Hi, I’m Denise — a menopause doula, former nonprofit executive, and woman who knows firsthand what it feels like to hit midlife and think, “WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?!”

For years, I thrived on big goals and long to-do lists. I led organizations, built programs, and was as busy in my personal life as I was at work. I was known among colleagues and friends alike as the “most productive person I know”…until I wasn’t. Like so many women, I found myself exhausted, foggy, achy, annoyed, anxious, and wondering what happened to the energetic version of me who used to feel so capable and alive. The transition from perimenopause to menopause was the wake-up call I didn’t see coming — and the invitation I didn’t know I needed to refocus my life.

As a menopause doula, I help women navigate perimenopause and menopause with clarity, self-compassion, and a sense of agency. My approach blends evidence-based information with the nurturing presence of ritual and reflection — a healthy respect for both science and soul. Through one-on-one sessions, support circles, and ritual retreats, I help women understand their changing bodies, make informed choices about symptom relief, and connect with who they are and who they are beneath the roles they’ve carried…and who they are becoming.

Now that society has finally begun to talk about menopause, it’s almost always as an ending and in clinical or negative terms. Menopause is an ending, in some ways, but it is also an opportunity and a sacred rite of passage — one that calls us to shed old expectations and reclaim our power in new ways. This is YOUR journey to become who you want to be for the next phase of your life. My role is to walk beside you during that journey — to be your compassionate guide through (peri)menopause and beyond — helping you find not just your balance, but your magic.