Laurel Wilson, BS, IBCLC, RLC, INHC, CLE®, CLD, CCCE
Perinatal Expert, Author, TEDx and International Perinatal/Women's Health Speaker, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Menopause Advocate
Laurel Wilson, BSc, IBCLC, RLC, INHC, CCCE, CLE®, CLD, CPPFE, CPPI owns MotherJourney in Morrison, Colorado. She has her degree in Maternal and Child Health - Lactation Consulting. With over thirty years of experience working with women in the childbearing year and perinatal professionals, Laurel takes a creative approach to working with the pregnant family and perinatal professionals. She is co-author of best-selling books, The Greatest Pregnancy Ever: The Keys to the MotherBaby Bond and The Attachment Pregnancy: The Ultimate Guide to Bonding with Your Baby. She is also a contributing author to Round the Circle: Experienced Doulas Share What They Learned the Hard Way and original editor of the CAPPA Lactation Educator Manual. She currently travels the world presenting on such hot topics as Social Media and the Pregnant Family, Epigenetics and the Microbiome and First Foods, and Cannabis and Perinatal Health.
Laurel has received her training with Union Institute and University, Regis University, University of Arizona, Healthy Children, DONA, ALACE, CAPPA, Birthworks, Whole Birth Yoga and Prenatal Parenting, and Walden University. She has passed the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. She strives to provide the latest techniques, research and programs to her clients by attending yearly conferences and workshops in the birth and lactation field.
Laurel is a board certified as a lactation consultant, childbirth educator, labor doula, lactation educator™, Prenatal ParentingTM Instructor, and Pre and Postpartum fitness educator. She served as the CAPPA Executive Director of Lactation Programs for 17 years and is now on the Senior Advisory Board. She served on the board for the United States Breastfeeding Committee from 2016-2019 and currently serves on InJoy Health's Review Board and Kindred World's Board. She also is a board member at large for the Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition. Currently, Laurel is also the Academic Development Specialist for GOLD Lactation Academy.
Laurel is a women's health speaker, sharing her knowledge at professional conferences around the world on subjects ranging from hot topics in lactation to epigenetics and the prenatal environment to peri/menopause health. She has trained hundreds of professionals in the 20 Hour Lactation Educator™ Course for CAPPA and lectured thousands of health professionals in maternal child health topics. Additionally, she taught perinatal classes to families in private and hospital settings and coordinated hospital education programs. Laurel has created teaching strategies that facilitate better understanding of the change processes during the childbearing year. Laurel has been joyfully married to her husband for more than 30 years and has two amazing sons, whose difficult births led her on a path towards helping emerging families create positive experiences. She believes that the journey towards and into parenthood is a life changing rite of passage that should be deeply honored and celebrated.
Laurel has received her training with Union Institute and University, Regis University, University of Arizona, Healthy Children, DONA, ALACE, CAPPA, Birthworks, Whole Birth Yoga and Prenatal Parenting, and Walden University. She has passed the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. She strives to provide the latest techniques, research and programs to her clients by attending yearly conferences and workshops in the birth and lactation field.
Laurel is a board certified as a lactation consultant, childbirth educator, labor doula, lactation educator™, Prenatal ParentingTM Instructor, and Pre and Postpartum fitness educator. She served as the CAPPA Executive Director of Lactation Programs for 17 years and is now on the Senior Advisory Board. She served on the board for the United States Breastfeeding Committee from 2016-2019 and currently serves on InJoy Health's Review Board and Kindred World's Board. She also is a board member at large for the Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition. Currently, Laurel is also the Academic Development Specialist for GOLD Lactation Academy.
Laurel is a women's health speaker, sharing her knowledge at professional conferences around the world on subjects ranging from hot topics in lactation to epigenetics and the prenatal environment to peri/menopause health. She has trained hundreds of professionals in the 20 Hour Lactation Educator™ Course for CAPPA and lectured thousands of health professionals in maternal child health topics. Additionally, she taught perinatal classes to families in private and hospital settings and coordinated hospital education programs. Laurel has created teaching strategies that facilitate better understanding of the change processes during the childbearing year. Laurel has been joyfully married to her husband for more than 30 years and has two amazing sons, whose difficult births led her on a path towards helping emerging families create positive experiences. She believes that the journey towards and into parenthood is a life changing rite of passage that should be deeply honored and celebrated.
Speaker Pages
Recent Engagements
- For a list of upcoming speaking engagements with Laurel Wilson, click here.
- 2023
- Memphis Area Lactation Consultants 2/15/2023 Online
- The Cannabis Connection: What Web Know about Lactation and Cannabis, March 1, 2023 Online
- OWL, April 2, 2023 Online
- GOLD Lactation Academy, The Journey to IBCLC, April 13tj
- New York WIC April 14, 2022 Online
- CAWIC, April 14, 2023 Online
- NYSWIC April 18/19, 2023 Online
- Estrobolom Talk, 4/25 Online
- Granite Hill WIC, IL Virtual 4/27
- AQC Conference, May 30, 2023 Online
- Newborn Care Solutions, Phoenix, AZ June 2, 2023
- Alleghany WIC, June 7, 2023
- Indianapolis, Indiana WIC În-Nourish Breastfeeding Conference August 1, 2023
- Delaware WIC, August 3, 2023 Online
- September 21 Doula Con Denver, CO
- ALCI Conference, Porpoise, Ireland, September 29, 2023
- The IBCLC Journey with GOLD Lactation Academy, October 23, Online
- Breastfeeding Dynamics, October-December 2023, Online
- Topeka, KS Health Department, Online March 10, 2020
- BACE 2020 Nursing Mother's Council Breastfeeding Conference, Boxborough, MA March 9, 2020
- Orlando Health Lactation Workshop, FL Feb 20, 2020
- iLactation Online Conference, Oct-December 2019
- Southern Denmark Lactation Consultants Conference, Billund, Denmark, November 14, 2019
- Holistic Sleep Coaching, Online, November 19, 2019
- BioOil Ambassador World Burn Congress, Anaheim, CA October 3-5, 2019
- Alaska Breastfeeding Coalition Conference, Anchorage, AK Sept 30, 2019
- Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition Keynote, Boston, MA, September 23, 2019
- TedX Speaker Colorado Springs, September 26,27 2019
- Colorado Journal Club, September 18, 2019
- Hot Topics for Perinatal Professionals, Sept 9, 2019 Denver, CO
- Bio OIl Ambassador NPACE Conference, Sante Fe, NM September 16/17
- BioOil Ambassador AANP, Indianapolis, IN June 18-23, 2019
- WIC Conference Sponsoraed by Osage Tribal WIC , Oklahoma City, OK August 27, 2019
- WIC Conference, Colombus, OH August 25, 2019
- LCA Engage Conference, Atlanta, GA, July 24-27, 2019
- NINAWC Conference, Cherokee, North Carolina July 9-11, 2019
- ILCA Engage Conference, Atlanta, GA, July 24-27, 2019
- BioOil Ambassador AANP, Indianapolis, IN June 18-23, 2019
- USBC Coalition Convening, Board Representation, June 11-15, 2019 Washington DC
- BioOIl Ambassador AWHONN, June 8-11,2019 Atlanta, GA
- BioOil Ambassador ACNM, Washington, DC May 18-21
- USLCA New Horizons in Breastfeeding, Scottsdale, AZ, May 16-18, 2019
- BioOil Ambassador ACOG, Nashville, TN, May 2-5
- Baby-Friendly AR 2nd Annual Collaborative Summit Keynote, Little Rock, AR May 2, 2019
- Lactation Consultants of Great Britain Celebrating 25 Years, Northampton, UK, April 26, 2019
- Baby Best Conference Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, MD April, 29, 2019
- BioOIl Ambassador at Lamaze, April 11-13, 2019
- Keynote at Breastfeeding Coalition of San Joaquin County Annual Conference, Stockton, CA, March 29, 2019
- BioOil Ambassador at National Perinatal Association, Providence, RI, April 4-5, 2018
- New Mexico Breastfeeding Task Force Advanced Concepts in Breastfeeding, Albuquerque, NM, March 7-8, 2019
- Gold Lactation International IBCLC Day Webinar, Online, March 6, 2019
- March of Dimes 44th Annual Perinatal Health Conference, March 4, 2019
- New Zealand Lactation Consultants Association, February 22, 23 2018, Auckland, NZ
- WISE NYS Breastfeeding Webinar, Online, December 11, 2018
- Houston Public Health Conference, Houston, TX December 21, 2018
- Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition Conference, Wichita, KS, November 1-2, 2018
- Australia Speaking Tour - Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, November 12-16, 2018
- Denmark Lactation Consultant Association, Copenhagen September 17, 2018
- CAPPA Conference, September 28-30, Tucson, AZ
- ROSE Breastfeeding Summit, Atlanta, GA, August 16, 2018
- Arizona WIC Breastfeeding Conference, Phoenix, AZ July 17, 2018
- ILCA, July 2018 Portland, OR
- June 19th Tacoma Perinatal Collaborative, June 19th, 2018
- Sun County NM Breastfeeding Talks, June 22, 2018
- Michigan WIC Conference, Traverse City, MI, May 15, 2018
- ELACTA, Rotterdam, Nederlands, May 17-19, 2018
- HMBANA Conference, April 16-17, 2018 Denver, CO
- Placer County Breastfeeding Conference, April 19, 2018
- National WIC Conference, Chicago, IL April 23, 2018
- Florida Lactation Consultants Association (Potential), April 20-21, 2018, Orlando, FL
- Dover Delaware WIC Conference, April 30, 2018
- National WIC Conference, April 23, 2018
- Florida Lactation Consultants Conference, April 21, 2018
- Placer County Breastfeeding Conference, April 19, 2018
- HMBANA Conference, April 16-17, 2018
- Humboldt County Breastfeeding Conference, April 11, 2018
- GOLD Lactation Conference - Keynote Presentation, April 3, 2018
- WALC Breastfeeding Conference, Oshkosh, WI, March 8-9, 2018
- Tulare County Breastfeeding Conference, Visalia, CA, March 15, 2018
- Breastfeeding and Feminism, March 21-23, 2018, Chapel Hill, NC
- WIC Association of NYS Conference, White Plains, NY, March 26-28
- Turning the Tide 2018: for Birth and Breastfeeding, Warnambool, Australia, Feb 16, 17 2018
- Focus on Lactation:Update for Today's Breastfeeding Professionals, Perth, Adelaide and Tasmania, Australia, Feb 19-23, 2018
- Gold Alumni Presentations, January 2018
- Lakeport TriCounty Breastfeeding Conference, September 2017
- Gauteng Breastfeeding Conference in South Africa August 2017
- Cayuga County Health Department Conference, August 17th, 2017
- ACNM, Private Session for BioOil, June 24th, 2017
- Grand Conference AQC, Quebec, Canada May 28-30, 2017
- NYS WIC Conference, New York May 22-24
- USLCA - May 4-6, 2017
- Best Connection Conference, Portland, ME May 11,12 2017
- La Leche League International Online Conference, April 4-6
- California WIC Conference, April 9, 2017
- Montana Breastfeeding Learning Collaborative, April 10-12
- Gold Lactation Conference April 2017
- Pamona Valley Perinatal Symposium, April 26, 2017
- New Mexico Breastfeeding Task Force Conference, Albuquerque, NM, March 8-10, 2017
- REACHE Conference, Puget Sound, WA March 17, 2017
- National Indian and Native American WIC Coalition Conference, March 2017
- LATCH Conference, Virginia, February 2017
- Orange County Breastfeeding Coalition - Concerns for Breastfeeding
- Gold Perinatal Conference, Fall 2016
- 13th Annual Nurse Midwifery Conference, Denver, CO October, 2016
- CAPPA, Destin, FL October, 2016
- Kentucky Lactation Consultants Conference, October 2016
- B.E.S.T. Connection, Portland, ME September, 2016
- Greater Kansas City Lactation Consultants Association Conference, KS, September 2016
- BEST Connection, Portland ME September 2016
- WIC Nutrition Education & Breastfeeding Promotion Conference, Denver, CO 2016
- ILCA, Chicago, IL July, 2016
- Great Britain Lactation Consultants Conference, Basingstoke, England April 2016
- West Michigan Association of Lactation Consultants, Grand Rapid, MI April 2016
- Inland Northwest Birth Professionals Conference, Spokane, Washington, April 2016
- JIA La Leche League Summit Paris, France April 2016
- Colorado Journal Club, Denver, CO March 9, 2016
- Gold Midwifery Conference, Online, March 2016
- La Leche League AZ, January 23, 2015
- Gold Perinatal Conference - Online September 2015
- Atlantic Health NJ Lactation Consultants, October 2015
- Cobb and Douglas County Annual Conference, Marietta GA August 2015
- Atlantic Health Lactation Conference, NJ October 2015
- CAPPA Conference - Tucson, AZ, July 2015
- ILCA Conference - Washington, DC July 2015
- Surrey University - Surrey, England June 2015
- GOLD Lactation Conference - Online Spring 2015
- CA WIC Breastfeeding Conference - Burlingame, CA, March 2015
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, London Nov 2014 Unicef Baby Friendly
- Asheville, NC Sept. 10-13, 2014 ICEA Conference - Beyond the Birth Plan
- Washington, DC July 28-31 Birth to Three Conference - Epigenetics and Breastfeeding
- Charlotte, NC July 11-13 CAPPA Conference - So You Want to be An Author
- Chapel Hill, NC June 20-24 PSI Conference
- Rancho Mirage, CA May 24 Birthing, Bonding and Breastfeeding Conference
- Online Gold Conference April 21
Online Gold Conference April 22 - Netcong, NJ Jan 25 The Science of the MotherBaby Bond
- Atlanta, GA Jan 30-Feb 1 20 Hour Lactation Educator Course
- Littleton, CO Feb 7 The Attachment Pregnancy Book Release
- Littleton, CO Feb 15th Promoting Attachment During Pregnancy at Sweet Beginnings
- Cedar Rapids, IA March 2014 Keynote Speaker Unity Point Maternal Child Nurse Conference
- Cedar Raids, IA March, 2014 Lactation Professional Practice Update
- Cedar Rapids, IA March 2014 20 Hour Lactation Educator Course
- CAPPA October 2013 - Rethinking the Birth Plan: Paradigm Shifting for Birth Professionals
- ILCA/Australia July 2013 - Epigenetics and Breastfeeding
- ACNM - May 2013 Epigenetics and Nutrition
- Science of Mother Baby Bond, Lullaby Lounge, CA Jan 18, 2013
- Colorado Doulas Association Annual Conference - The Science of the Mother Baby Bond, November, 2012
- Rose Medical Center Women’s and Children’s Conference- Using Biology as a Basis for Best Breastfeeding Practice In Early Postpartum: Skin to Skin and Laid Back Breastfeeding, Oct 2012
- ILCA Side Presentation - How InJoy Can Help Your Facility Meet the BFHI July 2012
- CAPPA - Bridging the Nutrition Gap - The Role of Epigenetics and Prenatal Nutrition July 2012
- AWHONN - The Role of Epigenetics and Stress in Pregnancy, June 2012
Endorsements:
Comments from Attendees:
What an awesome treat - you are a fabulous teacher. I have learned so much from you. Thank you so much.
~Brenda S.
Thank you so much for sharing your gifts. You are an excellent teacher. I feel like we were blessed to get to learn from you and we will be able to continue to pas the blessings on through our community.
~Crystal R.
One word, AMAZING! Thank you for your time and expertise.
~Robin B.
This was an “eye-opening” class! Such great information learned.
~Attendee Naperville, IL
I really enjoyed the training. Laurel was very knowledgable, her presentation was varied and dynamic, and the location was comfortable
~Attendee Naperville, IL
Class was excellent, evenly paced, lots of great up-to-date info!
~WIC Staff Attendee
Wonderful, well-informed, enthusiastic instructor. Imparted information in a fair, well-balanced manner. Loved the training!
~Attendee Valencia, CA
Laurel was an extremely inspiring teacher. I learned so much. She is so knowledgeable. Thank you!
~Attendee Valencia, CA
I have been to a lot of workshops in different areas of study and Laurel by far has been the best teacher.
~Attendee Valencia, CA
Very professional training with experienced Laurel leading the way & opening her door to create effective educators in the field.
~Attendee, Seattle
Laurel kept the class moving, she was always in control. Many different activities which held our interest and taught us!
~Attendee, Denver
I usually feel somewhat lost in workshops and classes I take. But I come away from your classes feeling as if I have retained the information presented with a strong desire to continue learning. Thank you!
~Attendee, Denver
I so enjoyed this two day conference. I never lost interest and felt all of the information was beneficial.
~Attendee, Denver
Laurel has great teaching techniques. She keeps the class moving, and the entire class engaged. She is very organized. Very relaxing, comforting and informative.
~Attendee, Denver
What an awesome treat - you are a fabulous teacher. I have learned so much from you. Thank you so much.
~Brenda S.
Thank you so much for sharing your gifts. You are an excellent teacher. I feel like we were blessed to get to learn from you and we will be able to continue to pas the blessings on through our community.
~Crystal R.
One word, AMAZING! Thank you for your time and expertise.
~Robin B.
This was an “eye-opening” class! Such great information learned.
~Attendee Naperville, IL
I really enjoyed the training. Laurel was very knowledgable, her presentation was varied and dynamic, and the location was comfortable
~Attendee Naperville, IL
Class was excellent, evenly paced, lots of great up-to-date info!
~WIC Staff Attendee
Wonderful, well-informed, enthusiastic instructor. Imparted information in a fair, well-balanced manner. Loved the training!
~Attendee Valencia, CA
Laurel was an extremely inspiring teacher. I learned so much. She is so knowledgeable. Thank you!
~Attendee Valencia, CA
I have been to a lot of workshops in different areas of study and Laurel by far has been the best teacher.
~Attendee Valencia, CA
Very professional training with experienced Laurel leading the way & opening her door to create effective educators in the field.
~Attendee, Seattle
Laurel kept the class moving, she was always in control. Many different activities which held our interest and taught us!
~Attendee, Denver
I usually feel somewhat lost in workshops and classes I take. But I come away from your classes feeling as if I have retained the information presented with a strong desire to continue learning. Thank you!
~Attendee, Denver
I so enjoyed this two day conference. I never lost interest and felt all of the information was beneficial.
~Attendee, Denver
Laurel has great teaching techniques. She keeps the class moving, and the entire class engaged. She is very organized. Very relaxing, comforting and informative.
~Attendee, Denver