Beautifully Connected

06/26/2026

Thank you again to our very generous donors! We are 4% funded!

As I step into course work and required reading I am once again reignited and reminded why Midwifery work is important.

The hospital is a great place for some people to give birth, but it's not the only option and it's not the only way of doing things.

Everything matters deeply.

How you are treated, how the baby is treated, and what interventions you and the baby experience during birth all contribute to your postnatal healing and your nervous system regulation later in life.

🤔 DID YOU KNOW... 💬
Birth trauma that infants experience can cause issues with the nervous system regulation later in life?

Setting up your birth to be low intervention, calm, and with an experienced professional is the best way to set yourself and your baby up for life.

PLUS midwifery care is only safe for low-risk, healthy people. So if you don't qualify for midwifery care, or your risk out then your midwife will help you get set up with resources (like doulas) to work toward having a gentle hospital birth experience.

Please consider supporting my educational journey by sharing this post. Or by sharing the pinned post on this page so we can meet my monetary goals!

I'm on the road to becoming a midwife but it's not easy! I have to pay for books, travel, workshops, college fees, and time off of work to receive qualified training. Thanks for supporting me, and the future of our community!

06/05/2026

Thank you to our generous donors!

We are now 2% funded for my midwifery education!

NOT ALL MIDWIVES ARE CREATED EQUAL

When I got pregnant with my 3rd child, I wanted to explore seeing a midwife. I couldn't afford an Out of Hospital provider. But my state insurance covered a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) in the hospital.

My prenatal care was mostly good. But care in the hospital wasn't much different than care with my OB in my previous pregnancies. It was quick, there was no additional education about herbs or nutrition, and it felt very routine and clinical. In fact, if I asked about herbs or nutrition my midwife said I should do my own research without offering resources.

When birth happened, I went to the hospital on the busiest day ever! Everyone and their mother was at OU giving birth that day.

I stayed with my water broken in a wheelchair outside of triage for 45 minutes waiting for someone to take care of me.

When I finally got to the delivery room, it was time to push.

The midwife who showed up to my birth was wonderful. But she wasn't the same provider who did my prenatal care.

In fact, I never met her before I was naked and pushing. (Don't get me wrong. At the time I really didn't care. 😂)

But after I delivered my baby, the midwife quickly left to go help another mom.

I was left with a nurse who was green. (Inexperienced.)

She didn't notice the signs of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH is Excessive bleeding after birth.) I lost an estimated 1500ccs of blood that night, that's 1.5 liters! It was one of the scariest experiences of my life, and when I was going through it I didn't think I was going to make it.

After I had time to heal, I felt that my experience could have been a lot better if I had an experienced Out of Hospital midwife taking care of me.

1. I wouldn't have spent all that time in a wheelchair, waiting for care, if I was in the comfort of my own home.
2. I would have delivered my baby safely, with a provider who I knew and trusted. Someone who I built a relationship with. Not a stranger.
3. I would have been in the care of an experienced provider who was only looking out for me. She would have recognized the signs of PPH. She could have given me herbs or medication quicker, and prevented the severe hemorrhage.
4. I would have had a safer, more personalized, birth experience. And a safer recovery and start to mothering. Instead I spent my baby's first months recovering my body from extreme blood loss, and from the trauma of falling through the cracks in the mainstream medical system.

This is another reason why I am studying to become a midwife. To offer safe, personalized, traditional care. Care that is common sense, tailored to the individual, and watchful.

With a small client load, I will be able to spend time with each of my families. Traditional midwives are experts in helping the community heal with both herbals and nutrition. And studies show that when parents can access these things during pregnancy they have less risks of developing life threatening conditions like PPH, Pre-eclampsia, and Premature Ruptured of Membranes. (The water breaking before labor starts.)

I'm on a mission, but I can't do it alone!

Becoming a midwife is a a rigorous path of didactic studying and unpaid work as an apprentice. I also need books, money for travel to placement and to skills workshops.

Please consider donating or sharing this campaign to help us improve maternal and fetal health outcomes in Oklahoma, and in the global sphere.

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06/03/2026

After just one day we are almost 1% funded!

Thank you for all your support!
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I wanted to become a midwife after seeing a video of Ina May Gaskin on TED Talks in 2012.

I had 2 very traumatic births as a young person. And I remember thinking to myself: THERE HAS GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY.

I had never heard of a Midwife. I didn't know there was an alternative to going to the hospital and having your baby with a doctor.

I was just doing what my family did.

I was just doing what society told me was right.

And I was injured in my first birth, and the on call doctor didn't make it to my second birth.

Both of those birth experiences shocked me. And made me wonder how humanity could continue on if the birth process was so violent and traumatic.

Ina May's TED Talk inspired me. Her story was my story-a young mom doing what society told her too. And getting traumatized. And then trying so desperately to be present for their young children and picking up the pieces after trauma.

And Ina May went on to help reignite a movement of midwifery, safe birth at home, and options for people that are person centered and holistic. Birth care that helps create STRONG MOTHERS and EMPOWERED FAMILIES! Not traumatic experiences parents have to heal from.

I went on to have 3 more births. I could never afford a midwife for myself. And had trouble trying to afford training to become a midwife.

My goal is to offer SAFE, HOLISTIC, TRADITIONAL care to the community.

I will bring a new model of care to Oklahoma that helps increase access and education to low resource people by providing groups for prenatal education and support in addition to Midwifery and Birth support.

I have spent my entire career serving the community in various capacities as a Holistic Health provider.

I have given many free classes, many support circles, and many free meetings to people. (And will continue to after I finish my Midwifery Program)

But the free support I offer to the community will not help pay for my education. I still need help bringing my goals to reality! We have to pay for books, travel, time off of work, and the program itself!

Please consider sharing my pinned post, or this one and helping me out!

Go Fund Me is on the pinned post!
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06/02/2026

I was in college and in an apprenticeship when my life came grinding to a halt with the death of my daughter in 2020.

It's been years, and I still think about it at least 3 times a week.

I've never stopped wanting to continue the path.

I applied to a Midwifery Diploma Program with Mercy In Action, and was Accepted! But I need your help!

With this program I will be able to help families in America, and in developing nations access lifesaving skills needed to improve health outcomes for parents and babies.

But this requires time off of work, admission fees for the actual program, books, and airfare to developing nations who need help!

I am still taking care of my 4 surviving children, and working in my busy bodywork practice in Oklahoma City.

I have been helping the Oklahoma community since 2015 with Birth Trauma Support, Birth Education, Support, and Bodywork.

This program will enable me to finish what I started when my daughter died. And help me continue to serve our community by addressing the rising Maternal and Infant morality rates in our community with Education, Support, and continued dedication.

Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/bee97aec7
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05/29/2026

I am so blessed!

I did a pediatric massage today, and the baby signed "all done" and "thank you" when they were finished.

Babies are geniuses, and I love being able to help them. 💕

05/18/2026

Taloa and Bri had a great time this weekend with Community Motherhood

Thanks for stopping by our table and checking out our zines! We hope to see you all again real soon!

05/04/2026

We're so excited to join you!

05/03/2026

We hope you'll join us with Community Motherhood!

Family Fun Day May 16th!!!! Come Have Fun With Us!! All proceed benefit

https://www.communitymotherhood.com/event-details/family-fun-day