About Active Peace Maternity
Whether you're hoping to conceive, expecting a baby, preparing for birth, or finding your footing in early parenthood, if you're looking for support that helps you feel calm, informed, and deeply cared for, you've found the right place.
No rushing. No overwhelm. No judgment.
Preconception, pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood come with a lot of decisions. My role isn't to tell you what those decisions should be. It's to help you understand your options so you can move forward with confidence and peace of mind.
At Active Peace Maternity, I support individuals and families from fertility through early parenthood with doula care, childbirth education, bodywork, and thoughtful planning. Whether you need hands-on support, trusted information, or simply someone to help you think through your options, my goal is the same: helping you feel more prepared, more confident, and more at peace.
Some clients want an unmedicated home birth. Others are planning a scheduled cesarean. Some are navigating infertility or pregnancy after loss.
My role isn't to fit you into a philosophy, it's to support yours.
My Journey Into Fertility & Birth Work
I planned to become a sports massage therapist. Instead, I kept being assigned pregnant clients because no one else wanted them. What I expected to be temporary quickly became the work I couldn't stop thinking about, so I transitioned my goals and practice to specialize in peripartum massage, a holistic approach that supports bodies through the ultimate physical transition: from preconception and fertility planning, all the way through pregnancy, birth and postpartum recovery.
Then one day, while supporting a client in labor, a nurse asked, 'Are you the doula?' I wasn't, but that question changed everything.
Then after becoming a doula and reflecting on my own previous birth, I realized that no one had explained to me why certain recommendations were being made or that I could ask questions and participate more actively in those decisions. I wasn't looking back with regret. I was looking back with new understanding. That realization shaped the kind of doula and educator I wanted to become.
As I learned more, I wanted future families to have something I didn't have that day: clear information, meaningful choices, and support in understanding their options. And that's regardless of the stage of the journey.
Hi! I'm Crystal.
I was born and raised in New Orleans and came to Colorado Springs through my time in the U.S. Army as a medic. I’m a proud military spouse and mother of four, with three of my children born at home here in Colorado Springs.
I’m a Colorado Licensed Massage Therapist (since 2011), Certified Birth Doula, and Body Ready Method® Pro with advanced training in perinatal and fertility massage, manual lymphatic drainage, infant massage, baby planning, maternity care, and holistic support. My background as an Army medic and EMT brings a strong clinical foundation to my work, while my ongoing studies in herbalism and trauma-informed care deepen the whole-person support I bring to families.
When I’m not with clients, you can usually find me in my garden, soaking in my tub, sewing, reading, watching anime, or snuggling with my husband, kids, and our little zoo of pets (yes, even the bunny). I’m an introvert at heart, always learning and creating, and very fond of life’s quiet joys.
