ABOUT

The Perinatal OT Experience

Hi, I'm Savannah.

I’m an Occupational Therapist, IBCLC, postpartum doula, and Motherhood Studies Practitioner, and perhaps most importantly, a mother who understands that becoming a mother can be both deeply beautiful and incredibly hard.

My work grew from a simple question: What if mothers had somewhere to turn for support with all the things that don't quite fit into a traditional healthcare visit?

The physical recovery. The feeding questions. The sensory overwhelm. The routines that suddenly don't work anymore. The identity shifts. The mental load. The relationship changes. The feeling that everyone is asking how the baby is doing while no one is asking how you are doing.

That's where The Perinatal OT comes in.

Every mother's needs are different. I offer individualized support for women navigating lactation, the practical realities of postpartum, and the ongoing transition into motherhood through skilled lactation support, postpartum consultation, maternal wellness coaching, and immersive Motherhood Intensives.

My approach is warm, practical, evidence-informed, and deeply individualized. I don't believe in telling mothers what they should be doing. I believe in listening first, understanding what matters to you, and helping you find ways to make this season of life work for you and your family.

A little more about me

Outside of work, I’m a wife and mom to two little girls. I’m a lifelong reader and writer, a lover of travel, lake days, arts and crafts, and very hot coffee, even in the middle of summer!

I bring both my professional training and my lived experience of motherhood into this work. I don't have all the answers, and I don't pretend to. What I can offer is a knowledgeable, compassionate space where you can ask the questions, talk through the hard things, celebrate the beautiful things, and figure out what comes next.

I'm so glad you're here.

The Dalmatian in the Room

Meet Allie.

I adopted Allie when I was 21, and she has been alongside me through grad school, marriage, multiple moves, and becoming a mother. She was there when I brought home both of my babies, and she has never cared how I show up in all the different phases of my life, as long as I keep the milk bones fully stocked.

Dalmatians have come to represent duality and balance through their distinctive black and white coats. They remind us that opposites can exist together, not as contradictions, but in harmony.

Motherhood is not black or white. It is black and white. It can be beautiful and hard, joyful and overwhelming, fulfilling and lonely, all at once.

This is maternal ambivalence. It is the uncomfortable truth that love does not erase everything else. You can find motherhood deeply meaningful and still resent how much of your mental energy it occupies. You can be certain about how much you love your children and uncertain about almost everything else. You can feel grateful for the life you've built and still wonder about the lives you didn't choose. You can love who motherhood has made you and miss who you were before it. None of those things cancel each other out.

And maybe that's why she belongs here. Allie has been a quiet witness to so many versions of me, never asking me to choose between them. Motherhood deserves that same kind of room.

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