My passion for birth and women came years before my formal introduction in the birth community. After a traumatic cesarean with my first son in 2007, I was determined to have a different experience with my next child.

I read everything birth-related I could get my hands on. I devoured books like Spiritual Midwifery, and Gentle Birth, and I ended up having an unmedicated birth at a birth center in Santa Cruz with an Obstetrician.

I had my unmediated birth, and while it was empowering, several aspects were not ideal, and I still felt like I lacked true agency about the choices surrounding my care…

A few years later, when I became pregnant with my 3rd son, I was determined to have a homebirth. I sought out a midwife and had the most amazing, peaceful, beautiful birth at home, surrounded by the people I love, with complete autonomy. I stayed more relaxed, which I think impacted the amount of pain I experienced this time.

Midwifery is truly family-centered care, and I felt empowered as I stepped into motherhood for the third time.

My homebirth solidified what I knew in my heart: that being a midwife would be my dream job. It ignited something in me, and I truly desire for other women to be given the opportunity to experience pregnancy and birth in such a way that they, too, could feel empowered, while also allowing their children to be welcomed in a safe and loving environment.

It is well known that when people transition from this life, they don’t want to experience a medical death. They would rather be at home, surrounded by their loved ones. I think this is what babies want too as they transition into this earthly realm. 

     Soon after the birth of my third son, I did my training to become a Doula, and my first doula birth happened to be twins born at home with a midwife. It was nothing short of magical.

After this experience, I was certain that I wanted to pursue a career as a midwife. Not long after, I enrolled in school through the National College of Midwifery, and almost five years later, Certified Professional Midwife, and shortly after, in January of 2020, I got licensed by the California Medical Board to practice midwifery.