Our Team
Our team supports families and fosters a strong sense of community. We are fortunate to have a dedicated Board of Directors and a supportive Advisory Board, all of whom share a passion for our mission. Their expertise and guidance are invaluable in ensuring Mind Body Baby's continued success and impact on the community.
Our Board of Directors
Meet the Mind Body Baby Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 year! Our dedicated team of volunteers is passionate about supporting the well-being of families in our community. With diverse backgrounds and expertise, our board members bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to Mind Body Baby. Their commitment and leadership are invaluable in guiding our organization's mission and ensuring the success of our programs. We are grateful for their dedication and contributions.
Our Team
Our
Story
Mind Body Baby was founded in April 2018 by four practitioners who continue to serve as Executive Board members. The MBB collective has quickly expanded to a larger community of practitioners and volunteers providing prenatal and postpartum support to caretakers and families. The term ‘practitioner’ includes lactation consulting, maternal mental health therapy, doulas, midwives, infant massage, chiropractors, sleep consultants, and other support and educational services.
MBB fulfills our mission primarily through free, facilitated postpartum support groups open to all caregivers in strategic locations around Charlotte on a regular, reliable basis. Each group is facilitated by a perinatal specialist who provides perinatal mental health training with specific training in maternal mental health. It also features a rotation of the collective’s practitioners to educate caregivers, thereby increasing confidence. Fellow moms attend groups in the same season of the caregiving journey to help normalize the experience and form a community. We also have a Community Care Fund to close the gap when money is an obstacle to accessing needed support, including transportation for services and more direct, individual care in mental health, lactation, or physical recovery.
Long-Term Vision
Our long-term goal is to have multiple permanent locations to serve various
Charlotte communities. These permanent locations would offer a multitude of offerings and
services to support any and all new caregivers in our community. In addition, we would
create a virtual community via a comprehensive app that connects parents with expertise
within our collective and community amongst the caregivers we serve. We aspire to build
the currently lacking village that our community’s littlest humans and more importantly, their
caregivers, need to thrive.
Our Advisory Board
Stephanie Barbadora-Froelich, DO
OB / GYN, Novant Health NoDa OB / GYN
Rachael Anastasio Collins, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Lactation Consultant, Milked Lactation Services
Clinical Dietician, Fertility-RD
Pelvic Physical Therapist, She Thrives
Physical Therapy and Wellness (co-founder)
Certified Full Spectrum Doula,
The Queens Collective Birthing
Board Certified Psychiatrist,
Women's Transitional Health, Novant Health
Owner / Therapist,
Carolina Family and Maternal Counseling
Owner of Baby Steps LLC (co-founder)
Attorney, Satterfield Legal, PLLC
Certified Birthing Doula, Aussie Doulas
Certified Doula, LGBTQA2S+
Birth Advocate, Doula Differently
Licensed Clinical Social Worker,
Perinatal Wellness & Support Services, PLLC
Child-Parent Psychotherapy,
Grow & Flourish Therapy, PLLC
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