My journey into midwifery started with the birth of my first child Oliana, who was born by cesarean after planning a homebirth. That birth left me excited to be a mother but also confused about healing and breastfeeding. I had a lot of support in the postpartum including from our local ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) chapter. Community was important in healing and building me up as a mother during my early parenting years and community is what drives me today. In 2009 I stated my birth career by attending a Birthing From Within training in Austin learning the art of mentoring new parents through the childbearing year. In 2011 my youngest child Silas was born at home. I stepped back from birth work during my pregnancy and the years after he was born. I found I needed a lot of quiet contemplation during this time and he needed a lot of time with me. In 2014 I attended toLabor doula training and started a midwifery apprenticeship with CHOICE. In 2018 I became a CPM (Certified Professional Midwife) specialized in out of hospital birth.
I live in Columbus with my partner, three children, dog, cat and multiple aquarium shrimp and fish. I love houseplants and growing food. I’m an avid reader and researcher and keep up with current research around the pregnancy year. I take multiple trainings a year to broaden my knowledge base. I support clients seeking homebirth in the Columbus, Ohio metro area and offer online coaching sessions to people who live outside of my radius of roughly an hour. I have a special interest in families planning a VBAC and HBAC (Vaginal/Home Birth After Cesarean). I am an Army veteran serving 4 years on active duty in Germany and 3 years in the reserves in Columbus. I have an undergraduate degree from Ohio State in Political Science and Women’s Studies (now Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies).
Memberships I currently am part of:
Birthworkers of Central Ohio
Ohio Midwives Alliance
National Association of Certified Professional Midwives, Ohio Chapter (on the board since 2018)
Ohio Perinatal Mental Health Task Force
Birthing From Within
Education and Trainings:
2009 Birthing From Within
2010 Non Violent Communication training
2014 ToLabor Birth Doula Training
2014 Apprenticeship with CHOICE midwives (completed 2018)
2024-2025 Integrative Somatic Parts Work through The Embody Lab
2024-2025 Internal Family Systems (IFS) Inner Circle
2025 Intra Uterine Insemination (IUI)
2025 Nutrition for Life through Institute for Integrative Nutrition