Hi, I’m Emily.

I’m a wife of 6 years, mom to 4 girls, and faith-led doula serving families throughout South Central Pennsylvania. My own experiences with pregnancy, birth, loss, and motherhood have shaped the way I serve families. I aim to always have compassion, gentleness, and a heart that listens.

I have experienced birth in more than one setting. My two oldest daughters were born at home, surrounded by the support of my husband, midwife, and doula. My third daughter, Rosalie, was born at 20 weeks in a hospital. While saying goodbye to her was one of the most heartbreaking experiences of my life, her birth was still beautiful. God met us there in ways I could have never imagined, and her life and birth continue to shape the heart behind this work.

Before becoming a mother, my husband and I also walked through infertility, an early miscarriage, and the uncertainty that came with diagnoses of PCOS and endometriosis. I know what it feels like to desperately want a baby, to wait month after month, to finally see those two lines and immediately wonder if everything will be okay. I know that pregnancy can hold so many emotions at once… joy and fear, hope and grief, excitement and uncertainty.

My journey to motherhood ultimately introduced me to the world of birth work. During my first pregnancy, I began searching for care that felt personal, supportive, and centered around trusting my body and understanding my options. I disliked the care I received at my OBGYN’s office, and landed on Midwifery care as best for me. Along the way, I met my first doula, Bailey, and she has inspired the way I care for mothers.

After a long journey to get there, I welcomed my first daughter at home. She was born to the hymn “I Surrender All,” a song that had carried me through so much of the waiting, fear, and surrender that came before her. It was one of those beautiful, full-circle moments that I will never forget.

But my own experiences have also taught me something incredibly important: there is no single “right” way to give birth.

I love and support physiologic birth, home birth, and the beauty of trusting the body to do what it was designed to do. But I also know that birth does not always unfold the way we imagine. Sometimes birth takes place at home. Sometimes mamas feel the safest in a hospital. Sometimes a mother chooses an epidural. Sometimes an induction or cesarean becomes part of her story… None of these methods above another! My role is not to tell you how you should give birth. My role is to help you understand your options, feel supported in your decisions, and walk into your birth feeling informed, confident, and cared for - whatever your birth story may look like.

Whether you are planning an unmedicated home birth, preparing to welcome your baby in a hospital, considering an epidural, facing an induction, navigating a cesarean birth, or simply feeling unsure of what to expect, you deserve compassionate support.

I believe every mother deserves to feel seen, to have her questions answered, to be reminded that she has options. You deserve to have someone in your corner who can offer reassurance, encouragement, education, and a calm presence in a hectic delivery room.

I truly believe that no mother should have to walk through such a pivotal moment in life without doula support. Your husband/partner is should be able to focus on YOU and YOUR BABY. Your doula should handle everything else…

All that to be said, I would be honored to walk beside you as you prepare to meet your baby.