Amanda Hardy PhD

Amanda has been working with mamas and families as they transition to parenthood for over a decade through research and advocacy, as a doula, a childbirth educator, and maternal mental health professional. Her work focuses on childbirth, child development, parenting, and the intersectionality of these three. Currently, she is an assistant teaching professor at Iowa State University and a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with a private practice specializing in perinatal mental health (PMH-C). When not camping or traveling she resides in Iowa with her two sons and a reluctant housecat.