Supporting families with love, care, laughter and guidance.
Supporting families with love, care, laughter and guidance.
According to my mom, I’ve always wanted to be a nurse. Not a doctor, just a nurse and boy do I love my job!! (a little too much sometimes). Since 2009 I've done nursing school, community nursing, high risk nursing and then travel nursing all while keeping maternal child health at the forefront. I am a tad bit of an empath (a medium told me that) mixed with a little Boston spirit, Philly brotherly love and a California “chill” approach.
As an experienced labor and delivery nurse who, after years of seeing patients feel overwhelmed and uninformed, knew something had to change. All over the country, no matter where I went, I saw the same thing: providers with less and less time, and patients left wondering where to turn for reliable information.
Since 2020 I’ve been “coaching” good friends, friends of friends and patients that have found me outside the hospital. This right here is my why… you reading this! My past and future parents that will always be patients turned “family”. To quote mean girls a little… I’m not just a labor & delivery nurse I’m a cool one. Finally, I’m glad I can now be at your fingertips, a facetime, or a drive away! Everything from when’s your next appointment, to do you HAVE to get another c section. Stressed about registries? 19 different bottles? What car seat? When do you go back to work? Is this pump covered? And of course, the famous one… will I poop when I’m pushing? The answer… maybe! Let me explain it to you - it’s just poop!
On a very personal level, I’ve walked this road too. I had a miscarriage at 9 weeks, pregnant 5 months later, and then — just 4 months postpartum — found out we were expecting our son! Pure Magic mixed with pure chaos we were for sure “in the thick of it”. We had a small (but deeply appreciated) support system, nurse life, military life, and family spread across the country. Add in OCD, a touch of PTSD, postpartum anxiety, and depression with the loss of my beloved Louie, 13.5 years of being my support the loss of it felt impossible. I was left with the choice to stop or keep going...
I truly understand how overwhelming this journey can feel. It got me thinking wait I “knew” all this, and it was still So. Freaking. Hard. But all of this is what drives me. Some might see this as “complaining” (I get it — I’ve rolled my eyes at myself too!), but I hope many of you find it relatable. I’m here because I want to help. I often wished I had someone like me during those times, and now I get to be that person for you.
My patients always used to ask, “Where were you three months ago?” I’d tell them, “I can’t go home with you — so use me now! They pay me to be here, and I love it — let me help you.” And now, I can go home with you in a way — not physically at your delivery, but by preparing you for it. I’m here to support you through this journey. Pregnancy is hard enough. Postpartum is a whole nother ball game but... you got this Mama!
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