My Education

In 2012 I received a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development and I minored in Marriage and Family Studies, because I know how important relationships are, especially among family members. I also learned how a baby changes a family dynamic, and how to help with that transition!

I have a passion for birth, which I discovered as I prepared for my son’s birth fervently, and I want others to feel the peace of knowing what to expect and how to improve their experiences.

I’m experienced with babywearing, cloth diapering, developmental milestones during infancy and toddlerhood, and more. Day-to-day, I also serve as the Implementation Coordinator with the Michigan Breastfeeding Network where I assist with their education, advocacy, and community-building efforts to build an equitable, just, and breastfeeding-supportive culture, centering BIPOC families in our work.

My Certifications

I began my doula training in 2014 with an intensive workshop where I learned a doula’s true roles, optimal positioning for each stage of labor, bodywork skills and techniques, and other comfort measures to apply during labor and teach their support person to apply as well. I know that families want only the best, so although certification is not required, I embarked on a 2-year journey of completing assignments, courses, reading, and evaluated births to become certified through Birth Arts International.

I also completed training for Bengkung belly binding in 2016, attended an amazing Spinning Babies workshop in 2020, completed the Healthy Children Project CLC course, became certified in TENS units for pain relief, am certified through OSHA for bloodborne pathogens and infection prevention, and finished an Essence of Birth photography certification course.

My Teaching Opportunities

I have been privileged to speak in chiropractor’s offices, church groups, mom-to-mom events, and breastfeeding coalitions.

In 2019, the Perinatal Educator at McLaren Flint invited me to teach three sessions of Bedside Comfort Techniques to their Labor & Delivery and Postpartum nurses.

I was also honored to teach midwives and community members about doula work at one of the Hurley Midwifery “Wellness Wednesday” events in 2020.

In 2023, I was one of two doulas to participate in the Genesee County Health Department maternal and infant health doula discussion panel.

My Promise

I want you to have the birth that YOU desire, whether that’s a:

• natural/unmedicated birth

• birth with epidural (or IV pain relief)

• Home birth

• Hospital Birth

• Scheduled C-Section

• VBAC

• Multiples

  As a part of your birth team, I promise to do everything I can to help you have the best birth possible. As your photographer, I promise to capture the fleeting moments of strength, power, love, and family.