birth doula
somatic pedagogue
community organizer
photographer
birth & beyond
I understand birth as natural, physiological process that happens within the womb, and as a personal, transformative initiation that involves shedding layers of the women who walked before, and rising into motherhood.
i work with women, supporting them as they:
begin to surrender & unfold into the cosmic dance of life through nervous system regulation & parasympathetic response.
dive into truth & claim their heart’s desires for birth & beyond.
show up with radical responsibility for their experiences.
be in all their complexity, unwinding the stories that have trap them in fear and doubt of their capacity.
the way we birth reflects how we live, and can reveal our greatest potential for transformation.
spaces i serve
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childbirth education & pregnancy support
step into the birth portal with full trust in your body
This birth coaching offering is a sacred container for you (and your partner) to engage in as you prepare to enter the birthing portal & welcome your baby earth-side. I will be a resource, loving advocate, and unwavering accountability sister for you as you step into the portals of birth empowered, informed, and ready to surrender to the waves of birth.
this includes LIVE calls or in-person meetings where we’ll dive into:
-natural physiological birth
-milestones in labor
-cardinal positions
-surrendering practices
-birth plan/preference exploration
-nervous system regulation + practices
-birth as ceremony & facilitating deeper intimacy in your partnership
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birth keeping / doula services
it’s with deep gratitude i walk with women
i attend births as a labor doula through my relationship with Cherry Blossom Doula Services. This is such a nourishing partnership in which I am able to support all birth settings - home, birth center, or hospital with a full team of backups and resources to walk alongside you.
-on call resources throughout pregnancy + early labor
-on call during your birth window
-labor support in home or at place of birth
-postpartum visit
If you’re looking for this full-service support, you can review our services & fill out an inquiry on the Cherry Blossom Doula website. Please put my name as your referral.
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Somatic Birth Workshop Series
your birth experience can nourish the roots your partnership.
expanding your family is the most intimate decision a couple can make, and birth is an invitation to dive deeper into partnership & connection.
This is a great foundational course for the couple seeking a connected & intimate birth experience and want to look practical tools to transform their relationship & birth experience.
As a special bonus, I’ve partnered with sexuality + relationship coach Kendal Merritt, who will guide you through some embodied practices to ignite presence + intimacy throughout pregnancy and as a tool in labor.
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Maternity, Birth & Newborn Photography
from behind the lens, i see beauty.
I’m a birth photographer and person who documents the most sacred & the mundane. It’s all one in the same. You can hire me for blessingways, baby showers, births, or just whenever you want to memorialize a season in life with you &/or your family.
-maternity photo shoots
-birth photography
-newborn photoshoots
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systemic family constellations
attune to truth & unfold into love
energy is a river, ever-flowing. The constellation works with the energetic field to identify what may be creating entanglements or blocking the flow of love in the system. When we enter the field and clear these interferences, we ride the waves of our parasympathetic response and unwind our nervous system, but also merge into the sea of truth that resides in the heart.
The key principles of the constellation work are inclusion, belonging, equilibrium, reciprocity and orders of love within a system.
-patterns of resistance & control
-family healing
-creative blocks
-birth trauma, abortions, miscarriages
a few sweet words from families i’ve walked alongside …
The origins of my work with Family Constellations
One of my favorite places is at Silver Horse Ranch in Ranchita, California where I’ve trained in Family Constellations, a modality brought to the field of therapy by German psychologist Bert Hellinger, but originally adapted from a ceremony performed by the Zulu people of South Africa as a way to better understand one another.
Constellation is german for position. In other words, the order of things matter ~ and when we there is disorder or entanglements in our life, we impede the flow of love that runs through life, connecting us all. This work is highly effective on clearing blockages / stories that keep our river of love from flowing freely. Horses are beautiful companions to this work because of their energetic presence and capacity.
Here is a video of a closing ceremony from a past trip, where I entered the field and danced with horses to a song that, at that time, had been nourishing in my grief journey. Love Letters to God by Nakho.
here are a few videos to give greater insight into the work I do and the trainings i’ve completed with Sara and her herd:
Mentorship Program (with horses)
Advanced Family Constellation Facilitator Training
a testimony of my experience receiving from Sara & her herd.
the birth community I walk with.
August of 2021, I joined Cherry Blossom Doula Collective as a labor doula. it’s been a beautiful, expansive journey in community with some incredible doulas here in the valley.
I work with (about) 50 women per year, supporting them through pregnancy so they can step into the birth portal with confidence and agency to show up with radical responsibility for their experience.
birth coaching / pregnancy support
labor support
birth photography / newborn photography
placenta medicine
newborn photoshoots
in case you care about these things …. here are a few of my trainings & certificates
Bachelor’s in Communication & Psychology from the University of Minnesota, Duluth.
Master’s from ASU’s School of Social Transformation in Social & Cultural Pedagogy.
Certified Holistic Birth Doula, Whapio & The Matrona, trained by Whapio (founder & midwife).
Spiritual Midwifery, Birth Educator Whapio & The Matrona, trained by Whapio (founder & midwife).
Full-Spectrum Doula Training, Carriage House Birth
Trauma-Informed Somatic Guide, The Self Holding Method, Soma Mystica®, instructed by Sojourney Belle (founder & somatic practitioner)
Family Constellations Advanced Facilitator Training, Silver Horse Retreat, led by Sara Fancy (founder & facilitator).
Certified VBAC Pro, VBAC Academy
Spinning Babies® Workshop instructed by Gail Tully (founder and midwife)