We have Lindsey back on the podcast to share her third birth story!! It is so special to have her back to hear all she's learned and how this time was actually so similar to last time, yet uniquely special. 

Follow her on Instagram: @lindseywirth

Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth!

1. Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDE
2. Get access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOK
3. Join my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy

👋🏼 👋🏼 👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa, a Christian doula in Lebanon, PA, and I bring faith and birth education together to help pregnant women see their true potential!!

If you are pregnant, first of all congratulations!!! Find me on Instagram @thebirthtide and DM me to let me know you are here!❤️❤️❤️

Hannah is a Christian & ‘crunchy’ wife, mother, holistic Doula, birthkeeper, parent educator. Her passions are Jesus, family, and changing the birth world and community available to families. 

In this episode, Hannah explains the difference between intuition and God-given instinct, exploring how the Holy Spirit leads us to reclaim our motherhood in alignment with God’s design. She talks about radical responsibility, spiritual warfare, and how to reconnect with your body, baby, and Creator through prayer, wisdom, and intentional living.

Connect with Hannah:

Instagram: @transcendmaternal

Website: transcendmaternalservices.com

Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth!

1. Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDE
2. Get access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOK
3. Join my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy

👋🏼 👋🏼 👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa, a Christian doula in Lebanon, PA, and I bring faith and birth education together to help pregnant women see their true potential!!

If you are pregnant, first of all congratulations!!! Find me on Instagram @thebirthtide and DM me to let me know you are here!❤️❤️❤️

Sohpia has been a nurse and doula for 5 years. Even though she had a lot of knowledge, she still had her own set of anxieties and fears to face in her pregnancy and birth. She and her husband decided to have a homebirth, and she loved that she chose that. 

Connect with Sophia on Instagram: @sunsetbirth

Hire Sohpia as your doula or to teach your birth classes in Spokane + Coeur d’Alene: Her website

Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth!

1. Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDE
2. Get access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOK
3. Join my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy

👋🏼 👋🏼 👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa, a Christian doula in Lebanon, PA, and I bring faith and birth education together to help pregnant women see their true potential!!

If you are pregnant, first of all congratulations!!! Find me on Instagram @thebirthtide and DM me to let me know you are here!❤️❤️❤️

Do you feel called to a home birth but your husband isn’t quite on board? You’re not alone. As a doula, I see this tension often—moms who long for the peace and intimacy of birthing at home, but dads who feel nervous, protective, or unsure.

📚 Resources & Links Mentioned in This Episode:

• Why Not Home? (Documentary)
• The Business of Being Born (Documentary)
• Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin (Book)
• Book a consult (virtual or in-person) with a doula to get your questions answered.

Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth!

1. Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDE
2. Get access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOK
3. Join my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy

👋🏼 👋🏼 👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa, a Christian doula in Lebanon, PA, and I bring faith and birth education together to help pregnant women see their true potential!!

If you are pregnant, first of all congratulations!!! Find me on Instagram @thebirthtide and DM me to let me know you are here!❤️❤️❤️

I'm been a bit MIA for a few weeks, but I'm backkkk! I really prioriize my in-person doula clients first, and so when that is busy, the podcast goes to the back burner. So I thought I'd bring you inside by recaping my 18 births so far this 2025!

I've also been chatting about homebirth a lot on the gram and so I thought I'd share with you WHY and dive deeper into that!

Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth!

1. Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDE
2. Get access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOK
3. Join my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy

👋🏼 👋🏼 👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa, a Christian doula in Lebanon, PA, and I bring faith and birth education together to help pregnant women see their true potential!!

If you are pregnant, first of all congratulations!!! Find me on Instagram @thebirthtide and DM me to let me know you are here!❤️❤️❤️

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Shannon, The Hart Doula, to unpack her powerful testimony of walking through three shoulder dystocia births—all unmedicated and out of the hospital.

➡️ Her first birth happened at a birth center, after she recovered from a month-long hospitalization with COVID pneumonia. Her second and third were both home births, with her final baby weighing in at 10.5 pounds. And in every single one, she experienced God’s presence, protection, and peace, even in the face of unexpected challenges.

Whether you’re a birth nerd, a doula, or a mom preparing for your own delivery, this episode will strengthen your trust in your body, in birth, and in the God who designed both. Shoulder dystocia is often talked about with a lot of fear, but understanding it and having a peaceful, knowledgable team to support you is key when it comes to avoiding trauma even in hard, unexpected things.

Connect with Shannon:
Instagram: @thehartdoula.ministry
Website: https://msha.ke/thehartdoula

Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth!

1. Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDE
2. Get access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOK
3. Join my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy

👋🏼 👋🏼 👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa, a Christian doula in Lebanon, PA, and I bring faith and birth education together to help pregnant women see their true potential!!

If you are pregnant, first of all congratulations!!! Find me on Instagram @thebirthtide and DM me to let me know you are here!❤️❤️❤️

In this episode, we’re joined by a seasoned doula of 20 years who shares her powerful personal journey through three out-of-hospital births—one at a birth center and two at home. With a background in child attachment, Holli approached birth with deep intentionality, especially when it came to how her babies were touched, handled, and nurtured in those sacred first moments and months

What You’ll Hear:

• How a background in child attachment influenced her birth choices
• How being a doula shaped her own birth preparation
• The importance of touch, presence, and emotional safety for babies at birth
• Encouragement for moms and dads in helping them bond with their baby no matter what type of birth you had

Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth!

1. Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDE
2. Get access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOK
3. Join my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy

👋🏼 👋🏼 👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa, a Christian doula in Lebanon, PA, and I bring faith and birth education together to help pregnant women see their true potential!!

If you are pregnant, first of all congratulations!!! Find me on Instagram @thebirthtide and DM me to let me know you are here!❤️❤️❤️

Summer pregnancy can feel like a whole new level of hot, but you don’t have to suffer through it! In this episode, I’m giving you practical tips to not just survive—but thrive—in the heat. From hydration hacks to sun protection, I want to make sure you stay strong and healthy to avoid swelling, fatigue, and just beating the heat.

Things mentioned:

• Redmond Re-Lyte Electrolyte Mix (my favorite as far as taste goes!)
• Jigsaw Adrenal Cocktail + Electrolytes (no natural flavors plus a great source of Vitamin C for healthy, adequate amniotic fluid levels, a strong immune system, and encouraging higher progesterone levels)
• Just Ingredients Electrolytes
• Coconut Water – (Natural source of potassium and hydration. I actually mix my electrolyte powder with coconut water!!)
• Lily of the Desert Aloe Water (potassium is super important for many things! This is a great source. You can add 1-2 tbsp to each drink)

Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth!

1. Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDE
2. Get access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOK
3. Join my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy

👋🏼 👋🏼 👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa, a Christian doula in Lebanon, PA, and I bring faith and birth education together to help pregnant women see their true potential!!

If you are pregnant, first of all congratulations!!! Find me on Instagram @thebirthtide and DM me to let me know you are here!❤️❤️❤️

I've been attending births for just a little over 2 years and ALMOST at my 100th birth! WILD!! I've learned so much!

Something that honestly cracks me up is how intrigued people are with my job. When I tell people what I do, they often ask what its like to be on call, how I know when to go to a birth, ask for birth stories, how I became a doula, etc, so I decided, WHY NOT turn it into a podcast episode!!! So here we go!

P.S. If you don't already know, I do doula mentoring!! Check it out right here

Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth!

1. Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDE
2. Get access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOK
3. Join my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy

👋🏼 👋🏼 👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa, a Christian doula in Lebanon, PA, and I bring faith and birth education together to help pregnant women see their true potential!!

If you are pregnant, first of all congratulations!!! Find me on Instagram @thebirthtide and DM me to let me know you are here!❤️❤️❤️

What happens when a baby comes too fast for your midwife to make it? Or when a family decides to intentionally birth without any medical professional present? In today’s episode, I’m joined by the incredible Leah the Doula to talk all things freebirth—both unplanned and planned.

We dig into:

• What unplanned freebirth looks like, and how moms, partners, and doulas can prepare just in case
• Skills and practical tips to navigate a precipitous or unsupported birth
• Why some families are choosing to freebirth on purpose
• The legal, emotional, mental, and spiritual layers of planned freebirth
• What it’s like to be a doula in a freebirth space—and why it’s not for everyone
• Personal stories from both of our experiences witnessing or supporting freebirth

Whether you're curious about this topic or feel it could be a possibility in your birth journey, this episode will give you clarity, insight, and support.

Leah is a seasoned doula, lactation counselor, childbirth educator, and circle leader based in NYC. Her rich and diverse background—from her first birth on the mission field over 15 years ago to working with underserved communities, teen moms, and VBAC families—has shaped her into a grounded and deeply wise birthworker. She’s been part of everything from hospital births to triplet births… and yes, even a car birth! Learn more about her work at @leahthedoula on Instagram.

Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth!

1. Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDE
2. Get access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOK
3. Join my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy

👋🏼 👋🏼 👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa, a Christian doula in Lebanon, PA, and I bring faith and birth education together to help pregnant women see their true potential!!

If you are pregnant, first of all congratulations!!! Find me on Instagram @thebirthtide and DM me to let me know you are here!❤️❤️❤️