I am a Texan born, God-fearing mother of five children. In 2001, I gave birth to my first daughter in the hospital after laboring all day at home alone. My water broke on the one hour bumpy drive to St. David's Central and I was greeted by an OB I have never met. It turned out to be a pretty traumatic experience; I felt like I had no rights and no voice in how I wanted to give birth. None of the hospital staff honored my birth plan choices and I felt alone in that life-changing moment. My second birth wasn't so bad because it went by quickly and I had a family member there to support, encourage, and help advocate for me on my birth choices. My third birth was the longest to be experienced in a hospital setting and I regret not having more support for that 16 hour labor. With my fourth pregnancy, I decided I wanted to do it different; with an atmosphere where I could be comfortable to labor the way I wanted to, so I chose to give birth to my fourth daughter at home. After that amazing experience, and the quality of care I received from my two midwives, I sensed a new passion rise up in my spirit and I felt a desire to help other women like my midwives helped me.  During my fifth pregnancy, the pandemic threw the whole world off course and it was challenging to not fear what each day would bring, so I journeyed on the path of facing many new and unfamiliar fears by reading new material and preparing myself for the best and for the worst that could arise. I educated myself on giving birth unassisted just in case something major happened and my midwives couldn’t get to me. I mean every scenario you can think of popped into my mind, but I overcame them with knowledge and faith. I basically became my own doula. I went on my own spiritual journey and purposefully found my own scriptures and inspirational quotes and made a beautiful affirmation board and some affirmation quotes to hang on the walls in my house. I created my birth realm, the atmosphere I wanted. I also trained my oldest daughter, Who is an adult now, on how to help comfort me during my own labor. I showed her positions that I may use and how to implement counter pressure on my lower back. She did a great job and it made a huge difference. All my children were here for the birth of our first son, and I got to see how, In such a beautiful way, it takes a team, a family, to come together with love, a little back work, and support to bring a new baby into the world. I successfully gave birth to my son in a birth pool set up in my living room with my children and husband present. With two midwives and an apprentice midwife, I was in good hands. It was so awesome!!   

After 16 years of being a certified nursing assistant, working in long-term care facilities, and 16 years of cleaning houses, I found my calling. I am passionate about sharing my knowledge of pregnancy and birth to other women. It makes me feel like I'm giving women something back; something that was misplaced and buried underneath the rubble of western medicine and technology- Birth empowerment! We already have it inside of us; sometimes we just need somebody with compassion and love to remind us of our potential in the midst of emotional chaos and pain. I am also trained and certified in the ancient practice of using the rebozo (a beautiful Mexican shaw) during childbirth to bring comfort, rhythmic movement, relaxation, and better positioning during childbirth. I am ready to serve women in the Texas Hill Country area!