I hold a huge reverence for the mysteries of life. The moments that sometimes have no words, and the things that until we live them, we can have no understanding of.
Birth and death are some such moments, and I have been touched by both in my personal life, and I chose those fields of care in my professional life.
I started my nursing career as a tender 17 year old and quickly learned that I loved caring for people. Real people, not a diagnosis or a bed number, but a whole person who lives a life.
Standing as a companion at the threshold between worlds is an experience few know these days. I’ve been holding space for people as they left their bodies, and as they’ve brought new lives into the world.
Armed with clinical knowledge – I’m a midwife, after all – and a deep understanding of what it takes to experience a beautiful birth I can hold space for you and honour your experiences, your dreams, your hopes and your fears.
What am I doing here?
I’m going to start by telling you a bit about my journey to being here. Professionally I am a registered nurse, and I furthered my
Fear and Birth. What we pack into our birth bag.
Fear. It’s kind of an incongruous word in relation to birth, and to me, it just doesn’t really feel like it belongs in the same
Sacredness
Sacred is defined by the Miriam Webster dictionary as, something highly valued and important, and sacredness as, entitled to reverence and respect. While a new
Posterity
This funny, not often used word means “people in the future” according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary. Posterity was one of the themes that arose
Beauty in Birth (part 2)
Given that there really is no scientific evidence to focus a discussion about beauty in birth on, let’s just speak from the heart shall we.
Beauty in Birth (Part 1)
The Merriam Webster dictionary defines beauty as “the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or
What my Master’s research taught me
I achieved my Master’s qualification by researching “Why women in Central Victoria choose to birth at home? I did loads of background reading about what
Download your free Beautiful Birth Affirmation Cards now
Download your gift of four free cards and receive thoughtful emails about birth & early motherhood. No spam, ever. Promise.
"In the space between your thoughts, there is your truth."
