Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#181 | A Motherless Mother in Recovery Experiencing Birth As the Ultimate Surrender
Season 3 Episode 181
Melissa Pennel was thirty-four years old when she was pregnant for the first time. She already had experienced significant life challenges: She had l…
3 years, 10 months ago
#180 | September Q&A: Family Boundaries; Induction; Cesarean Predisposition; PROM; Marriage After Baby; Lotus Birth; Nausea; Amnio-Infusion
Season 3 Episode 180
Hello all! We are back with our monthly Q&A. To kick it off, we have a short conversation on maternal instincts. Next, we discuss how one woman shou…
3 years, 10 months ago
#179 | Creating Healthy, Independent Infant Sleep Habits with Ellie Lindenmayer
Season 3 Episode 179
Infant sleep is one of the most important topics on the mind of every new parent. New parents are left wondering what normal infant sleep looks like,…
3 years, 10 months ago
#178 | How Out-of-Hospital Birth Prejudice and Provider Bias Harms Mothers and Babies With Attorney Hermine Hayes-Klein
Season 3 Episode 178
Hermine Hayes-Klein is a fearless legal advocate for sexual and reproductive rights with a particular passion for defending women’s human rights in c…
3 years, 10 months ago
#177 | Going Clean & Green for a Non-Toxic Lifestyle with Carly Hartwig
Season 3 Episode 177
There are over 85,000 chemicals approved for use in personal care products and fewer than 200 of those have been tested for safety. Carly Hartwig is …
3 years, 11 months ago
#176 | August Q&A: Multiple Miscarriages; Evening Primrose Oil; Safe Bed-Sharing; Breastmilk Stashes; Failure to Descend; Pushing; High Blood Pressure
Season 3 Episode 176
Hello! It is the last Wednesday of the month, and you know what that means. We are here with our August Q&A episode. Today, Cynthia & Trisha are dis…
3 years, 11 months ago
#175 | Optimizing Your Fertility at Any Age with Naturopath Dr. Aumatma
Season 3 Episode 175
Dr. Aumatma is a holistic fertility expert who, through her own hormonal challenges, became impassioned about supporting and optimizing women's cycle…
3 years, 11 months ago
#174 | This is How Your Marriage Ends with Author Matthew Fray
Season 3 Episode 174
Matthew Fray's new book "This Is How Your Marriage Ends: A Hopeful Approach to Saving Relationships" is directed primarily toward a male audience, an…
3 years, 11 months ago
#173 | Obstetric Violence with Home Birth Midwife Anne Margolis, CNM, RN
Season 3 Episode 173
Anne Margolis is a Certified Nurse Midwife, author, and trauma specialist who has been catching babies for over twenty-seven years. Anne began as a n…
4 years ago
#172 | Our Sexual Energy as The Secret Weapon to Our Best Birth and Best Life with Kim Anami
Season 3 Episode 172
Sex and birth are inextricably linked. Both functions operate optimally under the same conditions: trust, safety, security, surrender. Furthermore, t…
4 years ago