While her specialties are nutrition, birthing, and lactation, Janai’s work extends beyond the realm of motherhood, presenting emotionally healthy solutions to physical wellbeing in the face of diet fads and stigmatic inaccuracies. From community gardens to traditional food gatherings, she understands the unique gifts of Alaska. She is driven by love for her home state to ensure every resident obtains access to the nutrition they deserve. She’s been a featured speaker at nutrition conferences from Washington, D.C. to the Pacific Northwest, profiled in Today’s Dietitian Magazine, and referred by doctors and pediatricians throughout the country.

As an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Diabetes Educator 2, Certified Childbirth Educator, Birth Doula, and Registered Yoga Teacher, Janai expertly combines a scientific, educated approach with the unique needs histories, culture, family goals, and environments of each client.

Her deep investment stems from knowing that the benefits of healthy infant and childhood feeding not only offer mothers confidence and peace, but have lifelong benefits for every child’s emotional relationship with food and their bodies.

Over 25 years, she crafted the Nurtured and Nourished ™ program. The program extends the exact support she wished she had during her own early years of motherhood and breastfeeding. Her first-hand struggles and understanding as a mother, paired with her extensive professional experience, provides an unmatched level of passionate and personal support.

Janai & her family - c.2021