Long before I gained the title of professional labor and postpartum doula, I attuned to my innate wisdom surrounding birth. As a young girl, I was passionate about small animals and witnessed several of them go through pregnancy and birth right in my own home. For as long as I can recall, I have wanted nothing more than to be a mother myself. Once nature started presenting me with the opportunity to do so, I wasted no time! For all the right, albeit ill-informed reasons, I became one on Mother’s Day 2011, in a sterile operating room—as far away from nature as possible! It wasn’t until the announcement of my third pregnancy that I came face to face with a doula. Ashley was there to support me without hesitation or judgment in a hotel room down the street from the hospital. I could NOT have done it without her loving hands and reassuring presence. She was my partner that night, and life has kept us together in some deeply interconnected ways ever since. She has been my inspiration to follow this work and ultimately my adaptation to this life. I received the call to join her as a doula back then, but it wasn’t until October 2022 that I picked up on all the messages from the universe saying, THIS is it, this is YOUR calling. Before the ink could dry on the title of this new chapter, I had my book slammed shut by the exit of my husband. The same day I said YES to deep diving into doula-hood, he said NO more and jumped ship! I felt blindsided by this change yet chose to look at divorce as a side quest that would not take me off course from chasing after my soul’s desire to do doula work. It has been a process of changing pain into purpose that I will never be able to properly articulate but will continue to show through all that I do. I do it with love. I lead each day from my heart. I am a steward of creation. There is no deeper spiritual experience than the delicate transformative practice of birth and early postpartum. Women are profoundly powerful and rawly exposed before, during, and after birth. We are capable of a very strong love and need to be protected through this experience. She will never forget how she was treated during this time. It is a great honor to be gifted the ability to drop my ego at the door and meet people where they are. To be the gatekeeper in providing a calm presence that influences others to write their stories their way. I am passionate about what I do and the important role doulas hold in bridging the gap towards a more personalized healthcare system of our future.

When not out supporting families, I enjoy spending time with my four children, practicing yoga, and feeling the Earth beneath my feet.