In 2012 my youngest children were 3 years and 18 months old. (We have since completed our family with a third child.) I felt overwhelmed by the demands of motherhood, and knew that I needed to seek out something that would nourish me the way I nourished my family. I began teaching Birthing from Within classes, supporting families at births as a doula, and leading birth story healing sessions. While I learned and shared valuable wisdom about birth and postpartum during this time, the most valuable abilities I cultivated as a Birthing from Within mentor were outstanding coaching and communication skills.

Later I went on to become a Birth Story Medicine and Birthing from Within Trainer. From 2018-2021, I worked alongside my two amazing business partners to run Birthing from Within International. During that time I also published my book, Heart Centered Pregnancy Journal to help expecting families do the inner work of preparing for birth and parenthood. During the many changes brough about by Covid, I decided to take a step back from birth work, which is when a new opportunity arose…

In running my local business in San Antonio and the international business of Birthing from Within, I developed a lot of business skills, including working on websites. Not even one month after I stepped back from birth work, I had the opportunity to work for a small business that ran online trainings for psychotherapists. After helping a birth education business transition into the new normal of Covid, this was a great fit for my skillset. I deepened my knowledge of websites and CRM systems, while coaching my co-workers in creating more sustainable systems to run the business with as much ease and compassion as possible. In time I was promoted to COO.

After leaving that company, I spent time working for a woman-owned web development firm, expanding my skills and the numerous systems I got to maneuver through on behalf of our clients. I started building websites for independent contracts who came from different walks of life, but all shared a common desire to make the world a better place in their own special way. Now I use the very coaching skills I learned as a birth professional to help coach entrepreneurs through transitions in business, while still holding space for birth work and coaching clients.

I’m a woman of many passions, and you can dive into some of those passions below to learn more about how I can support you through whatever threshold you find yourself upon in your business or personal life.

Warmly,

Nikki Shaheed