I built ErgoMama because I've been the mom this resource is for.
I remember the season of car seats and crib rails vividly — the ache in my back that I told myself was just part of the deal, the shoulder that stayed sore for months, the way I put every twinge at the bottom of the priority list because there was a tiny person at the top of it. Nobody ever showed me a better way to move. I didn't even know there was one to ask about.
Years later, studying occupational therapy, I found out that my experience wasn't just common — it was nearly universal, and nearly universally ignored. Research shows the overwhelming majority of postpartum women experience musculoskeletal pain, yet only a small fraction ever receive any education on preventing it. That gap between how common this is and how little help mothers get is what ErgoMama exists to close.
My path here
I grew up in Justin, Texas, and graduated from Northwest High School in 2011. I earned my degree from the University of North Texas in 2018, and I'm now completing my entry-level Doctor of Occupational Therapy at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. ErgoMama is my doctoral capstone project — but honestly, it's also a letter to the version of me who was rocking a newborn at 3 a.m. with a neck that wouldn't quit.
Why occupational therapy
Occupational therapy is the profession that looks at the things people need and want to do every day — and figures out how to make those things safer, easier, and sustainable. Caring for a baby is one of the most demanding "everyday occupations" there is. OT's tools — task analysis, body mechanics education, and smart changes to the home environment — are exactly what new mothers need and almost never receive. That's the work I want to spend my career doing.
When I'm not studying
You'll find me with Josh and our two kids, Presley and Lucas — who are, conveniently, living proof that moms survive the lifting years — and with Elvis the pug, who supervises everything from the couch.