Doula In Reno

Doula In Reno Executive Director | Maternal & End-of-Life Health Advocate | Educator | Speaker | Doula | Co-Founder, Doula Business Blueprint |

I spent 12 years as a birth assistant, lactation consultant, and CBE trainer in The Bradley Method and Birthing From Within, and ran LaLeche League meetings with a passion for supporting women who have become Moms.

Currently, I'm a Certified Birth Doula for all "happy" births regardless of where and how you deliver. I'm also a Bereavement Doula® helping families struggling with grief and loss, as well as an Adoption & Surrogacy Doula and Breastfeeding Counselor.

I am Mom Of 18 (yes - 18 kids!). I've written the blog - Mom’s Running It since 2011, am a published author of a self-help memoir in 2016, and host of Becoming Parents Podcast since May of 2017. I am a Speaker and have 15+ years of experience in the foster care sector as both a parent and a trainer.

I am licensed as a Transformational Coach and NLP Practitioner through the ABNLP. I have received targeted training on topics such as crisis intervention, drug & alcohol addiction, surviving trauma, and su***de prevention, which has equipped me with a solid understanding of how to serve others experiencing trauma.

I’m also married to an amazing man in Reno, NV, and am a runner, minimalist, and healthy lifestyle enthusiast.

“Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” HOWARD THURMAN

During pregnancy, after pregnancy, during menopause, after menopause.Basically, since the first pregnancy, if I'm totall...
01/19/2026

During pregnancy, after pregnancy, during menopause, after menopause.

Basically, since the first pregnancy, if I'm totally honest. Age is not helping.

I also listen to music loudly, sing along, use hand motions, feel it, and change genres. And naturally, I can remember n...
01/17/2026

I also listen to music loudly, sing along, use hand motions, feel it, and change genres.

And naturally, I can remember nearly every word from every song in the 80s, but no, I do not remember why I walked into the room.

So many people have been sharing "new year, new you" posts and resolutions. It's never been my thing. I prefer doing sma...
01/16/2026

So many people have been sharing "new year, new you" posts and resolutions. It's never been my thing.

I prefer doing small things throughout the year to challenge and push myself.

To continue to grow.
To prepare so that I'm not waiting to start on Monday or the New Year.

AND - take a look at how far you've come. Sure, there's always work to be done. You're looking ahead, and it can feel daunting and overwhelming, but stop and look back over your shoulder at all the things you've gotten through, accomplished, beaten, and knocked out of the park.

Then say thank you. And keep moving forward.

It's beautiful. It's amazing. It's scary. It's being proud. It's incredible, and worth it and fantastic and fun and wond...
01/15/2026

It's beautiful. It's amazing. It's scary. It's being proud. It's incredible, and worth it and fantastic and fun and wonderful.

I'm so proud to be your Mom.

Doulas see this in nearly every client, and we're forever changed by the experience. Watching a family's ability to educ...
01/13/2026

Doulas see this in nearly every client, and we're forever changed by the experience. Watching a family's ability to educate, make choices, advocate, celebrate, and move through tough things.

To do what we love and watch the effect in others, and then see that change reflected in ourselves.

We are changed in a myriad of ways by our children, through pregnancy, even those that end in loss.It's a beautiful, po...
01/12/2026

We are changed in a myriad of ways by our children, through pregnancy, even those that end in loss.

It's a beautiful, powerful change and also the reason why you can, with (some amount of) honesty, tell your kids they're the reason you're brain doesn't work.

I love doing all the cleaning on Saturday morning and having the bulk of it done, so during the week, it's maintenance, ...
01/11/2026

I love doing all the cleaning on Saturday morning and having the bulk of it done, so during the week, it's maintenance, and I have the weekend to do what I want.

Menu planning and prep. That's the real Sunday struggle.

01/11/2026

Cuz he's a full-grown man. He's also kind and funny and loves me even though he knows me better than anyone.

Painting isn't my art of choice. My Freshman year in college, I took an art class, and my professor told me that if I di...
01/09/2026

Painting isn't my art of choice. My Freshman year in college, I took an art class, and my professor told me that if I didn't take her class again, she would pass me with a C.

Not really encouraging, but you need to stick with what you're good at.

I know waking up at 4:30 am to work out and start the day seems crazy to some people.Kind of like staying up until 10 pm...
01/08/2026

I know waking up at 4:30 am to work out and start the day seems crazy to some people.

Kind of like staying up until 10 pm or later is crazy to me.

I've got you from 5 am until about 3 pm, and then I'm somewhat checking out until I clean up after dinner and crawl into bed to watch something fun and hang out with my husband.

When a client finds a random photo of their "birth day" and sends it to you a year later!
01/06/2026

When a client finds a random photo of their "birth day" and sends it to you a year later!

01/05/2026

75-55=20 roughly years left to love the people I love, grow and change, embrace life and focus on what's important

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