Breathe easily - Rest fully - Grow healthily
 

"My passion for better breathing and facial development started when I became a mother. I had difficulty nursing with my first child; it was painful, he would not stay latched and he was very fussy. For the first four months, my son struggled with reflux and colic and cluster feeding because he could not stay awake long enough to finish nursing. I was exhausted and so was my baby. It was not until he was 7 months old that I was attending a Continuing Education course at the Breathe Institute that I realized my son was tongue tied. My thirst to know more could not be quenched from there and I have continued to dive head first into the literature and education surrounding tethered oral tissues and how it pertains to facial development and breathing. Learning from some of the prominent figures in tethered oral tissues and airway I have learned from Dr. Zaghi (MD), Dr. Baxter (DMD), Dr. Geheri (MD), Dr. Pinto (DDS), Dr. Bockow (DDS, MS), Dr. Gunson (DDS). It is my goal to help my patients grow healthy faces and breathe better."

Mindy was born and raised in CD Juarez, Mexico. She moved to Yuma in 2002 where she has lived the past 20 years with her husband, two sons and daughter. Mindy enjoys cooking as well as spending her free time with family and friends. She has many family members in Yuma and is thankful to be a part of such a nice community. Mindy loves working with the Untied team and enjoys putting our patients at ease with her fun and bubbly personality.

Makala grew up and graduated in Wray CO. She married her high school sweetheart and has four children of her own. Her involvement with Untied is important to her and she is passionate about helping patients on their health journey. In her spare time, she enjoys playing with her children, gardening, training her trial/cattle dog, riding her horses, roping and helping her husband on the ranch.