✨ Episode Summary: In this soul-rich episode, Ana and Nicolle sit down with the radiant Aelis Rivera—student midwife, domestic violence advocate, and Secretary of Central Florida Birth Network—to explore how lived experience becomes legacy.

Aelis began midwifery school on her 50th birthday, proving that timing is divine and power isn’t linear. With decades of experience supporting survivors of abuse and years in birthwork as a doula and educator, Aelis is now weaving it all together as she prepares to serve families as a midwife in 2025.

We cover:

• What it means to answer your calling at any age
  

• How survivor advocacy work naturally led Aelis to midwifery
  

• Why inclusive, trauma-informed care isn’t optional—it’s essential
  

• The Domestic Violence Resource List she’s created for Central Florida families
  

• Her vision for merging reproductive care with deep, embodied justice
  

This is more than a career path—it’s a reclamation. A reinvention. A sacred return.

🖤 Connect with Aelis: Instagram: @aelis_rivera Business: Caridad Servicios Perinatales To access the Domestic Violence Resource List: DM her directly on Instagram

📍 Mentioned in the Episode: – Central Florida Birth Network: centralfloridabirthnetwork.org – Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery – Moonrise Birth Collective

If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs to know it’s never too late to begin again. Then come connect with us on Instagram: @centralfloridabirthnetwork🖤 Because everybody benefits when every body has support.