I’ve spent the past fourteen years as a full-time career nanny, much of that time alongside newborns and families in the earliest, most vulnerable days of parenthood. This work has shaped me deeply—not only in how I care for babies, but in how I support parents as their lives shift in lasting and meaningful ways.

Over the years, I have pursued additional training that strengthened my ability to listen closely, stay present, and support people through periods of transition. This learning informs my work every day—helping me slow the pace, ask thoughtful questions, and create space for parents to be exactly where they are, without urgency or judgment.

In 2018, I completed my postpartum doula training through Natural Resources with Tracy Masilion. That training expanded my understanding of the postpartum period as a time that is tender, powerful, and deserving of intentional care. It affirmed what I had long sensed: postpartum is not something to endure, but a season to be supported.

In 2019, I joined a family who welcomed three children over six years. Supporting them through each postpartum period—integrating doula-informed care, practical newborn support, and steady emotional presence—was a rare and formative experience. Remaining with one family over time allowed me to witness not only newborn days, but the unfolding of parenthood, siblinghood, and family life. That depth of continuity shaped my practice in ways no single training could.

During those years, I worked closely with postpartum doulas, lactation consultants, sleep specialists, and newborn care specialists. Collaborating with these professionals broadened my understanding of postpartum care and solidified my decision to step fully into this work.

In 2025, I repeated the Natural Resources postpartum doula training and began working independently with families as I complete my certification requirements.

From December 2025 through March 2026, I am dedicated to supporting one family through the immediate postpartum period. In April 2026, I will complete additional postpartum doula training with Teri Nava Anderson of Harmony Doulas, expanding my clinical knowledge and allowing me to accept Carrot benefits.

Beginning in May 2026 and throughout the remainder of the year, I am focused on deepening my postpartum doula practice and offering care at a reduced rate while completing certification.

Tracy Masilion describes doula work as “mothering the mother.” I hold that close. Sometimes that mothering looks like tending to the practical things—ensuring you have eaten, that your baby is settled, that the day feels supported. Other times, it is the act of bearing witness: recognizing how hard this is and gently naming it; recognizing how deeply good it can be and honoring that too. And sometimes, it means offering quiet presence—being nearby without commentary, allowing your experience to be entirely your own. My role is to move with attunement and steadiness, to respond to what is needed in each moment, and to trust the power of silence when that is what serves best.