We recorded this conversation on the anniversary of her sixth birth story — a sacred full-circle moment that set the tone for everything we shared.

In this deeply vulnerable episode, Brandy opens her heart about the way God gently positioned her marriage and family to be ready to welcome new life. What looked ordinary at the time was actually divine preparation.

During this pregnancy, she said yes to two big things:

• Enrolling in Hearthmother Journey

• Hiring Brooke as her birthkeeper

Those decisions shaped not only her birth experience — but her spiritual formation in motherhood.

We talk about the beauty and freedom of a wild pregnancy — where “prenatal care” meant whatever truly nourished her body, soul, and spirit. From our lakeside picnic prenatal visit to the quiet rhythms of listening and trusting, this pregnancy unfolded differently.

She shares about:

• The false labor that surfaced deep emotional layers she needed to address

• The walking, sobbing, and long showers that became her late-pregnancy coping rituals

• The bold prayer: “Bring this baby forth.”

We explore the sacred space at the end of pregnancy — the surrender, the unknown, the allowing things to flow instead of forcing.

Brandy also opens up about something tender:
The weight March has carried in her life. The loss and death associations tied to that month.

And then — the redemption.

“Behold, I am doing a new thing.”

This episode is about trust.
About surrender.
About facing generational fear.
About God rewriting timelines and associations.
About new life blooming in months that once held grief.

Connect with Brandy:

Website || Instagram

Blythe's written birth story and vlog by Brandy

Birth Film made by Brooke

Brooke's poetic reflections on Brandy's birth

Connect with the Holy Wild Birth team:

• Email us to say hi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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• Hang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our FREE, private community (off Facebook):⁠ Hearthmother Ministries Community⁠

• Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us this fall inside ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hearthmother Journey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

From Lauren:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Midwifery consults: Email  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

From Brooke:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Embrace Birth Journey ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)