Summer 2026 Newsletter

Practice Updates (August 2026):

First, welcome to the inaugural Lavender & Ivy newsletter! So glad you are here and are reading this (tbh this has been in the Canva drafts for many months, so excited to finally share)!

Other exciting news includes moving offices to the near east side - eek! It has been wonderful being in this new space at The Empowered Place Collective. With this change has also come an upgrade in licensure to a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and accepting some insurances. I’m now in network with Aetna, Dean, and The Alliance! I will soon be accepting Quartz medicaid.

While these changes are exciting, It has also been lovely and grounding to be back supporting doula families and all of my therapy folks after a few weeks away.

Upcoming Events:

October 25th, 2026 from 10am-4pm - The Big Gay Spooky Market at the Wisconsin Rugby Club, Cottage Grove, WI

Doula Support Availability

October 2026 - 1 birth, 1 postpartum client

November 2026 - 1 postpartum client

December 2026 - 1 birth (late December)

January 2027 - 1 birth, 1 postpartum client

February 2027 - 1 birth (early February), 1 postpartum client

March 2027 - 1 postpartum client

April 2027 - 1 birth, 1 postpartum client

May 2027 - Unavailable

My Current Favorites

Books:

Birth Vibes: Stories and Strategies for an Empowered Birth by Jen Hamilton

Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison by Piper Kerman

Podcasts:

Debunking Myths about Fundal Massage with Barbie Christianson, RN - Evidenced Based Birth