It all started with a labor that stalled, a body I didn't understand, and zero tools to fix either one.
I was 27, pregnant for the first time, and hurting in ways nobody had prepared me for. When labor got complicated, I realized how much of pregnancy care is guesswork dressed up as reassurance. That gap became my career.
I'm a Doctor of Chiropractic, Webster Certified, working inside one of DFW's busiest birth centers.
My job is equal parts hands-on care and translation - turning what's happening in your body into something you actually understand, instead of a list of symptoms to just push through.
behind the account
At 27 weeks pregnant for the first time, I hurt everywhere, and none of it made sense to me. I was under midwife care at a birth center, and even then, the appointments moved fast and the birth class covered breathing, not biomechanics. When labor got complicated, I didn't have a single tool to help myself or my baby through it, and that scared me more than almost anything else has since.
So I built the tools.
First for myself, then for every woman who walked into my office after. Today that's a full-time practice inside one of DFW's busiest birth centers, treating pregnant and postpartum patients who deserve more than "just wait and see."
It's also three kids, a lot of chaos, and me still learning as I go. Having a doctorate doesn't mean I have it all figured out. It just means I know a lot about pregnancy.
PARKER UNIVERSITY / DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC
WEBSTER TECHNIQUE / CERTIFIED
DFW BIRTH CENTER / PRENATAL & LABOR CARE, FULL-TIME
What I'm
loving
A morning walk before the Texas heat wins, a really good prenatal workout, clean beauty that actually performs, a house that feels calm even when it absolutely is not, anything Serena & Lily adjacent, and finding the product I immediately text my sister about.
What I'm
learning
That every season with kids changes faster than I expect. That rest and strength can exist in the same sentence. That I don’t have to optimize every part of motherhood. And that there is almost always another basket of laundry.
What I'm
not about
Fear-based pregnancy advice. Making women feel fragile. Pretending there is one perfect way to give birth, feed a baby, exercise, parent or recover. Wellness just for the sake of being “wellness-y.” And recommending things I wouldn’t spend my own money on.
what I
believe
Women are incredibly capable. Pregnancy deserves preparation, not panic. Movement matters. Birth has more nuance than Instagram sometimes allows. Good information should make you feel more confident, not more afraid. And motherhood gets a whole lot better when we stop pretending we’re supposed to know everything already.
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