I am a full spectrum doula who had been supporting pregnant folks since 1989, decades before I knew there was a such a thing as a doula. I've been training birth, postpartum, and community-based doulas since the early 2010s. I am a Birth and Postpartum Doula Trainer, Advanced Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula, and an Advanced Continuing Education Provider with DONA International. Find upcoming trainings with me at https://harmonydoulatraining.com
With over 30 years as an educator, mentor, and researcher, I have a passionate commitment to educating and preparing people for the year surrounding birth. In addition to being a working doula and training doulas, I teach a variety of advanced skills doula classes, including trauma-informed care and bodywork, especially pelvic floor balancing and release.
I am additionally certified as a Lactation and Childbirth Educator, a Midwife's Assistant, and a Professional Aromatherapist. I am an accredited When Survivors Give Birth instructor and counselor, and hold a PhD in History. Before becoming a fulltime doula and having my children, I worked in academia. I have served on the DONA International Membership Team as an Ambassador, Regional Membership Chair (formerly Regional Director), and as the Director of Membership. I have served on the Education Committee as the Chair of the Continuing Education Committee, and on the Certification committee as a reviewer and the Director of Certification. I volunteer with ICAN and La Leche League as a peer counselor/group facilitator, and with the California Dept of Health Care Services as a stakeholder in the conversations around Doulas and Medicaid reimbursement and member of the Perinatal Mortality Review Committee.