Growing up I never pictured myself working in the birth field. I studied Psychology in college with a plan to be a Marriage and Family Therapist. Now, I have goals to further my education in postpartum counseling and to become a certified birth educator.

Once I started having kids my whole identity seemed to change along with my passions. I have three children whose births have led me to become a doula. Throughout my own pregnancies and births I have had amazing support teams and realize that those people made a huge difference in how I went into my labors and beyond. After I had my second child at home in 2020, I began the process of training to become a doula through DONA International and completed that in January of 2021. I believe all mothers should have access to kind, attentive and knowledgeable support throughout their pregnancies and birth. My goal as a doula is to empower mamas to feel confident and educated so they can go into labor not fearing the process. My favorite birth quote by Anna Wilde is, “Approach birth as an opportunity to have an adventure on the way to meeting your baby, rather than an ordeal to be endured.” I truly believe that birth is intuitive and we can listen to and trust our bodies.

My favorite tool I bring to births is a heating pad. I know that heat can be so relieving for some and so I always have one with me. I also consider myself more of a minimalist doula and believe that a calming presence alone can be so helpful to laboring women.

As a postpartum doula, I try to treat my mamas the way I wanted to be treated. Comfortable, fed, and rested! It’s important to me to help not only mom and baby but with the household tasks too. As a mom of 4, I know how much weight that can hold.

During my free time I enjoy reading fiction novels, taking long walks with my kids or having goofy dance parties around the house!

As a child, I always wanted to “deliver babies” when I grew up. I babysat throughout college and was even a nanny for a while. My undergraduate studies were in Kinesiology with the intention to become a pediatric physical therapist. I didn’t get into graduate school during my first round of applications so I started working in a corporate office but I got used to the paycheck and didn’t want to go back to being a full time student again. Although, it was always in me to obtain a higher degree, so I completed my Master’s degree in Business Administration. Little did I know, I would later end up using it to start my own business.

I met my now husband and became a step mom, we got married and then I had a beautiful, unmedicated birth at a birth center. I knew immediately that I wanted to be in the birth world. My birth was everything I had imagined but the months after completely ROCKED me (hello, postpartum anxiety). I went back to work from my maternity leave for 2 days and quit my full time corporate job. I told my husband I would figure it out….

I took a doula training course and now here I am, still figuring it out! I enrolled in Elizabeth’s mentorship as a brand new doula and learned so much from her about how to grow my doula business. Although the course was only three months, she’s been my mentor and someone I’ve looked up to ever since! I have had another beautiful birth since then and have added a few trainings to my resume; Bengkung belly binding, yoni steaming, and baby wearing, just to name a few. When the opportunity to bring these expertise to the Looma team came up, it was an absolute yes!