About Us
Life With Baby was founded by Amy & Erin
(doula/coach & therapist)
with more than 30+ years combined
perinatal mental health experience after
developing postpartum depression and anxiety hand
Meet Amy & Erin
Between the 2 of us we have...
30+ years of professional mental health experience
4 babies in our arms, 1 in our hearts
Years of experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety
Daily struggles as parents!
Our Story
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Life With Baby is our passion, our way to support parents, and hopefully make a difference in this world.
We met while serving on the Board of Directors for The Pregnancy and Postpartum Health Alliance of Texas (PPHA) and quickly became connected through our shared first-hand struggles with postpartum anxiety, depression and PTSD, and our desire to support parents in having a healthy and thriving postpartum experience. We knew there had to be a better way to transition into parenthood. The idea of this perinatal mental health plan originated on a post in note when we were both pregnant with our second child. This mental health plan was our lifeline to not have the same traumatic experience after having our fist children.
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We combined our personal experience with our professional mental health focus, and put pen to paper to build out this perinatal mental health plan as a tool that could be used by others. We developed a collaborative care approach to support parents together as a postpartum doula and therapist, in addition to other providers including therapists, psychiatrists, OBGYNs, midwives, nurses, pediatricians, doulas, lactation consultants, social workers, case managers, and other professionals that support parents.
Every aspect of The Life With Baby workbook from the content , design, editing, and everything in between was created with love by professionals that are parents themselves to help support your journey. Thank you to everyone that made this workbook a reality.
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Amy Tucker
CPD, PMH-C
Postpartum Doula
Mental Health Coach
After working in high tech industries for 12 years, it was the experience of having two children and overcoming severe postpartum depression and anxiety that ignited her passion for helping families thrive emotionally during the perinatal period. She has more than 10 years of experience providing compassionate support directly to parents, and building perinatal mental health programs for non-profits and start up companies.
Amy is a Mom, Certified Postpartum Doula and Mental Health Coach.
Erin Fassnacht
LCSW, PMH-C
Therapist
Erin is a licensed clinical social worker with years of experience helping clients with mental health challenges. She experienced her own struggles with anxiety after the birth of her two children, and became invested in helping other parents understand their experiences. She has more than 20 years of experience treating parents with perinatal mental health disorders in both hospital settings and her private therapy practice.
Erin is a Mom, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Therapist.
