I am a DONA Certified Labor Doula and a DONA and CAPPA certified Postpartum Doula as well as a Breastfeeding Educator and a Sleep Specialist.  I have been professional doula since early 2011 and as of 2015, I am a faculty member for CAPPA, training others to be Postpartum Doulas.  Besides being a mother and grandmother, I have been a teacher, a trainer and a facilitator for a large part of my professional life.  With a Masters in Applied Communication I share my communication expertise with all of my clients.

I love this work because it can make such a lasting, positive difference in families’ lives.  All my life experiences have lead me to this profession.  Being from a large family and even larger extended family, I have cared for babies since I was very young.  I witnessed breastfeeding at every family gathering and frequently cared for siblings and cousins soon after birth. This was truly the “village” concept of child rearing that happened when families lived close together.  Being a doula takes me back to my roots and lets me utilize all my life experiences, while sharing this combined wisdom with my clients.  Since most of us have moved away from the “village”, I am very committed to providing appropriate and much needed services for the postpartum period.  I love supporting new parents in their homes for the first few weeks (or months) until they are ready to “fly” on their own.