I’m a birth and postpartum doula, prenatal yoga teacher, massage therapist, childbirth educator-in-training and certified in the foundations of Spinning Babies®. This work has taught me a few things: plans change, babies surprise us, and strength looks different for everyone. I’ve supported families in homes, hospitals, operating rooms, and birth centers but no matter where we are, I bring the vibe you need, which might mean candles and aromatherapy or a disco ball and karaoke machine.

I’m also a mom to three young kids, including twins. My own births and postpartum journeys ran the gamut. An unmedicated water birth followed by an epidural-assisted breech extraction, tandem breastfeeding, bottles, formula, tongue ties, you name it. These experiences, along with the number of families I’ve supported, remind me daily that there’s no one right way to do this.

When I’m not supporting births or snuggling new babies, I’m pretending to be a trail runner, teaching my kids about emotional regulation while losing my own, asking my husband to turn down the music because I’m overstimulated and reading two pages of a book before falling asleep.

After seven years in birthwork, I’ve tossed out the flowery metaphors and landed in a zero-bullshit philosophy. Birth and postpartum are real, raw, and transformative and the people moving through them deserve the same.