In 2017, following the birth of my daughter and my own journey with birth trauma and postpartum depression, I utilized my experience as both a seasoned Psychotherapist and survivor of a perinatal mood disorder to create Life After Birth®. After several years of helping women through the metamorphosis of motherhood I was called to expand my offerings and grow the community I’d built even larger.

Giving birth to my daughter, and experiencing postpartum depression, was the beginning of a full identity rupture—what I now understand as the process of matrescence. I was already a licensed therapist with tools, training, and resources, but none of that made me immune to what was happening.

Although I was armed with tools, resources and knowledge, I discovered that professional training doesn’t grant immunity. The experience broke me, but also transformed me, allowing me to step into the “wounded healer archetype”—a role that became the foundation for my mission. As I began to recover, I felt called to stand in that same vulnerable space for other women and create what I couldn’t find during my own postpartum season: real, nuanced support for new parents who are navigating the massive transition that happens after birth. Life After Birth® was born shortly after.

It started with a single support circle I facilitated weekly, and over time, it’s grown into a full team of therapists and a comprehensive offering of services for both individuals and couples. Our work is centered around the very thing I longed for when I was in it—space to be seen, held, and understood in the rawness and beauty of early parenthood.