You Are Seen Doula Services

05/15/2026

Ten Minutes Is Just the Beginning

When Amanda Rostic, MPH approached me about being part of , I said yes without hesitation. Not because I needed a platform, but because I recognized what she was building and what it could mean for the people who needed to hear it most.

What you see in this ten-minute clip is real. It is grounded. It is me. But I want to be honest: ten minutes barely scratches the surface of what birth workers carry, what families navigate, and what this system asks us all to accept in silence and without resistance.

Amanda and I spoke for nearly an hour. We got raw. We talked about what it actually looks like when power is challenged inside institutions that were never designed to hold us with care. We talked about the danger in that, and the isolation, and the necessity of doing it anyway. That conversation exists, and I hold it close. I hope, in time, it finds its way to the people who need it most. Amanda has been thoughtful about what that could look like, and I will just say that I would welcome the day that fuller conversation has a home, whether as audio, a podcast, or something else entirely. Some things are worth waiting for.

Birth justice is not a trending topic for me. It is the through line of everything I do at You Are Seen Doula Services. It lives in the room when I am with a family at 3am. It lives in the moments after, when a new parent looks at their baby or their partner and finally exhales. It lives in the trust that is built slowly, held carefully, and never taken for granted. This work asks me to show up as a full human being in relationship with other full human beings, because when families feel seen, protected and inspired, something shifts. For many, this journey is the first time they truly witness what they are capable of. In a world that has long conditioned people to defer to others over their own instincts and wisdom — pregnancy, birth and parenthood can be the moment they begin to come home to themselves, stepping into a power and confidence that was waiting there all along.

What Amanda captured in this series is not just a portrait of a doula. It is a window into what community-based care looks like when it is done with full presence and full commitment to the humanity of the people being served. That is the work. That has always been the work.

I am grateful to Amanda for her vision, her rigor, and the way she poured herself into this project. That level of dedication mirrors what birth workers bring to our clients every single day, and it did not go unnoticed.

If this episode moved you, share it. If it challenged you, sit with that. If you are a healthcare provider or policymaker and something in this ten minutes made you uncomfortable, I would gently invite you to ask yourself why and what you can do about it…

The conversation is just beginning.

With sight,
Kylia 🤍

The Doula Diaries is a limited series that highlights the work of frontline birth justice workers. Raw, real, and educational The Doula Diaries is an open letter to families, healthcare workers, and policy makers alike.

03/29/2026

World Doula Week during the spring equinox, the season of new beginnings, of things pushing through the earth toward light. There is something so fitting, so intentional, about celebrating birth workers at the very moment the world is being reborn.

Almost two years in, and I'm still in awe...

Grateful doesn't feel like a big enough word for what I carry when I think about the families who have let me into some of the most sacred moments of their lives. Every prenatal visit, every birth, every postpartum check-in, every late-night call and early morning FaceTime has been both a challenge and a gift.

What I've come to understand about this work is that so much of it lives in presence. Not in having the perfect words or knowing every answer, but in just being there. And being that present for others has deepened how present I want to be in my own life. That's something I didn't expect this path to give me, and it's one of the most beautiful things it has.

Every client has taught me something different and irreplaceable about what it means to bring forth life — no matter how that journey unfolded, no matter how short or how long. I have grown alongside these families. That's something they gave me by trusting me enough to support their needs.

I entered this work to serve. I had no idea how much I would be served in return.

To my doula sisters, my mentors, my family and friends who have poured into me — I see you and I honor you as well. None of this happens without community.

Here's to the families. Here's to the work. Here's to what it means to witness life 🙏🏽

01/09/2026

✨2026 Birth Availability | First Half of the Year✨

You deserve care that centers your voice, your body, and your choices.
I’m honored to share current birth availability for the first half of the year and to continue walking alongside families with grounded, full-spectrum support.

🤍 Availability
• March: 2 birth spaces*
• April: 2 birth spaces
• June: 2 birth spaces
• July: 3 birth spaces

(*prenatal care must be established)

I offer inclusive, affirming doula care rooted in education, advocacy, and community—supporting you through pregnancy, birth, and beyond. Medicaid plans are accepted, and flexible hours are available.

📍Serving Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Ingham & Washtenaw counties
📞 Call or text to schedule a free 15-minute consultation: (616) 315-1375

If this feels aligned, I invite you to reach out. And if this post isn’t for you, sharing it helps ensure someone in our community feels seen, supported, and held.