Summer's Story

Knowledge is power, but applied knowledge is even more powerful!

Summer has always been passionate about reproductive health. When she was a Sexual Health Educator, she loved teaching students how to have safe sex (i.e. how to properly put on a condom, birth control options, etc.) while emphasizing consent and sexual pleasure. Her friends were also asking her questions about sexual health in their own sex lives and relationships!

Studying Public Health, Summer learned about the gaps in America’s healthcare system and that birthing people, especially people of color, were not getting the care that they needed. These interests turned into learning more about pregnancy and how to support people through the perinatal period.

As a Program Manager at Google & Verily Life Sciences, Summer was de-risking projects and keeping her colleagues aware of updates that impacted their deliverables. She missed the world of reproductive health and decided to pivot her career to birth work and bring that type of planning to support growing families!

Now as a doula, Summer provides non-judgmental care and expert guidance, empowering you to make informed choices for your birth and postpartum time period. By aligning your options with your values and desires, you will make decisions that are right for you, your body, and your baby.

People often do not receive comprehensive birthing education, so when we think about birth, there’s usually a lot of fear. Summer wants to break the fear/tension/pain cycle. She will make the information about the stages of labor, comfort measures, and breathing techniques fun, intimate, and tailored to you. Birth is a rite of passage full of power, wisdom, and trust in one’s body. Creating life is beautiful and Summer wants to be by your side as you welcome your baby into this world!