Ciao! I’m Allie.
I was born in the same hospital my grandma Rose gave birth to my father. My incredible mama had a vaginal delivery with me in late July 1988 at Saint Raphael Hospital in New Haven, CT. I spent childhood being a sporty, sensitive girlie, raised as the youngest female among a classic Italian famiglia in southeastern Massachusetts. I graduated summa cum laude from Union College (NY) with a double degree in Spanish & Studio Arts. I was awarded a postgraduate fellowship to work in a health clinic & foster a women’s microfinance program in rural Esmeraldas, a coastal province in Ecuador. From here, the groundwork for my interest in care after el malparto (miscarriage), prenatal health & labor comfort grew. I then moved much farther north along the Pacific & cultivated a career in the design X non profit arts sector in San Francisco & Oakland, California for 8 years before pivoting to study natural medicine in Sonoma County, California! Along the way, I have always prioritized community, committed to stewarding relationships with the ecological landscape & believed that each of us is the imperfect boss of our unique story & life.
Before birth work, my clinical work as a Functional Herbalist focused on mitigating cervical cancer with native, antiviral plants. I advocate for the evolution & diversification of the cervicovaginal biome with lifestyle, nutritional, herbal & supplement support. Through my experience with these strategies & ongoing education about herbalism I formed Earth Allies, everyday products for biome specific care that celebrate the intersection of nature as your scientific ally & emotional bestie. I share practical, organic options (like Mind Tea) that invite all to be in a balanced relationship with self & environment. I geek out on these formulations, infuse joy & intention into the product line to nourish body systems safely, & am driven by bringing people into the folds of a health system that puts wholeness instead of wellness at the center. And I thrive in environments that are raw, physical, vulnerable & hopefully a bit magical... ahem... birth! I layered in a prenatal yoga cert., doula cert. & fertility cert. as I continue to establish & nurture an integrated, real life presence as a doula for clients within the Greater Boston community which I now (re)call home. Say Hi: allie@bostonbirth.com
- Prenatal Yoga Instructor (Yoga Farm - Ithaca, New York)
- Fertility Practitioner (Camille Freeman - Bloom & Grow)
- Herbalist (California School of Herbal Studies)
- Doula (ProDoula)
- Bachelor of Arts (Union College, NY)