about
Hi there!
I’m Dr. Leah, a naturopathic medical doctor and
fertility consultant.
I specialize in integrative fertility care, root-cause hormone balancing, and supporting women as they prepare for pregnancy and beyond. My work blends functional medicine, lived experience, and compassionate guidance for women who want to feel informed, supported, and confident as they journey through womanhood.
My Story
My womanhood journey began with shame...
From bleeding through my clothes in middle school, being labeled "Tampon Girl" in 6th grade after everyone saw my tampons drop out of my backpack on a field trip, to learning early that my body was somehow "too much" and "a problem."
It continued through painful periods that would leave me debilitated, hormonal migraines that greatly disrupted my life, and at 18, a sexual trauma that deepened the disconnection I felt from my own body.
When I started birth control out of fear, terrified of derailing my dream of becoming a doctor, it brought depression, painful sex, and a libido that simply vanished. The parts of me that were uniquely female became my greatest sources of suffering.
The doctor I became because of it all…
I graduated magna cum laude with honors from Colorado State University with a degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition, then went on to earn my naturopathic medical doctorate from Bastyr University, one of the leading accredited institutions for science-based natural medicine.
I chose naturopathic medicine because I believed there had to be answers beneath the symptoms. I was drawn to a philosophy that sees healing as a process of peeling back layers, identifying root causes, and creating an environment where the body can restore balance, not just managing symptoms indefinitely.
Then Came the Journey That Changed Everything
I had to be the one to tell him we might never have children together. It was one of the worst days of my life.
What followed was an over 9-year journey through:
- Countless appointments with dozens of specialists with still no answers
- A varicocele surgery that made things worse
- Heavy metal detoxification and months of intensive protocols
- 6 years of trying naturally while navigating my extremely painful sex and low libido
- DNA fragmentation testing that showed his few remaining sperm were highly damaged
- The discovery of a CFTR genetic variant that revealed he likely had a congenital blockage, essentially like being born with a vasectomy
- The acceptance that IVF was our only path (a path I viewed as failure being a natural fertility doctor)
- IVF with testicular sperm retrieval, not knowing if we'd find any viable sperm at all
- The moment they told me they hadn't yet found sperm after my egg retrieval, when I wept alone in a cold operating room, believing our dream of having a family was over
- The miracle of discovering they found enough sperm to make 4 healthy embryos
- A successful natural transfer that brought our daughter into the world in 2021
- A failed transfer of our last girl embryo, more grief, more processing
- And finally, our son, born in 2024
Both pregnancies were incredibly difficult.
Both resulted in constant nausea and vomiting.
Both ended in unplanned C-sections after marathon labors.
Neither birth looked like the healing I'd hoped for.
But my children are my greatest miracles, and this journey, every devastating moment of it, taught me so much and shaped me into the doctor I am today.
Why I Created Womanhood Wellness™:
I lived what so many of my patients are living:
The frustration of being dismissed by doctors who didn't have time to listen or look deeper.
The isolation of feeling like you're the only one struggling while everyone else seems to conceive or enjoy womanhood effortlessly.
The exhaustion of researching endlessly, trying different approaches, and still not having clear answers.
The vulnerability of not knowing if your body will cooperate, even when you're doing "all the right things."
I took the knowledge I had as a naturopathic medical doctor and the wisdom I gained along my journey, and created Womanhood Wellness™.
So you don't have to spend years searching for answers that should have been given to you from the start.
So you have access to real education. The kind that helps you understand what's actually happening in your body, that guides what steps to take to truly heal, and makes informed decisions about your path forward.
You don't have to walk this path the way I did: isolated, overwhelmed, and dismissed.
You can have what I wish I'd had: comprehensive education, structured guidance, and someone who truly understands both the clinical complexity and the emotional weight of this journey.
Learn more about Womanhood wellness
My Medical Philosophy
I'm a licensed naturopathic medical doctor trained in both conventional and functional medicine. What makes naturopathic doctors unique is that we speak many medical languages. We understand conventional, functional, traditional, and natural modalities, making us experts in integrative medicine.
My specialty is recognizing you as a complex, integrated being, considering all the pieces rather than segmenting you into an organ or a disease.
I don't treat diseases. I treat people.
I see healing as a process that starts with hearing your unique story, peeling back the layers, identifying imbalances, and creating an environment for health to unfold.
We are what we eat, what we think, partly our genetics, partly our traumas. We have brains and intestines and hormones and hearts. We respond to energy, to our community, to the stories we tell ourselves.
Everything is connected, and it's all important. You are important.
Why I focus on empowering women…
I believe that empowering women through knowledge, education, and natural medicine is how we heal the world.
A woman's health doesn't just affect her life. It affects her children and future children through epigenetics. The choices she makes before, during, and after pregnancy ripple through generations.
A woman has immense influence on her partner, family, and chosen community.
The person a woman becomes through healing, and the choices she makes every single day, spread to her family, her community, and ultimately the entire planet.
Healing women is at the root of healing our world.
Learn more about working with me 1:1
I’m so glad we found each other…
Whether you're trying to conceive, healing from loss, preparing for or recovering from IVF, navigating painful periods or painful sex, coming off birth control, desperate to find your lost libido, or simply wanting to deeply understand your body, I’m so glad you found me.
I'm here for you. Truly.
Dr. Leah
SUPER FUN
FACTS
NOW FOR a few things you should know
I grew up riding horses in Colorado, shooting archery, dancing, and playing volleyball and tennis. Now I play pickleball with my parents whenever we visit (they are still married after 42 years!)
My husband and I met because of his Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy Jameson at a college football tailgate in Colorado. He was our fur baby for 9 years. My daughter’s middle name is James, after him.
I have a Burmese cat named June who I love with all of my heart. She was a present for my daughter when I weaned her at 18 months, but really she imprinted on me and sleeps with me every night.
Because of our 6 years of infertility, my husband and I had a lot of time to travel. My favorite places we have visited are France, Italy, Spain, Scotland, and Norway.
I have had, and continue to have, many roles in my life, but being a mother to my two children is my most favorite and the one I cherish the most.
Your at-a-glance guide to where I stand on the things that matter.
THE QUIZ
philosophy on health
Root-cause healing, always.
CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT
A good book, my water bottle, and chapstick.
ALWAYS LEARNING MORE ABOUT
Hormones, fertility, libido, and finances.
GO-TO RESET
Time in nature by day, long baths and reading by night.
MORNING NON-NEGOTIABLE
Dinner foods for breakfast to support balanced blood sugar.
FAVORITE PART OF MY WORK
Helping women feel empowered before pregnancy.
Biggest belief
Your body isn’t broken, it’s communicating.
SEASON OF LIFE I LOVE MOST
Motherhood: It’s messy, meaningful, and beautiful.
WHAT I WANT WOMEN TO KNOW
You are incredible. Don’t ever forget it.
WORDs I’M LIVING BY
Everything is connected, and it's all important.
Once - twice a month, I'm in your inbox sharing the stories, insights, and root-cause wisdom I wish I'd had on my own journey.
I educate and I talk about the messy stuff, hormones, fertility, libido, the journey toward and through motherhood, like we're friends grabbing coffee. Personal stories from my life, medical knowledge made simple (hello, analogies), and honest answers to the questions you've been Googling alone.
I'm so glad you found me. Let's be friends!
