Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#290 | Another Off-The-Record Birth Rant with Midwife Lindsey Meehleis
Season 5 Episode 290
You may remember midwife Lindsey Meehleis from episode #187 in our first off-the-record-style conversation. When we decide to interview Lindsay, we d…
1 year, 9 months ago
#289 | October Q&A: Placenta Previa, Nipple Sensitivity, Home Birth Transfers, Uterine Rupture Risk, Cholestasis, Gentle Sleep Support, Caffeine
Season 5 Episode 289
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 k…
1 year, 9 months ago
#288 | Roundtable: Postpartum Grief and Rage
Season 5 Episode 288
Postpartum rage is a form of emotional upheaval that many mothers experience but seldom feel comfortable discussing. Today's episode aims to break th…
1 year, 9 months ago
#287 | Lily Nichols on Fertility, Folate and Food
Season 5 Episode 287
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 …
1 year, 9 months ago
#286 | Facing Childhood Trauma Through Birth: Courtney's Story
Season 5 Episode 286
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 person…
1 year, 10 months ago
#285 | The Mother's Mind: Harnessing Peace and Calm with a Simple Meditation Practice with Kelly Smith
Season 5 Episode 285
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 li…
1 year, 10 months ago
#284 | September Q&A: The Midwife-Client Relationship; Ghosting Your Induction; 2-Step Delivery; Postpartum Resentment; Platypelloid Pelvis; No FER
Season 5 Episode 284
Welcome to the September Q&A episode with Cynthia & Trisha. Today, we begin with discussing the problem of increased reliance on Google searches and …
1 year, 10 months ago
#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
Season 5 Episode 283
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…
1 year, 10 months ago
#282 | Escaping a Doctor Just Before His Arrest: Olivia's Story
Season 5 Episode 282
"Hi I’m Olivia. I was a patient of Dr. Javaid Perwaiz, so, I don’t trust you." Each time Olivia met with a new medical provider, she prefaced her int…
1 year, 11 months ago
#281 | Co-sleeping with a NICU Premie: Taylor's Birth Story at 33 weeks with an Unconsented Episiotomy
Season 5 Episode 281
Taylor Westenberger celebrated her baby shower at 33 weeks pregnant with her first baby. Little did she know, two days later she would go into labor …
1 year, 11 months ago