A Better Birth

TW: Fetal Loss

May is Anencephaly Awareness Month and felt like the perfect time to share Aubrey & Jensen's story. Their's is a story of faith, courage, strength, and deep love like I've never had the honor of sharing before.

For those who don't know, anencephaly is a severe, fatal neural tube defect where a baby develops without major parts of the brain, skull & scalp. It affects approximately 1 in every 4700 births in the United States. There is no cure or treatment for this condition.

If someone you know could benefit from hearing this story, please consider sharing this episode.

Further resources:

- On Angels Wings: http://oawphoto.org

- Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep: http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org

- http://anencephaly.info

The conversation around maternal mental health has come a long way in the last 5 years. Resources for moms are more accessible & making a huge impact on our postpartum experience.

Join me for a conversation with mom of 2 and licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) for Reach Counseling PMH-C, Savannah Seninger Cowley.

Hormone health, nutrition, and upcoming birth plans - chatting about it all with inspiring mompreneur, creator of Nourished & Whole, Savannah Parr.

Grab your matcha & push play.

Follow Savannah on instagram @nourished_and_whole

FINALLY sitting down with one of my absolute favorite doulas in the Utah birth community (Am I biased? No, no I'm not lol). Annalee was my doula for the my twins birth & is here to chat all things birth, doula work, c-sections, and even a little astrology?! You don't want to miss this.

Follow Annalee on Instagram: @muse.birth and book a free consultation!

After years of fertility struggles, Eliza and her husband turned to her twin sister as a gestational carrier to help them start their family. A few months later, they got the surprise of their lives.

Tune in for Eliza's incredible story of faith, hope, and mothering her "virtual twins".

Instagram: @elizajward

Welcoming baby #2 became a journey that would be soul-defining, transformative, and showed Lauren the faith she has in herself is not to be faulted.

Tune in for her beautiful home birth story.

Having wanted to be a mom her whole life, Emi was overjoyed when their fertility journey ended with an uncomplicated pregnancy - or so she thought.

Her world was turned upside down & changed forever 72 hrs post birth when she received the diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy. Tune in now to hear her story.

instagram & tiktok: @emi.naegle

You can learn more about PPCM here: https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cardiomyopathy/what-is-cardiomyopathy-in-adults/peripartum-cardiomyopathy-ppcm

First solo pod of hopefully many!

Some honest thoughts about preparation and things you can do to set yourself up for a positive birth experience. Let me know what you think!

Tune in if you want to hear us talk about our kids!!!

Laughing about all things motherhood & a whole lot more. You don't want to miss this.

To do for one, what they can't do for themselves - A true act of selflessness that will change a family for generations to come. "A testament to the power of humanity. A path paved with challenges, emotions, and unmatched courage".

You don't want to miss one detail of Jessica's surrogacy journey.

Check her out on instagram @lavenderandhoneydoula