Samantha Vaive, PhD, founder of Sound Birthing LLC and creator of the Mind-Body, Birth approach, is an expert in childbirth psychology. She is passionate about making anxiety-free childbirth accessible to everyone and helping those who wish to, succeed in human milk feeding. She also holds a Master's in Social Work from the University of Denver with a graduate certificate in animal-assisted social work. As well as a postgraduate certificate in sex therapy and sexual health education from the University of Michigan.
In addition to traditional academic qualifications, she has completed more than 500 hours of Yoga teacher training. She is a Wind Willow Sound Health certified sound therapist, with additional sound therapy training completed through Sage Sound Academy and Dr. John Beaulieu.
She is deeply committed to social justice and has worked as both a political activist and elected official fighting systemic barriers.