About Me

My name is Virginia, and I live in New Orleans with my husband and three children. I believe that parenting is an invitation to connect with ourselves and grow in truly transformative and healing ways. I am a Postpartum Doula and Intentional Parenting Guide with a passion for making everyday life more joyful.

"In any society the way a woman gives birth and the kind of care given to her and the baby points as sharply as an arrowhead to the key values of the culture."

Sheila Kitzinger

My mission is to recenter the experience of birth, mother/childhood in our culture and create space for the respect and care that it deserves. We live in a society where individualism and productivity is so valued that even when care is available to us, we struggle to accept it. A few years ago, I had mastered the self-sacrificing overachiever role and slowly realized that I was modeling many aspects of a life that I wouldn't want for my children. I was focused on what my life looked like but spent very little energy on how it felt.

Pregnancy and parenting in today's world pulls us up into our heads - constantly calculating risks, planning and decision making. But this stage of life is deeply embodied, and it becomes infinitely more difficult to navigate without consideration and care for how we process and experience it. I bring somatic practices, energy work, breath movement and meditation, and other body-up healing modalities into my community and postpartum care.

Nothing has brought me more joy than surrendering to motherhood. Each of my births and children has taught me new lessons and shown me where I can grow to be a higher version of myself. I reject the narrative that motherhood must involve suffering and sacrifice, and am working on bringing more ease and delight to this experience for myself and others. I hope to empower and inspire you to make space for the same.

I'm a seeker and a meaning maker

I spend an inordinate amount of time grappling with the nature of existence and trying to make the most out of my human experience. Things like astrology, human design, the Enneagram, mysticism and spirituality make my life richer and more fun. I'm an Aries ☀️ Cancer 🌙 Libra ⬆️

I'm in my balance era

After many years stuck in the cycles of hustle culture, hyper-independence, diet culture and perfectionism, I'm working on presence, softness, and ease. Wellness without wellness culture, intentional and healthy living without fear.

My background is in Product Management

I spent a decade in the corporate world, stepping out of my career just as it was peaking. While I felt out of alignment in my industry, I have reoriented many of my strengths and skills towards my passion for birthwork. I bring my experience in user experience, strategic solutions, and implementation to make preparing for birth feel better.

Nobody mentioned that, while caring for my tender newborn, I would also be tender and newborn. Mothers, too, need and deserve respectful, loving care. And yes, child rearing does, indeed, take a village. Virginia was my caring village.

Virginia is an experienced mother, birth professional, and doula; most of all, however, she was the person I knew I could turn to for support, advice, and truth during those most vulnerable days of my early parenting journey.

Mae, New Orleans

About Me

"In any society the way a woman gives birth and the kind of care given to her and the baby points as sharply as an arrowhead to the key values of the culture." Sheila Kitzinger

I'm a seeker and a meaning maker

I'm in my balance era

My background is in Product Management

"In any society the way a woman gives birth and the kind of care given to her and the baby points as sharply as an arrowhead to the key values of the culture."

Sheila Kitzinger