Rebecca BSN obtained from Case Western Reserve University in January 2017, where she then served as registered nurse in multiple high acuity areas in Cleveland’s top hospital systems, such as trauma, critical care, and neuro-oncology clinical research. In addition to patient care in these areas, Rebecca served as a leader in several clinical safety, quality improvement, and clinical team engagement and education roles. Rebecca currently serves as a registered nurse in a postpartum, mother/neonate unit where she also crosscovers other areas of patient care, such as high-risk obstetrics (antepartum), labor and delivery, as well as the neonatal intensive care unit. In addition to this, Rebecca serves as a registered nurse in one of the nation’s top fertility clinics. Rebecca is skilled in caring for women, neonates, and their families as a professional, however she believes her personal experiences are what led to her passion to help others.
Rebecca has used her own personal experiences of battling infertility and PCOS, recurrent pregnancy loss, fertility treatments, high-risk pregnancy, preterm birth, postpartum complications, breastfeeding, as well as domestic infant adoption while also prioritizing an open supportive relationship with her daughter’s birth mom, to fuel her dream of being there to support others the way she so desperately wanted to be when faced with these experiences herself.
From an early age, Rachel always knew that she wanted to help empower people and help them feel their best. Rachel completed cosmetology school while also graduating high school and has been working as a hair stylist ever since. By day, Rachel can be found at her salon providing hair therapy to her clients while also being a listening ear to allow them to talk about what they are experiencing in their lives. Rachel understands the struggles of infertility all too well, as she was diagnosed with unexplained infertility while trying to grow her family.
After 4 cycles of medicated IUI which led to the birth of her daughter, Rachel knows first hand how incredibly vulnerable the fertility treatment process can be. Since experiencing it herself, she has become an advocate for infertility support, which led to her collaborating with Rebecca to form idea for The Daffodil Room two years prior to it’s official formation in March 2024. Rachel attributes her ability to brave the storm of infertility to her husband and her faith, as she is an active member in her church and has supported many others through similar experiences in her congregation. Due to her openness in sharing her story, so many have found comfort in her kind heart and listening ear. Rachel is dedicated to serving members of her community and ensuring that not one person finds themselves walking alone in the darkness of infertility.
Courtney is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist based in the Cleveland, Ohio area. She completed both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in food and nutrition from Bowling Green State University. As a registered dietitian since 2016, Courtney has been using her skills in nutrition to work in the clinical setting as a geriatric dietitian, in the sports setting as a boxing instructor, and also in the wellness setting as a reliable accountability partner to guide clients through healthy ways of eating. Courtney’s true passion is within women’s health (PCOS, endometriosis, etc.) and fertility. Going through her own struggles, she can relate to many clients and has seen the power good nutrition can do for women. Courtney enjoys finding ways to make all foods fit into our diets, and loves teaching people how any food can bring benefit to the human body. She is a big believer in intuitive eating and is inspired by the healthy at every size movement.
Initial consultation includes review of medical history, diet history, obtaining a current diet recall, anthropometrics (ht, wt, etc.), exercise. We will develop a plan together and come up with goals between each appointment to help you achieve your optimal health! Follow-ups include review of goals, further diet education, and establishment of new goals/or continuation of current goals.
Crystal received her Bachelors of Science in Health Science in 2018 from Cleveland State University, followed by her Masters in Social Work in 2022. She is skilled in perinatal mental health training through Postpartum International. Crystal is also a trained and certified birth doula (2018), as well as certified in peer lactation and placental encapsulation.
Crystal states that there has never been a time in my life I didn’t find myself working with women. In my last year of my undergraduate degree, I trained as a doula and fell in love with working with women even more and knew this was my path. After undergrad, I applied for an accelerated nursing program and got accepted, but found out I was pregnant. Pregnancy was rough since it was unplanned and looking back I suffered from perinatal depression but didn’t look for help until I was postpartum -where I then learned not many therapists specialized. I questioned myself on how so many women go through this hardship and there are so little therapists who see mamas. I questioned how I had the knowledge, support, and tried my best to prevent but still suffered. It was then I made the decision I’d have to make a change and I applied to graduate school. My last year of graduate school, in Oct 2021 I got a positive pregnancy test and miscarried. It threw me in for a loop and brought me further into my work for women and how much we endure.
The Daffodil Room Group is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting families on their journey through infertility, fertility treatments, pregnancy loss, and adoption.
