Fatima Hirsi

Fatima Hirsi

she/her
Location: Sooke
Focus: Birth and Postpartum Doula
Language: English

I’m a queer, Afro-Caribbean settler on stolen T’Sou-ke lands of Vancouver Island. My ancestors are from Ethiopia, Jamaica, and the southern United States, and I grew up on unceded lands of the Caddo, Wichita, Comanche, and Kiowa in what is now known as Dallas, Texas.

I believe that bringing forth new life is sacred, and I want to help others navigate their journeys through pregnancy, birth, and into postpartum in ways that honor the magnitude of these transitions. Reproductive passages signify blossoming into new ways of being, and I’m so grateful to help others cross these thresholds feeling knowledgeable, empowered, and spiritually attuned. 

My (ongoing) training includes support through fertility, surrogacy, loss, and abortion care, as well as supporting queer and trans birth journeys. I’m guided by an intersectional lens—recognizing ways race, gender, economic status, dis/ability, and many other ways of being can impact reproductive experiences. I offer non-judgmental and evidence-based care that honors each person’s unique identity. I am here to offer child birth education as well as a listening ear, and to offer emotional support for all that comes as you cross through reproductive doorways. As a parent of two, I know how important community is for folks crossing birth portals. I hope to feel like family who knows your kitchen well enough to serve you a nourishing cup of tea.