Hi, I’m Sarah, the heart behind The Diabetes Doula.

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 15, and for years, I struggled to care for myself—physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It wasn’t until my early 20s, when I discovered the diabetes online community, that I realized I wasn’t alone. In that shared space of honesty and hope, I began to heal—and began to lead.

In 2013, I started hosting peer support groups in the Boston area for women with diabetes. That experience showed me the power of connection, and how our stories can become medicine. Living with diabetes and its complications—gastroparesis, retinopathy, neuropathy—and later Hashimoto’s, taught me to seek care beyond the clinical. I wanted to learn how to nurture my whole self, and so I enrolled in an integrative nutrition program, followed by a 200-hour yoga teacher training.

Over the years, I’ve offered yoga, meditation, and mindfulness to the diabetes community, and co-founded DiabetesSangha, a nonprofit that brings contemplative practices to people with diabetes. Through this work, I witnessed again and again how healing begins with being seen, held, and supported.

My own "why" was always rooted in the hope of a healthy pregnancy and a family. Years of insulin omission meant losing my period—and losing sight of myself. Reconnecting with my body and cycle became sacred work. I began to see how reproductive health and diabetes are deeply intertwined—not just for me, but for so many others navigating periods, fertility, pregnancy, loss, and menopause.

In 2021, I trained as a full-spectrum doula with Doula Trainings International, just before becoming pregnant with my first son, Angus, who was born via emergency c-section in January 2022. Two years later, after 16 months of breastfeeding and deep preparation, I gave birth to my second son, Colm, via VBAC in November 2024.

That VBAC wasn’t just for me—it was for every person with diabetes who hopes to write their own birth story.

Today, I’m continuing my journey through lactation educator training with Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings, expanding the ways I can walk alongside others with diabetes through all stages of reproductive health.

I serve people with all types of diabetes—type 1, type 2, LADA, MODY, gestational, type 3c, prediabetes—because all bodies and all stories deserve compassionate, inclusive care.

This is my life’s work: to be a steady, informed, and nurturing presence for others navigating diabetes, from diagnosis to postpartum, from loss to transformation. I believe in care that’s radical, rooted, and real.

I'm so glad you're here.