I’m betting if you’re here, you are launching construction on the bridge to your birth right now!

Congratulations!

Are you hoping for more out of your first birth journey than what movies, socials, and horror stories from well-meaning family and friends have suggested is the norm? Or maybe this isn’t your first journey at all and you’re looking for a different way to do things from your own experiences.

Either way, I’m so happy you’ve landed here.

What if I told you giving birth can be so much more than what you’ve seen, heard and maybe even experienced yourself?

Here’s what I know…

Birth is a physiological process that when left undisturbed often goes right. Transformative in its design both inside and out, birthing both you and your baby into a new reality, and new version of yourself. Whether you do any preparation or not—you will be transformed one way or another, so why not make it as good a transformation as possible. It can be wild, raw, and unpredictable, while peaceful, empowering and divine. Often all at once! (Hello Fetal Ejection Reflex!)

Here’s what else I know (and most would never consider putting this on their business page)…

You don’t need me.

You don’t! You were created for this! Meaning you have everything within you necessary for this journey. One of the main things I require of my clients is taking personal responsibility for their journey. No one is going to care about your birth more than you do, and no one can give birth for you. 

This is good news!

…But the maternity care system in this country will let you believe that they can. Women are conditioned and continually reinforced with the idea that someone else has their best interest at heart, that they know what’s best for you, your body, and your baby, and will even “deliver” you! That machines and technology can give a better self-assessment than you can. In most situations, especially in a healthy pregnancy and birth, I simply don’t believe that’s true and that’s why you deserve someone on your team who trusts God’s perfect design, and all of its variations of normal. None of that, “My Doctor won’t let me…” language here! That does not reflect the legal reality. You are your own birth boss, Mama!

Remember earlier when I said birth is unpredictable?

That is true.

Birth is not typically a medical event, or the linear pathological process the hospital systems have crafted it to be. Putting you in box after box of expectations and time-limits, impeding physiology at every turn, with bright lights, restrictive monitoring and policies. Oh My! Though there are times when a medical solution may be necessary, medical intervention almost never is and doesn’t come without risks, like everything else in life but in birth you have a say in what risks you invite in and what YOU allow your birth to look like.

My point is that your birth does not have to happen to you.

You have the power. Taking personal responsibility, learning about the language of permission and establishing that you are your own best care provider is key to a journey that unfolds with your autonomy intact no matter how your birth unfolds. The truth is that hospitals will have a plan for you if you do not tell them what yours is. Many can attest to the reality that if you leave your journey up to the system there’s a high chance you will feel stripped of your role as birth boss (head decision maker) as you ride the conveyor belt of pathologized birth.

It’s not meant to be this way.

I help clients avoid pathologized birth by teaching tools for decision making, advocacy and being in-tune with your instincts which all cultivate self-trust. You will also get access to complete the incredible Child Birth Education (CBE) Course from Intentional Birth, arming you and your partner (should you have one) with all the knowledge you need for informed decision making as you dream up your physiological birth. This CBE course is required to work with me, and is included in every Tier Package.

You will get out of it what you put into it!

I consider it an absolute privilege to journey alongside you as you build the bridge to your birth; a strong mama who doesn’t require saving—hero of her own story. With me, my hope is that you will feel encouraged, supported and armed with the tools and self-trust to be your own hero. I can’t and will not promise you a certain birth outcome but I can promise that you will remember how you were made to feel whenever you revisit this bridge.

And, that it matters how you are made to feel. 

After all, you’re about to be one of the head decision makers for a new-life. What a beautiful foundation it could be nurturing that role in pregnancy, establishing it at birth and launching it immediately postpartum—this kind of self-trust and advocacy will help you feel more capable and prepared for decision-making in your parenthood and relationships.

You are worth investing in.

I believe in God’s perfect design, and your ability to do this. Though I try to make sure you are also working with a provider who aligns with the understanding that birth is a physiological process, I may be the only one on your birth team (besides you and your partner) come birth-day who does! My ideal clients aim for a physiologic birth because they truly understand that it is generally the safest way to deliver their baby and walk this rite of passage.

Undisturbed.

So maybe this is the first time you’ve been exposed to birth in this light and you don’t know what tools to pick up but after reading this you know you want more, or maybe you already know all of this and have your tools in-hand ready to build your bridge!

Again, either way, I’m still so happy you’ve landed here and I know you’re walking away from this with food for thought. I am here for you.

Your future self will thank you.