I never thought in a million years I would be writing an “about me” section on my own website as a Doula! Having gone through the experience of pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period myself, my eyes were opened to see how much support we need as women, as we go through one of life’s biggest transitions into motherhood.

What I noticed during my experience, was the lack of continuity of care, the way we spoke about birth in our friendship circles as being horrific and traumatic, and societies expectations for us to ‘bounce back’ just weeks after giving birth.

It was this new found passion inside me to support women in this way, that saw me begin my doula studies with the Australian Doula College, and create my own business of birth & postpartum support for women and their partners, with a modern twist. The Modern Doula was created to bring back ancient practices of birth support to women in our modern world.

My goal is for women and their birth partner’s to feel empowered, educated and excited for their birth experiences, and to look back on the experience with positivity.

Before becoming a mother and a doula, I’ve spent my career working in radio producing and managing retail businesses, as well as leading and developing teams of leaders. I live on the Central Coast of NSW with my husband, 2 daughters & spoodle, and have a soft spot for bubbles, board games and cheese.