The role of a midwife is a privilege. It has been my honor to nurture writers, not only listening with my ears, but mostly with my heart to the stories that stir beneath the surface. As the Writing Midwife I am your coach, writing instructor, and sister on this journey. As your midwife I serve as a gentle guide who protects your story and asks the questions you may be afraid to ask as you move through this creative process that is not only writing a story but giving birth to it. Writing requires a tremendous amount discipline, self-care and nurturing.

RIGHT NOW, is the most magnificent time to get new projects off the ground and give birth to those stories you were born to tell. It has been my honor to share sacred space for the “soul” purpose of nurturing women, men and gender non-conforming folk creatively for the past fourteen years. My experience comes from founding and giving birth to the NYC Latina Writers Group (est. 2006). I have curated countless spoken word events, invited authors, editors and publishers, and facilitated many writing workshops providing writers with opportunities to not only create important work, but to also understand the value of offering it to the world.

My most humbling and significant role is grounded in supporting writers in doing the hard and sometimes excruciating work of tending to the story and honing the writer’s craft.  I coined the title THE WRITING MIDWIFE after the completion of my first Writing from the Womb class (est. 2013) when a student called me “The Writing Midwife” to which I feel humbled and grateful every day. It has been an honor for me to bear witness and assist with the birth of so many stories and successful writing careers.