03/25/2025
Last week, my daughter turned eight.โฃโฃโฃ
And something about that milestone cracked me wide open.โฃโฃโฃ
Eight feels ancient and fresh all at once โ a portal, a threshold.โฃโฃโฃ
A quiet rite of passage, for both of us.โฃโฃโฃ
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The first eight years of life are unlike any others. We are wide open โ living, breathing sponges โ absorbing the world around us. Our nervous systems, our sense of safety, our beliefs about love, power, and worthโฆ all of it is shaped during these tender years. Itโs not just โchildhood.โ Itโs the foundation for everything.โฃโฃโฃ
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And as I watched Bella blow out her candles, I felt the weight of it all over again โ the honor and gravity of being someoneโs mother.โฃโฃโฃ
Itโs awe-inspiring when you realize parenting isnโt about raising one child.โฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ.โฃโฃโฃ
And that work begins long before a baby is ever conceived.โฃโฃโฃ
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The deeper I walk into birth work, the further back I want to begin โ in the dreaming, in the longing, in the moment someone says โI think I want to be a parent someday.โ Thatโs where the real magic starts. Parenting is not a switch we flip. Itโs a slow, sacred unfolding of self-awareness โ a becoming.โฃโฃโฃ
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This past year has been nothing short of transformational.โฃโฃโฃ
Iโve walked through fire.โฃโฃโฃ
Iโve done deep healing work.โฃโฃโฃ
Iโve released old versions of myself and stepped into something newโฆโฃโฃโฃ
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In January 2024, I stepped into a dream role as Executive Director of APPPAH. I began my didactic journey in midwifery school. I dove headfirst into community, mentorship, and the kind of soul work that leaves you breathless and re-born.โฃโฃโฃ
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Iโve had the honor of learning from extraordinary midwives โโฃโฃโฃ
, .co , , , and Maryn Green โโฃโฃ and Iโve been deeply shaped by the mentorship of incredible minds and hearts like Dr. Thomas Verny, Dr. Raylene Phillips, Carol McLellan, , and so many others.โฃโฃโฃ
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A wise midwife recently told me that midwifery is a fickle mistress โ she may elude you periodically, and then come on full force. She also shared something beautiful that I have not yet seen in practice and that will forever change the way I pursue this work: โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ตโ๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ข๐บ ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ตโ๐ด ๐จ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ช๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฅ๐ธ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ.โ These words now live in my bones.โฃโฃโฃ
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This is the kind of wisdom that rewires you. This is why I do this work.โฃโฃโฃ
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I sit in so much gratitude and recognition that Iโve been given the chance to learn from and collaborate with midwives and perinatal professionals I once only dreamed of meeting. Every conversation, every training, every moment with this community feeds me. The further I walk, the deeper I want to go.โฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐:โฃโฃโฃ
โจ Iโm currently welcoming repeat clientsโฃโฃโฃ
โจ Iโm teaching classes and facilitating circles in the communityโฃโฃโฃ
โจ Iโm working on some amazing projects at APPPAH to bring trauma-informed education to birthworkers around the world!
โจ Iโll be opening space for pre-conception clients later this yearโฃโฃโฃ
โจ Iโm growing through incredible mentorship with Victoria Rose in her preconception program at
