Testimonial for Lauren Fortuna-Floch BScN, CNP from Jessica Spisak

Testimonial for Lauren Fortuna-Floch BScN, CNP

I started looking into doulas local to Sooke: Lauren was the first name I found and reached out to. She offered a video intro call and it was an instant connection. After our first conversation, she felt like an old friend to me.

Lauren was an active support to me throughout my pregnancy as a wealth of knowledge and endless compassion. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was on a quest to trust my body again- Lauren held a lantern for me to find the way. She illuminated the vision I saw for myself and my family with my birth; uncovering my fears and finding my values around what that would look like for me/ us. She helped me shift past some mental blocks around transfer to hospital from a home birth with a somatic session in my last trimester. She encouraged me to trust that my baby knew when to be born, especially passing my due date again and reminded me that my body was doing everything needed. I felt held and heard with every check in along the way… I truly feel I got the birth I always wanted and with the possibility of renting a birthing pool from Lauren when other providers were all booked up. On the day of my birth, she kept me on track with the logistics and upon her arrival was exactly the calming presence I needed by my side to foster safety. She offered different tools and comfort measures that were on rotation, quietly and unwaveringly supporting me to meet the waves of my labour. Additionally she knew exactly how to give space for my partner to empower us together. To top it all off, her postpartum visit and exchanges always felt like a warm hug. Lauren gifted me with photos and videos from my birth that I will get to revisit in the happiest of tears!

I can’t imagine the whole journey without her and would tell any mother- new or experienced- they would be lucky to snag Lauren as their doula. She’s the real deal!

-Jessica Spisak

October 29, 2025