Journey To Midwifery

Join me on this episode as Ann Konkoly tells her Journey of becoming a midwife, making some major system changes at leadership levels, then transitioning to owning her own business as a Life Coach after experiencing some feelings of burn out and trauma. Check out her social media pages at @AnnKonkolyCNM Midwife & Life Coach 

I had the great pleasure if intervieiwing Jeanice Mitchell, a pelvic floor therapist and owner of the thriving Instagram page @MyPFM. She shares lots of pelvic floor tips for midwives during patient care, when to refer to Pelvic floor PT and how to better help the population we care for. 

Listen to Shauna tell her fun Journey to Midwifery that involved early career relocation, relationship changes and now a satisfying job in beautiful Portland, Oregon. Check her out in IG @midwife.shauna 

On this episode we share Lauren's journey to midwifery. She is currently practice in a home birth setting in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado. She and her partner are  TWO of very few CNM's in Colorado Springs doing home births, and they run a wonderful practice called Mountain Miracles Midwifery. Check them out on the web and facebook 

Laurie, a now-retired Certified Nurse Midwife shares her amazing story of her 40 year career. She is a mother, a driven career woman, an inspiration and a trail-blazer for all of us midwives! 

Heather is the owner of a birth center/home birth practice called Central Texas Birth Center. Listen to her journey through motherhood, the challenges of raising a family during training and becoming an entrepreneur, opening her own practice and growing a community supporting birthing families in Central Texas. 

Join me on this episode where we get to hear Angie's Journey to Midwifery as she went to school, worked TWO jobs, AND be a mom and wife, all while serving her country in the United States Navy. 

Listen to Andrea's Journey to Midwifery. She is currently practicing at her dream job in Minnesota. It took her 18 years to finish her journey of becoming a midwife--she put being a mom first for a long time before pursuing her dreams. If you are struggling with choosing motherhood on your journey to midwifery, listen to Andrea's story, she will definitely inspire you. 

Dr. Amber Price is the Chief Operating Officer of TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Tennessee. Her Journey to Midwifery is unique, inspirational and empowering. She is leading the way to system changes that will provide optimal, patient centered care. You will enjoy hearing her story, her powerful words and you will walk away wondering what changes YOU can make to continue to to be the driving...

This short episode is launched in honor of Midwifery week 2019. This episode focuses on what a Certified Nurse Midwife is, the education path, and scope of practice. Aspiring midwives, student midwives and international midwives will find this information really interesting! 

Listen to the Journey of Midwifery for Samantha, who started graduate school for Midwifery at the young age of 23! Samantha is now serving her country in the U. S. Air Force as a full scope Certified Nurse Midwife AND Women's Health Nurse Practitioner with a Doctorate in Nursing Practice degree.

Alice is a music teacher turned midwife!! Join me today when talking with Alice about her Journey to Midwifery, how she made the decision to pursue a second career and her experience as a birth center Certified Nurse Midwife in North Carolina.  

On this episode, we get to know Danielle, a practicing Certified Nurse Midwife in New Jersey. Danielle graduated in 2015 and has been in practice ever since. Hear her journey to midwifery and what's it's like to be a community midwife in central New Jersey.