Chantele Leatherwood takes us on an adventure through the stories of her 4 unique births.  From great hospital births to epic home births. Each filled with beauty, self discovery, and the trials of motherhood. 

Chantele demonstrates her intuitive wisdom as she navigated through her choices of birth place and the support team she created.  

Chantele shares what it was like discovering her first born baby girl Havana had a rare chromosomal abnormality called Rett Syndrome.  Chantele opens up about the challenges and beauty of raising a child with disabilities. 

The Leatherwood family is a powerful team with a mother that exudes grace and intention.  Thank you.

Chantele Leatherwood takes us on an adventure through the stories of her 4 unique births.  From great hospital births to epic home births. Each filled with beauty, self discovery, and the trials of motherhood. 

Chantele demonstrates her intuitive wisdom as she navigated through her choices of birth place and the support team she created.  

Chantele shares what it was like discovering her first born baby girl Havana had a rare chromosomal abnormality called Rett Syndrome.  Chantele opens up about the challenges and beauty of raising a child with disabilities. 

The Leatherwood family is a powerful team with a mother that exudes grace and intention.  Thank you.

Alder Saracino eloquently speaks to the raw grit of motherhood. We will hear the story of their conscious conception, blissful pregnancy and beautiful water birth at home. 

After learning their baby boy Osha has Down syndrome, life as parents looked different then they expected. Alder shares the realities of integrating this information and the blessings it has brought their family. 

This incredible story will make you laugh, cry, and crack your heart open.

Alder Saracino eloquently speaks to the raw grit of motherhood. We will hear the story of their conscious conception, blissful pregnancy and beautiful water birth at home. 

After learning their baby boy Osha has Down syndrome, life as parents looked different then they expected. Alder shares the realities of integrating this information and the blessings it has brought their family. 

This incredible story will make you laugh, cry, and crack your heart open.

The decision of where to birth is not always easy. Together Krista and Ken share their process of coming to the conclusion that home birth was right for them. This rich story recounts the years of trying to conceive a child with no avail and finally getting to the place of just having to let it go. They were excited to enter this new life path now consisting of motorcycles and more travel when Krista missed her period...enjoy!

Marisa Kieselhorst is an amazing painter and artist. Marisa colorfully tells the victorious story of the recent birth of her first son. Marisa shares with us her ways of feeling support through this deeply personal journey of pregnancy and birth. “Natural birth showed me so much of my own strength!”

Sarah Trapkus shares the stories of her three home births in the rural hills of Humboldt County.

For Sarah, birth is a spiritual experience. Motherhood is a spiritual experience. Through this lens, she talks about her transition into motherhood and her journey through each unique pregnancy and birth.

Sarah lives in Humboldt County taking care of her family and is a passionate life coach.

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In her AskMidwife707 Podcast Debut...! Midwife and Co-Owner of Humboldt's First Free-Standing Birth Center Moonstone Midwives... sharing her passion, wit and charm, meet your host Laura Doyle. Coming to you from the Hills of Northern California, Listen, Laugh and Cry, as she shares her experiences and missions.

In her Origin Story, Laura tells us how she first came to the Hills of Humboldt, that moment she "Found Herself" (naked at the river, of course!), and the 707 lifestyle that captured her forever.

Join Laura on the journey of Functional Midwifery where we Empower and Support Women and Families with Intimate Care and Informed Choices. Feel the authenticity from Mothers and Fathers as they tell their birth stories from right here in the 707 Community. Share with your expected mamas, midwife wanna-be's and lets build an army of Midwives and Alternative Health Enthusiasts for the rising demand of out of Hospital Births.