Motherhood is a wild ride.
Let’s work together to help you feel supported in your journey.

Becoming a mother is unlike any other transformation you will experience.

Add on complicated and/or traumatic birth experience and NICU stay and it becomes something else entirely.

Having a child in the NICU is scary, stressful, confusing, and filled with uncertainty. It can also be a lonely space. A moment that was meant to hold joy and excitement may now hold grief and sadness.

My goal is to help NICU moms, both currently in the NICU and once baby comes home, have a space to share their stories and find support and community.

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