About Lovingkindness Doulas
Metta Dwyer
I’m Metta Dwyer (she/her), owner and founder of Lovingkindness Doulas. My road to becoming a doula has been long and more than a little winding. I worked as a movie projectionist, a marketing assistant, a lawyer (yes, you read that right—I used to be a lawyer), a news aggregator, and a freelance writer, among other odd jobs for about 20 years before finding my passion. I finally know that what I’m being called to do as my profession is help parents and families through one of the most profound transitions of their life.
As a queer person, I’m particularly passionate about supporting queer birthing people, especially trans and non-binary birthing people, as well as others who are frequently left out of birthing conversations, such as surrogates, adoptive parents, and birthing people who are planning to place their child for adoption. I am also committed to serving the BIPOC community not only by providing doula services, but by amplifying the BIPOC doulas in our community so that every person who wants a doula can have the option of finding one who shares their background and culture. All of that being said, I am thrilled and excited to support every single birth, no matter what.
Lovingkindness Doulas
The name Lovingkindness Doulas comes from my own name, Metta. Metta is a type of meditation, also known as ‘lovingkindness’ meditation. Lovingkindness meditation involves extending love, kindness and best wishes for health and well-being toward yourself, someone you love, someone you don’t know well, someone you have a difficult relationship with, and then out to all of the people in the world.
In connecting with families, I seek to extend that lovingkindness to the new baby, new parents, siblings, grandparents, extended family, chosen family, and the entire village that will engage in making this child become who they were meant to be.
What People Are Saying
“[W]omen that get to work with Metta are gonna be soooo lucky!! I whole heartedly believe that this career path was made for her!!!”
— Reina S.
Chat with me
If you aren’t entirely sure that a doula is right for you, let’s talk. I’d love to figure out how I can support you!