I am 27 years old living in Manchester, New Hampshire.  For the first 18 years of life I lived in Red Hook, NY which is about 2 hours north of NYC on the Hudson River.  I have a beautiful cat named Sierra.  In my spare time I enjoy such creative activities as singing (especially karaoke), piano playing, knitting, painting, and reading. 

     I began college not knowing what I wanted to do with my life. I picked psychology because I knew that I was a good listener, and I honestly cared about people's problems. During this time I was inspired to work in the perinatal field.  I decided to get a Masters in Social Work. Every paper, report, and research project that I did focused on pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding.

     I decided to become a doula around this time because I was afraid that without personal experience of having children, I would never be hired to work with the population I wanted to.  Once I started reading all the required literature for the doula certification, I became much more passionate.

    I realized that empowering women to have babies the way they want to, the way they are supposed to, the way they have been for thousands of years was my purpose in life.

     My current goals are to build my birth and postpartum doula services, and to found a birthing center that can provide the opportunity of a enjoyable birthing experience to all women.