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.  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.

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"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

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)

Publications

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