Vibrant Women's Health

03/27/2026

Whales help each other at birth! I’m not surprised at all, but it is cool this is being recognized…
https://apnews.com/article/sperm-whale-birth-video-drone-ad85d8ad8454d7bd25807304699d3c74

03/19/2026

All right my friends- there is very important deadline coming up- March 23rd, which is this Monday.

I’m going to implore, entreat, cajole, and beg you not to wait on this.

That’s the deadline for public comment on over 25 MILLION acres of our Oregon forest going up for logging grabs. The BLM lands involved are some of our most precious forests that probably you have visited or hiked through, including some old growth.

Their goal is to return to logging production levels of the 1960s- at rates not seen for decades.

Even if you have signed the oregon wild petition online, PLEASE take the next steps to let BLM directly know how you feel about this- it doesn’t have to be big or fancy, we just need lots of people to write even a little. This goes on the public record, will be read (which the petition may or may not be) anf used legally.

It just takes 5 minutes- I include the links in a comment below.

These forests are precious and a huge part of what makes Oregon special- let’s do everything we can to keep them well managed and regulated for all of us.

Love and thanks to you all!

03/17/2026

03/17/2026

We’ve been doing gynecology and midwifery at this beautiful location for almost two years already- have you seen it?

09/24/2023

If you’ve worked with me in the last few years, you’ve also worked with this beautiful soul, Sierra Moore

Let me tell you a bit about Sierra. Years ago when we first met, I was struck by her excitement and enthusiasm for birth, life, and supporting women. She has a midwife’s heart.

With three young kids she wasn’t yet in a position to attend births, so we started working together in other roles. She became my office manager, and has wonderfully taken over scheduling, sorting labs, setting up charts and intake forms, and a multitude of tasks keeping our practice organized.

Meanwhile she is also pursuing her passions!
Check out all she is doing now:
- She recently became certified as a birth photographer through the Birth Becomes You program
- trained in placenta encapsulation
- she’s taking Aviva Romm’s herbal medicine for women certification course
- she’s now also started her training as a doula

So many incredible offerings to offer birthing families! I’ve been delighted as we’ve started attending births together - she brings a happy, peaceful, positive energy to that sacred space, even in her role as birth photographer. And her photos are beautiful and precious for helping remember these intense and empowering experiences.

You can reach her through her website https://www.lunasolbirthphotography.com. I’d encourage you to check it out.

And today is her birthday! Happy birthday, Sierra!!! Thanks for all you do- I’m so grateful to be working with you, and am excited to see you do next. We are fortunate to have you doing this good work in our community. 💖💖

08/09/2023

I was gone for a month, and my garden went pretty feral. I’m really grateful people kept it watered for me, mostly by turning on a sprinkler. I’m now slowly clearing the waist high weeds/volunteer plants to find my still alive vegetables.

Yesterday I had a client who has been so massively overwhelmed for so long that her body was clearly and defiantly protesting with awful pain and fatigue. My overgrown garden was the perfect metaphor.

Keeping too busy with things we don’t want to do is exactly like turning on the sprinkler and watering weeds. This takes away too many resources (sun, water, nutrients, life energy) meant for what we do want. This is how we get depleted.

Our life, energy, resources are finite and precious. Each of us has something beautiful and important to grow/become. We have to use our resources well

So- yank out the extras that you don’t want. Focus on what you do want to grow (in garden/life). Hand water. Nurture.

To grow good things we absolutely need to set boundaries. Focusing on what we do want means weeding out the rest. This creates the space to manifest what we are meant to.

🌱💖🌻🌿

07/12/2023

A few days ago a little bird wove through a crowd and perched on my head. I love that this little one felt I was a safe place to rest. That’s what I hope to be in this work. 💕✨

06/05/2023

there's a better way to do pelvic exams!

03/13/2022

FREE online pregnancy/ postpartum support circle
every other Thursday, 12-1 pm
https://www.vibrantwomenshealth.com/contact-1

02/01/2022

Last Friday my cornea got very badly scratched. Over the weekend there were times when it was excruciating, and I often wore a compress on both eyes to avoid any movement. I am amazed at our bodies’ ability to heal- it’s so much better now.

Here’s what surprised me- in the worst of it, my 7 year old daughter would sometimes come and give me cuddles, kisses, and just hold my face. And the pain literally decreased- significantly! The difference blew my mind.

On some level, I know how our emotions affect pain- from attending women in labor, and having three homebirths myself. But it’s rare that I personally have had such acute pain and felt this difference of love.

It really struck me - when someone is struggling, we don’t always have to look for a solution (which may or may not be possible) to fix it. Sometimes just being present and sharing love is what’s needed most.