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HARNESSING OUR COLLECTIVE wisdomINTO AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE

Welcome home, midwives. 

I’ve been in your shoes. The eager student, the fresh new midwife, the burnt out business owner. Through it all, I craved community support to balance the passion, profession, and politics of birth work (the patriarchy wasn’t exactly going to smash itself!)

When I couldn’t find the network I needed, I created it… and so the Midwifery Wisdom Collective was born.

We started small and informally, offering the information on litigation, business, self-care, and advanced practice skills I had needed to find for myself initially. As demand grew, I could see there was a real hunger among community midwives for this intimate support. 

A well-supported midwife is a more effective midwife. I found that surrounding myself with a team of trusted experts and mentors allowed my clients to benefit as well.  With my own support network in place, I was more available, confident, and skilled for the families in my care, and I had more time for myself and my family. 

Today, Midwifery Wisdom is authentic community support for midwives everywhere. We’re proud to offer globally-accessible content for every point in your journey:

If you can’t find what you need here, we invite you to help us build it. As a collective, we’re truly about community ownership and collaborative work. 

Midwives deserve to be midwifed. Let us be your soft landing place in your work to make midwifery the standard of care for birthing families worldwide. 

In solidarity,

Augustine Colebrook

Founder, Midwife, Mentor, Muse

MEET THE COLLECTIVE’S CORE TEAM!

THE BEHIND THE SCENES HUMANS THAT HELP BRING IT ALL TO LIFE!

augustine colebrook midwifery wisdom collective

AUGUSTINE COLEBROOK

Founder & Principal Mentor

Raji K

RAJI K.

Director of Administration

Kristen Mantell

KRISTEN MANTELL

Director of Brand Marketing

Kesha Zaffino

KESHA CHIAPPINELLI

Legal Consultant

Bekah

BEKAH PETERSON

Audio/Video Editor

leila

LEILA WYATT

Content Creator

meredith

MEREDITH STRAYHORN

Volunteer Coordinator

Melissa Nealy, IBCLC midwifery wisdom mentor

MELISSA NEALY

Conference Manager

MALEA HARDEMAN

Content Manager

melanie amann

MELANIE AMANN

Bookkeeper

Kesha Zaffino

SHILPA SANTOSH

Administrative Assistant

MEET OUR INCREDIBLE COURSE MENTORS!

WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP BRING THE UNIQUE WISDOM OF MIDWIFERY TO MORE COMMUNITIES!

augustine colebrook midwifery wisdom collective

AUGUSTINE COLEBROOK, CPM, MA-MCHS

Founder & Principal Mentor
mary jackson

MARY JACKSON, RN, LM, CST, EMT

Mentor

MORIAH MELIN, CPM, RM

Mentor

jamarah amani

JAMARAH AMANI, LM

Mentor

Brittany Thorton midwife

BRITTANY THORNTON, CPM, LM

Mentor

AMARIEE COLLINS

AMARIEE S. COLLINS, MPA, BS, RDMS (ABD, OB/GYN), RVT

Mentor

KIMBERLY HAINES, CPM

Mentor

KRISTINE LAURIA, CPM

Mentor

Melissa Nealy, IBCLC midwifery wisdom mentor

MELISSA NEALY, IBCLC

Mentor

wendi cleckner

WENDI CLECKNER, CPM, LM, JD

Mentor

jennifer nelson

JENNIFER NELSON, RN, DEM

Mentor

KIMBERLY HAINES, CPM

Mentor

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