I am a writer, speaker, and author. I am also a mother who knows the agony that can come with trying to have a baby. My journey to becoming a mother to two healthy children was punctuated by pain, hospitalisations, and death. Carry On offers a candid, intrepid look into the real stories of the many people for whom this universal drive to start a family doesn’t come easily. These stories are an exploration of these people’s love, hope, and desperation to keep trying.

My writing, from my own blog (Twig-Hugger) to numerous articles in mom and parent-oriented platforms (The Next Family, Motherfigure, LA Parent, Your Teen Magazine, and Chicken Soup For The Soul) has given my views and opinions platform to reach interested and like-minded eyes and ears.

I have been a featured speaker at Expressing Motherhood, a live storytelling event held in major cities across the United States. I have shared my story about living with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG). I dealt with HG for all three of my pregnancies, and have participated in research studies through HER, the world’s largest network of HG survivors and experts.

I’ve been featured on podcasts, including “Single Vs. Married”, where I spoke about natural childbirth, medical interventions traditionally utilised during childbirth, and why I opted to have as few interventions as possible during my own labours and deliveries. I discussed the months of trying to conceive, illness, and suffering that finally resulted in giving birth to a healthy baby girl.

Before having children, I was a competitive and then professional figure skater. Hailing from New York, I acted off-Broadway for nearly a decade. I then moved to the West Coast and continued to act, in TV, films, and theater. While I love NY and travel back often, LA is where my husband children, dog and I call home.