I started my career as a NICU nurse in 2007, but after 8 years at the bedside and one rough introduction to motherhood and breastfeeding, I pivoted to become an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.

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In 2016, I realized I could serve moms and families in a more whole-istic way outside the hospital, so I created my private practice, Happy Mama Health Baby. I added postpartum doula training to my resume to deepen my understanding of how to serve my friends and clients during this season of life.

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For the last few years, I've been dreaming about how to bring a deeper understanding of this journey to a wider range of women, and the idea of Nourished Beginnings was born.

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I have three young children of my own and a deeply empathetic understanding of the tenderness of the postpartum period and early days of breastfeeding.

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I've noticed that many, although obviously not all, breastfeeding challenges could be softened or avoided altogether with good prenatal education. This is my wish for you in co-creating a breastfeeding and postpartum course with my colleague Cortney.

 

Along the way, I've also seen a need for attainable ways to "mother the mother" with realistic and nourishing meal recipes, so I have created two digital cookbooks as well.