Meet Elexus Beauchamp

We were lucky to catch up with Elexus Beauchamp recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Elexus, really appreciate you joining us to talk about a really relevant, albeit unfortunate topic – layoffs and getting fired. Can you talk to us about your experience and how you overcame being let go?

Before I started my journey as a birthworker I worked as a civil service worker as a United states postal carrier. I was the youngest carrier employee in the state of MI, at just 21 years old. To me this was a pristine honor. I was a single mother- at one point balancing community college, a part-time job at Babies R’ Us, and working full time (60+ hours a week) at the post office as a city carrier assistant walking 12+ miles a day. And No call-offs! Because back then calling in meant losing your job.
So When I got promoted to a career employee- I was extremely honored & proud of myself to have made it to Career status. Especially because I worked so hard- I sacrificed so much time with my daughter, in order to create a better life for my daughter & myself. I mean I worked so much I came home one day to her walking. I still remember the guilt/shame for not being there for those first steps. I remember leaving in the mornings before my baby woke, and coming home in the evenings & my baby had already been tucked in for the night. A very hard first 2 years- if you can imagine. But again, becoming a career employee was the goal- less hours/more pay.

So not only was I the youngest carrier employee in my district (and state),I was also 1of 3 African American carriers at my home office. So I was young,a woman, and black…and humbly, I made a lot more money than some of my non-bipoc co-workers who were also old enough to be my parents/grandparents. I believe this made me a target amongst my co-workers-who would later complain about my work ethic. I started to receive extreme workplace harassment, such as supervisors & co-workers sabotaging my routes. I was even pressured everyday to work past my work-related injury restrictions, when I refused, my supervisor started to create false reports on me.

So here I was, a 23/24 year old young woman, single mother, who was making $60k a year … .Outside looking in, I had made it. But mentally, spiritually, and physically I was drowning. My body was broken-down from a work injury. The daily pre-pressure turned into mental abuse- Office sit downs with my post master “encouraging” me that I can go faster, deliver more packages…telling me how much of a burden it was for me to only work 40 hours a week. My spirit became broken working in such a love-less, toxic, and damaging work environment. I knew I didn’t want to live the next 30-40 years like this. I knew I wasn’t going to make it 30-40 years living like this. That’s just not a way to live life. It wasn’t living, it was surviving.

One week, I was falsely accused of faking my injury. The Union went to bat for me. During this time I did a lot of crying, a lot of praying, & meditating. During a meditation session, a vision came to me, and it was me supporting a woman giving birth. I knew then that it was my calling, what I was meant to do in this life. I put my trust in myself, the most high..and I left that career job. With no precise plan in mind, I stepped out on faith. I believed so much in myself, in the vision given & entrusted to me, that there was no other option but to take that first step & separate myself from such a dark/toxic energy that was that workplace.

Since then I have created two successful small owned businesses & I bought my first home, all just 2-3 years after quitting that “good job”. Every year I have expanded my skills, knowledge, and business. Most importantly I have been able to support families & make a difference in their journey to become parents. It has been 6-7 years now since I’ve made the Bold decision to just truly believe in myself. I give gratitude to that young 20 year old version of myself daily. She turned the impossible to the- very possible.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

I’m back Lansing! “I’m here for a good time, not a long time!”, as my grandmother would say. I’ve been having this calling for the past year to come back to the city & do what I can to not only support the families here, but the doulas as well. So I look forward to the new year and all it has to offer in this new space. I am still accepting clients in the metro-Detroit & Ann Arbor area.
I love to learn & expand my knowledge! I’ve been very excited to implement my new skills in supporting lactating people & babies with tongue-tie issues. There’s often a misconception that if your baby has a tongue-tie, they can’t breastfeed. And that is just not true, it just takes the right support team & patience.

Helping curvaceous breast/chest-feeding people feel confident in feeding their babies. I have also recently received my certification in placenta services. An addition to the traditional & holistic approach to supporting the postpartum body. Placenta services include placenta encapsulation, tincture, placenta print & cord keepsake.

I have also started accepting Carrot Fertility & Medicaid! Which has been exciting & a great opportunity to get connected with those seeking a doula.

Coming Up on Nov 1st I will be presenting at D-Tech’s. Advanced Doula Workshop. I will be presenting on lactation support for doula’s, specifically focusing on the Golden Hour and warnings signs. I am very excited for this opportunity.

In 2025 I had the amazing opportunity to support my fellow doulas & the communities we serve. In Lansing, I had the honor of volunteering at North Stars Birthing Services annual Community Baby shower. In Ypsilanti, I had the joy of volunteering & supporting Wrapped In Love Doula services annual Birth & Beyond Resource Fair. Both amazing events, truly making a difference in the community. I look forward to supporting these two events in 2026.

2026 is right around the corner! My goals for the next year is to expand more into the community, create a mom-support group, breastfeeding support groups, and hopefully receive a grant to fund a year-round childbirth education course that would be free to participants. It is also my goal to create a safe space to provide support and education for Black & Brown members of the LGBTQIA+ within our community, as I noticed this past year there were not many spaces available. I want to change that. I am open to partnering with local artists, businesses, and health professionals to help create these spaces.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

1.)Trust/Belief in self
2.)The ability to be a student. I feel like we live in a time where people want instant gratification, to “trend”, to be a pro in whatever their niche is. But there is a huge quality in the ability to be a student, to not know it all- to observe, ask questions, to have your cup be filled by the “pros” -the pioneers of our time. My advice, be a student! Find a mentor that is aligned with your goals.
3.)Grace. Learning to give yourself grace through the ups/downs of growth.

My advice on how to best develop and improve on these, from the perspective of someone early in their journey….Sit with your inner child. Learn/reflect on what it was that you needed…was it to be seen/heard? Was it to be told you could do anything you dreamed of? If not, start listening to that inner-child(those inner dreams)…I believe this can help one develop love, trust & belief in oneself. Making ones purpose and path more clear. Once you begin to peel back those layers…it makes it easier to humble yourself & to give grace to not only others, but to yourself as well. Making you more susceptible to new experiences, perspectives, and opportunities. Sometimes it takes a team…a good therapist, spiritual advisor, business mentors & colleagues. It takes a village- even in business.

What would you advise – going all in on your strengths or investing on areas where you aren’t as strong to be more well-rounded?

I totally think it is worth investing effort on improving in areas you are not as strong in. Why limit yourself? I listened to a podcast by Ayanda Stood called the Soul Salon. In this podcast she spoke about not limiting your light. Overcoming fear and loving yourself & the world without conditions, in doing so you are allowing your light to shine fully in every space that you enter. Someone is out there waiting for your service, waiting for your product…waiting on that glimpse of sunshine.

This perspective helped give me the confidence/courage to invest in an area that I did the least amount of work with-but was equally as important as birth support, Lactation support. Instead of shying away from it and doing gentle client hand-offs to lactation professionals…I realized my clients needed more from me. They needed my unconditional light, but it was conditional because I had limited myself…thus was not able to show up as fully as my doula heart wanted to. So I dug deep and invested in my lactations skills. I’ve taken numerous courses, invested in new supplies/tools to better support my clients. Being able to support these first time breastfeeding/chestfeeding people & their babies has been a joy & honor. Nothing quite beats a client getting her goal birth & a latched baby!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.wisewombmancollective.com/
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