Give birth to a life you love
I’m Ivy Joeva, your guide for fertility, vitality and empowered birth.
Having assisted women and families birth at home and in-hospital since 2009, I’m passionate about encouraging you to find your own voice and values, armed with accurate information and a strong arsenal of tools for pregnancy, birth and life.
My decade of experience in the fields of mind-body medicine, women’s health and integrative nutrition has taught me: your body is the teacher, and has the answers. I’ll support you in attuning to your body’s messages and innate healing abilities. Just as no two births are alike, no two women are alike. That’s why our work together is uniquely tailored to your needs, utilizing a variety of modalities from both contemporary and holistic medicine.
The same practices that prepare you for pregnancy and birth, prepare you for parenthood and support you to live your most joyful, abundant life. Just like life, pregnancy can be unpredictable and at times mysterious. No one can control how everything will unfold, but by choosing to be prepared, supported, and resourced, you can make your experience a transformational rite of passage.
Why am I devoted to this work? Because I believe confident and thriving parents make happier families and a more peaceful world. And I’m committed to both facilitating healing and shedding light on issues facing our world today. Issues like climate change, crop biodiversity, and water pollution directly impact our personal health and the lives of the next generation. Through my experiences traveling both nationally and internationally as a journalist, I’ve seen first-hand that the way we raise our kids, becomes the world in which we live. Even before you become pregnant, your lifestyle and dietary choices impact your child’s epigenetic makeup. And your first parenting decisions begin during pregnancy and in the birth room.
Birth is not only the delivery of your baby, but a portal to being your most powerful, creative self. My wish for you is that you embody the woman you were born to be, trusting your heart, your body, and your mind. It’s my honor and privilege to hold the lantern light for you as you find your way… through giving birth to your family, to your most radiant self, and to a life you love!
“We feel extremely fortunate to have found Ivy! It was my first pregnancy and I was overwhelmed with options and other’s opinions. She held my hand and guided me through the whole process. I honestly don’t know what I would have done without her!
I didn’t realize how much pre-birth work I needed to do but I felt very confident and prepared thanks to Ivy! She helped me work though suppressed trauma that I didn’t even realize was affecting me at a subconscious level. Ivy is not only an incredible doula but she was also my confidant, life-coach, soul-sister and helped to mother me with so much compassion as I became a first time mother.
My partner was hesitant on hiring a doula at first because he didn’t understand why we needed one. Now every time he talks about our baby or birth, he tells people about our amazing doula! Ivy prepared our whole family. Because of her, my dream of a natural birth came to fruition. After working with Ivy I feel capable of anything!”
~ Janet Pamplin
A graduate of UC Berkeley and the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, Ivy has served as a doula since 2009. She specializes in providing support throughout the childbearing year, including pre-conception, pregnancy loss, preparation for labor and delivery, as well as support after birth and in the months following.
Ivy brings to her practice profound appreciation for the mind-body connection and a holistic approach including physical, emotional, sexual and spiritual aspects of care. She directs the Meditation program at the Jonathan Beach Club and facilitates Abortion and Miscarriage Support Groups at LOOM, a Pregnancy, Parenting and Reproductive Empowerment Center in Los Angeles.