Podcast Episodes

Ep. 393 Directing Your Own Birth with Rylee Ebsen

Ep. 393 Directing Your Own Birth with Rylee Ebsen

 Writer and director Rylee Ebsen shares her pregnancy and birth story filled with call sheets, unconventional choices, and the challenge of blending a demanding career and the transformative path of parenthood.Connect with Rylee online:...

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Ep. 401 A Birth Story with Stephanie Devlin

Ep. 401 A Birth Story with Stephanie Devlin

 Restauranteur and mother of two Stephanie Devlin talks about her challenging journey to parenthood including an ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, an unplanned C-section, and finally a healing home birth.Connect with Stephanie online: @stephdevvWant more pregnancy +...

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Ep. 400 Ina May Gaskin on Midwifery

Ep. 400 Ina May Gaskin on Midwifery

 Author, educator, mother, and grandmother Ina May Gaskin joins the podcast in celebration of our 400th episode! She single handedly resuscitated the practice of modern midwifery, founded and directed The Farm Midwifery Center in Tennessee, and retired only after 44...

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Ep. 399 All About VBACs with Meagan Heaton

Ep. 399 All About VBACs with Meagan Heaton

 VBAC doula, childbirth educator, and host of The VBAC Link podcast Meagan Heaton shares her own personal birth stories and discusses the path to her work today.Connect with Meagan online: @thevbaclinkLearn more about The VBAC Link podcast here: TheVBACLink.comWant...

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Ep. 398 Placenta Encapsulation with Valerie Rosas

Ep. 398 Placenta Encapsulation with Valerie Rosas

 Placenta encapsulation specialist and mother Valerie Rosas discusses everything you need to know about your placenta options including raw versus steamed, the process and the benefits, and how she got into the profession.Connect with Valerie...

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Ep. 397 Rachel Gerrol: After Birth

Ep. 397 Rachel Gerrol: After Birth

 Co-founder and CEO of NEXUS Rachel Gerrol returns to the podcast to talk about her new baby and giving birth for the first time at age 45. NEXUS is a premier international community of young investors and social entrepreneurs who collaborate to use their wealth to...

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Ep. 405 Birth Stories with Valia Skiani

Ep. 405 Birth Stories with Valia Skiani

 Valia Skiani is a financial quantitative researcher originally from Greece. She joins the podcast to talk about her two very different birth experiences.Connect with Valia online: @valiaskWant more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered...

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Ep. 404 Birth Stories with Alex Lopez

Ep. 404 Birth Stories with Alex Lopez

 Solar company co-owner, virtual NASA field trip leader, and mother of three Alex Lopez discusses overcoming difficult labor, finding success with a midwife-attended home birth, and having a surprise breech twin!Connect with Alex online: @tandem_tribe and Tandem...

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Ep. 403 BellydanceBirth® with Maha al Musa

Ep. 403 BellydanceBirth® with Maha al Musa

 International birth educator, creator of EmbodyBirth™ and BellydanceBirth®, and mother of three Maha al Musa joins the podcast. She discusses motherhood and her work, including her intuitive movement program for pregnancy and her holistic childbirth trainings offered...

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Ep. 402 Perinatal Mental Health with Dr. Jill Garrett

Ep. 402 Perinatal Mental Health with Dr. Jill Garrett

 Psychologist, program director of The Motherhood Space, mom to 2, and creator of Motherhood Feels Dr. Jill Garrett joins the podcast to discuss her work and perinatal mental health.Connect with Dr. Jill online: @motherhoodfeels and Motherhood FeelsWant more pregnancy...

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Ep. 407 Michelle Christensen: Before Birth

Ep. 407 Michelle Christensen: Before Birth

 Sound healer and women’s circle facilitator Michelle Christensen is 38 weeks pregnant with her first child. She discusses her work, her fascinating journey toward a holistic lifestyle, and her evolving birth plan.Want more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new...

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Ep. 406 Count the Kicks with Kimberly Isburg

Ep. 406 Count the Kicks with Kimberly Isburg

 Kimberly Isburg of Count the Kicks, a stillbirth prevention program, discusses her own experience with motherhood, common myths surrounding movement monitoring in the third trimester, and impactful statistics about the success of the Count the Kicks campaign.Check...

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