Meet Maggie Wells | Birth Doula & Placenta Encapsulation Specialist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Maggie Wells and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Maggie, how do you think about risk?
You can’t grow if you don’t take risks. Change will come slowly over time if you don’t take the leap when given the chance. I was working as a full-time nanny (48hrs+ a week) and trying to juggle my Doula business. It wasn’t fair to me and it wasn’t fair to my clients. I went back and forth for years. I was too afraid to not have the safety net of nannying. When I really thought about “What’s the worst that could happen?”, it wasn’t that bad, I could always find another second job. I took the leap in November 2020 and fully committed to my dreams of solely focusing on my business. I now have more free time and more Doula clients. I’ve created relationships with midwives and birth centers across the metroplex. My only regret is that I didn’t take the risk to commit to myself sooner.

What should our readers know about your business?
I built Bluebonnet Birth Services LLC. in 2016, a time in my life when I was growing and transforming. I was in nursing school and felt completely lost. I asked myself, “If the sky was the limit and money wasn’t an issue, what would my dream job be?”. A Midwife. I did some googling and found the term “Doula” and I was hooked. This was ME! I dropped out of nursing school and I have been a Doula ever since and now, I love what I do so much that I don’t even want to be a Midwife. I try to incorporate as much of myself into my business as possible. I love tattoos, I have 12 and counting. When you look at my logo and website, you immediately get that vibe. I want people to hire me not just because of all of the services I have to offer, but because they gravitate to my personality and see me as a friend who they want by their side on their birthing day. I am so grateful for the amount of clients I have thanks to relationships I’ve built with birth centers who rave about their experiences with me to their clients, it is both humbling and exciting. One of the most challenging things about being a Doula is all of the things that don’t have to do with being a Doula at all. Things like marketing, brand designing, website creation, networking, itemizing taxes, and social media were a struggle for me at first. When it comes to the business-y side of things, I’ve found that asking other people how they did it helps. Learn from each other.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
What a great question! Denton has so many great spots. I would definitely take them to the square. We would start with perusing the antique shops and the Opera House Bookstore then have dinner at Barley and Board (the Al Pastor is a must!) Afterwards, have a couple of decadent cocktails at my favorite place in the world, Pascals, a speak-easy that feels like you’re stepping back in time. Finally, to top off the night, ice cream at Beth Marie’s which hasn’t changed much since it opened.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I am so grateful to Sarah DiMarco for allowing me to shadow her when I first became a Doula in 2016. She also taught me how to do placenta encapsulation. I would also like to thank my husband Austin for supporting me through all of the crazy ups, downs, and hours I work.

Website: https://www.bluebonnetbirthservices.com/

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Image Credits
Haley Lynne Photography