As the Owner & President, Mrs. Baker embodies Hope Fertility Support & Wellness Center, Inc’s comprehensive mind, body and spirit approach to wellness. Mrs. Baker is a fertility coach, social worker, and holistic fertility health educator and speaker interested in helping individuals explore their potential, debunk myths about fertility and alternative healthcare options, renew hope, provide support while helping individuals to manifest their dreams into reality.
Mrs. Baker has over 17 years of social work experience working with individuals who have experienced some type of trauma and has spent the past 10 years in the field of fertility. Mrs. Baker has worked in various settings (child welfare, corrections, elementary public schools, law enforcement, and private sector mental health agencies). Mrs. Baker serves on the board of Forever Families Adoption Services, a local non-profit adoption agency.
Mrs. Baker was born and raised until the age of 12 in the United States Virgin Islands. Growing up in the Caribbean she experienced and lived a culture of holistic living. From herbal teas “bush tea” to homemade remedies it was not uncommon for islanders to treat and cure themselves from many health conditions that would ordinarily be treated with pharmaceutical drugs. Eating organically was a daily lifestyle. Home cooked meals were a daily staple. Fresh fruits and vegetables grew in most family yards. If you wanted a snack you picked a local fruit (mango, banana, tamarind, guavas…) off the tree and ate it. People walked to town even when they owned cars. Her paternal grandmother lived to be 91 and her maternal grandmother lived to be in her 80’s.
In moving to the mainland, the culture was different. Fast food, sodas and a sedentary lifestyle was the norm. Mrs. Baker also fell victim to the newfound mainland lifestyle which resulted in fertility challenges in the form of uterine fibroids and poor egg quality. Doctors were interested in surgery and prescribing drugs to mask the symptoms, rather than treat the underlying cause of the health issues. Mrs. Baker returned to following the holistic lifestyle she grew up with in order to treat the uterine fibroids and improve her egg quality.
Due to this, Mrs. Baker wanted to continue to live a healthy lifestyle, educate people on the root cause of their health challenges and how they can restore their health naturally. In going through the process of fertility doctors and fertility treatments, Mrs. Baker realized there were very little supports for fertility patients. From this experience, the idea of Hope Fertility Support & Wellness Center, Inc. was born and is used to educate, empower and support individuals to succeed on their wellness journey.
Dr. Tameca Harris-Jackson is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida and the District of Columbia. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Counseling from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, where she also minored in Women’s Studies. She received her Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland at Baltimore and went on to pursue and receive her PhD in Human Sexuality Education from Widener University in Chester, PA in 2010.
Tameca is passionate about helping women live lives that are whole, authentic and fulfilling. She specializes in supporting women’s mental and sexual health and has worked over the years providing individual, couples, and family therapy. She is nationally certified by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) as a Sexuality Educator and currently serves on their board of directors. She has also held leadership positions with the Council on Social Work Education, specifically serving as a co-chair for the Council on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression and as a member of the Commission for Diversity and Social and Economic Justice. She has also presented at several national conferences on topics related to Diversity and Social Justice; Love, Attachment, and Relationships; Religiosity and Sexuality in Women; and Assessment and Gatekeeping in Social Work Education. Due to her love of travel, Tameca has also developed and led several international college courses focusing on topics such as sexual health, social justice, and diversity.
As the founder of Hope & Serenity Health Services, LLC, Tameca’s goal is to be a source of support for women seeking a life of balance, serenity, and emotional and mental well-being.
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