I was born to be a doula.
I've always been someone who wants to know how you're really doing. Tell me all of it — the good stuff, the messy, complicated, funny, and everything in between.
I grew up with a mom and grandma who encouraged every topic of conversation. Questions about bodies, birth, love, grief, and death were all welcomed. Nothing was off-limits, and I think that shaped the way I connect with people today.
Looking back, I was practicing a version of withness long before I knew there was a word for it.
My doula origin story starts here…
My sophomore year of college, I came home from Zoology to find one of my best friends and roommates sitting in her bed in the middle of the day. She looked at me and said, “Megan… I’m pregnant”.
I remember that whole day so distinctly — there was a lot of crying, laughing, talking, and watching the Devil Wears Prada. Those six months were a rollercoaster ride and an honor to be right alongside her—talking about her hopes and fears, making Braum’s ice cream runs (IYKYK), helping her figure things out, and planning her baby shower.
I didn't know what a doula was at the time, but I was already finding my way toward this work.
Then, birth and loss became part of the same story.
10 years later, I was learning about midwifery and doula care. At the same time, my mom was living with terminal cancer. The experience of walking with her while she was in hospice care changed how I understood love, caregiving, grief, and intentionally being there for someone.
After she died, I felt drawn to supporting mothers as they brought life into the world. It felt like a chance to honor my own mom and the life she'd given me. In 2018, I trained as a birth doula. I didn't realize how much my experiences with my mom would shape everything that came next.
It all comes back to withness.
Today, my work as a doula includes pregnancy and birth support, postpartum and parenthood support, grief and loss care, and end-of-life care.
They might sound like very different experiences, but to me, they're connected by the same thing: withness.
This gorgeous word means being actively and fully present with another. Listening without trying to fix anything. Offering information, help, and care while respecting that your experience belongs to you.
I've been on the other side, too.
I'm a mom to a 7-year-old daughter and 4-year-old twin boys. I've experienced pregnancy, birth, miscarriage, postpartum anxiety and depression, and the adjustment of becoming a parent. I've been a daughter caring for her dying mother and a person learning to live with grief. I've also had doulas support me through my own experiences.
Those life transitions have shaped the way I care for people, but they don't make me the expert on yours. Your birth isn't my birth. Your postpartum isn't my postpartum. Your grief isn't my grief. I bring what I've learned with me while making room for your experience to be entirely your own.
Training + Experience
Birth Doula Training
DONA birth doula training, BINI Birth, Los Angeles — 2018
CAPPA Certified Labor Doula — 2026
Member of Village Birth Doula Community
Birth Support
Hospital and home births, vaginal and cesarean births, and a range of birth experiences and outcomes
Guest speaker at the Village Birth's prenatal gathering in Pasadena, a community-centered experience celebrating and supporting expectant parents
Postpartum Support
Mother of three, including twins, with firsthand experience of postpartum recovery and the transition to parenthood
Support centered on newborn care, feeding, emotional well-being, and helping families find their footing
Grief + Community Work
Grief Workshop Facilitator: Leading community gatherings centered on grief education, storytelling, remembrance, and connection
The Dinner Party: Former grief support group co-lead, creating opportunities for conversation and connection among people navigating loss Learn More
Featured Speaker, UCLA ACE Talks: Shared my personal experience with grief and loss through UCLA's storytelling and professional development series Watch Talk
Professional Background
Healthcare Communications Director: Leading strategic communications for the departments of anesthesiology & perioperative medicine as well as pediatrics in a large academic healthcare setting
15+ years experience in higher education and healthcare, specializing in storytelling, education, and making complex information accessible
Communication + Advocacy: Bringing a non-clinical healthcare perspective to my doula work, with an emphasis on informed decision-making, clear communication, and helping people feel heard
Let's start with a conversation.
Whether you're preparing for birth, finding your way through new parenthood, living with loss, caring for someone you love, or navigating your own end-of-life journey, you don't have to have everything figured out before reaching out.
We can talk about what's happening, what matters most to you, and what kind of support might feel helpful.