About Us
Life With Baby was founded by Amy & Erin
(doula/mental health coach & therapist)
with more than 30+ years combined
perinatal mental health experience after
developing postpartum depression and anxiety
first-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!
"I'm continuously learning how to make space for my kids AND myself"
Our Story
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Life With Baby is our passion, our way to support parents, and make a difference in this world.
We met while serving on the Board of Directors for Nurtured TX (formerly called The Pregnancy and Postpartum Health Alliance of Texas) 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 perinatal experience. We knew there had to be a better way to transition into parenthood. The idea of a mental health plan originated on a post-it note when we were both pregnant with our second child. This detailed plan was our lifeline to not have the same traumatic experience after having our first 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/mental health coach and therapist, in addition to other providers including psychiatrists, therapists, OBGYNs, midwives, nurses, doulas, lactation consultants and other perinatal health professionals.
Every aspect of Life With Baby from the workbook 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 dream a reality.
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"As parents we ALL need each other , we are not meant to do this alone!"
Amy Tucker
CPD, PMH-C
Postpartum Doula
Mental Health Coach
Amy is a certified postpartum doula & perinatal mental health coach supporting parents through fertility, pregnancy, loss, and postpartum challenges. 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.
Erin Fassnacht
LCSW, PMH-C
Therapist
Erin is a licensed clinical social worker with years of experience helping clients with mental health challenges through conception, pregnancy and postpartum. 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.
