Here’s the Who, What and Why.  

As a new mom, are you secretly daydreaming of your life before baby... when you were sleeping through the night ... heading out to the store on a whim ... coming and going as you please?  You love your new baby and being a Mom, but sometimes you miss parts of your old life.  Maybe you even feel guilty about it.  If you do then you're in good company and you’re in the right place. 

I’m Michelle, and I’m a new-ish mom of a two year old.  I’m a also a life coach and doula.  I teach new and expectant moms how to identify their underlying thoughts and fears that cause them unhappiness and show them how to work through them to find happiness and contentment while juggling sleepless nights, breastfeeding and diaper blowouts!  Together, we design what your ideal birth will look like and talk about your expectations.  Birth plans are great, but in my experience nothing ever goes exactly as planned.  

You might be wondering why I work with expectant and new moms, other than the obvious fact that I am a new mom.  I didn’t choose my niche; it chose me.  I used to coach attorneys and entrepreneurs and about three years ago I started blogging about my pregnancy.  Before I knew it moms and expectant moms were coming to me for help.  I love working with new moms because they still have that just-given-birth and everything in the world is wonderful sort of outlook on life.   

My Coaching Style.  

I am a Martha Beck certified life coach.  You've probably read one of her punchy and direct articles in "O" Magazine, Oprah's magazine.  My coaching style, like Martha's, is kind and supportive, but also direct because it is my job to get you out of pain quickly and into joy.  

“Michelle Mitchell is a farsighted, huge-hearted, clear-minded coach who will get you out of the stickiest, thorniest dilemmas life can create …. 
Her insights are wonderfully liberating for anyone who feels stuck, in career or personal situations.  I loved being coached by her, and I think 
you will too.”  - Martha Beck

One-on-One Coaching 

I work one-on-one with clients either over the telephone or through e-mail (“e-coaching”). 
$80 for a single session (60 minute session) 
$200 per month for unlimited e-coaching.  

$280 for one month telephone coaching sessions (4 x  60 minute sessions) 
$360 for six telephone coaching sessions  (60 minute sessions) 
I also offer group-coaching packages at a lower price per person.  Email me for details.  (michelle@expectinghudson.com) 

Doula and Birth Support Services

I have been supporting women through their pregnancies for the past two years.  I can design a personal plan to include education, doula and after-care/coaching just for you.  Or, if you are interested in hiring me just as your doula, I am offering an introductory price discounted to $500 per birth.  The cost is the same regardless of the duration of your birth or if you have a vaginal or cesarean section birth.