Susan is a DONA certified birth doula, independent childbirth educator, and physical therapist. Through Cultivating Empowered Birth she seeks to serve families by providing education, practical preparation and emotional support through pregnancy, labor, birth, and the transition to parenthood. Susan also volunteers as a Child Passenger Safety Technician to educate parents about child safety in and around vehicles.

As a physical therapist she has learned the immense value of interdisciplinary collaboration and is actively working in the Memphis area to promote opportunities for birth professionals to expand their personal practice skills by offering the Evidence Based Birth® professional workshops and serving on the board of the Memphis Birth Collective which presents monthly educational Parent Topic Nights and provides a monthly support group for birth workers.