I always had a positive perspective on birth because my mom spoke so highly of her pregnancies and birth experiences. I knew from a young age that my hearts desire was to be a wife and mom and I had the opportunity to get into the birth world before my first child was born when I became involved with a friends non-profit in Virginia that sought to educate and support women in the community from preconception to postpartum. Through this work I got to know midwives and doulas in my local area and with the support of my friend through my birth I knew a doula would always be a part of any future pregnancies I went through. My experience with my second doula was a learning experience about how important it is to find a good match for the type of support I needed in birth. And my third doula with my youngest founded East Raleigh Doula Co two years after my youngest was born. After they posted on social media that they were hiring and I inquired to see if they would mentor me down the road when my kids were older and I had more time to pursue my desire to be a doula they encouraged me to jump right in to my training and doula work and I haven’t looked back since. I did my doula training in June 2022 and my postpartum training in January 2025.