me and my two kids in our version of a "family tree"

What words would I use to define myself? 

Mother. Wife. Childbirth Educator. Birth Doula. Breastfeeding Counselor. Writer. Speaker. Activist. Decorator. Chef. Duranie.

What do I love?

In classes, I love when I see the eyes of parents-to-be light up in one of my classes when they learn about all the choices they have.

At births, I love witnessing the strength that women have, helping their partners know the little things they can do to help her and be involved and the moment when that baby opens her eyes for the first time and meets her parents.  A-mazing.  Simply a miracle.

Related to breastfeeding, I love that we have people living on a space station and we, as super-intelligent and resourceful humans, can’t figure out how to duplicate over 300 of the ingredients needed to manufacture breastmilk…it can’t be done. Breastmilk is pure magic!  I also love that moms also get huge benefits from making milk.  Oh, and of course that there are many cool things you can do with breastmilk…just ask!

With my kids, I love hanging out with them at Lalajava, watching them play guitar, hearing their perspective on the world and pondering their creative questions. Cuddles are amazing, too.  It’s true, they grow so fast!

With my husband, I love traveling abroad or just staying home, something we don’t do often enough.  We met in a village in West Africa and look forward to someday when we can take our kids there and to many other places we’ve visited!

In my spare time, I love connecting with friends over a meal or glass of wine, writing, driving (while I play loud music!), watching any of the Housewives or real estate shows on BravoTV and doing anything related to Duran Duran.  I travel several times each year to be front row at their concerts, meeting them and spending hours with the many Duranie friends who share my passion for the greatest band on the Planet Earth.