Yá'át'ééh!!
My journey as a birth worker all started when I became pregnant with my son Sage. My husband and I were so thrilled at the thought of becoming parents. I decided fairly quickly that I wanted to have a homebirth. It was such a spiritual experience. I didn’t know the strength and endurance I had in me to birth my son.
Knowing what power every single person possesses in bringing their baby's earthside was so profound, magical, and by far the hardest and strongest thing I’ve ever done. I soon right after became obsessed with everything that had to do with womb wellness, fertility, pregnancy, birth, and herbal support. I knew right away that I wanted to utilize my compassion and energy on supporting parents in every way I could, especially in the postpartum period. I joined a labor doula workshop at Birthingway College of Midwifery in the summer of 2019 and the Doulas of Color Business Workshop beginning of 2020 to learn more. Shortly after joining, I decided to start my own practice and that is when HózhóFull Spectrum Care was born. Since then I have had the pleasure of supporting over 50 families.
I was born and raised in Tulsa, Ok, and have lived in Portland for the past 10 years with my husband, my two sons Sage, and Sterlin, and 2 cats, Bev and Carol. I am a Diné adszáán (Navajo woman) who is strongly passionate about herbal support, anything wellness, reproductive health, and justice. I come from a strong lineage of Diné who have passed down to me what it is to be an Indigenous person in this modern world we live in now and how balance is key to life.
A few fun facts about me:
My favorite food is any kind of burger.
My sun is in Cancer, my moon is in Aries, and my Rising is in Virgo.
I have to be outside connecting with mother earth doing some kind of movement, this brings me peace and a sense of grounding.
One of my favorite things is to forage plants and medicines on this sacred land and create from them for everyone’s well-being.
If you become my friend you become my family.
I love every kind of animal especially chickens, goats, otters, dogs, eagles, you name it.
Going to ceremony with relatives brings me a sense of well-being and grounds me with my HÓZHÓ.
Going to Navajo flea markets and shopping for turquoise and other beautiful stones is my love language.
My approach is a fusion of Holistic, Spiritual, and with Evidence-Based Information
Birth is 100% spiritual and physiological. You are bringing another life through from a spiritual portal, you and your baby work together to do this. That alone is such a transcendent interconnected journey. Not one birth is the same, each is different and unique, your story is yours and yours alone. This time can be raw, delicate, and altering, my goal for you is to feel heard, safe, and supported throughout your entirety of care. I provide informational, emotional, herbal, spiritual, and physical support to reach healthful and informed care.
MY VISION
Is to decolonize the birth narrative, by bringing awareness for the importance of advocacy for Black, Indigenous, Latina/x, Asian, and other people who identify as POC. My hope is to improve the maternal and infant mortality rates among Black and Indigenous communities with more education surrounding pregnancy, labor + birth, lactation, feeding, and newborn care support.
Trainings and Certifications
Birth Doula Training at Birthingway College of Midwifery
Doula’s Business Workshop for Doula’s of Color with Kimberly Porter and Raeben Nolan
Spinning Babies Workshop approved by American College of Nurse Midwives with Kelly Dungan
Cultural Competency Course with Think Cultural Health
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Maternal Health Care with Think Cultural Health
Trauma-Informed Care with Oregon Care Partner
Trauma-Informed Care with Jesse Remer and Astrid
Elimination Communication for BIPOC Caregivers with Raeanne Madison from the Anishinaabe Tribe
Postpartum Healing Lodge with Raeanne Madison from the Anishinaabe Tribe
Indigenous Lactation Peer Counselor Training with Cami Goldhammer and Kim More-Salas
“NORMALIZING BIRTH JUSTICE MOVES US TOWARD THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE ROOTED IN JUSTICE, COMPASSION, AND PERSON-CENTERED, ANTI-RACIST AND INCLUSIVE MODELS OF CARE”
