392: Being Very Intentional with Planning Your Home Birth with Erica James-Strayhorn and Anthony Strayhorn (DIAH Classic)

How do you create the pregnancy and birth experience you desire?

First thing - let’s acknowledge that YOU ARE a powerful creator who is capable of doing this. Looking at your “whys,” reflecting on what matters to you and getting intentional about the process makes a huge impact as well.

Our guests today are Erica James-Strayhorn and Anthony Strayhorn. We’ve known Erica and Anthony for over 7 years now and in that time they’ve become family. Well folks...they’re pregnant! And they’re planning a home birth. Needless to say we’re beyond thrilled for them. It was a no-brainer to have them on the show.  

So they came over and the four of us chatted in our office/recording studio to talk about their journey. From moving through a miscarriage earlier in the year to advocating how Erica would like to be communicated with regarding her care (asking to not be referred to ask “geriatric” or “high-risk” because she’s 36) to finding the midwife that resonated with them to envisioning birthing time, we cover a lot of ground in a short period of time. 

So enjoy part 1, because we will most certainly be having a followup conversation after baby arrives in December!

Links From The Episode:

Erica’s website: https://www.ejcounselingatl.com/

Erica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ejcounselingatl/

Anthony’s website: https://www.anthonystrayhorn.com/

Anthony’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strayfit.lifestyle/

Part 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-it-at-home/id1153134918?i=1000521255751

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