My Profile
Hello everybody! I hope to get to know you soon, but here's a little about me: I have 6 kids, been married for 24 years, live on a farm, serve as the midwife on the farm. I love designing and building furniture, spending time with friends, learning, hiking, scuba diving, camping, photography, graphic design and of course, teaching. Though painfully far from perfect, growth in every area of my life is important to me, and I don't back down from a challenge. I am a certified birth doula through DONA International, GentleBirth certified instructor, and a birth/newborn photographer. Being involved in birth work has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember!
The training I have is important and necessary, but not really the core of what I do. Being a doula is heart work. Soul work. Childbirth is raw, intuitive, and vulnerable. I honor the importance of this transformative experience and strive to help create a personalized and sensitive birth space. As your doula, my goals are to help you stay in a good headspace (what your mind is doing during your birth is just as important as what your body is doing), provide education, be by your side continually, support you physically & emotionally, help you prepare for things you may not expect, and so much more. I will not hesitate to get into the trenches with you during your birth! Constant, intuitive, steady care and a calming influence are my specialty! I really look forward to getting to know you!
Hello everybody! I hope to get to know you soon, but here's a little about me: I have 6 kids, been married for 24 years, live on a farm, serve as the midwife on the farm. I love designing and building furniture, spending time with friends, learning, hiking, scuba diving, camping, photography, graphic design and of course, teaching. Though painfully far from perfect, growth in every area of my life is important to me, and I don't back down from a challenge. I am a certified birth doula through DONA International, GentleBirth certified instructor, and a birth/newborn photographer. Being involved in birth work has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember!
The training I have is important and necessary, but not really the core of what I do. Being a doula is heart work. Soul work. Childbirth is raw, intuitive, and vulnerable. I honor the importance of this transformative experience and strive to help create a personalized and sensitive birth space. As your doula, my goals are to help you stay in a good headspace (what your mind is doing during your birth is just as important as what your body is doing), provide education, be by your side continually, support you physically & emotionally, help you prepare for things you may not expect, and so much more. I will not hesitate to get into the trenches with you during your birth! Constant, intuitive, steady care and a calming influence are my specialty! I really look forward to getting to know you!