My story originally starts in 2012, while I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Peru working in Community Health and partnering with local OBGYN staff and schools. It was there that I found my passion for reproductive health care, sex ed, and reproductive justice. It was also there that I noticed the differences in the culture of birth and postpartum (compared to the U.S.) and learned about how families and communities support and view birth.

Fast forward: In 2015, while working in community and youth focused sex ed spaces in the U.S., I was inspired by the birth stories of students who were pregnant or parenting to expand passed “just” teaching sex ed. I felt called to rethink how I can better show up for and support communities of color across the range of sexual and reproductive health outcomes that can occur in someone’s lifetime. It was then that I decided to become a doula and support people, particularly Black and brown people, in having the positive, informed, and affirming experiences they deserve. In 2017 I took my first doula training and officially began this part of my journey!

Since the fall of 2017, I’ve provided doula support across the range of pregnancy outcomes to a variety of families and experiences in the DMV area and beyond; worked as a volunteer birth doula for Community of Hope;  served as a board member for The Doula Project (NYC); provided facilitation to up and coming birth educators as a community collaborator for Cornerstone Trainings’; and launched my independent business- JTD LLC.

In addition to doula work, I also currently support communities as a …

• Doula educator and mentor for Doula Trainings International

• Board member for Aaliyah in Action- a local DC non-profit organization dedicated to providing care boxes and bereavement resources for parents and families who are navigating life after pregnancy and infant loss

• Sensual and Erotic Movement Instructor, offering dance classes and workshops to promote healing and honoring the body through sensual movement and creating affirming movement spaces for dancers with bigger bodies

• Trainer, facilitator, and learning designer for reproductive health and justice organizations

Train with Me!

December 5-8, 2024

Washington DC

In-Person Full Spectrum Doula Training

Join me for an intensive training workshop where you will learn about: birth equity and decreasing disparities, providing doula support across the variety of reproductive health events, steps to building your doula business, and get hands on practice and community mentorship!

Scholarships and payment plans are available!

Feeling called to this work but you’re not sure what next steps look like or if this training is right for you?

Schedule a time to chat with me here !