Ease your way into parenthood with compassion and support.
This sh*t is hard. And beautiful.
Let’s work through it together.
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Birth Vision Planning
Let’s map out your birth preferences together. I will help you identify and communicate your personal desires for your birth. We will talk through common interventions and discuss your preferences for each, as well as what other important elements you would like to include (photos? candles? …dance party?)
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Birth Doula Services
My doula services includes “Birth Vision Planning”, as well as in-person support at your birth. Birth support includes facilitating communication of your birth preferences with clinical providers, hands on comfort measures, and support with decision making. I also offer a Scheduled Cesarean Birth Package.
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Birth Story Processing
In our culture, birthing people are often an after thought to the baby that’s arrived. We are rarely offered space to explore the nuance of loving our babies while having complicated feelings about our birth experience. No matter what the circumstances of your birth were, or how you are feeling about it now, I will be a listening ear and offer additional resources for support.
Available in a one-on-one or group setting.
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First Birthday Ceremonies, and more...
I am inspired by supporting others through their birthing experiences - before, during, and after. If you would like to work with me in this capacity - whether as a person on a birth journey whose looking for something not listed here, or as a perinatal professional who supports others doing so and is looking for collaborators on a project, I am excited to get creative and work with you! Let’s connect!
“People don’t always need advice. Sometimes they need a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand.”
— Unknown
a few personal essays about birth…
Before I began my work as a doula, I had a narrow view of birth. Based on only my personal experience, I imagined birth as two lanes on a highway: the first one, surgical, babies pulled from me, illness, monitors, fear, health scares, sterile; and the second lane - natural, unhindered, beautiful, healthy, full, magical, empowering, free. Ever since my first baby was born, I’ve been stuck in the first lane. I tried so hard to change lanes for each of my two subsequent births, but was never able to get there. What will it take to let me in? Read more…
In preparation for my 39th birthday, my husband brought my 3 kiddos, ages 9, 7, and 4, to the store to pick out a present for me. As I opened each present on my birthday, I felt emotional - not because each gift was particularly perfect for me, but was a perfect representation of each of my babies. Read more…
A few nights ago, my six-year-old daughter and eight-year-old son cuddled close to me on the couch. Our conversation drifted from topic to topic, until randomly, my daughter began asking questions about themselves as babies. Before I knew it, we were deep in my Google photos history, replaying moments from when they were itty bitty infants. Read more…