Hey y’all, I’m Hannah!

I was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and have lived in almost every single state on the east coast. My family landed in Marion County (Marion Oaks) when I was 5 years old. My husband, Matthew, and I got together in 2011, but have been in each other’s lives since middle school! My path to midwifery has been anything but traditional. I’ve always felt a deep, maternal pull toward nature, life, and the healing world around me. From a young age, I was drawn to plants and herbal medicine, sensing a connection that felt instinctive even when I couldn’t explain why it came so naturally to me. I became the person my family turned to for holistic advice, remedies, and support with their well‑being.

Professionally, I’ve held a variety of roles within Social Assistance and Education Services, especially through the daycares I’ve worked for. Those experiences strengthened my love for childcare and taught me how to support families with compassion and patience. I also spent time working in a Baker Act facility and later with a suicide hotline, both of which gave me a strong foundation in client communication, crisis support, and problem‑solving. They also deepened my understanding of mental health and the importance of awareness, empathy, and presence.

In 2013, Matthew and I were living in Tampa Bay and I applied for a birth assistant job and phlebotomy at a birth center. Birth assisting was exciting, and I took to it easily. I realized I wanted more responsibility within the birth space and I begin to formally pursue midwifery. I continued birth assisting through 2017 and started school at the Florida School of Traditional Midwifery the following year. While I was in midwifery school, Matthew and I got married and immediately began trying to conceive. Like so many women, my experience looked nothing like the effortless, glowing pregnancies you see in movies. Every moment of trying was a battle. I was told my eggs were the issue, and at one point we even traveled to another country for donor eggs, just one of the many hurdles on our path to parenthood.

My infertility journey is what ultimately shaped me into the midwife I am today. It gave me a depth of empathy and a unique ability to support families who face similar struggles. Because of what I went through, I am the midwife who will show up for you with unwavering determination. Whether your pregnancy came easily, required everything you had to achieve, or has simply been physically or emotionally difficult, I’m here to walk beside you. Pregnancy isn’t always rainbows and sunshine. No matter how you arrived at this moment, I’m the realistic, grounded midwife you want in your corner, steady, nurturing, and fully present, with a warm hand on your shoulder when you need it most.

I had worked with many preceptors while attending FSTM, in busy birth centers and crossed paths with a lot of CNMs. From this experience I met another midwife in school, and we opened In Full Bloom Midwifery, fresh out of school in 2021. We remained in practice together for the last 5 years. Recently, I decided it was time to practice more independently and begin my own practice. Like the intense sunbeams bursting over the springs, Marigold Midwifery blossomed.

I’m a midwife who values structure and safety, yet stays flexible when real life asks for it. I’ve supported hundreds of births, and I know when to sit back, trust the work we’ve done together, and let your body lead. I’ll prepare you for the most seamless, hands‑off birth possible, but I’m also the midwife who won’t hesitate to climb into the tub and give hip squeezes when you need them. Years of attending births have taught me that no two journeys are the same. I’m here to meet you exactly where you are, steady through every challenge, and committed to creating a calm, warm, grounded space for your baby to enter the world.