JANUARY 2026 UPDATE
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Rooted in Experience
Willow & Nest was shaped by lived experience—by seasons of holding, bending, and learning when to rest.
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The willow is both protective and resilient.
The nest is intentional, held, and deeply nurturing.
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This past year marked one of the most transformative chapters of my life and work. While continuing to support families through light postpartum contracts, I was also carrying a second surrogacy—welcoming my third surro-baby earlier than expected in July. The delivery and postpartum period that followed were physically demanding in a way I'd not experienced before, requiring patience, humility, and a slower path toward healing.
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That lived reality reshaped my work in lasting ways. I experienced firsthand what it means to need time, support, and thoughtful care—not just emotionally, but physically. I allowed myself to bloom open in full vulnerability, baring my soul and allowing myself to be tended to. Healing could not be rushed, and neither could the work. Willow & Nest became a practice rooted even more firmly in intentional pacing, informed consent, and honoring the body’s need for restoration.
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Alongside this season, I continued my professional development—attending trainings in NICU-informed doula support, craniosacral therapy for infants, and developing a surrogate-support training for doulas grounded in lived experience on both sides of the journey. Each layer of learning reinforced the same truth: families thrive when care is protective, patient, and deeply attuned.
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Willow & Nest exists to hold that space.
Growing with Intention
As healing continues, Willow & Nest is growing slowly and deliberately—guided by sustainability, community need, and the important connections being forged, not urgency.
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Our books are currently open for postpartum contracts throughout the entirety of 2026. If you are expecting and would like to discuss support, please contact us using our form.
I remain closely aligned with Princeton Doulas, supporting families as a postpartum doula and licensed massage therapist specializing in perinatal care. This partnership allows me to remain deeply connected to hands-on family support while also contributing behind the scenes—strengthening systems that help meet the growing demand for doulas across Bucks County and the greater Princeton area.
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At the same time, Willow & Nest is gently tending to new roots and exploring how best to offer perinatal massage in an intimate, restorative setting—designed specifically for pregnancy, postpartum, and caregivers.​ Additional offerings, including parent education and infant-focused modalities, are being thoughtfully developed and will be shared when the time is right.
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For now, Willow & Nest remains committed to care that is present, protective, and deeply human—growing in rhythm with healing, not ahead of it.