ABOUT

I haven’t always been interested in supporting pregnant women and moms. In fact, there was a time when I didn’t want to be a mom (gasp). It’s true.

When I was sixteen I stood on the outside of my sister’s hospital room and listened as she gave birth to my stillborn nephew. It was my first experience with pregnancy and it sucked! 

For years after that experience, I declared I’d never have a child and I came up with several valid reasons but honestly…I was afraid:

-I was afraid of loss. 

-I was afraid of not being enough. 

-I was afraid my life goals would need to be diminished. 

Thankfully, my heart opened and God had plans for my life bigger and better than the ones I planned for myself.

In 2017, I allowed myself to get pregnant and it led to a cascade of unlikely events. 

• • I birthed an eight-pound baby with no medical interventions. 
  • I quit my job as a newborn screening chemist to be a stay-at-home-mom. 
  • I started this little blog that has bloomed into an online business. 
  • I had a miscarriage. 
  • I fell in and out of love with my body several times. 
  • I’ve questioned my parenting decisions. 
  • I removed dairy from my diet.
  • I’ve re-assessed what it means to be a wife and partner.
  • I’ve learned to thank myself for all the thankless roles we moms assume.

Ultimately, I continue to create space to be new versions of myself and I invite other new moms to do the same. 

I’m convinced that our lives as moms make us extraordinarily prepared to manage the unexpected triumphs and challenges of life.

Education:

Associates in Science

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Bachelor of Science in Biology  with  Minor: Chemistry

Master of Family Life and Youth Development

Trained Doula (Not certified)

Experiences:

Teacher

Lab Scientist (Toxicology, Molecular, Food Science)

Newborn Screening Chemist

Non-medicated birth

Miscarriage

Mom/Spouse

Birth is an unforgettable experience. Women should be given the opportunity to be educated and to use their knowledge to make informed decisions that support the best possible outcome for their child.  I respect every woman’s right to decide how they want to experience their birth, as long as the safety and health of the baby is the priority at all times. 

We’re constantly told whether or not “we can have it all”. Well. When you define having it all for yourself, you realize it doesn’t look at all like what we are told it should look like and that’s okay. 

Motherhood is an opportunity. I was told it’d be a burden. 

Not every great mom gives birth. (Dear moms who’ve come to have children without giving birth – your mom light doesn’t shine any less bright).

Not every mom gets to care for their child. I know pregnancy loss and I know that love for children who aren’t earth side isn’t any less strong.