Biography
I am, first and foremost, a mom. Motherhood has been my biggest challenge, my biggest victory, my most foundational life-calling. Everything I do is with my daughters in mind—to better their future, to help create a world in which they can grow and flourish and to empower them to manifest their dreams.
As a doula in New York City, I have attended over 300 births at most major hospitals in Manhattan and Brooklyn, as well as many successful home births and birthing center births. Recently, during the COVID-19 crisis, I have virtually supported clients' births across the country. I have worked with over 300 families about getting to know their babies, helping them breast or chest feed successfully, and learning how to parent in the way that makes most sense and feels best to them and their babies.
I am a strong advocate, not just for my clients, but for pregnant folx everywhere. I’ve written op-eds about birth choice; worked with policy makers at the city and state level to enact laws and regulations that center pregnant and birthing folx and increase their access to quality, safe healthcare; and most recently, I led the successful campaign to get birth partners back in NYC hospitals that had banned all support during the COVID-19 crisis. You can read a little more about the work and advocacy I do here.
I am a 200-hour Yoga Alliance certified instructor and a DONA trained birth and postpartum doula, and a Certified Breastfeeding Counselor.