The Homebirth Midwife podcast is hosted by Sarah McClure, CPM, LDM, LM and Charli Zarosinski, CPM, LDM, LM, founders and primary midwives of Hearth and Home Midwifery, a homebirth practice in Oregon and Washington. They are experts on all things related to natural pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum. Each week the podcast delves into the topics you want to know about regarding your pregnancy and birth.
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Join Cynthia Overgard and Trisha Ludwig once per week for evidence-based straight talk on having a safe and informed birth, which starts with determining if you've hired the right provider. If we had to boil it down to a single premise, it's this: A healthy mom and baby isn't all that matters. We have more than 30 years' experience between us in midwifery, informed rights advocacy, publishing, childbirth education, postpartum support and breastfeeding, and we've personally served thousands o ...
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We welcome midwives from all walks of life to our down-to-earth, educational, and informative podcast, where we bring thoughtful focus and relevant insights to the modern midwife on midwifery education (advocacy, business, clinical, and self-care), professional themes, and current issues. Join us weekly for fresh content and engaging guest speakers as we share wisdom and advice on all things midwife! Listen to meaningful stories and essential conversations from the nation's leading midwives, ...
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Peaceful Homebirth Podcast | Homebirth Preparation for Christian Women & Healing from Birth Trauma
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**TOP 1.5% RANKED PODCAST** Hi! I’m Aly McClain. Bible-believing Christian, Wife of 10 years, Mama to 4, Homemaker, Registered Nurse and Homebirth Coach. I’ve been in the birth world for 7 years and 5 of those years have been helping women prepare for and experience a peaceful birth. After having a traumatic and unexpected ”emergency” c-section I started learning about physiological birth. Despite a diagnosis of low-lying placenta I went on to have a beautiful pain-free water birth at home. ...
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Join us as we hubble, bubble, toil, and trouble our way through aspects of midwifery, birth, lactation, and womanhood. We tackle and discuss a variety of topics within the sphere of womanhood, birth, and lactation and what this entails in today's society. We want to be able to share in the strengths of women gathering together and being more informed, for their birth, their feeding experience, and the transition into knowing ourselves better. This is the podcast to connect us as a greater ci ...
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Welcome to Birth, Baby!, your go-to podcast hosted by Ciarra Morgan and Samantha Kelly, seasoned birth doulas and childbirth educators from Austin, Texas. Join us as we navigate the intricate journey of pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care, offering invaluable insights and expert advice. Through candid interviews, personal anecdotes, and evidence-backed content, we aim to empower families with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions. Whether you're seeking guidance on prenat ...
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Denver-based home birth midwives Gina Gerboth and Nedra Hale discuss all things birth and breastfeeding, some of which might be of interest home birth families, midwives, and student midwives.
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Welcome to At Home With Kelly + Tiffany, where naturally-minded women gather together as we pursue simplicity and confidence in health alternatives, so we can show up better in our busy lives and feel more at home in our bodies. Join your favorite homebirth midwife duo for conversation, candor and community.
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Midwives from all around the world share work conditions, political landscape, community support, and health metrics where they work as well as some amazing birth stories and clinical updates! If you're someone who cares about maternal child health and wants to see midwifery as the gold standard for normal birth around the globe, join us as we give voice to the revolution!
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Your guide to pregnancy and gentle birth. Host Deborah Flowers is both a Registered Nurse and a Certified Professional Midwife at The Farm Community, internationally known as the home of Spiritual Midwifery. Co-host Ibu Robin Lim was recognized as the 2011 CNN Hero of the Year for her work as the founder of the Bumi Sehat Clinic Birth Center and Clinic in Bali, Indonesia. Topics for Season 1 include Choosing a Care Provider, the Safety of Home Birth, Prenatal Care Not Prenatal Scare, and Bir ...
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A Women's Empowered Birth Stories Podcast. Welcome to the revival of the Birth With Joy Podcast! After a long hiatus from podcasting with epic past episodes slumbering deep in the archives, I'm back! I will be uploading one episode every one to two days until all previous episodes are back in circulation and available to all. Keep your eyes & ears peeled as well for the birth of Season 2 of Birth With Joy! Coming very soon! And ripe with birth stories of courageous island mamas. I am so glad ...
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Baby Magic, Granny Sense: talking about women's bodies: reproductive rights, running, birth attendan...
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Real stories by real women about about having babies (or not!), running, getting old, women‘s health, doulas, free birthing, home birth, midwifery care, radical healing, death, being an impostor, depression, joy, magic...and more! Views should not be taken as medical advice. Ask a midwife; seek answers. My chats are informal: ordinary women share their extraordinary stories about birth, ultra running, love, revolution, and gentleness. Among other topics. Listen up!
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Sensational headlines, fear campaigns and dehumanising language can be all that we hear about migrant and refugee communities settling in Australia. And too often migrant women are framed only as the mother of the children or the wife of the male refugee. But each one has her own story and reasons for travelling across the world to put down new roots in a strange land. On New Home, hear from migrant and refugee women who are quietly building new lives in regional Australia, making friends, a ...
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Mama Psychedelia is a platform to de-stigmatize the psychedelic nature of Parenthood. We celebrate stories of the role of ceremony, entheogenic allies, and the intuitive realms in every state of the parenting journey from pre-conception, postpartum, familial rites of healing and reconciliation, birth, death, and beyond. In each episode of the Mama Psychedelia podcast, we will explore and witness lived experiences of mothers, healers, birth keepers, and ceremonial facilitators. And in the pro ...
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Golden Hour is the must-listen podcast for moms and moms-to-be, where real stories from fellow mothers meet expert advice from top professionals. Tune in to discover insights, share in the journey, and connect with a community that understands the joys and challenges of motherhood
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Information and discussion on holistic health for mothers. There are so many ways we can take charge of our and our families' health and wellbeing - especially when medical options are limited. Join us for conversations on fertility and pregnancy, birth and postpartum, uterine and breast health, hormones and mental health and all aspects of the lifelong experience of motherhood. Includes interviews with experts and practitioners, as well as information from podcast host Suzanne Maier, midwif ...
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Welcome to the Dr. Mama Bird Show, where we interview the different prenatal and postpartum providers in Dallas who serve new families and the many unique Dallas opportunities available.
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TL;DR (i.e., give me the elevator pitch!) description: Being a producer of creative projects and a mother don’t need to be mutually exclusive pursuits—how can we as parents in early postpartum (and well beyond!) reframe and reclaim the work we do as creatives and caregivers, to be seen as productive, valued, and meaningful? Join novelist and host Kaitlin Solimine on this journey to reframing postpartum and caregiving as worthy of intellectual, philosophical, and socially-impactful pursuit. L ...
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Dallas Birth Guide in an online resource for families in the Dallas, Texas area for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Our goal is to educate, empower, and support growing families through informed decisions and support in birthing their way! This show showcases care providers, birth professionals, space holders, and mothers sharing their stories.
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Welcome to the 68th episode of the Science Witch Podcast! Angela leading a death ritual For our Samhain episode for this year, we interviewed Angela, Death Midwife and founder of Journey Home Death Care about perceptions of death and how to be advocates for our own death. We want to make a heavy content warning for discussions of death, suicide, an…
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This week on the Golden Hour podcast we return to another tale of motherhood through the lens of Shruti Challa. Like many of us, Shruti has skillfully channeled her Type-A energy to reinforce her priorities not only in pregnancy, but most importantly postpartum. In this episode Shruti gives us a thoughtful glimpse into the privilege and power of ag…
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In this heartfelt episode, we dive into the enduring partnership of Desiree LeFave and Petra Prostrednik, the co-founders of Bella Vie Gentle Birth Center, as they reflect on 17 years of working together to create and nurture their dream of a peaceful, natural birth center. Through candid conversation, Desiree and Petra share the secrets to making …
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Send us a text You may remember midwife Lindsey Meehleis from episode #187 in our first off-the-record-style conversation. When we decide to interview Lindsay, we do so without a plan, knowing that whatever is on our minds will be a worthwhile and impactful conversation. In today's conversation, we chat about the problems with modern medicine, how …
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In this episode of the Birth, Baby! Podcast, we delve into the world of pediatric sleep with Jayne Havens, owner of The Center for Pediatric Sleep Management and Snooze Fest. From understanding the fundamentals of healthy sleep hygiene to practical tips for establishing positive sleep habits in babies and toddlers, Jayne shares her expertise and in…
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Charli sits down with beloved Hearth and Home clients, Mariana and Kevin. Hear from them about how they decided that homebirth midwifery care was right for them with their second pregnancy, the impact that the midwifery care model had on their birth experience, and the exciting story of their homebirth under our care! --- The Homebirth Midwife Podc…
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Is the worst case scenario of having a homebirth constantly on your mind? Wouldn’t you be better off at the hospital “just in case?” I hear you. This fear of not doing all that you can do to keep your baby safe is a main reason why women are still birthing in the hospital. My guests story today will give you a whole new perspective. This is a trigg…
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Marginalia #3: From the Frontlines of a School Closure Protest: Unexpected Lessons and Activism in Public Education
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Kaitlin shares her recent experience of a fast and deep dive into community activism to protect her children’s public elementary school, Sutro Elementary, from potential closure. Only weeks ago, Sutro was among 13 schools in the San Francisco Unified School District identified for possible closure due to budget constraints. Kaitlin helped lead a co…
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Exploring Placenta Remedies with Dr. Sophia Johnson In this episode, Dr. Sophia Johnson joins Augustine Colebrook to dive deep into her groundbreaking research on placenta remedies and her new book, Placenta Power. Dr. Johnson shares insights into the benefits, composition, and clinical potential of placenta in postpartum care. Resources Mentioned:…
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The Magic of Midwifery | Golden Hour Podcast, Episode 7 with Martina Chwascinska-Szarek, CNM WHNP-BC
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This week on the Golden Hour we continue a deeper dive into midwifery care. In this episode we speak with Certified Nurse Midwife Martina Chwascinska-Szarek and learn about the history of midwifery care and how its origin is foundational to reinforcing empowered, dignified births. Martina is a Certified Nurse Midwife based in Berkeley, California. …
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#289 | October Q&A: Placenta Previa, Nipple Sensitivity, Home Birth Transfers, Uterine Rupture Risk, Cholestasis, Gentle Sleep Support, Caffeine
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Send us a text Welcome to the October Q&A with Cynthia & Trisha. What's the most absurd thing that you've ever heard said to a woman in labor or to you? Today, we kick it off by sharing your anecdotes and our responses. In our regular episode, we answer: If I am planning a free birth how do I know if I have a placenta previa and what should I do? I…
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Join us on this eye-opening episode of Birth, Baby! Podcast as we delve into the complex world of pediatric health with Dr. Mona from PedsDocTalk. In this enlightening discussion, Dr. Mona sheds light on the psychological impact of obsessing over our kids' weight, exploring the implications of percentiles, BMI, and body image on children's mental a…
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Do you have a call from God to homebirth but it doesn't make sense? Either you don’t have the finances, the place to birth, the support from other around you. Or maybe you’re like my guest today, Kayla who had not one, not two, not three but 4 c-sections before she felt the tug to homebirth. Kayla is a nurse who decided to step out of the system an…
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Natural Birth vs Home Birth: A Story of Empowerment | Golden Hour, Episode 6 with Stephanie Sherwood
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This week on the Golden Hour we interviewed Stephanie Sherwood, mother of two. Stephanie intentionally sought out an unmedicated hospital birth for her first daughter, and a home birth with her second daughter. She reminds us that you can find beauty in birth when you empower yourself with the knowledge you need to choose the birth environment that…
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Send us a text Postpartum rage is a form of emotional upheaval that many mothers experience but seldom feel comfortable discussing. Today's episode aims to break the silence and offer a compassionate and supportive look into the real lives of two mothers living with these intense emotions. Corrine lost her own mother the day after her son was born.…
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There is a difference in midwifery care depending on where you’re giving birth. Midwifery care with a home birth midwife, birth center midwife, or a hospital-based midwifery practice are all going to have their own unique dynamics. Tune in to hear what those differences are so you can navigate the type of care that would match your needs the best! …
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On today's episode, Sarah and Charli talk about the role of oxytocin in a physiologic birth, how to increase oxytocin, and how homebirth encourages oxytocin to be as high as possible. --- The Homebirth Midwife Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of midwifery, medicine, or other professional health…
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Welcome to the 67th episode of the Science Witch Podcast! Line art by Rick Quaresma and color by Anjel In this episode, Enku, Anjel and Ruby interview Anjel’s partner and aspiring comedian, Rick Quaresma about comedy, the importance of humor as resistance and speaking truth to power. Rick shares his beliefs and inspirations in comedy and we talk a …
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I’m almost 2 years out from having my youngest baby. It’s crazy to think typically I’m pregnant when my babies turn 2. As I journey with first time homebirth moms I get to see them through so many stages from morning sickness, to joy in the second trimester and nerves in the third. But as a homebirth coach I am often working with women through thei…
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40. Replenishing Minerals for Radical Nourishment & Mental Wellness -Sena Marie
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Send us a text In this episode of The Mama Psychedelia Podcast I interview Sena Maria. Sena supports women to embrace a nourished, resilient and radiantly healthy state. She uses Mineral Nutritional Balancing to rebuild our mineral heritage and get to the root of our health issues. She believes that we are only as healthy as our cells and by suppor…
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This episode is a fun chat with Lisa Kestler of Hill Country Placentas. We discuss the cultural beliefs and practices around the placenta for different countries! To reach out to Lisa directly Website: https://www.hillcountryplacentas.com/contact-us IG: @hillcountryplacentas Please feel free to reach out to us with any recommendations for show epis…
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This week on the Golden Hour podcast we are joined by Midi Feng. In this episode Midi candidly opens up about the trials and tribulations of motherhood and finding her true sense of happiness despite societal pressures. Midi grew up in Taipei, and spent her teenage years in an exchange school in the US. After graduating from Drexel with a degree in…
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Send us a text If there is one best place to begin when it comes to optimizing our fertility, it is with food, and who better to bring us the lowdown on what we do and don't need for fertility optimization than Lily Nichols, RDN, the modern-day-author and guru of all things related to food and pregnancy. In today's episode, she delivers crucial inf…
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In this special birth story episode, we’re joined by Elaine Nguyen. She shares the story of the stillbirth of her son, Lando, and how this experience changed her. Elaine is a pediatric Speech and Language Pathologist and mama of two - one earth baby and one angel baby, who was born sleeping in April 2024. Since this devastating loss she has felt an…
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Ep 180//Homebirth Story | Answered Prayers and Going Past Your Due Date
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What happens if you go past your due date? What about a week after your due date?? What about 2 weeks after your due? How would you handle that?? My friend Natasha is joining me on the show today to share her second homebirth story! Make sure you listen to her first homebirth story by clicking the link in the description! Her story today is a story…
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Have you considered having a home birth? A few generations ago, birth was moved from primarily the home into the hospital. We are now facing record high numbers of medical interventions in birth including caesarean sections and instrumental deliveries. The research is clear that for "low risk" pregnancies home birth is just as - if not more - safe …
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Deprogramming what we know about birth is one of the most important parts of preparing for birth. We need to understand on a deep level what birth is. What we have been programmed to believe is birth is really abuse on a large and accepted scale. No wonder women are terrified to go through the process of having a baby. All our culture sees birth as…
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Show Notes: Email Suzannebirthing@gmail.com Join us at this years online conference midwiferywisdom.comMidwifery Wisdom Collective
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This week on the Golden Hour Podcast we discuss a topic that is nearest and dearest to my heart, black maternal health, and we are graced by hosting Dr. Katie Brown to passionately talk us through this important topic. Dr. Brown is originally from Cambridge, MA. She went to undergrad at University of Pennsylvania and medical school at Columbia. She…
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When we decided to focus this season on the subject of birth and creativity, we knew we’d have to include Anna Hennessey, a writer and scholar based in San Francisco. Much of Anna's writing over the past decade, which includes a book called Imagery, Ritual, and Birth: Ontology between the Sacred and the Secular, is devoted to the topic of birth in …
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Send us a text Emotional trauma is stored in the body and can lead to a host of health issues if left unresolved. In this episode, Courtney shares her deeply personal journey of navigating the effects of a controlling and emotionally abusive her mother -- so controlling, in fact, that her demanding mother caused early marital issues for Courtney an…
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It seems the resources for partners of pregnant parents are lacking. Matthew and Shanon Morris join us on this episode to discuss their experience of becoming pregnant, navigating their new roles, and preparing for the birth of their daughter. Their book “The Partner’s Purpose During Pregnancy” is an incredible resource for expecting parents. If yo…
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In today’s episode, Sarah and Charli talk about something that seems to be darn near impossible: getting the heck out of the hospital after you’ve had a baby, especially after a transfer from midwifery care. We go over why it’s difficult, what we think informs that, and how to figure out what’s right for you and advocate for it in terms of going ho…
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This week my esteemed guest is Danielle Garcia. Danielle is a graduate of Harvard University and Stanford Business School. She is originally from the Phillippines and by way of Vancouver Canada she made her way back to the Bay Area where she now lives with her husband and their 4-year old and 3-year old sons. Her accolades include being the co-foun…
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#285 | The Mother's Mind: Harnessing Peace and Calm with a Simple Meditation Practice with Kelly Smith
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Send us a text There are few things a mother can do with such a profound impact as meditation, yet it remains one of the hardest habits to incorporate into one's life, let alone the life of an exhausted, busy mother with a new baby in her arms. In today's episode, Kelly Smith, yoga/meditation instructor and podcast host of Mindful in Minutes, expla…
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Tune into this podcast episode where we learn about the benefits of the amniotic sac with Lisa Kestler of Hill Country Placentas! Whether or not someone wants to encapsulate their placenta, that can donate the portion of the amniotic sac to help people heal. Bandages that help heal persistent wounds are being made with the amniotic sac. Lisa has be…
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I have a wonderful birth story for you all today! My guest is so inspiring and such a wonderful story teller! I know you’ll love listening as much as I did! Connect with Marisol: IG- @marisolrossrealtor Grab your Starter Guide Here- bit.ly/phstarterguide Discount Codes: Get 10% off of Homebirth Hub by using the code PHP10 Get 10% off Araza Beauty P…
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This week my guest is Dr. Brittni Boyd. She is originally from Los Angeles, California but grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. She attended Stanford University for undergrad. She went to medical school at UCLA, then completed her OBGYN residency training at UCSF. She went on to do a Urogynecology Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery fellowship at UC Irvine. Dr. …
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Rupture and Reimagining in Poetry and Life: How Adrie Rose's Writing Roots Us in Experience, Loss, and our Lived Worlds
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We’re excited to share with you this conversation with Adrie Rose, a poet and trained folk herbalist who lives beside an orchard in Western Massachusetts. Adrie is the editor of Nine Syllables Press at Smith College. Her chapbook Rupture came out in January of 2024, and her micro chapbook I Will Write a Love Poem came out in 2023. In today’s conver…
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#284 | September Q&A: The Midwife-Client Relationship; Ghosting Your Induction; 2-Step Delivery; Postpartum Resentment; Platypelloid Pelvis; No FER
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Send us a text Welcome to the September Q&A episode with Cynthia & Trisha. Today, we begin with discussing the problem of increased reliance on Google searches and googling our way to answers that require deep introspection and self-trust rather than an automated and potentially biased and generalized result. In our first question, Cynthia & Trisha…
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Want to send us a message? Fan mail? Thoughts on the episode? In this episode, Katie takes Rachel behind the scenes for an in-depth exploration of donor milk—an intriguing topic that might just challenge everything you thought you knew about this practice. I have to caveat that some of the information in this episode is possibly going to get your k…
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You want your dream homebirth! The only way you feel like you can get this birth is by having a midwife who is certified, who knows what she's doing, who has hundreds of births of experience. What you realize is that your options are limited. There aren't many women who you resonate with, who has what you're looking for and that you trust. What do …
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Janet Jones and Lauren Reyes, IBCLCs and co-founders of Breastfeeding Success, join us to talk about how breastfeeding support has evolved and changed over time. We talk about the ancestral practices and how they differ from modern practices. Breastfeeding Success is a minority and woman owned company established in 2014 with the mission to provide…
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We’re back with another episode of answering your questions! Today we get listener questions regarding pain management in birth, well-baby care in the midwifery model, and how we approach working with other medical professionals when we may not see eye to eye. --- The Homebirth Midwife Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not…
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On this episode, we have special guest Jacqueline Berg Ramsey. She is the founder of Fresh Test, LLC - a natural FemCare company based in Los Angeles CA. Fresh Test, LLC, founded in 2018, launched a more natural diagnostic glucose beverage which has been begged for by healthcare providers, laboratories and women for decades. Ciarra and Samantha oft…
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#283 | Breastfeeding Q&A: A 5-month Old Baby Starts to Breastfeed, Low Milk Supply, How Often To Feed in First 24-hours, Plugged Ducts & Pumping
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Send us a text Welcome to our second 'Breastfeeding Q&A' episode with Trisha & Cynthia. We open with an inspiring success story of a mother whose baby did not start breastfeeding for the first time until around five months of age. Additionally, we answer the following questions: I tried everything to increase my supply and stumped every lactation c…
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Sarah Hughes, a mother of two and a birth doula, joins us on this episode to share her birth stories. Her first baby was prior to becoming a birth worker and her second was after years of experience as a doula. She dives into the difference between her mindset, pregnancy experience, and how her labors were vastly different. We explore topics such a…
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Welcome to the seventh episode in our Patreon mostly series, Tripping Through the Tarot The Fool Tarot Card in the Smith Rider Waite Deck Content warning for brief mention of suicide and sexually explicit stand up. In this inaugural episode of our new Patreon mostly series, Tripping Through the Tarot, Anjel discusses the first card in the tarot: Th…
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Cynthia Wilkes: Staying curious but not consumed | Golden Hour Podcast, Episode 1
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Cynthia Wilkes is a mother of three - 5 year old twin boys Kam and Leo and 2 year old girl Maya. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management from the University of Southern California. Cynthia is currently serving as a Community Engagement Fellow at OES where she integrates principles f…
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This is as real and raw of a birth story as you’ve ever heard! From red flags in midwives, to porn addictions, lack of family support and so much more. From dreaming about a painfree birth to getting cussed out… to ultimately a healing and redemptive freebirth! My guest today Caytlin shares this story in a real and vulnerable way that I know you wi…
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