Hi, I’m Katherine.

Wife | Homeschool Mom of Six | Doula | Childbirth Educator/Coach | Birth & Newborn Photographer

I guide moms through pregnancy and birth with evidence-based support that turns fear and uncertainty into confidence and empowerment.

My Birthing Stories... it's been wild.

Each step in my birthing journey prepared me to help you in yours.

I married my husband, Bradley, in 2015, and we now have six kids, all 9 and under. Life is loud, beautiful, and a little chaotic—and honestly, I wouldn’t change a thing.

In 2019, I started documenting births and was immediately drawn to the uniqueness of each story. Watching labor unfold again and again lit something in me.

At this point I had experienced an early induction that ended in a cesarean and then a scheduled cesarean when my desire for a VBAC was declined. When I became pregnant with my third, I knew—deep in my bones—that my experience could be different. Judging from what I’d learned from attending births, I knew that my body was capable of far more than I was led to believe.

That desire turned into a “deep dive” into birth education, advocacy, and evidence-based care. I drove out of town and found providers who fully supported my choices, and I went on to have not just one, but FOUR vaginal births after cesarean both in and out of hospital.

Birth photography gave me a front-row seat to the power of physiologic birth—and the confidence to rewrite my own story. Today, I combine that experience with evidence-based training to support women as a doula, childbirth educator, and coach—helping them feel informed, confident, and fully in charge of their birth experience.

Take a walk down memory lane with me...

natalie.grace | august.2016

Natalie was our first pregnancy and there was so much we didn’t know about birth and labor. After admitting for a 39 week induction we found ourselves in the OR hearing our daughters first cry as she was born via c-section.

Although I wasn’t able to hold her— it was so sweet to watch my husband slowly fall in love with our first born daughter. I don’t remember much after she was born, but motherhood had already begun to change me forever…

🎙️ listen on the podcast: "Where my story began"

After my first cesarean, we were advised to schedule a repeat C-section for our next birth. I asked for a VBAC and was told it was not a possibility, but didn’t know enough about VBACs to question the plan. Instead, I quietly longed for a VBAC while making a intentional birth plan for this next cesarean— because I did not want to relive my previous experience.

Our baby boy was born early in the morning, and holding him in the OR—awkward and beautiful all at once—is a moment I’ll always treasure. The photos from that day, especially watching our daughter become a big sister, are some of my favorites because they document the start on my journey to advocate for myself.

william.james | september.2018

🎙️ listen on the podcast: "Declaring myself a cesarean mom"

Halfway through my pregnancy with our third I began pursuing a VBA2C. I knew another cesarean—especially so soon—was not what I wanted. After extensive research and being denied the opportunity to labor locally, my husband and I chose to drive two hours to find a truly supportive provider.

With the right care, amazing birth workers in my community, and an incredible hospital team, I achieved the vaginal birth I had dreamed of—right in the middle of the COVID pandemic. Although NOTHING about this labor unfolded like I thought that it would— It was the most empowering experience of my life, and we welcomed a healthy baby boy. This birth healed something inside of me and changed the trajectory of my life forever.

joshua.robert | june.2020

🎙️ listen to the podcast: "Changing My Story"

Being pregnant with sweet Ben felt completely different. Instead of being home all day every day, I was working full-time at my kids’ school, constantly on the go, and his pregnancy flew by. Before I knew it his due date had come and gone and I was praying he would decide to come on his own because I did not want another induction.

He took his time deciding to arrive—but once labor began at almost 41 weeks, he was born just a few hours later. This intense, fast, unmedicated VBAC was deeply empowering for me. It showed me a power that up until this point I had doubted even existed within me. It showed me first hand how incredible birth can unfold if left alone.

benjamin. chase | november.2021

🎙️ listen to the podcast: "Finding My Inner Strength"

When I found out we were expecting another baby girl, I was over the moon—our oldest daughter was finally getting the sister I always wanted her to have! This pregnancy was much harder on my body, and near the end I transitioned from working mom back to stay-at-home life.

On the seventh birthday of my oldest I swore I was in labor. My husband came home from work and brought me to the hospital, only to find out that I was not in labor—I was so defeated and done, so home we went.

Fast forward a week, exactly, two days after her due date, and Olivia decided it was time (but I wasn’t convinced). Her early labor felt nothing like my others, and I was sure I’d be sent home like I had been the week before. But my husband insisted we leave and she arrived just three hours after we walked into the hospital—proof that birth loves to keep us humble.

olivia.marguerite | august.2023

🎙️ listen to the podcast: "The Woman Who Cried Labor"

We thought our family was complete at five, but clearly there were bigger plans. This time, I knew I wanted to keep the baby’s gender a surprise, to birth with a midwife out of hospital, and to hold this pregnancy close to our inner circle.

With an incredible support team and after days of labor, I birthed another sweet baby boy. It was everything I had ever dreamed of—and more. A full podcast episode sharing this birth story is in the works because there are so many beautiful, intricate details to tell. Truly—pure magic. I would relive this pregnancy and birth over and over again if I could.

It taught me to listen to my body, to surrender fully to the process of labor and most importantly how women should be cared for during pregnancy, birth and postpartum.

jackson.henry.lee | may.2025

🎙️ podcast coming soon!

Some fun facts to know about me:

I literally can’t sleep without a weighted blanket.

I’m a caffeine addict. Iced Caramel Macchiatos and Red Bulls keep me running.

Neurodivergent thinking is my superpower. I thrive with chaos and deadlines.

Thoughtfulness is my love language and online shopping is my therapy.

If I could go anywhere in the world it would be to Italy, Greece and or the mountains.

I am an education JUNKIE and plan to start Midwifery School one day!

Now enough about me… Here’s the thing —

You deserve to be heard, supported and validated.

If I’m being honest, for a while I was bitter about how my first two births unfolded. I was mad at the provider who told me my body was not made to birth babies. Having two cesareans in my birth history made me “untouchable” and required me to drive hours to find true support.

But, I believe without a doubt that every single one of my births unfolded like they did for a reason.

That reason is YOU.

→ I blindly went into my first birth completely unaware that I even needed to be educated and learned the hard way that the system was not operating in my favor.

→ I explored the world of gentle family centered cesareans and learned how to birth plan.

→ I learned so much about local providers, birth research, statistics, and advocacy for birth after a cesarean.

→ I saw the therapist, hired the life coach, healed from birth trauma, and conquered postpartum depression.

→ I learned how intense birth can be but how powerful I truly am.

→ I realized how having all the birth knowledge in the world doesn’t mean anything if you also don’t know how to listen to what your body is telling you and trust the process that is birth.