Meet the Certified Nurse-Midwife who built a birth center — on her own land — in Texas
Plus, a pelvic floor PT and a reproductive justice advocate you should get to know...
Our community is full of people doing beautiful, necessary work — showing up for families, sharing knowledge and changing what the future of care looks like.
From time to time, we’ll spotlight a handful of community members — birth workers, healers and advocates — whose work cares for us, inspires us and often complements our own. Because this isn’t just about reading or learning, or being on a “list.” It’s about knowing each other, supporting each other and growing together.
Feel free to follow, subscribe and get in touch! We hope this serves as the start of many fruitful connections.
Ashley Greene, CNM
Serenity Midwifery & Birth Center
Waxahachie, TX
Her Work:
Midwife Ashley has been serving families in the DFW birth community since 2014. A former doula and Labor & Delivery RN turned Certified Nurse-Midwife, she now leads Serenity Midwifery & Birth Center — a freestanding birth center built on her own homestead in Ellis County. Serenity was created for families who want to birth in peace, surrounded by nature and care that feels like home.
More About Her:
A mother of four, Ashley has experienced birth in many forms — from medicated hospital births to two Cesareans and a redemptive water birth after both. She also supported Borne’s founder through her own redemptive births, and her care continues to ripple through our community.
Reach Out:
🌐 Website
💌 Email
📱 Instagram
Kyndall Osibodu
Funders for Birth Justice and Equity (FBJE) & Kadence
New York, NY
Her Work:
Kyndall is the Co-Director of Strategy and Internal Operations at Funders for Birth Justice and Equity, the leading network helping donors learn, organize and invest in birth and reproductive justice movements. She’s also the founder of Kadence, a platform building cultures of care for mothers — centering maternal health, leadership, joy and creativity through coaching, consulting, content and community.
More About Her:
After an unplanned but powerful homebirth followed by a coercive hospital stay, Kyndall became deeply invested in caregiver advocacy and maternal well-being. She has led youth engagement at G4GC, designed participatory grantmaking at NoVo Foundation, and serves on the board of Vote Mama Foundation. Anchored by faith and womanism, she believes every person deserves the power, agency and resources to decide how, when and whether to grow their family.
Live Convo:
Kyndall joined us for The Exchange: A Birth Keeper Gathering on Tuesday, October 28th to explore Matrescence — the transformation of becoming a mother — and how we can better support that passage through care, culture and community.
Reach Out:
🌐 Website
📱 LinkedIn
Dr. Anietie Ukpe-Wallace PT, DPT
The Self-Care Physio
Oakland, CA
Her Work:
Dr. Anietie “Tia” Ukpe-Wallace is the force behind The Self-Care Physio, where she helps women reconnect with their bodies and rediscover what true care feels like. A California-based pelvic health physical therapist, Tia blends science, movement and deep compassion to support healing from the inside out. She’s also a founding provider at the East Bay Birth Collective in Oakland, CA.
More About Her:
Originally from Yonkers, NY, Tia’s path began with a love of dance and yoga before evolving into a calling to serve women’s health. Her work is informed by her own journey through fibroids, pelvic pain and cesarean birth — experiences that shaped her into the practitioner she is today: empathetic, wise and deeply committed to helping others heal.
Reach Out:
🌐 Website
💌 Email
📱 Instagram
Oh how we love our Ashley!