Artisan health expertise + parenting guidance for naturally-minded families and birth workers.

I pour into Indigo Forest all I’ve learned in 40+ years of midwifery and natural family health. As you do your big daily work, I’d like to make your journey easier by sharing decades of expertise and my passion for healthy births and healthy lives.

MEET BETH

It’s hard to know where to start when we are overwhelmed or worried. But it actually *reduces the overwhelm* to weave in natural remedies and healthy approaches into your family life. Especially when we can do it together.

“*Every* baby makes me a new mother,” wept a mama with her 10th baby.
Each of us needs and deserves the quiet, calm voice of a midwife to help us sort out our own personal journey, regardless of which baby this is, or where we are birthing. Welcome.

This conversation is for the birth pro’s. Tune in for some seasoned support, naturopathic approaches and insights from over 40 years of prim-ups to grand multips.

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Top 10 Qualities of a Breastfeeding-Friendly Birth Team

The midwife or provider you choose can shape how easily your baby latches and nurses. Here are 10 qualities to look for in natural, low-intervention birth care.

What To Do If Your Newborn Is Not Gaining Weight

Holistic midwife guide to helping babies gain weight: spot real concerns, protect breastfeeding, and help your newborn safely catch up.

Protecting Your Family From Poor Air Quality, Naturally!

Pure, clean air is increasingly less common, which is challenging our families’ health. Whether from large scale wildfires to industrial pollution, having some options and idea available will improve your kid’s health, lower anxiety for all, and support your informed and proactive protection. Download our free eBook, “How to Protect Your Family From Poor Air Quality, Naturally!”

10 Ways to Help Your Kids Beat Summer Boredom (and Stop Whining)

Summer with children can feel both freeing and exhausting. Get relief with these 10 practical, parent‑tested ideas that channel your kids’ energy, cut the whining and beat summer boredom.

The Fireworks Are Too Loud: Natural Remedies for Sensitive Moms, Babies, & Everyone Else on the 4th of July

Fireworks can be overwhelming for sensitive kids, babies in the womb, adults with a past, and even pets; these natural remedies will help your whole family handle the 4th of July.

How to Stay Cool in the Summer When You're Pregnant

Pregnancy heat survival tips: hydration, salt balance, cooling strategies, summer comfort, and midwife-approved ways to prevent overheating and dehydration.

Homebirth Midwives Aren’t Too Hard to Find

Midwives lead the world’s safest births, yet the U.S. relies on OBs and sees poorer outcomes. Explore why and how to find midwifery care near you.

Natural Ways to Support Low Amniotic Fluid

A “low fluid” ultrasound can feel alarming. This calm, holistic midwife guide explains simple, natural ways to support amniotic fluid and showcases how Nat Mur and nutrition may help.

Using Cleavers the Herb To Clean Up Your Lymph

Cleavers also known as Lady’s Bedstraw, has a long history of use in folk medicine. Cleavers ability to assist in moving lymph and breaking up fibrous tissue makes it a wonderful herb to be considered when there are fibrocystic breasts with cysts or other congestion in the lymphatic system. It is mild, entirely non-toxic, easy to harvest, and is actually very valuable plant medicine. Cleavers are considered very helpful for mastitis or other swollen lymph in the breast.

Pregnancy Books Midwives Actually Recommend

The pregnancy books midwives hand their clients. Real information on natural birth and empowered choices, far beyond 'What to Expect When You're Expecting.'

IV Fluids Are Not Required in Normal Labors

Most healthy mothers don’t need routine IV fluids in labor. Learn how simple self-hydration can protect mothers and babies, the downsides to over-hydration, and real indications for IV’s.

When Birth Gets Silly: If Dr. Seuss had caught babies...

A funny, true-to-life rhyme about midwife adventures—what if Dr. Seuss had delivered (ah hem: caught) babies?

Join me online as I equip families with a toolbox of natural remedies to tackle the myriad of illness you’ll encounter along your parenting journey.

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A FREE GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING

Who Delivers Your Baby?

The Differences Between Doctors, Doulas + Midwives

Discover what each type of birth provider brings to your care—their philosophy, strengths, and role during pregnancy and birth—so you can confidently build the birth team that's right for you.

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I pour into Indigo Forest all I’ve learned in 40+ years of midwifery and natural family health. As you do your big daily work, I’d like to make your journey easier by sharing decades of expertise and my passion for healthy births and healthy lives.

COURSES

Many issues.
One solution.

Who Delivers Your Baby?

@INDIGOFOREST.CO

I pour into Indigo Forest all I’ve learned in 40+ years of midwifery and natural family health. As you do your big daily work, I’d like to make your journey easier by sharing decades of expertise and my passion for healthy births and healthy lives.

COURSES

Many issues. One solution.

Who Delivers Your Baby?

@INDIGOFOREST.CO

Many issues.
One solution.