Where do you support births?

Anywhere within 1 hour of my home in Silver Spring, MD. I support hospital births, birth center births, and homebirths at which there is a midwife present.

What types of births do you support?

I am passionate about providing nonjudgmental and heartfelt support for your birth choices. I support both medicated and unmedicated labors, vaginal and Cesarean births, and all variations. I also support stillbirth and termination.

Do you offer different doula packages?

I do this work because I want to accompany you on your entire childbirth journey. As such, I have put together a package that I think will allow us to build a meaningful relationship that best supports your journey.

How many clients do you take?

I take just a few clients per year and focus on clients for whom I think I truly am best positioned to be in relationship with you and your family and support your childbearing journey. This minimizes the risk of needing to call a backup and makes sure I can bring my all to our work together. Please reach out if you think we are a good fit, I can’t wait to meet you!

Why “wild thistle”?

Have you ever tried to kill a thistle? You fucking can’t! That’s the kind of resilience I know you to be capable of as you navigate birth. A thistle’s seemingly endless resilience comes from an interconnected root system, which reflects how I believe we all deserve to give birth with support and within community. Thistles are ungovernable, beautiful, and full of life - like birth.