About Us

From the eyes of Tina...

Hello, my name is Tina Overton and I am blessed to offer childbirth classes and labor assistance to those in my community.  My journey began in January of 2000.  After trying for sometime to get pregnant Matt and I were blessed with a baby.  I felt magical inside.  I knew I was carrying life, our life, and I was overwhelmed with bliss.  Yes, eventually this gave way to swelling, nausea, and frequent trips to the bathroom.  But the magic continued to grow right along with my belly.  I became nothing short of a research junkie.  I read everything I could get my hands on regarding pregnancy.  Some of the books were terrifying, focusing on tests, procedures, and the “misery of pregnancy.”  However a few opened my mind.  They were the books that explained the beauty and the normality of labor and birth.  I was pouring through beautiful birth stories, one after another.  I realized that in all likelihood , I too could have a beautiful and safe birth.  A normal birth.  I then discovered that finding the support to birth naturally was an uphill climb.  I didn’t understand why so many women feared birth.  They would laugh and make comments about the pain and epidurals.  They would tell each other the same frightening stories I had read about earlier.  I knew I needed to take control of my destiny and plan for the birth that Matt and I desired.  We changed care providers and our birthplace.  It was suggested to us we take a Bradley® class.  Having no idea what that was, but trusting the support and information coming from our new care providers, we signed up for a Bradley® Class.  To be honest, Matt was not 100% on board with ‘husband coached childbirth.’  He had the same concerns and questions that many of you do.  But I’m happy to say he came around.  We developed a thirst for knowledge and our Bradley® class nourished us with research, information, relaxation, and so on.  By the time our class was almost over, I was brimming over with confidence.  I knew I was doing all I could do for the birth we envisioned and I also knew that if we couldn’t have that birth, if things went down a different path, we would be fine.  The day of the birth was indescribable.  The way we worked together, the way I felt, the pain and power, all if it, was a gift.  That day changed me forever, far beyond that of becoming a parent.  I was introduced to not only my baby that day, but to myself as well.  I knew shortly after our birth that I had to help other families find their way to their true selves.  It has been an amazing gift.  I am truly blessed.

Matt’s Corner

Here’s the deal:  As a Bradley® coach you can support her in offering your baby the best possible start while remaining vitally important and clinically needed.  You are working together, each with your own roles to play.  Few, if any other methods can really deliver that.  We have a high transformation rate. I’ll explain:  So many women have not only said that they enjoyed our classes and learned a lot, but that our classes and their birth have forever changed them, as people and as parents, for the better.  And you’d be surprised how many of the men have said it too.  After about three or four classes, even the most initially unwilling men come around.  You see, most women are better at relating to information on an emotional level than men are, especially when they are pregnant.  Men tend to relate better to the facts, straight up.  As a Bradley® Educator and a man, I don’t want to have a dad-to-be sitting on my couch, looking as though he’d rather be somewhere else, while my wife and I try to guide he and his lady down a road that requires their full commitment.  It’s part of my job to make the course interesting and fun enough for the guys, which buys me the time I need to prove to them that they came to the right place.  And it gets more fun from there as everybody loosens up.