About Born to Bloom
Empowering Mothers. Nurturing Futures.
Fostering community.
One family at a time.
Hi there!
I’m Libby
Libby Skolnik is an occupational therapist and Certified Educator of Infant Massage. She provides Maternal Health and Infant Development services with special expertise working with premature and medically complex babies. She has over 5 years of experience in acute care, and over 3 years experience in inpatient pediatrics and the Neonatal ICU including a Level 4 Trauma Children’s Hospital. Born to Bloom is based in Memphis, TN and services are provided within the home setting.
CREDENTIALS
Masters of Occupational Therapy (MOT) from Tennessee State University - 2016
Certified Educator of Infant Massage (CEIM) through IMUSA - 2023
OTR/L, CEIM
It took lots of courage but
Look where we are now.
I founded Born to Bloom: Maternal and Infant OT in response to experiencing the lack of appropriate resources and support for expecting and new mothers first hand.
The spark of began when I was 4 months postpartum and in the private room of my pelvic floor PT’s office engaging in internal work. No, seriously.
As a fellow healthcare worker, my PT and I were discussing the lack of holistic care for women throughout the perinatal period and how the hospital and insurance systems were stifling what should be proactive, holistic and empowering care for women and their babies. The traditional medical model is “problem based”- meaning, there must be a documented problem to treat something. This model is heavily managed and supported by insurance companies due to the financial motives involved. This affects the entire culture and continuum of medical care, which often doesn’t properly serve the people or communities it purportedly represents.
Parents should not have to “wait and see” if there is a delay or problem to understand how to support their child’s development. I knew there was work to be done.
-LIBBY SKOLNIK, OTR/L, CEIM, Founder of Born to Bloom
The Mission of Born to Bloom
Empower mothers
Motherhood is a transformative occupation deserving of support and training
Nurture Futures
Parents and caregivers should understand how to proactively support their baby’s individual development
foster community
Women deserve a vibrant, positive and empowering village to support them throughout matrescense