"In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves."
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
I support your style of childbirth, your personal questions, birth choices, and parenting style.
Please contact me to set up a birth plan that is right for you or if you have any questions!
Here at With Love, I am an unbiased and loyal birth-attendant and eager student midwife. I am an energy healer, yoga instructor and meditation guide. I work to provide emotional, physical, and educational support through use of enthusiastic personality, exceptional communication skills and social expertise. I easily interact within a variety of communities, assisting growing families, supporting positive lifestyle changes, translating between individuals and healthcare staff, and communicating with peers.
I respond quickly and enthusiastically to changing environments to ensure safe, memorable, and empowering experiences.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Community Communication - Works closely within both the birth and yoga community to identify needs and challenges. I provide solutions by helping families and individuals become informed about various choices.
Professionalism - Demonstrates ability to maintain effective, confidential, working relationships with both community, private families, colleagues, and with health care providers.
Analytical Ability - Ability to solve a problem by using knowledge in both energy healing and the medical aspects of labor, delivery, and postpartum to satisfy the actual needs expressed by both clients and colleagues.
Oral Communication - Ability to assist families, and individuals, to advocate for oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others; facilitates communication between family and care providers; speaks clearly and can be easily understood; uses appropriate grammar and choice words; maintains eye contact when speaking with others.
Training and Experience – Understands the physiological and psychological processes of fertility, birth, postpartum changes and energy healing through a wide variety of trainings and educational resources.
Personal Credibility - Can be perceived as responsible, reliable, and trustworthy with a positive outlook by clients, peers, mentors, and community.
Flexibility – Compliments and enhances the partner/support person’s role in birth. Open to different and new ways of learning and support to achieve a shared goal.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Professional Studies, University of Memphis, May 2016
Childbirth International Prenatal and Postnatal Doula Training Program, June 2017
ProDoula Birth Doula Training Program, January 2019
American Heart Association Basic Life CPR & First Aid (Adult/Child/Infant), August 2019
ProDoula Postpartum Doula Training Program, February 2020
Doubt Free Transformative Meditation Teacher Training Program, May 2020
Mama’Hood Denver Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Program, March 2020
HIV/AIDS Awareness and Prevention Certification, May 2020
Mama’Hood Denver Postnatal + Baby and Me Yoga Teacher Program, May 2020
Mama’Hood Denver Toddler Yoga Training Program, July 2020
My Vinyasa Practice 200 Hr Yoga Teacher Training, July 2020
PAIL Fertility Advocate Training, July 2020
PAIL Pregnancy & Infant Loss Advocate Training, August 2020
American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification, September 2020
Lamaze International Childbirth Education Training, October 2020
Maternity Reiki Healer Certification, October 2020
WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Certification, November 2020
Reconnect for Resilience Workshop, December 2020
Reiki Level 1 & 2 Healer Certification, December 2020
Every Day Bias Training, December 2020
“A History of the Reproductive Justice Movement for Midwives” Webinar, hosted by NACPM and Black Women for Wellness, October 2021
Black Women for Wellness’ 19th Annual Reproductive Justice Conference, October 2021
“Vulvovaginal Laceration Repair in the Home Birth Setting” Workshop led by Dr. Susan Alberto, February 2022
“Birth Justice is Black Midwifery: The History of a Movement” Webinar, hosted by NACPM, presented by Amani, LM, Executive Director of Southern Birth Justice Network, February 2022
American Heart Association Basic Life CPR & First Aid (Adult/Child/Infant), March 2022
Mocha Midwifery Collective Midwife Assistant Training, Lead by Tina Braimah, Nichole Wardlaw, Ebony Simpson, and Tiffany Delk, May 2022
American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification, May 2022
National Black Midwifery Association Mentorship Program Fall 2022
AFFILIATES
Port City Urban Birth Collective Co-Founder
First Year Cape Fear Planning Committee
New Hanover Regional Hospital Volunteer Doula Planning Committee
Chocolate Milk Mama’s of Wilmington Volunteer
Port City Breastfeeding Project Volunteer
National Association of Certified Professional Midwives Student Member
National Black Midwifery Alliance Student Member
