10/22/2025
How lucky we are to have a birth community where physicians will attend a clinical rotation with us to learn about midwifery care! My origin story with Dr. Ray is so important to me to be transparent about - because I took her out in the hospital hallway last summer to go head to head, and we entered back into the patient’s space, arm in arm, with patient needs as the *only* priority. I own the spiciness I approached her with that night, and all it took was her sharing one small thing about her day, that immediately shifted my heart. We had been on the same page all along - the patient’s page. The theme I have seen repeated recently has been 1 - hesitancy/guarding of the heart, 2 - intentional vulnerability, and 3 - the discovery of hearts pointed in the same direction. This has extended into so many aspects of my professional encounters, so I’m sharing this and encouraging you to lean in - in your own lives, whenever you get the chance, whatever the context.
I found a quote that so perfectly captures why Dr. Ray taking time to attend clinic with us, matters so much:
“Our similarities bring us to a common ground; Our differences allow us to be fascinated by each other.”
- Tom Robbins
Dr. Ray, I am fascinated and inspired by you. Thank you for practicing in a way that is worthy of sharing and observing the space and encounters of Sage families. Though we never hope to see you in care, the care is made better when you are part of it! Thank you for serving our community so well and for the flame of honoring the homebirth world, that you have made space for in your heart. 🕯️ We see it shining.
