The name

Gaux

/ɡoʊ/pronounced “go”

Spelled differently on purpose: there are as many ways to parent as there are ways to move through the world. Your identity matters — before baby, after baby, always.

More tools, more voices, more information than any generation of parents has ever had.

And somehow, more alone.

Anna spent two decades supporting families in their perinatal journey. Dr. Mona spent a career making expertise trustworthy and safe. Different paths, one conclusion — so we built something different.

The founders

Two women, one platform.

Dr. Mona Hovaizi
Co-founder

Dr. Mona

Dentist · Educator · Global Parent

A dentist, educator, and mom of two. Dr. Mona is a partner at HealthCareer Certs, a nationally recognized healthcare education company serving thousands of students a year. A world traveler across seven continents and 52+ countries — her first child visited 24 by age two — she’s lived her belief that parents don’t have to give up who they are to raise their kids.

Read Dr. Mona’s profile
Anna Rodney
Co-founder

Anna Rodney

Doula · Educator · Advocate

A birth and postpartum doula, certified childbirth educator, and mom of three girls. Anna founded Chicago Family Doulas — the largest doula agency in the world — and created Birth & Baby University. Since 2013 she’s trained and mentored thousands of doulas and has supported tens of thousands of families. A lifelong traveler, she’s explored 43 states with her daughters in tow.

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How we got here

The road to
day one.

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Anna’s two decades guiding and supporting

A birth and postpartum doula and childbirth educator, Anna founded Chicago Family Doulas — the largest doula agency in the world — and Birth & Baby University, training thousands of doulas and supporting tens of thousands of families.

An open textbook and reading glasses on a sunlit desk
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Dr. Mona makes the complex clear

A dentist and healthcare educator, Dr. Mona has spent her career turning dense, complicated material into clear, trustworthy learning — as a partner at HealthCareer Certs and well beyond it. A world traveler across seven continents and 52+ countries, she’s lived the belief that expertise and a full life were never a trade-off.

A packed suitcase with a baby carrier by a bright doorway
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The same conviction

Both parents and lifelong travelers, they kept arriving at the same belief: families deserve evidence over fear — and no one should have to lose themselves to raise a child.

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Together, they built Gaux

As equal co-founders, Anna and Dr. Mona created Gaux: live and on-demand classes, expert network, and a place that still treats you as a whole person.

What we believe

We don’t do one-size-fits-all, and we don’t do fear.

i.

Your parenting choices are valid.

ii.

Becoming a parent doesn’t mean losing who you are.

When you’re ready, we’re here.

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