Meet Hope

LM | CPM | MSM | MTS

she/her

Body autonomy and reproductive freedom brought me to this work, and now it is my vocation to be

for and with you.

My journey to midwifery began in 2010. In college, I worked with Alabama Birth Coalition and participated in the grassroots efforts that secured person-centered rights for birth givers and legalized (again) the practice of midwifery in the state of Alabama. During that time, I completed doula training and immediately began attending births and teaching childbirth classes—knowing all along that the midwife life was for me. 

Birthing my first child was a long moment in time so powerful it initiated my relationship with my body and compels my midwife work. Because I believe that making, growing, birthing, and sustaining life is one of the most transformative of human experiences, I chose to ground myself in the spirit of life-bearing and obtained a Master’s in Theology and Conflict Transformation from Boston University. I wrote every paper and eventually an entire thesis on the connections between how we birth and our collective ability to thrive and live peaceably on this earth. 

My second child was born euphorically at home into my own hands and the hands of an Alabama midwife. With a babe, a spirited young child, and the relentless love of a supportive partner, I chose to complete the Master of Science in Midwifery program at Bastyr University, which included clinical practice with midwives in Washington State and an extensive educational emphasis in botanical medicines for the reproductive years. 

Enneagram 4, ENFJ

Education and Certifications

  • Licensure to practice midwifery (LM), State of Alabama

  • Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), North American Registry of Midwives

  • Master of Science degree in Midwifery (MSM), Bastyr University

  • Master of Theological Studies and Conflict Transformation (MTS), Boston University

  • Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Religion, Samford University

  • Clinical Herbalism Certificate, Bastyr University

  • Neonatal Resuscitation (NNR) Certificate

  • Adult and Pediatric (CPR) Certificate 

  • Birth Educator, International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA) 

  • Fertility Awareness and at-home Intrauterine Insemination Apprenticeship, Kris Kali, midwife at Maia Midwifery and author of Queer Conception: The Complete Fertility Guide for Queer & Trans Parents-to-Be

Experience and Involvement

  • 15 years of birth work in various capacities

  • Attendance at over 300 births—home, birth center, and hospital

  • Alabama Midwives Alliance (ALMA) member

Publications

Master’s Thesis—

Peace on Earth Begins with Birth: How the Epigenetic Event of Childbirth Primes for Nonviolence

Conferences

2023 International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Triennial Conference — Indonesia