Kelli Brien AdvCD(DONA) LCCE, CPD, CPE, SpBCPE

Kelli Brien, AdvCD(DONA) LCCE, CLS, SpBCPE CPE, is a certified doula, childbirth educator and lactation
specialist. She created the Speak Life Doula program and co-authored the Safety PIN grant submission that
garnered multiple awards from the Indiana State Department of Health. Kelli founded In Full Bloom Maternity
Service LLC and Mahogany Maternity, a 501(c)(3), has served in hospitals, home births and birth centers, for
over 16 years, and established the 32nd Milk Bank Depot in Indiana.

She serves on The Saint Joseph County Fetal Infant Mortality Review team, the Indiana State Department of
Health Maternal Mortality Review team, the board of Mental Health Awareness of Michiana, and chaired the Birth
Equity Subcommittee for DONA International and served as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. She
co-founded Birth Equity and Justice SJC, and has testified at the Indiana Statehouse in House and Senate
chambers in support of Senate Bill 416, which passed, to be signed by Governor Eric Holcomb.

Session

For The Culture: The Power of Humility

This session will provide attendees with practical, trauma informed strategies to relate and communicate with families and the birth team. We will learn inclusive, and culturally relevant and humble practices, language and approaches. As the birth landscape continues to broaden and expand, from facility, to family, we must be prepared to remain humble and skilled. It is our duty to prepare ourselves to serve every person who desires a doula, and to do so with grace, knowledge and sensitivity to their unique situation, station and belief systems.

Our service impacts each aspect of our clients’ lives and will be felt for many years beyond our contracts. We have the opportunity to provide service that is not only beneficial, but also comforting and memorable. Join this session for unique and powerful strategies to enrich your doula practice!