I am a certified birth & postpartum doula. My formal education is in social work— after earning my MSW in 2015 and working for Girl Scouts as an evaluation specialist for a couple years I completed a yoga teacher training and got hooked on the holistic healing arts. Pretty soon after diving into my practice and becoming obsessed with making candles, I reached the conclusion that the traditional career path I always saw myself pursuing wasn’t actually for me. I decided to start my own business and went back to caregiving as a “temporary” source of income while I hammered out the details of my product line and workshop offerings. It didn’t take me too much longer to realize there was nothing “temporary” about the work I was doing and that I needed to honor the part of myself that yearns to serve and care for others in the intimate sphere. In 2019, I completed my Birth Doula training with CAPPA and my Postpartum Doula training with Cornerstone. I re-trained and became a certified birth doula in 2021 and I’ve been serving expecting families in Bend, Oregon ever since! I attend both hospital & home births.
I would be honored to support you & your family during your prenatal, birth & postpartum period as your doula.