I am, Lúcia Soraya Tavares DosSantos

Neta de N'tonia, filha falecida Lucia, la de Txada Igreja, Picos Cabo Verde

Granddaughter of Antonia, Daughter of deceased Lúcia, from Txada Igreja, Picos Cabo Verde.

I’m compassionate, always striving to be humble and loving, relying on my spiritual beliefs to guide me through life. During my personal re-birth as a mother over five years ago, I was called on a unique mission to support mothers in their sacred birthing journey.

My calling and mission is spiritual midwifery. I stand in divine truth & light to catch, tend, honor & elevate you. Giving light (birth) is one of the most profound & transformative rites of passage available to you. I see you. A reverent time and opportunity this is. So much awaits you to allow you to see YOU fully and to consciously choose and embody your true and authentic self.

To further this mission, I co-founded the Maternal Nurturing Collective, rooted in Afro-Indigenous wisdom & medicine, to provide spiritually & holistic-centered care and nurturance to mothers & fathers in the revival of their God-given power and purpose through childbirth. I have the honor of walking alongside people from all walks of life on the journey of self-discovery, spiritual attunement, and physical wellness. As we dive deeper into that, may we find common ground to aid in the healing and shift that requires to tend, protect and preserve new life, that of the newborn child, mother, father, and family.

“Postpartum is a time after birth. It is not a syndrome. We can say that the postpartum period lasts for 6weeks- 3months- 1 year- 3 years- 7 years- all of life. And all of these answers are TRUE.

Women are postpartum after the birth of a live baby and after the birth of a stillborn baby. Women are postpartum after a miscarriage and after an abortion.

Postpartum CARE safeguards women’s health and wellness-mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually-for LIFE.”

-Rachelle Garcia Seliga