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Training and Mentorship 

First and foremost, I want to honor my peers, those in the Baba Yaga Collective, the providers and staff at Healthy Living Community, and those I have worked with who have taught me skills and shared wisdom beyond any degree or training.

 

I thank mentors: Sue Baelen, my midwife; Sonya Arreola, an embodied leader in participatory-based community research and the most human leader I have had the privilege to know; my peers at Vida Health who taught me deep humanity and helped form my own leadership skills amidst large systems; Montreal and Montana as land-based mentors in culture and spirituality; Teachers at CIIS including Carol Whitfield, Atava Garcia Swiecicki, and Star Hawk who impacted me more than they know; Plant & Earth-based teachers who helped me unpack my own blocks and narratives; Steve Gomes and the amazing Chaplains I trained with; and the deep love, support, learning and healing through my family, partnership, and son.  

MA INTEGRATIVE HEALTH

California Institute of Integral Studies | 2015

Through a focus on integrative tools like nutrition, stress management, fitness, complementary therapies, mindfulness, and interpersonal neurobiology this MA program helps graduates work with individuals and in communities to support individual and collective change.

NON-DENOMINATIONAL CLINICAL PASTORAL TRAINING 

Kaiser Permanente | 2023

400 CPU hours (1 unit) of non-denominational clinical pastoral counseling at Kaiser's Sunnyside hospital in Portland, OR. I had the opportunity to work in the Addictions and Recovery Unit, Oncology, Hospice, Psychiatric in-patient, and the ER to support people individually and in groups. 

NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED HEALTH AND WELLNESS COACH (NBC-HWC)

NBC-HWC  | February 2021

This certificate is through the University of California San Diego. It prepares lactation educators and counselors to work one-on-one, in families, and in the public. It is based on the most current evidence-based research.

CERTIFIED LACTATION EDUCATOR/ COUNSELOR (CLEC)

University of California San Diego | March 2017

This certificate is through the University of California San Diego. It prepares lactation educators and counselors to work one-on-one, in families, and in the public. It is based on the most current evidence-based research.

CERTIFIED POSTPARTUM DOULA

Cornerstone Doula Training and Certification | 2013

Nickie Tilsner, CBE, CD and Juli Tilsner LM, CPM offered an excellent holistic postpartum training that included nutrition and breastfeeding support as well as newborn care. This was an excellent way to ground myself in this work.

AMERICAN RED CROSS CPR/AED & FIRST AID INSTRUCTOR

Emergency Medical Training Group | April 2017

The CPR and First Aid classes I offer are through the American Heart Association and follow their curriculum based on video and hand-on practice.

BIRTH DOULA TRAINING

Working Women Birth Doula Training | 2013

This DONA certified Birth Doula training offered a birth education class and three days of training to support people through their pregnancy and birth.

CERTIFIED GUIDED IMAGERY PRACTITIONER

California Institute of Integral Studies | January 2014

Under Leslie Davenport, I completed a certification in transformative guided imagery. We also studied how to integrate art therapy into your practice.

SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATOR

Head and Hands Community Clinic, Montreal, QC | 2009

I attended the sexual educator training at Head and Hands and volunteered at Montreal after school programs. This was an excellent inclusive training that offered an approach that was accessible to all youth.

MOTHERING ARTS GROUP LEADER

Mothering Arts | February 2017

This training teaches ways to connect new mothers in a local supportive circle, share valuable parent and child education, and cultivate collective wisdom that inspires each woman's unique art of mothering. This training supports me in building circles of parents and communities during pregnancy and postpartum time.

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