Nia Speight Northern Virginia Doula
Traditional support for families during life's transitions.
Peace, I’m Nia (nee-ah)
Doula, Mama, all the things…
I've worked nine years within the family support profession and have spent a meaningful amount of time evolving as a caregiver. My career began as a nanny, maturing into roles as a funeral home and cemetery counselor, which both allowed me to support families in beautiful and often challenging times.
As a doula my support is rooted in mindfulness, education, and tradition. I understand birth and postpartum to be a spiritual and biological process. After giving birth to my daughter in 2022, it seemed to me that all of my interests from human development, holistic health, to midwifery directed me into a space where I can integrate education with purpose. The birth of daughter was and still is a huge catalyst to my motivation.
Virginia has been my home since birth. I'm the firstborn and eldest to three brothers and one sister. On other days, I'm a self-proclaimed gourmet and brewing chamomile tea before bedtime. In 2023, I briefly stepped into bereavement and birth photography. After a few opportunities, I shifted my focus to independent contract work as a postpartum doula. Today, I support families in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.