What people are saying

The experience of birth with Colette, as our midwife was so magical that we'd almost have a second kid just to experience that again! To see a combination of such integrity, boldness, expertise, intimate attention, and self-awareness transformed our life. We chose Colette for her fearless spirit and we were so right! We felt from our first visit that she met us at our level, and then enriched our experience beyond what we could have expected. Her unapologetic love of life expressed as love for kids, for herself, and for our care, gave us the same permission to be fully happy, present, and free from unnecessary suffering. Her celebration of life is infectious. There is no doubt she is doing this because it's who she is. It's her vocation.

All of our visits and the actual birth had the energy of celebration rather than clinical examination. We experienced complete safety, conviction in our choices, and faith in Colette’s competence to handle any emergency, but mostly to avoid risk in the first place. I used to go to medical providers, become small in the presence of their “authority,” and then leave feeling dissatisfied. But the intimacy and the quality of care we felt in our relationship with Colette set a new standard. Now I feel empowered to ask for exactly what
I want when I sit in a physician’s office and not to leave until I have the answers I need.

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Before one chooses a midwife for the first time you have no idea what to ask or look for. Now that we know, we would definitely choose Colette again. And as we spoke to others about their midwife experiences, we were pleasantly surprised to discover how impressed they were with our stories of Colette’s approach, skills and methods. Colette was easy to talk to, a good listener and made herself very easily understood. Her easy sense of humor really helped put me at ease. I really felt I could trust her with any opinion/fear/belief and they would be respected. And, very importantly, she did not need to be a know-it-all who felt that her status depended on having all the knowledge. She was totally open to hearing about and looking for other options, if a solution originally recommended was not working for us. It’s strength-in-humility and Colette has it in spades!

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Working with Colette was a truly life-changing experience for our whole family. The level of care we received from her was deep, comprehensive, holistic, and like nothing I had ever experienced prior. I felt so safe and thoroughly taken care of during my pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. She manages to strike a perfect balance between being the kind of health practitioner you can say anything to and still remaining the consummate professional. She is knowledgeable and experienced and obviously loves her job. My homebirth with her was a blissful and transformative experience and I recommend her literally every chance I get!

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