Podcast Episodes
Back to Search142: How First-Time Parents Can Be Best Equipped For Birth [First Baby, Natural Birth, Hospital Birth]
Season 3
Most first-time moms who are planning a hospital birth arrive at the hospital too early, and some of them even get sent home, which can be incredibly…
13 hours ago
141: Hold Your Birth Plans Loosely, But Not Your Convictions [Home Birth, Hospital Transfer, Natural Birth]
Season 3
When you’ve already had 3 babies and 2 home births, you plan to have your next baby at home as well. But what do you do when your water unexpectedly …
1 week ago
140: You Should Marry a Husband Who...
Season 3
This episode is dedicated to my husband, Chris Heeter. He's legitimately the GOAT (and he also taught me what the GOAT meant)! He turned 40 this week…
2 weeks ago
139: A Godly Perspective Leads to a Surrendered Birth [Hospital Birth, C-Section, Postpartum Euphoria]
Season 3
How do you know you’re pregnant without taking a pregnancy test? How about God simply tells you that you are. That’s the kind of trust and faith that…
3 weeks ago
138: A Birth Advocate In A Hospital Setting Is A Must [First-Time Mom, Hospital Birth, Induction]
Season 3
Sometimes all it takes is one person’s recommendation and you taking it to change your perspective on everything. That’s what happened to Amelia when…
4 weeks ago
137: Triumph Over Trauma & the Power of Birth Support - Pt. 2 [Hospital Birth, Natural Birth]
Season 3
When Kathleen was pregnant for the second time, she was understandably anxious about the impending delivery, but this time, per her therapist’s recom…
1 month ago
136: Keeping Faith Amidst A Traumatic Birth - Pt. 1 [Hospital Birth, First-Time Mom, Birth Trauma]
Season 3
When you get sent home from the hospital during your first labor because you're only 1.5cm dilated and told you’re in early labor, it can be quite co…
1 month, 1 week ago
135: DOULA DIARIES! 2nd Edition [Delayed Cord Clamping, Amnio Infusion, Unplanned Home Birth]
Season 3
Today we'll dive into three more birth stories from my time as a doula. I'll walk you through what it was like for me to support these moms during th…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
134: Realizing the Gravity of Becoming A Parent [Natural Birth, Car Baby, Home Birth]
Season 3
When you're wanting a more holistic birth but decide to go to the hospital with an OB care team, things may not turn out how you envisioned. So for y…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
133: Can Breech Twins Actually Be Delivered Naturally? [Twin Birth, Breech Twins, Natural Birth]
Season 3
When you’ve only ever given birth outside of the hospital and with midwives…what would it be like to have to birth in the hospital with high risk OB’…
2 months ago