ABOUT ME

Meet Liz at Traditional Birth Services

IBCLC lactation consultant and certified THW doula

Thanks for being here

I spend my workdays meeting with families and learning how to best show up for them. That dedication is woven into nearly every aspect of my life, reflected in how I care for myself and for my family. Getting to do this heart-centered work is a dream manifested, and I'm grateful for the chance to prioritize wellness in my family's, my community's, and my own day-to-day lives. So when I say thanks for being here, I really mean it!

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I've worked with postpartum families throughout the majority of my career, and began honing my skills to support the wider perinatal period in 2018. I began furthering my education back then as a single parent, working full-time and attending community college. By the time I completed a lactation program through UCSD in 2024, I had added a husband and two dogs to my little family. While in college, I was lucky to be introduced to community doula work through a local non-profit, and, in 2023, I took my first doula training through The Community Doula Program in Corvallis, OR.

After many years of education and dreaming, I opened my independent practice in 2025 to offer specialized lactation care and ongoing doula support from pregnancy through early parenthood. Traditional Birth Services is an evolving practice, just like you and I, offering holistic and evidence-based professional support to families in Lane County and surrounding areas. By pursuing continuing education that widens my lens to prioritize holistic wellness, my goal is to show up with the skills to support each family member's lasting health and well-being, parents and babies alike.

I'm happiest spending my free time with my daughter and husband, taking care of our garden, our senior dogs, a rescued scaredy cat, and our six backyard chickens, or adventuring around our beautiful state. I'm drawn to traditional ways of life both personally and professionally, and often pursue practices and education that I can share with the families I support. Equal parts crunchy hippy mom, overwhelmed global community member, and science-minded healthcare professional, I hope to support you in showing up as your whole self, whoever you may be.

Enough about me, let’s chat about how I can support you!

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