The Midwife I Am
We were prompted in school recently to really dive deep into thinking and envisioning who we are as women who serve women, who we are as midwives. I thought I’d share the prompts and my answers here so folks can have an easy page to glance at if they’d like to get to know the basis for how I practice. These are sort of stream-of-consciousness answers, so hopefully they make some sense!
Without further ado:
What does the role of midwife feel like to you?
The role of midwife feels like community involvement… it feels like being invested in the future of my community in all of the ways, including education of and holding space for expecting and new parents, and in holding the space for and supporting the next generations to come in in a peaceful way… It feels in my body like I’m holding a vision for higher vibration souls to come in around me in order to help uplift my community going into the future…
Being in the role of midwife feels like being grounded in my community, open and honest and ready to help if able, with knowledge, resources, time, love, and support. It feels like being an ally to mothers and babies, their families… It feels like full acceptance of them and where they are on their paths.. and supporting the greater good and evolution of my community by supporting mothers/babies/families.
How would you describe your ideal role as a midwife? Mother? Friend? Sister?
My ideal role is very similar to that described above. I see myself as a friend, part of a larger network of the support system of my community. We are all connected and we all care deeply about the future of our families and our community as a whole (and broadly, of the world!!) so I feel like a small thread within the greater tapestry that makes up the community in which I live.
My role as midwife could also be described as striving to be an inspiration for other people to find their own medicine within themselves and to find their own truth in their lives, by being regulated myself and solid in my own truth and medicine of self.
If you looked in the mirror at a reflection of you in 10 years, what do you look like? How do you carry yourself? What experiences, events may have shaped your journey? What do you see in your eyes?
I would see a wiser version of myself. I will be more deeply rooted in my community, I will have more white hair, and my hair will be longer, I will carry myself proudly, my body will be strong but soft, I will have a lot more smile line wrinkles :) I will have seen at least 200 more births than I have currently (and all that that entails… loss, beauty, complications, families growing, supporting friends through challenges and triumphs), both in my community and elsewhere. I will have spent time with other midwives and their clients for the experience, and will have deeply rooted myself in my town to serve here from a place of groundedness. My eyes show curiosity, wisdom, strength, humility, laughter, connection to Source, and experience.
What pieces are vital to your midwife make up and in what ratios?
Training: 4 parts
Experience: 4 parts
Knowledge: 4 parts
Intuition: 5 parts
Spirituality: 5 parts
Research: 3 parts
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So, there it is, short but sweet :) I hope you’ve gotten to know me a bit better and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out and ask!
