 2017)
toLabor certification conferred (2017)
Providing Culturally Sensitive Care to LGBTQ Families with MAIA Midwifery (2016)
Spinning Babies Training (2016)
toLabor Birth Doula-Activist Training (2016)
Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss with the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death (2016)
Maternal Child Healthcare (MCH) Specialist Training (2015)
Breastfeeding USA volunteer counselor (2015)