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 girl among a classic New England 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, my interest in care after miscarriage, prenatal health & labor comfort measures peeked. 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 bright, imperfect artist of our lives!
Before birth work, my clinical work focused on mitigating cervical cancer with native, antiviral plants. I advocate for the evolution & diversification of the cervicovaginal biome with lifestyle, nutrition & herbal support. My clients continue to inspire & drive me! Through my experience with custom formulations & ongoing education about herbalism, myself & two other Herbalists created Earth Allies, organic everyday products for biome specific care. Think teas & fresh plant medicine! Practical & yummy. We see nature as your scientific ally & emotional bestie. I love formulation, product design & bringing people into the folds of holistic health, and I thrive in environments that are raw, brave, vulnerable & hopefully a bit magical... ahem... birth! Hence, I layered in a prenatal yoga cert., doula cert. & fertility cert in order to establish & nurture a more in real life presence among my clients & within the Greater Boston community which I now (re)call home!
- 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)