My Journey
Inspire ME!
"A woman is the full circle, within her is the power - to create, nurture, and transform."
- Diane Mariechild
"Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are."
- Augustine
Curriculum Vitae
2007
Began DONA Birth Doula & ALACE Childbirth Education training.2008
DONA 3-day Birth Doula Workshop.Audited 8-week Lamaze childbirth series.
Attended Georgia Birth Network Belly Casting Workshop.
Audited 12-week Bradley childbirth class series.
Completed Basics of Lactation Management Self-Learning Program.
Lead organizer of Georgia Birth Network's "World Breastfeeding Week" picnic.
2009
Certified as DONA Birth Doula.Labor Progress Support Specialist training with OPS.
Prenatal Positioning Support Specialist training with OPS.
Audited 9-week Intuitive Birth class series.
ICAN Conference (1-day)
- Undisturbed Birth: Mother Nature's recipe for safety , ease & ecstasy. - Dr. Sarah Buckley
- Empowering Our Girls & Women to Promote Healthy Birth Practices - Pam Chubbuck
- Respectful Cesarean - Joni Nichols
- Documentary Showing of "Pregnant in America" & Q & A with Steve Buonaugrio
Lead organizer of Georgia Birth Network's & ICAN of Atlanta's 2009 Cesarean Awareness Rally, "Cutting Thru the Fear" outside Northside Hospital.
2010
Organizer & instructor of Georgia Birth Network Belly Casting Workshop.An organizer of Georgia Birth Network's & ICAN of Atlanta's 2010 Cesarean Awareness Rally, "Cutting Thru the Fear" outside Piedmont Hospital.
Currently working through Birth Arts International Advanced Women's Health Herbal and Aromatherapy Program.
Affiliations
I am on the Board of Directors for Georgia Birth Network, which is focused on providing support, networking, advertising & education for its members & providing awareness within the community.Member of DONA International. DONA is the oldest, largest and most respected doula association in the world. We are an international, non-profit organization of doulas that strives to have every doula trained & educated to provide the highest quality support for birth to birthing women and their families.
Member of IBWP (International Birth & Wellness Project), formerly known as ALACE. The International Birth and Wellness Project is a health and social service entity designed to educate and support women and families towards a healthier pregnancy, birth, post-partum and parenting experience. We are a collective of health professionals focused on providing holistic services during the childbearing years.
I also volunteer & offer my support for Georgia Friends of Midwives, a consumer group that advocates the preservation and expansion of safe, accessible and affordable childbirth alternatives, including the informed choice of a midwife-attended birth in the home setting.