My Background

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Education:

  • Studied human trafficking and the marginalization of Mekong Region with Food for then Hungry. Internship with Non-profit, Garden of Hope, in Thailand (2009)

  • BA in Cultural Studies with a minor in photography (2010)

  • DONA certified labor doula (2011)

  • CAPPA certified postpartum Doula (2012)

  • Director of BIRTHFIT San Diego (2015-2017)

  • APPPAH (Association of Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Pre- and Perinatal Educator (2017)

  • Craniosacral Therapy for Moms and Babies (2018)

  • Visceral Manipulation of the Peritoneal Organs (2019)

  • Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist (2019)

  • Craniosacral Therapy for Infant Breastfeeding (2019)

  • DreamBirth Guided Imagery (2020)

Other trainings, workshops, & volunteer experience:

  • Volunteer doula for Operation Special Delivery

  • Hormonal Physiology of Birth 

  • From Womb to World-the journey that shapes our lives

  • Conscious Conception

  • Breech Update 

  • Spinning Babies

  • Teen Educator training with CAPPA

  • Hotline Operator for Project Cuddle  

  • Postpartum Sealing Training 

  • Embodiment Seminar with Ray Castellino

  • Therapeutic Play for Children with Wendy Anne McCarty 

  • Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization Exercise 1

  • Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization Flow

  • Sex & the Psoas with Liz Koch