BFW Mentor Charlene Hamilton
I have been with Birthing From Within® since 2002, and am currently a "Bear" (advanced) Mentor. I am an active member of the BFW community, the BFW Forum manager, and I continue to attend trainings, workshops and conferences as part of the Mentor Certification Program.
I have also received training from DONA International and the Michigan School of Traditional Midwifery.
My family includes three children (ages 17, 13 and 7) a husband who's eyes don't glaze over when I start talking about birth, 4 cats, 7 budgies, and a raccoon that thinks it lives here. I have had two hospital births, and one home birth. My hobbies include graphic design, beadwork, raising awareness for Smith-Magenis Syndrome and being a part of the Myst game community.
After all my time studying birth, learning about the politics of birth, and all the options and information out there, finding Birthing From Within has been an anchor and a calling. What Pam has done is taken birth preparation and put it back in the hands and hearts of women. Where they birth, how they birth, is less important than women being present, in heart and mind, for their birth. As Pam quotes in the book:
"Labor is hard work, it hurts, and you can do it. Everything else is icing."
I can be reached by email at: charlene@heartofbirth.net or by phone at: 425-876-9997
