Hello, I am Kelsey Machado. I am the owner of Humboldt County Doula LLC, my joy and offering to the world. I am blessed to be the mother of two beautiful boys raising my sons alongside the Eel River just north of Avenue of the Giants. I am an avid reader and vegetable gardener who has previously traveled 14 countries and 42 states. I enjoy old school country and camping when I’m off call from births. My husband works in economic development and micro lending across the North Coast. Michael and I are both proud alumni of Humboldt State University where we fell in love in the Arcata/Sunnybrae area.

My background includes an array of women’s reproductive healthcare experience from working as a Sexual Health Educator, to implementing the Plan B Vending Machines at Cal Poly Humboldt, working for the lobbyist of Planned Parenthood Political Action Committee to leading post-secondary education Community Health Outreach and Behavioral Health Outreach curriculum.

It is an honor and a privilege to integrate women’s health care with advocacy, compassion and birth work as a doula in a one-on-one setting. It is truly a calling.