About Me.
I am a registered nurse, a certified doula, doula educator, professional life coach (with a focus in mental health) and a photographer. With six years experience as a nurse in a labor and delivery unit, I saw up close and personal the effects of fear, lack of education, and lack of preparation for childbirth. Laboring women would come in with inaccurate expectations and ill-prepared to handle the marathon that they were about to run.
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I have been passionate about birth for as long as I can remember! I am a mother of six boys, and I have experienced six unique, beautiful, peaceful and enjoyable births! I've discovered that birth is a whole-person experience, and in order to have the birth you've always dreamed, you have to prepare mind, body, and soul!
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"Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life." ~ Ina May Gaskin
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It is my passion to see more women empowered to enter labor boldly, experience the freedom and joy of childbirth, and to look back on their experience with delight and satisfaction knowing they experienced their best birth possible. Learn about my services here:
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I work as a part of a doula partnership: Birth Doulas of Michiana - Contact me to learn more!
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My Process
Empowering You for Your Best Birth
As an experienced childbirth worker, I understand that birth influences far more than a woman's physical body. The birth that you experience today will effect your mind, your body, your emotions, and your spirit for the rest of your life. Birth can be such a holistically empowering process, but you have to have the tools available to prepare appropriately.
Just as a runner would not simply condition their bodies, but would mentally and emotionally prepare for the race as well, mothers should also be given the resources to do the same. This is where I step in.
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After the initial client interview, I take into consideration your goals and vision for your birth, your physical and emotional needs, and your support person's capabilities and create a custom birthing care plan exclusively for you!
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With my experience as a registered nurse, mental health and life coach, doula, childbirth educator and my own labor experiences, I am able to help you learn what to expect in the labor process and how to train your mind and emotions to work with the intensity of labor. The mind is a powerful tool in creating our concept of pain and empowering our ability to cope.
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You can either take control of the pain or allow the pain to take control of you. This takes careful preparation and collection of the appropriate tools to get out of the way of your body and allow your womb to do the job it was always created to do!
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I will lead you through the steps you need to take to prepare you mind, your body, and your emotions for the process of birth. As a certified Mental Health Life Coach, I also focus heavily on mental health as you prepare for your birth experience!
Do you have a support person? I can teach them how to support you in an optimal way in order to achieve your goals!
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With a whole-person focus, I also offer Mental Health and Life Coaching sessions. It is necessary both as you prepare for birth and new motherhood to come to a deeper self-awareness of narratives, griefs, or fears that may cause hang ups, hurdles, and challenges as you birth your babe and transition into motherhood. Coaching sessions are included with my doula services and can also be purchased a la carte' for those not pregnant or after you've had your babe.
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I work a partnership model for in-person birth support. My sister doulas and I share an on-call schedule to guarantee you a fresh in-person doula at the time of your birth. We collaborate routinely and commit to common values and client care so that we provide continuity and customized support for each of our clients. Come to one of our regular "Meet the Doula" events to get to know our other doulas. We are here to support you! We believe in you!
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Mama, you are a powerful force to be reckoned with! You can experience the birth of your dreams!
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Contact me to set up an initial client interview.