About Me
I chose to begin doula work after a transformative birth experience in 2006. Through the struggle of birthing my son, a mother was born. As a doula, I guard the sacredness of your birth, bringing the ancient tradition of the birthing woman as a goddess into your place of birth.
I worked for nine years at the Somerset Hills YMCA as the Director of Family Services and Director of Community Outreach. During my time at the YMCA, I have run woman's groups, conducted baby-wearing classes, facilitated adventure-based counseling groups, and taught meditation and drumming. I completed my formal education in 1999 with a BA from Rutgers in Psychology and Communication. I received my doula certification from Childbirth International. Recently, I completed a two year program in Shamanic Healing Arts, and have been working in a Shamanic healing community for eight years. I am a member of ICAN, DONA, Trust Birth, and La Leche League.. As an ordained non-denominational minister, I find joy in facilitating marriages, baby-naming ceremonies, Blessingways, and other rites of passage. I enjoy drumming and dancing, writing and reading. I volunteer on the Board of Directors for Keeping Babies Safe and the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault. I am happiest atop a horse, alone on a wooded trail. I am mother to4-year-old Liam Vincent and twin babies Mateo and Sebastian. My family lives in a cozy, bi-cultural home in Raritan, NJ.
I worked for nine years at the Somerset Hills YMCA as the Director of Family Services and Director of Community Outreach. During my time at the YMCA, I have run woman's groups, conducted baby-wearing classes, facilitated adventure-based counseling groups, and taught meditation and drumming. I completed my formal education in 1999 with a BA from Rutgers in Psychology and Communication. I received my doula certification from Childbirth International. Recently, I completed a two year program in Shamanic Healing Arts, and have been working in a Shamanic healing community for eight years. I am a member of ICAN, DONA, Trust Birth, and La Leche League.. As an ordained non-denominational minister, I find joy in facilitating marriages, baby-naming ceremonies, Blessingways, and other rites of passage. I enjoy drumming and dancing, writing and reading. I volunteer on the Board of Directors for Keeping Babies Safe and the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault. I am happiest atop a horse, alone on a wooded trail. I am mother to4-year-old Liam Vincent and twin babies Mateo and Sebastian. My family lives in a cozy, bi-cultural home in Raritan, NJ.
