Hi, I’m Maggy (she/her).

I’m so glad you’re here.

I’m a licensed social worker and birth and postpartum doula based in Chicago. My work is rooted in a simple belief: every person deserves to feel heard, respected, and supported as they navigate some of life’s most transformative experiences.

I came to this work through a deep interest in reproductive justice, community care, and the ways our experiences and systems shape our relationships with our bodies, our families, and the world around us. Across my work in social services, survivor advocacy, and perinatal support, I’ve returned to the same conviction: people deserve care that honors their autonomy, recognizes their expertise in their own lives, and meets them with compassion rather than judgment.

Lighthouse Doula Services brings these commitments together. My hope is to offer a steady, grounding presence through pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period - whatever those experiences look like for you.

My Path to this Work

My path to birth work has been shaped by my background in social work, my commitment to reproductive justice, and my experiences alongside individuals and families navigating vulnerable transitions.

I was born and raised in a small town in northeastern Iowa and studied global health and Spanish at The University of Iowa (Go Hawks!). After graduating, I pursued a year-long AmeriCorps service term in Phoenix, AZ at a nonprofit, Maggie’s Place. I lived and worked in a maternity home alongside pregnant and parenting women who were previously unhoused. My experience there was transformative, immersive, and magical, and I wouldn’t be who I am now without it. I moved to Chicago about three years ago to earn my Master of Arts in Social Work, Policy, and Practice at The University of Chicago Crown Family School. During graduate school, I interned with the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC) and worked alongside public health practitioners, labor and delivery nurses, policymakers, and maternal-fetal medicine doctors to create trauma-informed and doula-friendly cultures in hospitals across Illinois.

Since graduating in June of 2025, I earned my 40-hour domestic violence training certification through The Network and continue to work part-time with the organization, staffing the 24/7 IL DV Hotline and connecting survivors of interpersonal violence with critical resources, including financial assistance. This work has profoundly shaped the way I understand care, advocacy, and bodily autonomy. I believe every person deserves to feel safe in their body and have their choices respected - especially during the deeply vulnerable transitions of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I am particularly passionate about the intersection of domestic violence advocacy and perinatal care, where survivors deserve more than compassion alone: they deserve informed, affirming support that honors their autonomy, recognizes their strength, and never asks them to surrender their voice to receive care.

To every survivor: Your story belongs to you. Your choices belong to you. Healing does not have a timeline. You deserve safety, dignity, and the freedom to choose what your life looks like.

I earned my certification as a full-spectrum doula through Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings (BADT) and am currently training to become a Certified Childbirth Educator through Birthing from Within. I identify as a queer woman and am a member of Chicago’s Queer Birth Worker Collective. I love supporting families of all backgrounds.

In my free time, I enjoy watching live music, trying new restaurants, and walking along the lakefront. I am a triple Earth sign, Winter baby, middle-child, and wish Autumn could last year-round.

WELCOME TO LIGHTHOUSE!