About

            Jennifer Anderson is the owner and founder of Lone Star Birth. She has lived in Cypress, Texas with her husband and children since 2017. Born in Arkansas and raised most of her life in Washington State, Jennifer’s love of sunshine brought her back to the south. She has been happily married to her husband KJ for the last 15 years and they have been blessed to expand their family with four amazing children, two who were born at a birth center and two at home.

               Jennifer battled infertility and multiple miscarriages which led her to seek out the care of some of the best holistic birth workers around when she became pregnant with her first daughter. It was this group of amazing women who gave her compassionate midwifery and doula support and led Jennifer to have such peaceful, empowering birth experiences.

After Jennifer became a mother, she decided to pursue her new passion and share her love of childbirth and babies with other women by becoming a birth doula. Trained by Childbirth International and Somatic Arts & Sciences Institute’s Madriella program, Jennifer became certified as a birth and postpartum doula. She has served hundreds of families in her community in her role as a doula since then and is currently pursuing her goal of becoming a midwife through ATMMTP. Jennifer eventually hopes to open an independent Christian based birth center that provides prenatal education, doula care, breastfeeding assistance, and midwifery services.

               Jennifer enjoys spending her free time reading, gardening, fishing, and traveling with her friends and family. She is active within her church and community and has spent the last decade opening her home up to exchange students, refugees, and foster children from all over the world. She runs various volunteer and charity projects, as well as volunteering at Houston area pregnancy support centers. Jennifer has a passion for supporting women and families and is excited to continue her journey of becoming a midwife so she can expand her impact.

Association of Texas Midwives- Midwifery Training Program

Somatic Arts & Sciences Institute Madriella Certified Birth & Postpartum Doula

American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certified

B.E.S.T Birth Emergency Skills Training Certified

BLS/CPR/First Aid for Healthcare Providers Certified

SIDS/SBS Infant Safety Trained

Trauma Informed

Birth Doula

Postpartum Doula

Patient Advocacy

Birth & Postpartum Planning

Lactation & Breastfeeding Education

Childbirth Education

Infant Sleep Coaching

Premature Infant and Multiples Care

“We had a wonderful experience with Jennifer! The classes she did with us leading up to the birth of our son were extremely helpeful and informative. I felt confident and prepared going into labor, and my husband felt like he had tools in order to help support me. During labor, Jennifer had a very calming presence. She allowed my husband to act as my primary support person, but she gave us lots of different things to try to help labor progress and to help with pain management. She encouraged me and helped me advocate for the birth experience that I wanted even when things weren’t going exactly according to plan. I appreciated her following up with me after the birth to process my experience and to make sure we were all doing okay. Overall, I would highly recommend Jennifer and look forward to hopefully working with her again in the future!” Shannon J

You can read more testimonials here.

Priscilla Brickey, is a Native Houstonian, born in 1976 at Park Plaza Hospital. She has been happily married for 22 years, and has 6 beautiful children ages ranging from 20-4 years old. She is also a two time surrogate helping create a family for a couple who could not carry their own children. 

Priscilla, has gone through IVF as a surrogate, and has worked with many Reproductive Endocrinologist in the Houston area helping their patients who are going through IVF and IUI treatments. There is a special place in her heart for women who struggle with fertility, and is why she decided to become a surrogate. 

Priscilla’s labor and birth experiences include vaginal, cesarean, TOLAC, VBAC, medicated and non-medicated natural births, water births, episiotomies, epidural’s, blood patches, breastfeeding, pumping and more.

She started her career as a Massage Therapist in 1999. Since then expanded her specialties in all things Prenatal & Postpartum care. She worked at the Woman’s Hospital of Texas from 2002-2008, and was the founder of their Massage Therapy Department. From 1999-2019 she traveled all over Houston, and surrounding areas to provide prenatal and postpartum care in homes, and in hospitals. 

In 2014 & 2016 she opened two Massage Heights locations. Vanderbilt LLC, a Franchise of Massage Heights, and The Marqe, in the Houston area. 

Her deepest passion lies in working with women throughout their pregnancy and postpartum transition. 

She is a Certified Professional Midwife continuing to do what she loves, caring and advocating for Women.

Priscilla, is excited to announce her newest endeavor to open a birth center in Nacogdoches, Texas the summer of 2023!

Certified Professional Midwife, CPM (NARM)

Certified Breastfeeding Specialist, CBS

Certified DONA Birth Doula, CD(DONA)

DONA Postpartum Doula

Childbirth Educator

Placenta Encapsulation Specialist

CPR American Heart Association

NRP American Academy of Pediatrics

Infant Massage Instructor, CIMI

Spinning Babies

Midwifery

Doula Care

Knowledge of Fertility Treatments

IVF & IUI

Fertility Massage

Prenatal Massage

Breastfeeding & Pumping

Labor prep Massage

Labor Induction-Reflexology

Spinning Babies

Postpartum Massage

Infant Massage

Medical Massage

Lymphatic Massage

Myofascial Release

Scar Tissue & Adhesion Mobilization

Cupping Acupressure

Kinesio Taping

Priscilla owns Motherly Transitions, a partner of Lone Star Birth. Read her testimonials here.

Dia Boldak, better known on Social Media as “Dia The Doula,” is a DONA certified birth doula,
also featured on the Lactation Network. She’s lived all over from Chicago to Toronto, but finally
settled in Cypress, TX two years ago. She is married to her husband Rakeem and is blessed
with 4 amazing children, ages 2-12, whom she homeschools.

Her journey began long before she even knew what a doula was. With little to no knowledge,
her first birth resulted in many interventions. During her second birth, although she was far more
prepared, she was met with similar and unnecessary interventions. Despite it all, through the
power of education, intense prayer, practice, faith and meditation, she delivered a healthy baby
girl in the form of a rare “pain free” birth!

Dia’s own birth story was just the beginning of her growing interest in birth, although the pivotal
point for her was the experience of her dear friend who suffered through multiple miscarriages.
Dia was pregnant alongside her, but her friend’s birth ended 2 months earlier with a stillbirth.
Unintentionally, through Dia sharing about her own personal health transformation, her friend
started her own healthy journey. Dia witnessed her commit to transforming her diet, and go on to
have 3 healthy baby girls!

That triumph sparked something in Dia and women began asking her to support them in their
birth journeys. Years later, she went on to get certified as a birth doula. After careful
consideration, Dia linked up with a team of Regenerative Specialists that has helped thousands
of women transform their birth stories with the power of health.

Recently, Dia began integrating premium superfoods and healthy lifestyle practices into her
doula services, tailored to the specific needs or symptoms of her clients. Dia is currently
continuing her studies with a certification in Nutrition and Diet. Her future desire is to obtain her
midwifery license and open a postnatal retreat where women and their families can come for
around the clock care after the deliveries of their babies.

DONA International Certified Birth Doula
Certified Lactation Basics
Obtaining Certification in Nutrition and Diet
CPR certification

Birth Doula support
Postpartum support
“Pain free” Birth
Prenatal massage
Postnatal massage
Superfoods and meal planning
Breastfeeding/ Pumping
Spinning babies
Infant Nanny
Bereavement & loss support
Organization skills
Cell signaling support
Organic Baby food prep
Infant sleep support
Breech support
Breathing Techniques
Childbirth Education
Parent coaching

Read more about Dia and what her clients have to say about her here.

Yuliia is the newest member of Lone Star birth and joins our team as a Postpartum Doula. Yuliia has been newly certified, and she brings her many years of experience as a mother with her. Originally from Ukraine, Yuliia moved to the US with her husband and two boys in 2022. Yuliia has many hands on skills, but it is her warm personality that sets her apart. Gifted in newborn care, she puts parents at ease, and brings a beautiful balance to the homes of the families she works with. Yuliia speaks English, Ukrainian, and Russian.

Madriella Certified Birth Doula

Madriella Certified Postpartum Doula

Infant, Child, & Adult CPR Certified
Bachelors Degree: Chernivsti, Ukraine

Postpartum Recovery

Newborn Care

Breastfeeding Support