Hi everyone I’m Ari! (she/they) I'm a Trained Full Spectrum Doula located in Philadelphia, PA. I’m dedicated to providing trauma-informed, client-centered, and affirming care for all. My background in art and passion for research motivate me to offer imaginative, evidence-based birth education and holistic support. As a birth doula, my focus is on prenatal education that centers physical, emotional, social, and spiritual factors impacting your pregnancy and parenthood journey. I'm here to support your unique vision for your birth experience and serve as your advocate in times of need. I understand that the bodymind is vulnerable and reactive to regimes of oppression. My goal is to uplift the innate beauty and strength of all bodies, with a focus on supporting LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC parents in navigating barriers to just medical care (though I work with parents of all identities). I am sensitive to the institutions and practices that contribute to poor maternal and birth outcomes and I maintain that anti-racism is essential to holistic carework. For years, I've engaged in embodiment practices such as yoga, meditation, and acupuncture to deepen my connection with bodymind intelligence and navigate my own chronic pain journey gracefully. Throughout my various doula trainings, I've upheld my values, which I'm eager to share with you. It would be an honor to be your guide and provide you with compassionate, radically inclusive support.

A BIRTH DOULA IS SOMONE WHO… is trained to provide emotional, informational, physical, spiritual, mental, and other forms of support to birthing parents during pregnancy, birth, and immediate postpartum understands the physiology of birth is a continuous presence by the side of the laboring person throughout the labor assists the birthing person and their partner in preparing for birth is not a replacement for partners who are already supporting a birthing person— they can encourage partners to be more involved if they choose, help them to remember information, provide reassurance, walk through physiologic labor, and help explain interventions their goal is to help you have a safe and fulfilling childbirth as you define it!