Writer. Editor. Doula Founder of BirthWork Press
Namaste.
Danielle Jernigan is an author, editor, and book proposal coach on a mission to ensure that every child has a safe, secure, and loving first home—and that home is the mother. She is the founder of BirthWork Press, a new press that serves birth workers, doulas, midwives and other maternal health professionals or journalists writing books or articles to elevate their brand and make marketing easier while preserving the culture.
Her writing explores Love, self-regard, and how self-love culture can sometimes keep us stuck in healing instead of restoration. Her Tiny Victory story appeared in the New York Times Parenting Newsletter (Jessica Grose), and her forthcoming essay, “A Sister’s Salve,” will appear in No Contact: Writers on Estrangement (Catapult, April 28, 2026). Her work has also appeared in MadameNoire, YourTango, and Nourishing Word.
An East Coast transplant now living in the Midwest, she can often be found at art or book events with a hot cup of authentic masala chai in tow, volunteering as a horse groomer, or with her youngest child, Zoë, jumping on a couch or trampoline wherever they can find one.