Tara Garner
Wife
Mother
Educator
Advocate
Writer
Doula
Humanitarian
Photographer
Tara is Involved
Wife and Mother
Tara is a devoted wife and mother. Her husband Gregg Garner calls Tara his greatest inspiration. You see Tara’s quality of character most clearly in the response of others to her. An easy smile, a contagious laugh, a willingness to embrace anyone within arm’s reach, and a hospitable spirit that characterizes her to others.
Advocate
Tara’s heart is for the vulnerable. Her notable compassion combined with biblical education, knowledge of patient rights, and persistence in prayer have made Tara a powerful advocate for women during one of the most vulnerable times in their lives. Tara’s love for people has never been restricted by borders. Her desire to speak on behalf of mothers applies to mothers here in Nashville, TN, the United States, and all over the world.
Writer
Tara writes stories that inspire and teach others. Many of her stories capture the challenges of starting NOVA Birth Services. Her sensitivity to God causes her to slow down and help others benefit from all that God continues to teach her through a lifetime of service. Her work has been featured in The Global Voice newsletter and published in the internationally acclaimed Midwifery Today magazine.
Doula
When Tara received inadequate care during her first birth, she knew things had to change, and so Tara dedicated herself to personally offering the attentive, humanizing care that women deserve during the vulnerable moments of childbirth. She has offered this care at over a hundred births. In keeping with her mission to help women all around the world experience excellent care, she co-founded NOVA Birth Service, to train other women to become doulas, midwives, and childbirth educators. Nova Birth Services has since become Nashville’s premier birth service.
Tara Garner Photos
Referring to herself as a "doula-grapher," Tara Garner has helped capture and celebrate the beauty and strength of more than 50 women during childbirth. She loves creating an album of photos that tell the individual story for every client she serves. Her birth photo, titled "Between Two Worlds," was featured in National Geographic.
