Welcome — I’m So Glad You’re Here

Written By Noelle Voltz

Birth is not a performance.
It’s not a checklist.
And it sure as hell isn’t something you’re meant to survive quietly.

It’s a threshold.

And you deserve to walk through it feeling powerful.

I’m Noelle Voltz-Mongold, BCD, a BEST certified doula and Certified Fertility Advocate serving families across the Shenandoah Valley. I founded Embers of Empowerment Doula Services with one mission: to help you ignite the strength that already lives inside you.

Because you already carry the fire. I’m just here to help you tend it.

How This Began

My journey into birth and reproductive support started in 2020 in Northern Virginia. That was the year I felt the undeniable pull toward this work — toward standing beside people in some of the most intense, transformative, and vulnerable moments of their lives.

Birth. Loss. Conception. Becoming.

These moments change us. And they deserve reverence, protection, and fierce support.

After moving to the Shenandoah Valley and settling into this breathtaking community, I knew it was time to build something rooted here — something bold, something honest, something that honored both the grit and the grace of this region.

That’s how Embers of Empowerment was born.

Why “Embers”?

Because empowerment isn’t something I hand to you.

It’s already there.

Even when you’re anxious.
Even when you’re overwhelmed.
Even when the system makes you feel small.

I believe every person holds embers of empowerment within them. Sometimes, those embers are glowing strong. Sometimes they’re barely flickering. My role is to protect that spark, feed it with evidence-based education and unwavering support, and help it grow into a steady, roaring fire.

Not toxic positivity.
Not blind “trust the process.”
Real preparation. Real advocacy. Real support.

What I Bring to the Fire

As a BEST certified doula and Certified Fertility Advocate, I support individuals through:

  • Fertility journeys

  • Pregnancy

  • Labor and birth

  • Immediate postpartum

  • The emotional terrain that comes with it all

I am not here to speak over you.
I am not here to replace your medical team.
I am here to make sure you feel informed, grounded, and powerful in your decisions.

Whether you’re planning a hospital birth, home birth, medicated, unmedicated, or still figuring it out — this is about your autonomy.

Your body.
Your baby.
Your experience.

My work here is about building a culture of informed choice, bold advocacy, and compassionate care. It’s about making sure you never feel alone in rooms where big decisions are being made.

You deserve support that is steady.
You deserve someone who isn’t afraid to speak up.
You deserve to feel like the main character in your own birth story.

Noelle Voltz