This interview is part of the preparation for the series: Supporting Families to Integrate their Birth and Early Experiences, that is a fundraiser for the clinic that is run by Tara and Mary, the Building and Enhancing Bonding and Attachment Clinic.

Tara Blasco has a Ph.D in prenatal and perinatal psychology from the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, and has worked at the BEBA clinic since 2001. Currently she is the Director of the BEBA clinic and works as a facilitator . She is a certified craniosacral therapist. She is a psychologist in her country of origin, Spain. She is a Certified Womb Surround Process Workshop facilitator through Castellino training. She co-teaches Dr. Castellino’s Foundation Training in Spain and in the US together with Ray Castellino and Mary Jackson.

With her husband Lyn, she co-directs the non-profit organization Global Resource Alliance dedicated to the alleviation of poverty and disease by supporting communities in the Mara region of Tanzania.

Mary Jackson, RN, LM, RCST has been a home birth midwife since 1975. She was one of the women who brought midwifery back to life in California in the '70's. Her work encompasses prenatal care, home birth, postpartum care and birth trauma resolution. She incorporates Craniosacral Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Circle of Security and Castellino PPN training into her work as a midwife. She is one of the co-teachers of the Castellino Foundation Training and is a Certified Womb Surround Process Workshop Facilitator. Mary was an adjunct faculty member for eight years at the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute and has been the President of the BEBA clinic since 2003. Her focus is on assisting babies and parents to integrate the birth experience in order to strengthen their relationships. A national and international speaker, Mary strives to educate people around the world about birth and how it can impact their lives forever.

Read the research project published by the Castellino Group, Supporting Families to Integrate Their Birth Experiences.

See more about their practitioner training at Castellino Training. They have new trainings forming for this year and in 2025.