About Ziva
Ziva Wellness was started to fill the gaps in women’s healthcare. Our insurance-based healthcare system is not set up to support disease prevention, the mind/body connection, or mental health. It does not support education or overall wellness. Providers are expected to see a large number of patients and are either running way behind because they are giving good care, or short-changing patients at their visits. The connections between various providers just don’t exist—and referrals can be disjointed and confusing. That’s where Ziva comes in—to help fill in the gaps between what traditional healthcare provides and what people need.
Ziva/Zhiva is a Slavic Mother Goddess of life, love, and fertility who presides over the cycle of birth, growth, and renewal. According to tradition, Ziva guides souls through the otherworldy realms, shedding their past experiences and preparing for new beginnings. This is exactly what we aim to do at Ziva Wellness—help you blossom into your most healthy, empowered self in an accessible, supported way.
MEET OUR FOUNDER, CEO & CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE
Kara Govoni , CNM
Midwife means “with woman” and I have taken that to heart throughout over a decade of catching babies and taking care of women from their first period to beyond menopause. I can diagnose and treat medical and psychological conditions and prescribe medications.
Additional Certifications:
Accredited Sexual Health Provider (ASHP) through the Buehler Institute
Certified Menopause Society Practitioner
Women’s Hormone Therapy Specialist through the Heather Hirsch Academy
I am a member of the following organizations:
ISSWSH (International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health)
AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists)
ISSM (International Society for Sexual Medicine)
The Menopause Society
I live on the South Shore, Massachusetts with my four kids. I love spending time with my family and friends.

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