I am a Certified Birth Doula through DONA International, a Certified Holistic Doula with La Matrona, and I am a DONA trained postpartum doula. I am also a Certified Breastfeeding Counselor and La Leche League leader. In addition to my doula services, I'm a Licensed Massage Therapist (SC Lic #5363) specializing in pre-natal, labor, & postpartum massage. I also have the honor of being a member of the South Carolina Breastfeeding Action Committee which was responsible for the passage of the first law in South Carolina protecting a mother's right to nurse in public.

My passion for helping women have the birth they desire stems from my own experiences in childbirth. I have 3 daughters all with different birth experiences. My first daughter Zoe, 9, was an induced and medicated birth. I knew immediately following her birth that I was responsible for educating myself and changing my next birth experience. During this time of research, I found out about doulas and knew then that this was going to be my life's work. When I had my next daughter, Stella, 5, I hired a doula and devoured all things "natural". I had a successful intervention free birth in a hospital setting. What a tremendous difference it was having someone there whose sole purpose was to assist and advocate for me. I was able to have the natural birth I had wanted so deeply and allow my daughter entrance to this world drug-free and alert. Having had such an experience deepened my desire to assist other childbearing women. Finally when I became pregnant with my third daughter, Aydan, 4, I chose a homebirth. Aydan's birth was the most cleansing, profound, and peaceful experience I've had.

Thus became my mission: to help women to know their options and know that I am there to support their decisions. Childbirth is such a deep psychological experience and needs to be held in such a regard as that it profoundly affects a women's feelings of herself and competency as a parent. I also feel strongly about the "fourth trimester" being a critical time for the new family to bond and establish themselves as a family. Having a doula there allows this new unit to blossom with confidence.

Thanks for your interest in my services. Please check back as I continue my education in order to provide clients with more services in the future.