Today I’m working on my Birth & More stuff—and wow, the ideas are flowing! I want to do all of them, but let’s be honest: there are only 24 hours in a day. So, I’ve recently taken a couple of classes, had some heartfelt conversations with friends (new and old), and started to clarify what I truly want for me and my business.
What’s exciting is realizing that Birth & More isn’t the same as it was 5, 10, or 20 years ago, and that’s a good thing. As I’ve changed and grown, my business must be allowed to grow and change too.
When I first started Birth & More, it was all about birth and postpartum—that’s where I was over 25 years ago. But today, Birth & More means something much deeper and broader. It’s about the whole journey: pregnancy, birth, postpartum, parenting, and grief. It’s about walking with people through the messy, beautiful, and sacred transitions of life. You might ask, “What does that look like?” Let’s find out together.

I want to thank everyone who’s helped me along the way. Even those who only pretended to help—because without the good, the bad, and the ugly, I wouldn’t be who I am today, and I love who I am today.  Who I am today is why Birth & More provides the services it does.  I believe in a peer-led, evidence-based support.  This means that I am transparent, vulnerable, and truly believe in your voice – your choice... I live as an open book—ready to share, support, celebrate, and cry with others.
I started as a birth doula by profession, but over the years I’ve become so much more: a doula, a peer, a mom, an aunt, a widow, a wife. On each step of my journey, I changed.  I went from a birth doula and added postpartum support. Over the years, as I walked my path, I learned about being a peer, and that moved me to be more than a doula.  When I support a family that has loss, remembering my daughter born without breath, helps me to support them in a way that is deep and honest. A peer is a person with a shared life experience.

I am the “Wise Woman”, “The Sage,” “The Anite,” or maybe even “The Grandmother.” I strive to share what I have learned with others so they don’t have to walk alone.  I know the pain and loneliness of walking alone.  Not just in life struggles, but also in celebration.  I know what it is like to make choices that I wish I could go back and change, because I did not expect them to affect my life the way they did.

I moved to Utah at the end of 2025 and started Birth & More all over again.  I took a couple of new classes, did a little market research, and some self-reflection, then I realized that I am not who I was when I attended my first birth, or my 200th birth. I am not just a doula, I am also a peer. I recognized that over the years, my services have evolved into something much more.

Yes, I truly LOVE who I am today! Okay…  I can honestly say it would be nice if I were a little bit thinner or were 25 again. LOL. But still, this version of me is transparent, vulnerable, and deeply rooted in supporting and encouraging others. 
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Stay tuned. Birth & More is evolving—and it’s going to be amazingly beautiful.