Apr 20, 2022Member-onlyCommunity Means...Community Means... When building The Arch, I envisioned arches across states and countries, connecting from one place to another. All of us, collectively, touching each other, reaching our hands across states, working together to envelop families, parents, and pregnant people. The Arch was created on these 4 pillars: preparation, education…Maternal Health2 min readMaternal Health2 min read
Apr 5, 2022Member-onlySo, what are “Favorite Finds”?So, what are “Favorite Finds”? Cue the jingle… “these are a few of our fav-or-ite thiiiiiiiinggggggs”… In our work, we get to see, touch and experience all of the newest baby gadgets and products, without ever purchasing a thing (yay, us). Now to put this into further context, when something…Birth3 min readBirth3 min read
Apr 5, 2022Member-onlyThe NYC Doula Initiative — wait, WHAT?A few years ago I had a phone call with a Black founder, someone I connected with through social media and took a great liking to over the years. On this particular call, this founder shared that she was in a group with other Black female founders and that one…Doula4 min readDoula4 min read
May 25, 2021Member-onlyNew BeginningsWow! Vulnerability is scary. I mean, really, really scary. I have to admit, that while I am an “open book” and share freely, putting myself out there feels very different than anything I’ve done before. …Pregnancy2 min readPregnancy2 min read
Jan 2, 2021Member-onlyThe Doctor is NOT the enemy, the system IS, what part do you play?Happy New Year! I have been intentionally quiet and sitting with my thoughts, for the last 10 or so months, pondering if this topic would make waves in the birth community. Would people be mad at me for these thoughts, would people question who I am as a birth professional…Pregnancy5 min readPregnancy5 min read
May 14, 2020Your TIME is valuable, and your LIFE depends on it!Your TIME is valuable, and your LIFE depends on it! The average amount of time a doctor spends with a patient in any setting, is between 13 to 28 minutes. …Pregnant2 min readPregnant2 min read
Apr 30, 2020Oh, you thought the system was flawed before?It’s happening AGAIN, my feed on all of my social media is being flooded by MORE deaths of birthing people/women (mainly Black women) who have died during childbirth. In the weeks leading up to this “pandemic”, things had seemed to go back to normal, no deaths, no sadness, no grief…Pregnancy4 min readPregnancy4 min read
Mar 23, 2020CV-19 just turned the Maternal Health Space on its head!I was NOT expecting this, we were not expecting this! I know so many people who laughed at the idea of virtual support, and while I do believe much of what birth work and what Doula work specifically is about, is physical support, there is a huge population of people…Birth3 min readBirth3 min read
Mar 6, 2020All The HatsWife, Mom, Daughter, Sister, Friend, Aunt, Facilitator, Entrepreneur, Doula….I could go on! I know that these “hats” or titles don’t solely apply to me, but so many other Mothers, parents and people in this world. The term “hat” to refer to the many titles, jobs, roles and names that we…Pregnancy3 min readPregnancy3 min read
Mar 5, 2020Those Last Few Hours In the DayThe hours just after dinner, right before the kids go to bed, leading to the “wind down” or as some people say, the “wine down (take a few sips for me, lol), are the greatest, most exhausting, wonderful, exciting and most daunting minutes and hours of life! …Pregnancy3 min readPregnancy3 min read
