We’re looking forward to introducing you to Morgan Affayroux . Check out our conversation below.
Morgan , we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: What is a normal day like for you right now?
A typical day for me starts bright and early. I like to sneak in a quick workout and shower before diving into what I call the “morning Olympics” — getting my kids out the door for daycare and school. Once the relay race is over, I’m back home at my laptop checking emails and catching up on our Womb Room Slack channel. From there, my day is a mix of planning new programs and events, jumping in and out of meetings, and often heading to the studio midday to check in on whatever needs attention. I also try to swing by a provider’s office to drop off promotional materials before racing to pick up the kids.
Evenings are the “nighttime Olympics” — dinner, a family walk, baths, and bedtime routines. Once the house is finally quiet, I shift into my own time: maybe drawing, reading, playing a board game with my partner, or meeting up with friends to unwind. Every day is full, but it’s a rhythm I love.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m the Growth and Development Coordinator for The Womb Room, a Baltimore-based hub for perinatal support, wellness, and community connection. I’m also a certified full spectrum doula, which means I’ve had the privilege of being by parents’ sides through some of the most transformative moments of their lives. That hands-on experience deeply shapes how I design programs, events, and resources that truly meet families where they are.
In my role, I wear many hats — from creating and launching new offerings, retreats, and community events, to leading marketing strategy, building systems, and supporting our incredible team. Over the past year, I’ve organized everything from our first Black Maternal Holiday Market to a luxury babymoon retreat, grown our team through thoughtful hiring and onboarding, and built partnerships that expand our reach in the community.
What makes The Womb Room unique is that it’s not just a wellness studio — it’s a living, breathing community where expecting and new parents can feel truly supported through every stage of their journey. We blend evidence-based education, holistic care, and inclusive programming so that every person who walks through our doors knows they belong.
Right now, I’m focused on expanding our offerings and creating experiences — like support groups, workshops, and special events — that bring people together, nurture their well-being, and strengthen connections between families, providers, and the wider community. It’s deeply rewarding work because I get to see the ripple effect of these efforts every day, both in individual lives and in the broader movement toward more compassionate, inclusive care.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
Before the world told me who I had to be, I was a curious dabbler — event planning, design engineering, even starting a mental health nonprofit — constantly chasing the next project but never quite seeing the big picture. It felt like I was living life with the wrong prescription lenses.
Then I became a mother, and suddenly everything came into focus. I saw what mattered most and what I wanted to dedicate my life to. I gave birth at the height of the pandemic, before vaccines, when we didn’t know what would happen if my baby or I got sick. Overnight, I lost my support systems. The celebrations and joyful moments people often associate with pregnancy and early postpartum vanished out of extreme precaution.
When I found myself in the hands of a doula at my home birth, I knew — I wanted to be those hands for others. I spent years studying in the tiny slivers of time I had, eventually completing my full spectrum doula certification just after my daughter was born, taking clients while I was newly postpartum myself. Looking back now, I realize how wild that was — answering births in the dead of night with two very young children at home — but it was a calling I couldn’t ignore.
After supporting over 40 births, I understood the toll of being on-call while raising little ones. I met with Karen, the owner of The Womb Room, and offered to help with the company’s growing internal needs. She was feeling burnt out from rapid growth, and I was ready to step into a different kind of service. I transitioned from doula work into a full-time role growing The Womb Room, where I now pour all of that lived experience into building programs, events, and systems that truly support parents through one of life’s most transformative journeys.
What have been the defining wounds of your life—and how have you healed them?
I’ve known pain in many forms — from a traumatic childhood and abuse to chronic illness, loss, a difficult birth and postpartum, and even witnessing trauma in birth spaces. These moments could have hardened me, but instead, they’ve fueled a lifelong commitment to healing and to walking alongside others in their own journeys.
My healing is active. I commit to art therapy, trauma and CBT work, marriage counseling, and, when needed, TMS to manage depression. I’ve built a community of people who lift me up, and I fiercely protect my peace.
I think of my life’s hardships like unwanted manure dropped at my doorstep. Every day, I work to turn it over into the soil of my life. And slowly, that manure has helped me grow something strong and beautiful — a sanctuary for myself, my family, and the community I serve.
I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?
One of the biggest lies in the birth world is the fear-mongering that surrounds it. From the moment someone shares they’re pregnant, they’re often met with a flood of unsolicited horror stories. Those narratives plant deep fears that follow people into the delivery room — and when you expect birth to be unbearably painful and terrifying, you’re far more likely to have that experience.
Another harmful myth is that birth is something to be ‘rescued’ from. Birth generally works. Yet hospitals are often seen as the unquestionable heroes, even when unnecessary interventions create the very emergencies they then resolve. It’s a cycle that keeps families scared and dependent on systems that don’t always serve them well.
And the dishonesty doesn’t end after birth. We live in a culture obsessed with ‘snapping back’ — where parents are pressured to reclaim their pre-baby bodies as quickly as possible, and where new motherhood is painted as blissful, serene, and picture-perfect. In reality, it’s messy, unpredictable, and deeply transformative. On top of that, the industry preys on new parents, convincing them they need every product on the market for their baby to thrive.
All of this is compounded by the fact that most partners get minimal paternity leave — often only a couple of weeks — when birthing people are barely able to get out of bed, let alone care for older children. It leaves families blindsided when their experience is harder than they ever imagined.
I believe in telling the whole truth: parenthood is beautiful, but it’s also raw and real. Families deserve more support, more honesty, and systems that honor every part of the journey — not just the Instagram-ready moments.
Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. Are you tap dancing to work? Have you been that level of excited at any point in your career? If so, please tell us about those days.
Hell yes. I’m tap dancing to work all the time in this chapter of my career. There’s an electricity in knowing the work I do has a direct, tangible impact on families in one of the most transformative seasons of their lives. Some days it’s launching a program I dreamt up over coffee, other days it’s standing in a packed room at one of our events and seeing strangers become a community right before my eyes.
It’s not the kind of excitement that comes from perks or a fancy title — it’s the deep, buzzing kind you feel when you know you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be, doing the work you were meant to do. Even on the hard days, I can’t imagine not pouring myself into this. It’s the first time in my career I’ve felt this clear, this aligned, and this on fire for what I get to create.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Www.wombroom.mom
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewombroom_baltimore/?hl=en
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morganaffayroux
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/@wombroombaltimore/?hr=1&wtsid=rdr_0zn2FWf6gl5JuWySn
