My passion in life is helping parents feel seen, understood, and cared for.
I started my career working with children. I’ve worked as a preschool teacher, a swim teacher, and I also taught as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ethiopia. I was good at working with children, and I liked it. Then I became a mom, and my world was turned upside down. My baby had digestive issues, reflux, and breastfeeding challenges, all which meant almost no sleep for months. I was a mess. I thought the mom thing would come naturally for me, but the hormonal changes, sleep-deprivation and the extreme worry of a first-time parent took me for a spin. My saving grace was two other new moms in my neighborhood. We bonded together and 'survived' the first 6 months.My experience as a new mom changed everything for me. Yes, kids are important (everyone asks about the kids), but it’s the parents who are falling through the cracks. How had I been missing it this whole time? How had I interacted with countless children, and not looked into their parents’ faces to see the signs of exhaustion, stress, and worry that parents often carry? With this new realization, I studied to become a postpartum doula. Having already earned my B.S. in Public Health, the coursework made sense to me. I’ve felt such a great sense of fulfillment working as a doula and Certified Lactation Counselor for 7 years, providing home visits to parents of newborns and supporting them in meaningful ways. I’ve found that my favorite aspect is providing emotional support- listening, reassuring, and empowering. I’ve recently started providing Birth Processing Sessions over the phone to reach and nurture even more parents.
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