About
Martha is an awestruck and mischievous individual with an inescapable desire to work with bodies. Her ancestors made homes in Sweden, Germany, Utah, Appalachia, and the outer Hebrides, among other places. Working in many different trades, some ancestors found their way to medicine, opening a path for Martha to do the same.
Building on an innate and instinctive connection to bodies through touch, Martha has trained since 2015 in somatics, anatomy, wildnerness emergency medicine, embodied ancestral inquiry, and group facilitation, all of which inform her offerings.
Martha currently lives in Western Massachusetts on Nipmuc and Pocumtuc land. She speaks English and Mandarin. 她会说简单的中文。
[image description: Martha smiles in a green shirt and teal shorts. They stand in a lush, sunny garden holding a large box of fresh peaches, pears, and grapes, and a bag of magenta amaranth.]
Education and Mentors:
abortion doula training with Birth Advocacy Doula Trainings (BADT); 2022
abortion doula training with Doula Association for Reproductive Loss and Abortion (DARLA); 2023
B.A in Dance (Somatic Studies) and East Asian Studies (Mandarin) from Oberlin College; 2019
birth doula training with Warm Welcome Birth Services; 2021
board member, Green River Doula Network; 2022 - present
certified manual lymphatic drainage therapist (CMLDT) training from Ganesha Institute; 2022
contact improvisation and somatics from Ann Cooper Albright; 2016-2019
continuing education workshop with Spinning Babies; 2023
cycle tracking from Ashley Hartman Annis; 2020-present
cycle tracking teacher training through Billings Ovulation Method; 2021
Foundations in Embodied Ancestral Inquiry with Marika Heinrichs; 2022 - present
holistic health and anatomy from Dr. Jennifer Shults, DC; 2016-2020
interfaith group dialogue facilitation with Barefoot Dialogue; 2014-2020
massage therapist training from The Massage School; 2022
nature connection and leadership with Leapfrog Programs; 2020-present
postpartum doula training with Warm Welcome Birth Services; 2022
pre- and perinatal massage specialist training with David Lobenstine, Body Therapy Education; 2023
reproductive health and alignment from Muse, L.Ac., MAcOM; 2019-present
wilderness first responder certification from Wilderness Medical Associates; 2024
volunteer and trauma informed care training with People’s Medicine Project; 2022-present