Midwife Christy D'Aquila, CPM, CNM
Hi Y'all!
I am originally from the deep south, from Mississippi, where humidity, pine straw, y’all, and sweet tea are a part of life. I lived my pre-teen and teen years in the Greater Chicago area navigating coming-of-age amidst the freedom allowed by an urban area with amazing public transportation.
I currently live in Connecticut with my husband and kids. Besides my commitment to safeguarding physiologic birth and body-mind-spirit integrity in birth, I enjoy herb and flower gardening, crochet, process art, and walks with our dog, Max.
Puberty, childbirth, and becoming a parent were transition times when I reckoned with values to keep and reject as a person and a parent. Transitions in life offer opportunities for initiation into new roles. Rites of passage thrust us into disintegration, reckoning with values and core beliefs, and into new roles. Embracing the journey offers an opportunity to leave behind old rules and strategies, an opportunity to uncover, discover, and grow into new roles and ways of being with a focus on intentional thriving in connection with ourselves, our kids, and each other. In my middle years, I keep learning, growing, dismantling. And I’m happy to share this journey with you!
I currently live in Connecticut with my husband and kids. Besides my commitment to safeguarding physiologic birth and body-mind-spirit integrity in birth, I enjoy herb and flower gardening, crochet, process art, and walks with our dog, Max.
Puberty, childbirth, and becoming a parent were transition times when I reckoned with values to keep and reject as a person and a parent. Transitions in life offer opportunities for initiation into new roles. Rites of passage thrust us into disintegration, reckoning with values and core beliefs, and into new roles. Embracing the journey offers an opportunity to leave behind old rules and strategies, an opportunity to uncover, discover, and grow into new roles and ways of being with a focus on intentional thriving in connection with ourselves, our kids, and each other. In my middle years, I keep learning, growing, dismantling. And I’m happy to share this journey with you!
Personal growth and deeper knowing
My interest in human development and individual psychology blends with my midwifery practice. I recognize birth and sexual and reproductive health as deeply personal experiences influenced by past and present life events. I celebrate joyful moments. And I am committed to courageously diving into the shadows of one’s life with compassionate curiosity, knowing that shining a light on these areas offers opportunities for reflection and healing. The nature of the midwife-client relationship and giving birth in a protected space offers opportunity for exploration. Life transitions such as puberty, childbirth, parenting and elder-care, perimenopause, and menopause offer ripe opportunities for personal and community reckoning and growth. In visits with you, I earnestly listen to your story and the meaning you give to your experiences.