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 In March 2002 I became a mother to Arthur who was born at the Piedmont Women's Health Center in Chapel Hill (now called Women's Birth and Wellness Center).
In 2003 I started to became aware of my dream - to help pregnant women be more relaxed and in their bodies; to ease some of the discomforts of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum; as well as to help women avoid the downward spiral of pitocin, epidural, and c-section. In 2004 when my son was two years old, I entered massage school at Body Therapy Institute, Siler City, NC. In March 2005 I became a Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist (NC #5345) and got my long awaited 2nd positive pregnancy test. Gradually as my family has gotten older, I've added doula work and parent-infant massage. I look forward to being part of your families transformation and growth. |
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I'm looking forward to taking Trauma Resolution Skills for Massage Therapists and other Health Care Professionals with Michael Shea, PhD. I'd like to be able to help clients safely release stored traum/negative experiences held in their bodies. The effects of trauma, stress and/or emotional discomfort create dysfunction in our musculoskeletal system whether it's from our own births, a previous negative childbirth experience or from a traumatic life experience. Stay tuned Neuro-Affectiv Touch is coming early May!! |
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The Magic of Hot Stone Massage: Integrating an Ancient Healing Tradition into your Practice with Eric Stephenson, LMT, Body Therapy Institute, Siler City, NC - March 2005 - 16 CEUs Nurturing the Mother® Workshops with Claire Marie Miller, LMBT, Body Therapy Institute, Siler City, NC - August 2005 - 27 CEUs (training in pregnancy, labor, postpartum, infant, fertility, reflexology and more) Certified Pre - & Perinatal Massage Therapy with Carole Osborne Sheets, Miller-Motte College, Cary, NC - October 2008 - 32 CEUs Certified International Loving Touch Parent-Infant Massage Foundation Infant Massage Instructor Training with Diane Moore - March 2009 - 21 CEUs ALACE/toLabor Labor Assistant Training with Thérèse Hak-Kuhn June 2009 - 24 CEUs Ina May's Lecture - Midwives: The Key to Reducing Infant Mortality in North Carolina and Safe Motherhood Across Ethnic Lines focused on Infant Mortality, as well as, the somber reality that mother's still die in this country as the result of childbirth in her Safe Motherhood Quilt Project. 30 other countries have better maternal mortality rates than the US. Maternal death rates are greatly under reported. - December 5, 2009 - 2 CEUs |
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Katahdin is the name that my husband and I chose to represent us in our life together. Our namesake, Mt. Katahdin  is the highest point in Maine and the Northern most point of the Appalachian trail. When my future husband and I climbed Mt. Katahdin in July 1999, we had become engaged only two weeks before at our home in Durham, NC. We hadn't even told anyone about our engagement. I wanted my family to be the first to know and they were on vacation. |
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