My husband, Steve, and I have been together over 21 years. We have been employees as well as self employed. We have 3 children (so far) that have all been born using The Bradley Method^®. We started team teaching in 2008 and enjoy empowering families to make informed decisions about the way their baby comes into there arms. My husband is the best Coach/Doula I could ever have.

My Journey to The Bradley Method^® began in California, before my first pregnancy. I watched my sister birth her first child when I was 18. I was not impressed. She took a 2 hour prep class that taught her breathing patterns and to focus on an object. She later realized she was completely unprepared for her labor. I knew that when I was ready to start my family I did not want to experience what she did.

Now fast forward. I am married and pregnant with our first child. My husband Steve and I have been together almost 15 years (we met shortly after the birth of my niece) and we are very excited for the upcoming birth of our baby. In the past I had researched ways to birth and what childbirth methods were available. I had also interviewed different care providers in hopes to have it all planned out for when we decided to have children. Unfortunately, once pregnant I had forgotten everything I had learned. Instead I found myself going to my prenatal exams that were scheduled with my local care provider. This care provider was chosen based upon the proximity to our home and what our insurance covered. My husband went with me every month for pre natal exams. When we went for my 5 or 6 month exam we had an experience that stopped us dead in our tracks. No one at the office remembered me or even new that I was pregnant. This was the same office I had been going into for the last 5-6 months! If they would have looked in my file once they would have known I was pregnant. This woke me up. I was suddenly reminded of all the reasearch I had done years prior. It reminded me of how much I did not want to be told what to do in labor, but wanted to rely on what felt right and natural to me. On the way home from that visit we decided to seek care with a different care provider.

We decided to use a local CNM and birth at a birth center. When talking to friends about this choice one of them chimed in and said "you can not have a natural birth without taking a Bradley Method^™ Class". We looked into what Bradley Method^™ was and decided it was what we had been looking for. We attended our classes and loved them. When our little girl was born we were ecstatic! Not only was a family born but so were some of the biggest advocates for natural childbirth.

The Bradley Method^® worked so well for us the first time we decided to take a class again with our 2nd. This time we lived in Arizona and had to take classes with a different instructor. What an amazing class. With my instructors encouragement we decided to have our 4 year old daughter present at the birth of her sibling. She sat by the pool and did puzzles as she waited for her sibling to come out. Another amazing birth. Not eventful, and totally peaceful. This time I caught! Now we were advocates for natural childbirth with siblings attending.

All 3 of our children were born using The Bradley Method^®. My labors have ranged from 17 hours to 3.5 hours. All very different but resulting in a happy, healthy baby and a beautiful family. My babies range in size from 8 pounds up to 10 pounds 8 onces, smallest being the longest labor (go figure!).

Years went by, we shared the news about our births and how amazing they were. We always shared how prepared we were becuase of The Bradley Method^® classes we took. Finally, in 2007 I was able to sign up for the Teacher Training. I worked hard and overcame many obstacles. I even gave birth to my 3rd child during my candidate period. With the help of local instructors and our personal business savvy we made it through our provisional period and became fully affiliated instructors in the beginning of 2009. My husband and I now team teach Bradley Method^™ classes together in our home in Mesa, Arizona.