— TESTIMONIALS —
Read about the transformational experiences of other passionate and growth-oriented parents
It’s been an honor to accompany so many passionate and growth-oriented parents on their transformational birth journeys. Here’s what some of my wonderful clients had to say about working with me:
“With Christina’s guidance, I became the mother I needed to be.“
My desire for my first time birth was to be as natural as possible, while delivering at a hospital. I’m so thankful to have spent much of my third trimester preparing mentally, emotionally, and physically with Christina to make sure that I could be open and ready, follow my heart and lead our birth journey with confidence. Each session helped me become more confident in myself and grounded in my strength as a mom, realizing that I’m my baby’s best advocate and it’s my responsibility to stand up for what I believe and know is best for her.
With Christina’s guidance, I became the mother I needed to be — starting with how our baby would make her journey into the world. I felt that my husband and I had the practice, knowledge, and remote support necessary to create a beautiful first labor and delivery. Most importantly, all of the work that we did with Christina beforehand helped us navigate some very tough hospital conversations before birth and make our first big decision as parents … all with complete serenity.
We were wholly aligned in our decisions and followed our intuition that led to our dream birth outcome. I have never felt more spiritually connected and in tune with my body and baby, than during what I consider a miraculous and empowering birth. This was by far the most monumental event in my life and having Christina as a birth coach throughout truly made it a dream experience that I am proud to share and will treasure always.
Ann Stout
Hospital Birth of First Baby
“Christina was a great mentor for personal growth, self-understanding, and guidance to the answers that lie within.“
I appreciated having you for the journey of pregnancy as this was a very new and different approach for me, and I think would have been hard to do alone (or not as pleasant, at least). To have a person hear me out who has a different perspective than my usual perspective was helpful. To live with intention, or attempt to, can be a big shift, and although it’s something I’ve always kind of strived for, it felt like this pregnancy made it more urgent or important. It was helpful to see myself reflected in someone else’s eyes who believed in what I was saying/experiencing/desiring.
There was an urgency and an importance when I was pregnant…a need to connect to natural surroundings, a need to find or seek at least, autonomy. I think overall I’m trying to trust myself and my kids’ needs more.
You were great company/mentor for personal growth, self-understanding, and guidance to the answers that lie within. I feel like we may have many overlapping beliefs, but we may also have many diverging beliefs, and rather than have your beliefs known to me you just listened, which is of course not common in my life. I think I would be a hard person to serve, in a way, and I think you did a great job helping me reach some of my goals, or develop my thoughts.
I’m wanting to continue to live, to seek out experiences for myself and for my family that are meaningful, that give something to us, and it’s nice to have this experience as a reminder of our human and animal possibilities.
Dr. Castillo VBAC Homebirth of 3rd Baby
“Christina is knowledgeable, empowering, and tuned-in. She has this gift of providing resources and answers while also making you feel more empowered and capable on your own.”
Christina was an angel and a godsend during the last month or so of my pregnancy. I found her when my baby was breech and I was looking for resources. At the time I wasn’t getting the support I needed from my midwife, and Christina’s support was exactly what I needed.
While other practitioners minimized my concerns and anxieties, she listened carefully and gave me tools or suggestions for EVERYTHING I was concerned about. I felt empowered knowing there was something I could do to increase the chances of a better birth outcome, and/or help with my anxiety.
Christina is knowledgeable, empowering, and tuned-in. She has this gift of providing resources and answers while also making you feel more empowered and capable on your own. She helped me when I had a preeclampsia scare, and when my baby was late. I ended up giving birth to an 11 lb 2 oz baby at home in 6.5 hours!!! (First baby.) That is something I will forever be proud of and Christina’s support and knowledge was invaluable in making that possible.
Carissa Morris
Homebirth of First Baby
“Christina has held space for me to explore the vast expanses of my soul, time and time again, in a safe, trustworthy, humorous, true way.”
If there could be only one person at my side during a time of initiation, if I had to share my scariest secret with only one person, I would surely choose Christina. With the greatest integrity, Christina has walked beside me during many life transitions.
I have called for her help with miscarriage, pregnancy and postpartum support and other major life moments. She has held space for me to explore the vast expanses of my soul, time and time again, in a safe, trustworthy, humorous, true way.
I find myself walking away after being with her as a more beautiful human being, understanding myself better, giving myself more permission, with a desire to create lovely things, and in a restored state of health.
She is highly practical and has an intellectual understanding of what she offers as well as a depth of wisdom coming from deep within herself and informed by her encounters with nature.
Liz Kriso
Home Miscarriage & Freebirth at Home of 2nd Baby
“I was able to dive deep and remain completely inward during my labor, which was aided by the trust I had in Christina and her ability to be both utterly present and out of the way!”
I cannot imagine feeling better supported by a midwife than I was by Christina. What is more beautiful is that this experience has been echoed by every other mother I know who has worked with her.
She showed up for my family in all the ways we desired before, during and after my child’s birth…and so we love her dearly and hold deep gratitude for her midwifery. I had a couple of very unusual things come up during my pregnancy, which Christina helped me navigate safely and calmly.
I also had a long labor and a sunny-side up baby with a nuchal hand and yet I had a gorgeous birth experience in our little home. I was able to dive deep and remain completely inward during my labor, which was aided by the trust I had in Christina and her ability to be both utterly present and out of the way! Throughout pregnancy and birth, I always felt empowered and nourished by Christina.
Christina has strong values and opinions rooted in the wisdom of personal experiences and careful research and yet she welcomes different perspectives as equally valuable as her own. She gracefully supported us without imposing her own agenda. She is grounded, intelligent, compassionate and adaptive.
I feel enormously blessed to have had Christina as my midwife.
Alicia Heron
Homebirth of First Baby
“Christina provided support for me while I navigated through the spiritual aspects of becoming a mother, seeking a more holistic pregnancy and birthing experience.“
Words can not express how deeply my husband and I cherish Christina. From the moment we met her we knew we were in a loving hands. Christina provided both medical and sometimes emotional services for both of us, giving us the support we needed to prepare for becoming pregnant. We both felt a sense of defeat regarding getting pregnant prior to meeting Christina and knew we needed for someone who had the patience of a saint, a holistic knowledge of child birth and wasn’t in midwifery just to make a buck.
Christina spent time with us at each visit making sure we were emotionally, mentally and wholeheartedly ready to start a family. And when we had doubts, she was there to listen and provide guidance. Christina provided support for me while I navigated through the spiritual aspects of becoming a mother, seeking a more holistic pregnancy and birthing experience.
My husband and I felt a complete sense of trust and calm with Christina. Never once feeling like we weren’t being heard or our concerns being taken seriously. When my water broke she kept an overall calm energy in our home. Being first time parents, we of course were overly excited and ready. After seeing labor in movies and TV shows we were under the impression that we were in for a wild ride of labor pains or me yelling at my husband “you did this to me!”.. I am so thankful we were wrong.
Christina came over right away and we immediately started to feel more relaxed – even through my contractions. We had a birthing tub all set up in our living room with warm water, she walked with me during the “downtime” of labor and continued to monitor baby and his positioning. We were able to have our home birth as planned with zero complications. Even after birth, Christina was there taking care of us. She helped clean up, made us some food and made sure we were comfortable with our new baby boy.
The postpartum care we received was like nothing we’ve ever heard about. Literally amazing! She saw us multiple times after to make sure we were doing good. Ensuring we as new parents were not feeling overwhelmed or neglected. She provided lactation support for me to ensure our baby boy was getting a strong milk supply. Christina checked in with us on our mental health as to make sure neither of us were struggling with postpartum depression.
My husband and I couldn’t have asked for a better midwife or friend. She was exactly what we needed in our lives without us even knowing it. If there’s one piece of advice I can pass on to a couple looking to start a family or a woman looking to get pregnant; it would be to see Christina. You won’t regret it.
Katherine Bautista
Homebirth of First Baby
“It was wonderful just to know I wasn’t crazy for thinking there was more to do to prepare for Marion’s birth!”
I ended up choosing to be induced after my due date, but was only in labor for 4 hours and had a successful VBAC. Andrew and I used all of your suggestions for movement (and kicking out the nurses) in early labor, and I think it really helped both physically and mentally to have a plan to focus on. Marion wasn’t engaged when I arrived at the hospital, and I don’t think the induction would have been as successful if we hadn’t been purposeful about the Spinning Babies activities.
The psoas release and other pregnancy activities definitely helped me to be more comfortable at the end of pregnancy. It was great for me to have the accountability of doing daily stretches that required a partner.
I think your suggestion to take time to consider what I really wanted from my labor and birth was equally important. It was so good for me to spend time reflecting on my past experiences with labor, and to realize that I hold a lot of negative feelings around stories of my own birth. Thank you for giving me the nudge to acknowledge the emotional and spiritual aspect of this birth.
Although I had hoped to go into labor spontaneously, I’m grateful that I had an experience of birth that was so much more calm than my past births. I cried when I realized that I was actually going to give birth after only a few hours of labor — I didn’t believe that was possible for me! Marion entered the world without trauma, and I was able to hold her immediately which was such a joy! I am hopeful that the work I began with this pregnancy and birth will continue to bear fruit, whether or not we are blessed with another child.
Thank you so much for your guidance and advice, and for all the work you have done which made it possible for me to find you. It was wonderful just to know that I wasn’t crazy for thinking there was more to do to prepare for Marion’s birth. Your presence, even from afar, was a gift to us!
Eryn Goldstein
VBAC Hospital Birth
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