Fearless Birth Starts Here
Sound Birthing offers education and tools that reduce fear, center self-understanding, and support grounded decision-making — helping you orient during the moments that matter most.
Fearless Birth Starts with Knowing Where You Stand
Our short, reflective quiz will help you understand where you’re starting and what may support you next. Get your personalized guide and start building your birth toolkit now.
Meet the Sound Birthing Programs
Sound Birthing offers education and tools that reduce fear, center self-understanding, and support grounded decision-making.
Mind-Body, Birth
The foundational Sound Birthing framework. Research-based education that explains what contributes to fear and pain in childbirth — and how understanding reduces fear’s control.
Understand birth. Fear less.
Birth Map
A reflective series designed to help you notice your preferences, boundaries, and sources of support as you prepare for birth.
Birth prep as unqiue as you.
Birth Compass
You can navigate even the toughest peaks.
A simple, practical tool for staying oriented during birth. When moments of intensity rise, Birth Compass supports grounding, clarity, and next-step awareness.
Birth Compass: Decision Point
Clear, consent-centered decision making when choices arise.
A focused orientation tool designed for clinicians, birthworkers, partners, and support people navigating decisions during labor with a trauma-informed approach.
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About Dr. V
Hi, I’m Sam, PhD (she/they)
I’m the founder of Sound Birthing and the creator of the Mind-Body, Birth™ approach — a research-informed framework built on a simple belief: birth doesn’t become less frightening by ignoring fear, but by understanding what fuels it and what helps you walk with it.
My work focuses on helping people approach birth with clarity rather than control, preparation rather than performance, and support that adapts to real bodies and real lives.
I’m a psychologist specializing in the biopsychosocial aspects of childbirth, with additional training as a clinical social worker, sexual health educator, Zaagi’idiwin–trained doula and Postpartum Healing Lodge–trained full-spectrum doula, Yoga instructor, and certified sound therapist. Across all of my work, I blend evidence-based education with holistic practices to support people through birth — and life — with care, connection, and respect.
I’m also the voice behind Cookies and Tea with Dr. V on YouTube and TikTok, where I talk life, sex, and birth with honesty, vulnerability and zero judgement.
I’m available for speaking engagements, workshops, and media features. Want to connect? Get in touch.
Certificate in Sexuality Education
Awarded To: Samantha Vaive
Certificate in Sex Therapy
Awarded To: Samantha Vaive
