ABOUT SOPHIA
While volunteering at a local pregnancy care center my freshman year of college, I picked up a business card for a midwife, and the rest is history. I fell in love with the mysterious and incredible world of birth with a strong intuition that God was leading me to be a midwife.
Although I’m not (yet!) a midwife, I believe I am called to serve women and families as a doula and childbirth educator while I grow my own family!
My PASSION is educating women on their body’s physiologic design for birth and helping them navigate the challenges of our over-medicalized system.
I moved to the Inland Northwest in 2024 and am so excited to make it my home! When I’m not nerding out about birth, women’s health, or the history of midwifery, I love journaling, embroidery, hiking, and going to coffee shops (fun fact: I worked as a barista for two years!)
I believe that children are a blessing from God and dream of having a big family one day (Psalm 127:3)!
In a world that has become increasingly polarized, I want to encourage families that wherever and however they choose to give birth, they deserve to feel PEACEFUL, PREPARED, & CONFIDENT.
Before I am a doula, I am a wife and proud mama!
I’ve been married to my best friend since 2024 and we are joyfully expecting our first baby in 2025! After walking with so many women through pregnancy and birth, it’s been a privilege to experience it myself.
Registered Nurse (RN) Washington State Board of Nursing | 2024
Master of Nursing (MN) Vanderbilt School of Nursing | 2024
Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE) Lamaze International | 2024
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Advanced Provider | 2025
Spinning Babies Workshop Training | 2023
Certified Birth Doula CD(DONA) DONA International | 2022
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers American Heart Association | 2022
Bachelor of Science in History, Biology Minor | 2022
EDUCATION | TRAINING | CREDENTIALS
My Birth Beliefs
Beyond my education and training, I believe it’s important to be share the beliefs that guide my birth philosophy:
I believe that God beautifully & purposefully designed birth
I affirm the sanctity of life & that all people are created in the image of God
I believe that birth is a physical, emotional, & spiritual event
I affirm that birth is a transformative experience in the life of the mother & family
I believe that birth is physiological, meaning that the birth hormones and bodily processes play a critical role in supporting versus hindering labor progress
I believe birth can safely take place in homes, birth centers, & hospitals
I believe that birth involves both trust and surrender
I believe that women deserve to feel respected, heard, & supported
I affirm that birth is not a medical event, but there are situations where receiving medical interventions is the best course of action for comfort, desire, &/or necessity
I believe that the Holy Spirit guides our intuition & serves as a guide to decision-making in labor and birth
I believe in the personal responsibility of parents to put their journey into parenthood into their own hands, which includes choosing their birth team, location, & preparation
I believe that while birth does not always go to plan, the process of preparing for birth is a necessary & integral part of the journey to motherhood
I believe that motherhood has eternal significance
