Rooted In Birth

10/16/2026

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and I want to take a moment to acknowledge it.

I have supported families who have lost babies at many different points along the way, and it is hard every single time. There is no timeline for grief, and there is no version of loss that is easier than another.

If you are carrying a loss like this, I want you to know you are not alone. Two organizations I deeply respect are the Star Legacy Foundation and Sad Dads Club. Both offer meaningful support for families navigating pregnancy and infant loss.

Sending love to everyone holding this kind of grief this month, and always.

10/12/2026

I will never promise you a perfect birth, because no one can guarantee how labor and delivery will unfold. Birth is unpredictable, and any provider who tells you otherwise is not being honest with you.

What I can promise is support. You will understand your options. You will be treated with respect. And you will have someone steady beside you, whatever your birth ends up looking like.

10/08/2026

Placenta encapsulation is one of my offerings I care deeply about. Many families find it may support energy and mood during those early postpartum weeks.

I handle the whole process myself, from pickup to processing in my own kitchen to delivery, so it is one less thing for you to manage after your baby arrives. Let's chat.

10/04/2026

I will never tell you what to choose. What I will do is make sure you understand your options so you can make the choice that is right for you. The medical system is stretched thin right now, and providers often do not have the time, or in some cases the ability, to walk every patient through every option.

That is where I come in. I take the time. I bring the information. And I support whatever decision you land on, because it is yours to make.

Communication and trust are the foundation of how I work with every family.

10/01/2026

Grocery bills are higher. Gas is higher. Everything feels tighter right now, and I get it.

When money is stretched thin, support can feel like a luxury instead of something you're allowed to have. I hear from families who are weighing doula support or childbirth education against everything else on the list, and that is a hard place to be.

I want you to know there are options. I offer sliding scale pricing and payment plans, and I would rather talk through what is possible with you than have cost be the reason you go without support.

If that is where you are right now, send me a message. We can figure it out together.

09/26/2026

I have been doing placenta encapsulation for years.

The process starts with steaming, which is an old practice with roots in Traditional Chinese Medicine. After steaming, your placenta gets dehydrated low and slow until all the moisture is gone. Then it gets ground into a fine powder and placed into vegan capsules, ready to take like a daily vitamin during those early postpartum weeks.

Everything happens with food safe handling the whole way through, because this is still something deeply personal to us both. If you have questions about the process, I'm here. Ask me anything.

09/23/2026

I already know I am going to come home from Common Ground Fair with pockets full of local honey and probably a new houseplant I did not plan on buying, because that fair gets me every single year.

This year I will be there September 25 through 27 representing Community Doulas, the nonprofit I donate five percent of my proceeds to. They connect families with doula support on a sliding scale so that money never has to be the reason someone goes without care during birth.

If you are at the fair, come find us. I would love to talk about what accessible birth support looks like here in Maine, and why it matters so much to me that this kind of care is not just for people who can pay full price.

09/19/2026

Combination feeding means using breast or chest milk alongside formula, and families land here for all kinds of reasons. Some plan it from the very beginning. Some get there after a hard latch, a low supply, a return to work, or simply because it felt right for their life.

None of those reasons need defending. A full feeding plan can include formula and still be a full feeding plan. What actually matters is that your baby is fed and you are supported while you figure out what works.

I will never make a client feel small for the way they feed their baby. My job is to help you find what actually fits your family, not to hold you to somebody else's idea of what feeding should look like.

09/17/2026

Attention! Attention! Read All About It!!!

If you've talked to me for more than five minutes, you've probably heard me gush about how much I love mentoring new doulas. There's nothing like watching someone go from "I think I want to do this?" to showing up at their first birth like they were born for it (pun very much intended).

09/15/2026

What a great opportunity to meet doulas and see if doula support is something you need.

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