About me

I have been in love with birth since I was six years old. My mom went into labor sometime in the night, and I woke up that January morning to the sound of her roaring my sister out. She had planned everything: it was cold, so she wore thigh-high socks to keep her legs warm without needing pants, our woodstove was burning, and she leaned against the mantle as my dad pressed on her back. In the early afternoon, it was time. My mom was lying on our living room couch, the midwife was gently singing, and I watched, completely enamored, as more and more of my sister’s head emerged and then her whole body came flying out. My mom pulled her to her belly, and she crawled up to latch almost right away.

I was obsessed with my baby sister. Over the next few years, a slew of baby cousins followed, and I quickly earned the title of “baby whisperer” in my family. I told everyone I wanted to be a midwife. At age 10, when my other sister was born, I got to cut the cord and was the first to hold her after my mom. That birth rekindled the love I already had for the process. Around that time, I found a copy of Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth on my mom’s bookshelf and read it cover to cover. I was captivated by the images of women birthing their babies, so raw and powerful. By the time I was 16, I was writing a research paper for my high school English class on cesarean rates in the U.S. Birth has always been an important part of my life.

I formally entered birth work in January 2024, when I took my first doula training with Connie Sultana. It was incredibly exciting to be in a room of people who also felt passionate about birth. That training was just the beginning—I immediately jumped into the deep end, building my doula practice and diving into birth books, articles, videos, and hundreds of stories. I couldn’t get enough.

Since then, I’ve continued learning. I completed additional training with Cornerstone Doula Training and became a certified birth and postpartum doula. I’ve also taken courses in neonatal resuscitation, basic life support, fetal positioning, VBAC, and more. I’m always looking to deepen my knowledge.

In addition to doula-ing, I’m currently pursuing a degree in nursing. My ultimate goal is to become a Certified Nurse Midwife. Being a doula is deeply fulfilling, but I see it as a stepping stone. I want to reach more people. As a doula, I can only support a few births each month. As a nurse-midwife, I can support more families while incorporating a deeper understanding of the human body—something I’ve fallen in love with while studying biology, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and microbiology.

Doula work has taught me so much about patient care, informed consent, and shared decision-making, skills that will undoubtedly serve me well as a nurse and midwife. I love building relationships with clients, witnessing their strength, and holding space for them as they meet their baby. Whether I’m in the background as everything flows smoothly, or right at their side during the hardest moments.There is no better feeling than witnessing birth. 

I also love the opportunity to apply the science I’m learning in real time. When I talk with clients prenatally, I get to explain the mechanisms of labor, explore potential interventions, and help them prepare for healing and recovery. It makes the academic work feel real and purposeful.

I am still discovering and refining my values around birth. What do I believe now? I believe that birth is a normal life event, but no birth is without risk. I believe there’s no one right way to give birth. There’s only the right way for you: a way where you and your baby are healthy, where you feel satisfied with your experience, where your decisions were respected, and you were supported by people who truly had your best interests at heart.

I’ve supported home births, low-intervention hospital births, medicated births, planned and unplanned cesareans, and more. I trust birthing people as the experts in their own experience. I’m here to help them find their best birth—and to support them if things don’t go as planned. Because birth can’t be predicted or controlled. But what we can do is educate, inform, and help people connect with their intuition to make the choices that are right for them, their body, and their baby.

I believe that everyone deserves access to birth support. That’s why I accept insurance. Having a doula should never be financially prohibitive. As of May 2025, 100% of my practice is funded through insurance.

And I firmly believe that birth work is inherently political.

I proudly support queer and trans individuals and families and use inclusive language in every part of my work. As a queer person myself, I’m committed to creating care that is affirming and welcoming. As an ally to people of the global majority, I am working to dismantle systemic barriers and protect Black and Brown bodies from obstetric violence and racism—because this work must include addressing and reducing Black maternal mortality.

Birth is where life begins, and how that experience unfolds matters. I’m here to support you  in making it as powerful, safe, and affirming as it can be.