The transition into motherhood deserves to be supported as the life-changing passage that it is.

Becoming a mother is not only about welcoming a baby.

It is a physical transformation, an emotional reckoning, an identity shift, and an invitation to reconsider how you want to live.

For the past ten years, I have coached women through major transitions—helping them reconnect with themselves, navigate changing identities, and intentionally create lives that reflect who they are and what matters most to them.

As a perinatal coach, postpartum doula, and yoga teacher, I bring that work into one of the most profound transitions a woman can experience: becoming a mother.

Hey there. I’m Lia.

I’m a coach, postpartum doula in certification, certified yoga teacher, perinatal yoga teacher, and mother.

My work lives at the intersection of physical and mental well-being, identity, and intentional life design.

I support women as they prepare for motherhood, recover after birth, adjust to the realities of caring for a baby, and begin creating a new life around the person they are becoming.

Because giving birth isn’t just about the baby.

It’s about answering the questions:

  • Who am I now?

  • What do I need?

  • How do I want our days to feel?

  • What parts of myself do I want to preserve?

  • What needs to change?

  • What kind of mother—and woman—do I want to become?

Those are the questions I have spent a decade helping women answer for themselves.

The Experience I Offer

For ten years, I have worked as a life coach, helping countless women navigate identity shifts, major life transitions, relationships, self-trust, and lifestyle design.

Before coaching, I spent more than 15 years in education as a teacher, instructional coach, Dean of Students, and school administrator. That work taught me how to listen beneath the surface, make complicated information understandable, and support people without taking away their agency.

I am a graduate of Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, and I continue to approach my work as both a student and an educator.

I am currently completing my postpartum doula certification and have completed my postpartum doula training through Bastyr University.

I am also a certified yoga teacher. I completed my perinatal yoga training under the tutelage of Jane Austin in San Francisco in 2018 and have experience teaching perinatal, vinyasa, yin, restorative, and hot yoga.

As a human sexuality educator, I understand that pregnancy, birth, postpartum recovery, feeding, body image, intimacy, relationships, and identity are deeply interconnected. I bring openness, honesty, and a shame-free approach to conversations that women are not always given permission to have.

I am bilingual in English and Spanish.

And I am a mother—so this work is not only professional for me. It is personal.

Work With Me

Credentials & Training

  • Stanford University, M.A.

  • University of California, Berkeley, B.A.

  • Martha Beck Institute Life Coach Training

  • Ten years of experience as a life coach

  • More than 15 years of experience in education and leadership

  • Postpartum doula DONA training completed through Bastyr University

  • Postpartum doula DONA certification in progress

  • Certified yoga teacher with Linda Schlamadinger Mcgrath

  • Perinatal yoga training with Jane Austin, San Francisco

  • Human sexuality educator

  • Bilingual in English and Spanish

  • Mama

My Commitment to Inclusive, Anti-Racist Care

Pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period should be experiences of dignity, safety, respect, and compassionate care for every family. Yet the reality is that racism continues to shape maternal health outcomes, access to care, and the way many individuals and families experience the healthcare system.

Black women are disproportionately affected by maternal morbidity and mortality, and families of color continue to encounter inequities that no one should face during one of life's most vulnerable transitions. These disparities are not inevitable—they are the result of systems, policies, and biases that require our attention and our action.

Creating equitable perinatal care requires more than welcoming everyone. It requires actively working to recognize and dismantle barriers, listening to the experiences of those who have been marginalized, and advocating for care that is respectful, evidence-informed, and person-centered.

This practice is committed to being part of that work by:

  • Providing a space where every client is treated with dignity, respect, and compassion.

  • Honoring each family's culture, identity, values, and lived experience.

  • Continuing to learn about racial inequities in maternal and infant health and incorporating that learning into practice.

  • Examining policies, partnerships, referrals, and educational materials to reduce barriers to access and belonging.

  • Welcoming accountability, listening to feedback with humility, and making meaningful changes when improvement is needed.

  • Standing alongside organizations, healthcare professionals, and community members working to advance racial justice and improve outcomes for Black families and all families of color.

Anti-racism is not a passive belief. It is an ongoing practice of learning, advocacy, accountability, and action. The goal is not simply to avoid discrimination, but to help create a perinatal community where every family feels seen, heard, respected, and empowered.

This commitment is ongoing. This statement will be revisited regularly as this practice continues to learn, grow, and strengthen its commitment to equitable care through both reflection and action.

Every family deserves equitable, compassionate care. Every parent deserves to be heard. Every baby deserves the healthiest possible start. This practice is committed to being an active part of building that future.

My Approach

Support for your body, mind, identity, and everyday life

I bring together three forms of support because I don’t believe this transition can be divided into separate pieces.

Through coaching, we tend to your inner experience—the identity shift, emotional complexity, changing relationships, self-trust, and vision for the life ahead.

Through postpartum doula care, we support your recovery, your home, and the practical realities of life with a new baby.

Through yoga, we care for your changing body, regulate stress, create space for rest, and help you stay connected to yourself.

Sometimes you may need conversation. Sometimes you may need movement. Sometimes you may need someone to prepare food, reset the kitchen, help you think through a challenge, or make it possible for you to rest.

I meet you where you are.

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