Robin Lim
Robin Lim, CPM, was born in 1956, the offspring of a Filipino-Chinese woman and a German, Irish, Native American man. Together, her parents built a bridge of love across cultures. She now lives in Indonesia, where she is called “Ibu Robin” (Mother Robin). Lim is a certified professional midwife with the North American Registry of Midwives and Ikatan Bidan Indonesia. She devotes her life to Yayasan Bumi Sehat, a not-for-profit organization with clinics in Bali and Aceh. Along with receiving babies into the world, Ibu Robin is a doula and the author of several books on childbirth, in both English and Bahasa Indonesia. Her book of poetry, The Geometry of Splitting Souls, was released by Blue Light Press/!st World Library. Robin’s two new books have been released in the Philippines: Butterfly People, a novel, and Placenta… the Forgotten Chakra, which promises to make gentle birth more gentle. Robin’s support and inspiration is her family—her husband Wil and their eight astounding children. She is Lola for three grandchildren: Zhòuie, Bodhi and Tashi. In 2006 Ibu Robin received the Alexander Langer Peace Award in Italy. In 2011 she was named CNN Hero of the Year for her work in maternal and child health in Indonesia and disaster zones. Her religion is Gratitude.
