Ever since I was a little girl, I felt deeply. I was that kid that cried watching cartoons (still do… but don’t tell anyone), who couldn’t bear seeing other in pain, and who always wanted to help. My sensitivity and empathy were part of me from the start. My best friends in school would come to me for support, advice and comfort, and I found such joy in simply being there for them and making them feel better.

As a grew older, that nature pulled me into becoming a Nurse. So, I studied nursing in the American University of Beirut, and worked as a Medical Surgical Registered Nurse in the American University of Beirut Medical Center. The more I learned, the more I became mind-blown by the human physiology-it’s complexity, it’s precision, it’s intelligence and the way everything worked in harmony. I thrived in that world, learning how to work under pressure, integrating my empathetic and sensitive personality to best care for my patients. I learned medical interventions, hospital protocols and participating in a multidisciplinary medical team.

Then, I became a mom, and I resigned.
Motherhood is my top one priority and it changed me, grounded me, humbled me. How amazing is the human body during pregnancy and labor! I began to see pregnancy, birth and lactation in a whole new lens! From thinking it’s a natural thing that “comes naturally and easily with little support” to wow, things can get tough! Experiencing this away from my family, I found myself naturally drawn to supporting my pregnant friends during this phase. I would encourage them, remind them they can do it, remind them that our beautiful and perfect body CAN do it and should be trusted! I would share with them my experience and what I went through to figure out motherhood together, hand in hand,

During that time, something began to stir in me. Is this a calling? Is this my purpose in life?
This became the calling I could no longer ignore. So, one night, I was sitting on the couch, surfing my phone next to my supportive husband, and AHA! I found it! I want to become a DOULA!! After I explained that to my husband, he supported me. He was and is my cheerleader.
I started putting the pieces together, everything in my life led to this moment- being a doula.

I makes sense! Its a combination of everything I love: the power of the body, the sacredness of birth, the support, the empathy! Everything!

And I am forever thankful and blessed to have found my passion.

Your Doula, Lama