Haley has birthed both her children at home and is currently pregnant with her third. She learned a lot about herself from those experiences.
She continues to be passionate about homebirth first and foremost, though it has morphed slowly into a general burning desire to see all women having empowered births wherever they are.
She is fascinated by the theology and theory of birth, and how that intertwines with the practical.
While she can't often support other women in person due to location, she connects and encourages them via different online mediums.
She can usually be found talking someone's ear off about birth, trying to write or read books, lost in discussion in Facebook groups (some of which she is the admin of), eating chocolate, or spending time with her family.
Gabrielle is a married mother of three beautiful babies, two born just 11 months apart, and another as yet unborn.
She had the support of the same amazing midwives for both births, and plans to birth at home again.
She is interested in helping other women with their births at some point, as a doula, but for now her main focus is raising her own babies, and creating a nurturing place for her family to call home, where others can also come and feel at home.
She's happiest when she's taking care of the things God has given her.
She loves to garden, foster good health in her family with real food, research herbal medicine, play bagpipes for weddings, parties, and funerals.