Like many midwives, I took the long route to the profession I love. After a degree in linguistics and a dozen jobs, I went to nursing school specifically to become a labor and delivery nurse. Ten years later, I realized I wanted to expand my practice and follow women and their families through the entire pregnancy and birth and so became a certified nurse-midwife. Now I have the privilege of caring for woman throughout their lives. I grew up in Michigan and have lived in Hawaii, California, and Arizona. I have three adult children and a sweet dog named Rosie.