PERINATAL

Alexa is a Certified Personal Trainer through the American College of Sports Medicine, a Certified Perinatal Fitness Specialist through the Healthy Mom's Organization and holds a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology.

I am a mother of three with a passion for healthy families! My background includes a nursing degree, as well as two years of general sciences. During my nursing career I focussed on birth and postpartum, having assisted countless families with breastfeeding, newborn care and perinatal education. I have a passion for helping new moms ( and Dad's) adjust to the physical and emotional changes that follow the birth of a child. I enjoy the ups and downs of modern day" mom culture", and comined with my nursing experiences find writing on these topics to be a creative, and humorous outlet for myself. I plan to puruse technical medical writing and less formal health related topics. I am currently working to establish a breastfeeding support website and blog to offer a pure perspective for those seeking advice and resources.

Erica Hamilton is a wellness consultant. She holds a Ph.D. degree in psychology with a concentration in integrative health studies from Saybrook University. She is also an ordained member of the Order of Interbeing in the mindfulness tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. She has over a decade of experience in working to evaluate and improve health programs and health resources for children, "at-risk youth," people with disabilities, perinatal women, aging adults, and the general public.

Birth is the ultimate feeling for a woman, and it should be a special event shared by those who support and love you. It is the meeting of your miracle, and a time to celebrate the life you nurtured and carried within. I am a qualified doula, and have studied lactation management as well as various other perinatal modules. I am currently studying a Diploma of HE in adult education with the National Childbirth Trust in order to get a formal qualification behind me for my antenatal education classes. Pregnancy, birth and all that goes with are my passions in life.

Practitioner of Religious Science for 20 years. Born with Spastic Cerebral Palsy; I use a cane to walk. In an training program for the effects of birth trauma. Published author of poems, articles and short stories. Married 13 years.

I live in Ohio and I have been married to my husband, Matt for 13 years, and I have two wonderful children, ages 7 and 9. I am currently a volunteer postpartum support group coordinator in Mahoning County, and webmaster of PTSD After Childbirth.

Driven by experience and research I have developed expertise in the field of Postpartum Mood Disorders and offer wonderful insight into this field.

R.n. with 37 yrs experience

My work is in childbirth and holistic health. Degrees and certifications, over the past 18 years, combine to create a synergistic whole.