In addition to being an assistant at Gentle Birth Care, I am a nursing student, and have been a labor doula and childbirth educator. I am the mother of two children, one born with hospital midwives and one born at home with GBC.

I’m so grateful to be working at Gentle Birth Care with such an amazing group of women, and feel so honored to be apart of pregnancy and birth experiences of so many wonderful women and their families!

Kiyomi began working as a doula in 2009, has a MSN from Rush University . Being present for friends's births was her introduction to healthcare, and left a profound and lasting impact. She is currently studying Nurse Midwifery at Frontier Nursing University.

Lisa is a Bradley Method instructor and DONA approved Birth Doula Trainer who has been with Gentle Birth Care from the start!

I have always had a passion for empowering women and families to live their best lives, and through my work with Gentle Birth Care I am privileged to do just that!

I have long advocated for the use of trauma-informed, holistic, and culturally sensitive frameworks that use harm reduction and anti-oppression to be inclusive to all people seeking healthier lives.