I began my journey towards birth work in the fall of 2014, after the birth of my youngest son. My own birth, postpartum, and breastfeeding experiences lead me to the realization that in today’s society, there is a very apparent and unfortunate lack of support. Women are not receiving continuity of care. After more than a year of self-study, I completed a formal birth doula training program through CAPPA, (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association.) At the advice of my instructor, I continued on by taking the postpartum doula training, and began supporting families immediately.

I’m constantly expanding my knowledge through literature, continuing education courses and workshops as well as learning from those who have come before me. I am a professional member of Evidence Based Birth, Birth Monopoly & VBAC FACTS. I’m knowledgeable in the use of acupressure for birth, trained and certified in advanced VBAC support, a pelvic biomechanics enthusiast, and skilled in the art of effective communication and strategy in the birth room. I’m committed, dedicated, and steadfast. I’m a believer in your rights to bodily autonomy, personal freedom, and self-agency.

After attending several hypno-births, I became a believer in peaceful birthing through the use of hypnosis for childbirth, and then trained and registered as a Hypno-Doula through Hypnobabies. I continue to recommend Hypnobirth for all of the benefits it has for relaxation and comfort. Through my role as a traditional birth doula, I mostly use trust, relaxation, focus, breathing, movement, and intuition. A bag of tricks is great, and I certainly have one, but I use my voice, energy, heart, and hands the most.

I’m a firm believer in intuitive, holistic support and know the lasting, positive impact it can have on an entire family. I’m what some would consider pretty “crunchy” but I’m also a huge nerd and love science. Not the kind of blindly trusted science that we are told to believe just because “science”…. The good stuff. I especially love when science actually agrees with my crunchy/naturalistic methods. And if you do enough digging, you might find that most of it does!

I also mentor newer doulas to continue to pass along the knowledge, skill, and experience that was passed down to me. I firmly believe that my mentors (Britt M. and Crystal S.) were an essential part of my journey early on and still — are the reason I am who I am today. They are a beloved aspect of my practice and families ADORE them.

In the fall of 2018, I began my academic studies in the art and science of midwifery. It was the next logical step for me, as I had found myself in a place where I gravitated toward the wisdom and safety of the midwives model of care, and naturally began providing a level of support that felt above and beyond the Doula’s realm, diving deeply into health promotion and complication prevention. Over the past couple of years, I completed academic studies through The National College of Midwifery, and I have apprenticed and gained experience practicing basic clinical skills with a traditional homebirth midwife, as well as through traveling to learn under 7 different certified professional midwives attending births in homes and three busy birth centers. The student journey was exciting and challenging, and I recently passed the national board exam in April 2025 and earned the CPM credential, Certified Professional Midwife.

Aside from birth & postpartum work, you’re likely to find me spending time with my husband Matt, my 23, 20, and 11-year-old kids, (yeah, I still cannot believe I have adult children!), and my dogs Reba (Heeler mix) and Nipsey (Plott Hound/Beagle), traveling, studying all things midwifery, nutrition, lab analysis, and herbalism.