Debra E. McLaughlin

Craniosacral/Fascia Therapist, Certified Professional Midwife – Retired, Retired Doula, Educator, and Founder of Northern Lights Wellness LLC, as well as Northern Lights Wellness Professional Education LLC.

For over 30 years Deb has been providing support for birthing parents and babies during pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. Her passion for supporting birthing people and children has inspired her to pursue a varied career developing national and international programs within the SIDS and birth communities.

Debra has spent her career working with people of all ages to help them improve their physical and emotional health and wellness. Specializing in gentle hands-on therapy to restore balance to the body, her techniques have helped thousands of families experience more comfortable pregnancies, easier births and happier babies.

Deb McLaughlin is a Certified Professional Midwife and enjoyed the great privilege of providing care for birthing families at Health Foundations Family Health and Birth Center in St. Paul, MN, as well as several gifted home birth midwives. She now supports birthing families through educating birthworkers and families in understanding how to identify and balance minor structural imbalances that can create challenges in pregnancy, birth and for babies after birth.

A dynamic presenter, Debra has developed educational programs and taught medical professionals and students, doulas, massage therapists, and parents. Well-known for her ability to share information in ways that are easy for various audiences to understand and grasp, she has developed a reputation among health providers as a gifted educator. Her passion for helping audiences understand structural issues and their impact on the birthing process has led her to develop a number of educational programs for birth professionals and families.

Deb has retired from clinical practice and will not be scheduling in-person nor virtual sessions as of March 15, 2022.

If you are interested in studying with Debra please contact her directly or check back as this website is updated with future opportunities for professionals and families.