Allison Cole

Allison discovered her passion for ancient civilizations while volunteering as a student midwife in Peru, where she was struck by the parallels between Incan birth practices and modern midwifery. After marrying an Australian geologist she met at a volcano conference in Japan, she relocated to Melbourne where she balances her midwifery practice with speaking at international conferences, allowing her to explore historical sites and geological wonders while sharing her unique perspective on how birth traditions, rivers, and volcanic landscapes have shaped human civilization.