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Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) through the Nutritional Therapy Association (2019). Master Restorative Wellness Practitioner through Restorative Wellness Solutions (2022). Trained birth doula through the Sierra Childbirth Institute (2019). Trained birth consultant through Indie Birth Association (2020). Student of the Indie Birth Midwifery School (2021). Student of National Midwifery Institute and midwife’s apprentice (current). Certified Body Ready Method Pro through Body Ready Method (2023). Certified yoga Teacher (200-hr) through the Santa Cruz School of Yoga (2014).
My name is Grace, and I am a functional nutritionist specializing in women’s health and pediatrics. I am also a student midwife, working closely with midwives and families in the home setting. My practice of functional nutrition is strongly influenced by my connection to the Earth and the ancestral ways of life. I have spent the last decade in agriculture with my most recent experiences being marked by the holistic management of cattle and biodynamic agriculture. I love working with women in all stages of the child-bearing and rearing continuum, and hold a special interest in the pre-conception time. I am a strong advocate of, what I call, s l o w conception, encouraging couples to take as long as it takes to prepare for a thoughtful and healthy activity of bringing children into this world. I also love to support pregnant mamas in weaving balance into their experience of pregnancy, both through nutrition and body-aware practices. I am a certified Body Ready Method Pro, which has equipped me with the tools to support mamas in moving in functional and natural ways in preparation for an optimal pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience. I completed my yoga teacher training in 2014 and have been practicing for over a decade, always with a mindfulness around the health of the pelvic floor.
I came to know and understand this work intimately, as I have worked diligently in the last five years to overcome various chronic health complications, including mold toxicity. I believe whole-heartedly in the power of functional nutrition and am thrilled to share that I have never felt better. My approach to health is multifaceted, with my experience being that balance in the body encourages balance in the mind, soul, and spirit.