about me

Certified Integrative Lactation and Feeding Specialist (Manhattan Birth)
Trained Lactation Pro (Go Milk Yourself)
Certified Full-Spectrum Doula (Birth Advocacy Doula Trainings) | Trained Birth and Postpartum Doula (DONA)
Certified Virtual Full-Spectrum Doula (Ancient Song)
Trained in Spinning Babies Intensive

Dignity, autonomy, empowerment, choice: these are the basic building blocks of an affirming and positive journey through our conception, birth and postpartum years. As a queer, full-spectrum doula committed to anti-racist, anti-ableist and queer, gender diverse, and intersex-affirming birth work, my goal is to ensure you have access to these building blocks while engaging in your conception, birth and postpartum journey, and that your experience is affirming and uplifting, regardless of your family structure, identity or body. I’m committed to supporting you with your reproductive needs, whether or not you intend to become a parent and, if you do intend to become a parent, no matter what your path to parenthood looks like. I will rally around your choices and needs, rather than suggesting there is any “right” or “wrong” way to go about conception, abortion, birth or parenting.

I believe that reproductive justice is not only about having the choice to maintain or end a pregnancy, but also about having dignified and affordable access to becoming a parent. I also believe that queer culture and parenting are not at odds with one another, but that parenting as a queer person is in and of itself a radical, political, and queer act. Having used conception support services on my own journey to become a parent, including donor sperm, donor eggs, at-home IUIs, clinical IUIs, and IVF, I’ve experienced first-hand the complexity involved in assisted conception and the challenges of finding gender-affirming, family-affirming care. I also have experienced abortion and loss, and deeply understand the journey many walk in making decisions about their reproductive future. I believe these experiences enrich my work as a lactation and birth doula and will enrich your journey, too.