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Meet Stephanie

“That’s my baby…that’s supposed to be my baby…” 

I’ll never forget the words I heard, through tears, the first time I truly supported someone through a pregnancy loss. It was my cousin on the phone, and I’d been at her house just a few hours before. She had been bleeding, and although an ultrasound showed a baby with a healthy heartbeat, she suspected she was miscarrying. She did everything “right”, everything she was supposed to. I met her at her house where she was drinking tea and resting in bed. We talked. We wondered what would happen, how things would shift and change, and what outcome her pregnancy would have. We were consumed by the unknown. I gave her Reiki. We sprayed flower essences and hoped for a long, healthy pregnancy. But when my phone rang that night, I knew her suspicions were right and that she was losing the baby. I can still hear her words clear as day, “It’s happening,” she said. As I processed my own shock and sadness for someone I love so deeply, there was a brief period where I’m pretty sure I just muttered sounds and no actual words, and finally I replied, “I’m here, I’m here with you.” 

The moments that followed were life changing for both of us. Her very next pregnancy, though riddled with anxiety and fear, was a long and healthy one, and she now has the sweetest, most adorable son. I supported her along the entire journey, including an eventful home birth that showed us all how powerful a woman’s intuition is and how essential it is to have a support system in place. 

Hi, I’m Stephanie, and I help women get pregnant after experiencing miscarriage or stillbirth.

My experience supporting my cousin wasn’t the first time I’d worked with women who were trying to conceive or who experienced pregnancy loss. It wasn’t the first  time that I was present and holding space for a death. But it was the time that it solidified my calling to work with people like you. 

I understand the fragility of growing a family, and I hold a deep reverence for life. That’s why I’m here to support you and your family’s whole health and wellbeing as you embark on this transformational journey. 

You don’t have to struggle anymore. What I’ve created is a holistic approach that helps you address each factor that’s contributing to the stress and second-guessing around your fertility.

I want to support you fully, not just give you a meal plan or tell you “the one thing” (that may or may not work) that will help you get pregnant.

Taking my approach doesn’t mean you won’t face challenges, it just means that when the challenges come your way, you’ll know how to navigate them with clarity, confidence, and a sense of calm that you may not have felt before.

 

Fun Facts About Me

  • My first job as a teen was at Babies R’ Us – Even as a kid, I was enthralled with helping people grow their family.

  • My bookshelf is literally overloaded with books, and I’ve read approximately 0 of them in full.

  • I stopped coloring my hair and let my gray come in long before it was in style.

  • I’m a born and bred New Englander and will probably never move – I love the change of seasons and get bored with the weather by the time each season ends.

  • I’m part of the Panini Generation, “pressed” between caring for my young kids and managing care for my disabled mom at the same time. It’s not easy, but when I say I understand the realities of life, I mean it!

Who am I to help you?

I’m a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with over 15 years of experience and advanced training and education in women’s health and inflammatory and autoimmune conditions.

I hold many other certifications, including:

  • Reiki Master Teacher (Gladys Ellen & Kerri DiBiase)
  • Quantum Human Design™ Certified Transformational Coach (Dr. Karen Curry Parker)
  • Quantum Alignment Practitioner (Dr. Karen Curry Parker)

I also have additional training in:

  • Astro-Herbalism (Sajah Popham/School of Evolutionary Herbalism)
  • Medical Astrology (Kira Sutherland & Judith Hill)

I am in the process of becoming a certified mind-body fertility support specialist (Bebo Mia), bereavement doula (StillBirthDay), and women’s health herbal educator (Dr. Aviva Romm).

As a healthcare professional, energy worker, chart reader, and coach, I can uniquely combine grounded, evidence-based strategies for nutrition and fertility with complementary supports to help you release anxiety and shame, and work through your grief and healing process.

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