After my own empowered birth experience with my first child in 2014, I became a certified childbirth educator through the Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth. I provided birth classes for two families during that time and I knew that women’s health and well being are my passion. 

In 2015, I became pregnant with my second child and had another incredible birth but this time with my midwife at a birth center. However, as a young family in the DC metro area, we had to make the difficult decision to put a pause in my pursuit to become a doula and midwife. I went back to full-time work in 2016, however, I continued to provide childbirth education and lactation consulting to family and friends.

During 2018 I was asked by one of my couples who I provided childbirth education to, to be their doula even though I was not formally trained/certified. For their first birth, I was a virtual doula because it happened so fast and they barely made it to the hospital but I was able to keep my client's partner calm and guide him through the steps over FaceTime so that he could fully support his partner and give her what she needed to achieve the best birth outcome in that situation. It was an incredible experience! I was also pregnant with my third child at the time and was planning a homebirth for myself but it resulted in a transfer and emergency c-section. While this birth journey was not what I expected, I still felt empowered and I learned so many new things and am grateful for the modern medicine that is available to us.