My story
I began taking the pill for contraception when I was 15 years old. It wasn't quite a conscious decision, more of "that's just what you do" attitude. I never really thought twice about hormonal contraception as disruptive and even potentially harmful to my body.
Fast forward 8 years and I was hospitalized for 5 days for a cervical ectopic pregnancy caused by the Copper IUD (Paragard). After an extremely scary emergency surgery, thousands of dollars in hospital bills, and months of depression following the procedure and exacerbated by the NuvaRing, I knew I had to figure something else out for my contraception.
I decided to go all in with Fertility Awareness and fully take back my power and agency with my reproductive health. I found an FAE (fertility awareness educator) and took classes with her. The rest is history!
Certifications & Trainings
Massachusetts Midwives Alliance Student Midwife - (in-training, 2025)
Fertility Awareness and Sexual & Reproductive Health Educator - The Well School of Body Literacy, 2022
Full Spectrum Maternal Support Practitioner (Doula) - Bebo Mia Inc. 2023
Herbal Medicine for Women Practitioner- Aviva Romm, MD, (in-training)
Bereavement Support Training- Empty Arms, 2024
Optimal Fetal Positioning Training- Gilligans Guide, 2024
Member of the Association of Fertility Awareness Practitioners
Member of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research
Wild Edibles & Medicinal Herbs Apprenticeship-Sweet Birch Herbals, 2022
Anatomy & Physiology: An Herbalists Guide to the Body- Heartstone Center for Earth Essentials, Tammy Sweet, 2021
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training- Suzanne Morgan Yoga Awakenings, 2016
B.A. Environmental and Sustainability Studies- George Mason University, 2017
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