In my spare time, I enjoy knitting, reading and taking long walks in Steveston. I grew up in Taiwan and came to Richmond with my family when I was 15 years old. Working in the Ugandan hospitals was a life changing experience and I hope to return someday. I also attended more than 70 births during my international practicum in Uganda. Throughout my training and practice, I have attended births in Calgary, Richmond, Vancouver, Penticton, Comox, and Mission. I graduated from the UBC Midwifery Program in 2016. I am always in awe of the strength and power clients show during pregnancy, labour and birth and feel privileged to accompany and care for them through this very special time of their life. I still have vivid memories of waiting by the curtain for my mother to finish her ultrasound exam and later walking with her to the hospital while she was in labour and about to give birth to my little brother. I am honoured to share in the life-changing journey of pregnancy and birth with Terra Nova families.Įver since I was a child, I have been fascinated by birth. I am thrilled to be offering care in a community that means so much to me. I grew up in Steveston and worked with families in Richmond for 10 years prior to my midwifery degree. These experiences in both urban and rural settings gave me a appreciation for the importance of a well integrated health care system while being awed by the body’s innate ability to birth. I completed my Midwifery degree throughly the University of British Columbia’s Faculty Medicine where I completed clinical placements throughout the province including Vancouver, Prince George, and Haida Gwaii. I love that midwives can put these values into practise everyday to provide family-centred maternity care and reproductive justice. My previous work as an art therapist, and infant development consultant has made me a passionate advocate for equity and self-agency. After years of working with and supporting families in different settings, it was at my first birth as a doula, witnessing a baby born into a midwife’s outstretched hands, that I knew I’d found what I was meant to do. I took the scenic route to finding midwifery. The ride home was long, and we looked like rugged + wild trolls, but we saw beautiful sites, met interesting and inspiring people and got strong! We had volunteered with a women's collective teaching + learning about medicinal plant medicines, composting, environmentally friendly plant based dyes for textiles and built greenhouses. When I was 18, I rode my bicycle home from Guatemala with a good friend. It's a privilege to be invited and welcomed into others' lives during the pregnancy year.įavourite thing to do when you're off-call or not working: The connections we make with our clients and families. Childhood home- Judges Row in Qualicum Beach, Cathedral Grove Nostalgically in my mind-V ictoria when I was 24 years old. Locally- McDonald Beach with my pup, Chimay. I also love a fragrant bergamot Earl Grey cup of tea in the afternoon with a shortbread sable. Coffee- a nice rich, nutty, chocolate blend is my favourite.

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