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About Christine

Christine D'Esposito (she/her) is a skilled mentor, full-spectrum doula, educator, facilitator, guide, and consultant with over twenty years of experience in the field of birth work. She is a certified Full Spectrum Doula, Childbirth Educator, and Forest Therapy Guide. Chirstine is a co-owner and Director of Programs at Birthing From Within International and has supported thousands of parents, and birth workers through her mentorship and workshops. As a consultant, Christine works with health care systems to establish equitable community doula programs. From 2014-2020, she worked with a team to pioneer the first of its kind program in the U.S. based on an integrated team care model.  She has extensive experience navigating systems, interacting with both medical and administrative staff, and contributing to program development, including creating curriculum. 

Her life's work has been driven by her interest in the natural world, rites of passages, ceremony, and celebrations, including passages of fertility, birth, postpartum, coming of age, grief, loss, and the many thresholds in between. Christine is a natural leader and innovator with a strength for navigating the unknown. She has a passion for the intersection of birth, social justice work, and nature and aspires to be an agent of change in the world.  In addition to her many years of experience and the technical expertise that comes with it, Christine brings to her work a sense of playfulness paired with deep life wisdom. This unique combination of traits makes her a truly effective mentor who invites all of us to keep diving into the ongoing work and play of life’s journey.