Welcome, I’m Sarah
My mission is to support women as they reclaim authority over their bodies, minds, and lives.
I believe that the way we heal our society is to re-center mothers and their babies. This philosophy is woven through everything I create, offer, write, and do.
Will you join me in rewilding your experience of being a woman and human?
It is my greatest honor and joy to sit at the feet of my sisters as
they reclaim what is rightfully theirs.
I’m the mother of two grown children — a 21-year-old daughter who was born at home with traditional midwives, and an 19-year-old son who was born at home intentionally freebirthed.
I wear a lot of hats, but my greatest teachers have been the depths of motherhood and inhabiting an incredibly wise + challenging female body.
My work centers the biologically and culturally distinct experience of womanhood and motherhood. I am an independent researcher, traditional birth attendant, folk herbalist, soulful business mentor, website designer/strategist, ancestral nutrition maven, and oriented toward physiological wellbeing.
I spent several years in the academic world, but I left after realizing that’s not where the revolution was happening. I’m a deeper thinker who keeps her bare feet on the ground, walking alongside other women in community.
I love to watch women step into their power and flourish,
breaking generational patterns and passing down a new story to their children.
My Philosophy
I center my work in a nourishing and ancestral perspective.
I’m an anthropology/evolution/traditional cultures geek and all of my work is steeped in this wisdom and perspective. I’m a lifelong animist and mystic, and my commitment to living a good life — deeply connected with all that is around me — is born from this worldview.
I am also an avid student of somatics, polyvagal theory, neuroscience, pain science, whole food/ancestral nutrition, folk herbalism (the medicine of the people), Zen Buddhist philosophies (such as interbeing & radical acceptance), and so many others. I’m also always learning and adding new tools to my approach and worldview.
Additionally, I consider multiple worldviews when supporting others including western evidence-based medicine, personal needs and convictions, culturally appropriate support, ancient and indigenous worldviews, and ancient medicine approaches that aren’t currently honored in our western paradigm.
My Education + Training
While I believe that life is a much better teacher than trainings are (and I have deep concerns around the ubiquitous gatekeeping of knowledge and skills in our society)…
I also believe that it’s important to be clear on what roads I’ve taken and how I’ve arrived here today. I also need to give thanks to my teachers, named and unnamed. This isn’t everything, but it is the highlights.
Ultimately, my children & my own inner child are my greatest teachers.
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❂ Holistic Health Practitioner training with Global Village of Natural Medicine (2006)
❂ Organized and participated in DONA birth doula training (2006 + 2014)
❂ Birth Emergency Skills Training - BEST (2014)
❂ Midwifery disaster training workshop (2014)
❂ Internship at midwifery school in Utah, creating cultural humility kit for students (2014)
❂ Phlebotomy training + clinical experience (2014)
❂ Phlebotomist for plasma center (2015-2016)
❂ Nursing Assistant training + clinical experiences (2015 + 2018)
❂ B.S. with honors, Sociology, Anthropology, Women & Gender Studies — Southern Utah University (2015)
❂ MPA, Master of Public Administration, with focuses on international health policy and nonprofit/socially conscious business administration — Southern Utah University (2016)
❂ Childbirth International (CBI) birth doula training (2016)
❂ Full Spectrum Doula Circle abortion doula training (2018)
❂ StillBirth Day birth and bereavement doula training (2018)
❂ Newborn Mothers Collective postpartum doula training + certification (2018)
❂ Death doula courses with Sarah Kerr (2018-2019)
❂ Anatomy & Physiology + Statistics courses through Geneva College (2017-2019)
❂ Birth Assistant training with midwives Melissa Chappell & Seasons Warner (2019)
❂ Radical Birth Warrior doula training with Indie Birth (2019-2020)
❂ Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss certificate with The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death (2020)
❂ Midwifery courses at Birthwise Midwifery School — prenatal care, maternal/fetal anatomy & physiology, fertility awareness method, normal labor & birth (2020)
❂ Midwifery skills training at Utah Birth Suites (2021)
❂ Village Deathcare Citizen course with Anne-Marie Keppel (2021-2022)
❂ Breech Without Borders online and in-person training (2022)
❂ Midwifery apprenticeship with Melissa Chappell & Seasons Warner at Utah Birth Suites (2022-2023)
❂ Traditional Birth Companion course with Billie Harrigan (2023-2024)
❂ I am always current on BLS CPR and NRP certification
I believe in…
Bodily Autonomy & Sovereignty
Your body and wisdom are yours, always. You can trust your inner knowing, connect with the education you need, and make decisions that support your whole-life wellbeing. This extends to motherhood, the mother-baby pair, and all medical/emotional/physical experiences in life.
Ancient Bodies in a Modern World
We live in a world that isn’t biologically appropriate and that keeps our nervous systems at a highly activated state, creating chronic problems. We can look to our ancestors for a guide map to being human, but need additional support to navigate the highly unique world we live in.
Wise Woman & Matriarchal Healing
Our ancestors knew how to heal a body from a feminine and land-based perspective. Safe environments (nervous system regulation), full support in motherhood, slow medicine, mind-body integration, and nourishing foods + herbs for healing.
Food is Medicine & LOVE
Deep nourishment can only come from food-based resources, as these substances are what we evolved with and what contain all the co-factors needed to use each nutrient in our bodies. Animal-based foods are deeply nourishing. Food isn’t just fuel — it’s also an important human experience of love.
Purpose + Abundance is Our Birthright
We are born to do something on this beautiful Earth. Our purposes might be quiet or they might be loud (both are needed). But by stepping into our purposes, we change the energy we put out into the world, we accept our naturally abundant state, and we change the story for our families and communities. Small and slow changes the world in ways that have a huge ripple effect.
Radical Acceptance + Responsibility
As human beings, we have a responsibility to take ownership of our bodies and our lives. We heal when we face our challenges, recognize our innate wholeness, and believe in our ability to make the best decisions for ourselves. Accepting reality + uncertainty, owning our own journeys, and knowing that life is not “safe” helps us to find peace in our uncertain life experiences, with grace and wisdom.
