Growing up as the youngest of 4 daughters on a goat farm in rural Texas, my interest in pregnancy and birth began at a very young age. At age 6 my favorite pastime was putting my ear up to the swollen bellies of nanny goats and guessing how many babies they’d welcome in the spring. When kidding season came around, I’d watch in wonder as the nannies labored and birthed their kids with ease amidst the trees. 

When I was 8, I became an aunt and throughout my childhood and early adulthood, I witnessed each of my sisters become mothers. In this way, motherhood was a theme of my childhood and I ate it up.

In college and in my first career teaching technical skills to veterinary students & assisting with veterinary research, I learned that I’m a bit of a “data hound “— I love science and the information it gives us to make informed decisions. When my husband and I moved to New Mexico in 2016, I knew that my next career would include some form of teaching… and that’s where my interest of birth came rushing back. I found that as a doula and childbirth educator, I could support families emotionally AND informationally.

In 2017, I became a birth doula certifying with DONA International. In 2020, I began teaching childbirth education courses and learned I could truly mesh my love of research and teaching with my love of pregnancy and birth. Currently, I teach a one-on-one condensed childbirth education course virtually, and a six week in-person course at Dar a Luz Birth & Health Center titled Your Birth Illuminated.

In 2018, my husband and I welcomed our first child, Sullivan, and in late 2023, Maren was born. Now as a mom of 2, I’ve decided to put a pause on taking new birth doula clients in order to focus on raising my young family. I’m excited to continue teaching childbirth education and working as the brand manager for New Life. If you’re a previous client of mine and would like me to support you for a subsequent birth, please do reach out… you never know when my schedule might just open up.