Originally from Sydney, Australia, Lou trained and practiced as a doula in Brooklyn, New York before returning to Gadigal land in 2026, bringing four years and hundreds of families worth of experience home with her. Her international experience brings a unique, more global, perspective into the space and her work with clients just hits different. A list of Lou’s trainings and certifications is as follows:

Birth Doula Certification — Carriage House Birth, July 2022 (includes postpartum basics)

200hr Meditation Teacher Certification — Three Jewels NYC (Modern Tibetan Buddhist Centre), 2024

Film Photography Mentorship — Rachel Koszka // Moody Doula + The Analog Birth, 2025-26

Transformed by Birth Doula Apprenticeship — Britta Bushnell, PhD, 2023-24

The Pelvic Floor: A Workshop for Doulas and Birthworkers — Sonia Reiter OTR/L, August 2023

Comforting Touch for Doulas — Yiska Obadia, May 2023

Lactation Basics for Doulas — Carriage House Birth, January 2023

Home Cook, Postpartum Nutrition & Recipe Testing (First Forty Days) — 2022 - 2023

Infant Safety and CPR — Common Sense CPR, January 2023

Calling In Workshop — Loretta J Ross (co-founder of the Reproductive Justice movement), October 2022

Life Coach Training Program — Handel Group, 2020-2022

Personal Assistant — NYC-based family during pregnancy and early postpartum, 2018-2019

Valid Working With Children Check — 2026

Food Handlers Certification — 2026

Continuing education on lactation, reproductive justice, healing modalities — Ongoing, Forever