I came to birth work the way many doulas do: through my own lived experience. Through supporting folks through their reproductive healthcare while experiencing unexplained recurrent miscarriage, to the transcendent joy of finally bringing our daughter into the world, I learned that the person standing next to you matters. That being believed matters. That feeling safe in your own body, in your own choices, matters more than any birth plan ever could.

A decade into this work, I am present for families across southern Missouri as a doula, a storyteller, and the founder of Birthkind, a concierge platform connecting birth workers to the families who need them most. I support births throughout our rural community. I photograph the moments you'll want to remember. I sit with families through loss when the world tells them to move on. And I'm building the infrastructure I wish had existed when I needed it: a network where evidence-based care, birth justice, and full-spectrum support are for every body and every birth.

My work looks different depending on the day. Sometimes I'm in a birth room at 2AM. Sometimes I'm troubleshooting API configurations for Birthkind's provider directory. Sometimes I'm spending my weekend hours cleaning pens for my goats and chickens, remembering that care work extends to all living things. But the thread that connects it all is this: I firmly believe all people deserve to be supported, respected, and remembered during the most vulnerable moments of their lives.