BJ Snell is the founder of Beach Cities Midwifery, a Women's Care and Birth Center located in LA & Orange County. BJ has been a women’s health care nurse practitioner since 1977. She holds a Ph.D. in nursing from the Oregon Health Sciences University. B.J. and is renown for her work in advancing midwifery care and assisting women in achieving their desired birth experiences. Her expertise extends to the postpartum period as a lactation specialist with years of experience helping women initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies. She has also been the director of selected midwifery education programs, most recently with USC and California State University-Fullerton.

Key Takeaway: Trust your body, trust your providers and you will let go and have a baby. 

Resources: 

American Association Of Birth Centers - find a birth center near you

Beach Cities Midwifery website

Beach Cities Instagram 

Beach Cities Facebook 

Healthy Pregnancy Book by Dr. Robert Sears & BJ Snell

Dr. Christina Vivit is a Doctor of Physical therapy focused on pelvic healing for all genders and life stages. She is an avid health researcher assessing  areas of preventive health in prepartum and postpartum women along with immigrants and refugees. She is passionate about living life wholeheartedly, intentionally, and…raw. In this episode she shares how common symptoms we may experience regardless of gender or life stage are not necessarily normal and that you don't have to live with perpetual symptoms, healing is a possibility. 

Key Takeaway: Take care of yourself, what does that mean to you? Feeding your soul, feeding your body, what does this look like for you? Go back the basics if you're having a specific ailment, check in within yourself frequently and see if you can get to the deeper meaning of your issue. 

American Physical Therapy Association: Find A Physical Therapist

American Physical Therapy Association: Fourth Trimester Article

Dr. Vivit's Office: Women's Advantage, Men's Optimal Health

Dr. Vivit's Instagram: @christina.marie.v

Sabrina Mata was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At 16 years old Sabrina learned she was pregnant with her daughter and against the wishes of her family and community decided to keep her baby. Being a teen mom completely transformed Sabrina's life, however she continued to forge ahead graduating from law school and publishing two books in Brazil. In 2007 Sabrina moved to Los Angeles and found herself falling deeply in love with the practice of yoga. Several years later she signed up for a 500hr yoga teacher training with Yogaworks and since has built a booming yoga career. Continuing her education Sabrina has expanded her practice to support students who have experienced trauma as well as pregnant and postpartum clients. She is a Manduka yoga ambassador, follows a plant-based diet and is about to welcome her second child as a mom over 40 years old. 

Key Takeaway: Keep trusting your process, believe in yourself, do your best, allow life to unfold for you, let it be.

Sabrina's Website: SabrinaMataYoga.com

Sabrina's Instagram: @sabrinamata

Resources: 

Book: Your Strong Sexy Pregnancy Book by Desi Bartlett

Book: A Holistic Guide to Pregnancy by Deepak Chopra

Book: The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson 

Lia Berquist is a mom of two, Doula, Bradley Method Instructor, Evidence Based Birth Instructor and self-proclaimed birth fanatic. Lia was introduced to the Bradley Method in 1998 after giving birth naturally in a hospital. Ten years later with the knowledge and understanding on how to advocate for herself she gave birth to her second child at home. She believes that no matter what type of birth you choose, it should be your choice and you should have the tools and knowledge to advocate for yourself. 

Key Takeaway: When it comes to childbirth education, do you research, make your selection on the method you prefer and stick with it, otherwise you'll find yourself second guessing your choices and will feel overwhelmed. 

Lia's website: yournaturalbirth.net              

Instagram: @yournaturalbirth              

Facebook: @yournaturalbirthlb

Resources: 

Bradley Birth Method website: bradleybirth.com

Spinning Babies: spinningbabies.com

Evidence Based Birth: evidencedbasedbirth.com

Favorite Parenting Book: No Cry Sleep Solution 

When selecting a Doula these are the certifications you want to look for: DONA, CAPPA, BADT. Lia recommends when you interview your Doula, ask hard questions and see if this person is the right fit for you. 

Dr. Rochelle Neally is a pediatric chiropractor who has been in practice in 2000.  After being drawn to chiropractic care from her own chronic illness, she pursued this form of medicine in hopes to change lives and bring relief to her patients. In this episode we dive into numerous healing modalities and how chiropractic care can be used to treat infants, children, pregnancy, postpartum and beyond.

Key Takeaway: Patients and parents advocate for yourself, if you are not a fan of your provider, find someone else who better meets your needs. 

Learn more about Bloch Wellness & Sports Medicine here: Bloch Wellness & Sports Medicine

Instagram: @myblochwellness

Facebook: @blochchiropractic

List of Pediatric Chiropractors across the country icpa4kids.com 

In this episode we are joined by Amanda Soroka, creator of Higher Selfish.  Amanda's passion is helping souls connect to their higher selves so that they can be more aligned as pilots of their true purpose.  

In 2018 Amanda left her lucrative career in TV after realizing that she couldn’t look within and see what her true or aligned purpose was. She felt clouded and overtaken with her industry ego running the show. She craved deeper meaning so she dove headfirst into self observation and development. Through various rituals, journeys, writing, expression and meditations she allowed her intuition to guide her and ended up in an intuitive school where she found breathwork and knew from that moment that her path was forever changed. This work has not only changed her relationship with herself but has given her the tools to be a better wife, mama, friend and person in this world. 

Key Takeaway: Healing doesn’t have to be so binary and strictly medical. We have so much greatness and value inside our own hearts and souls and if we could all spend more time with better tools of reflection and processing we might have more ease and clarity around the things that keep us stuck in our lives.

Where you can learn more about Amanda: higherselfish.co

Amanda's upcoming class schedule: Upcoming events

Amanda's Instagram: @higher_self_ish

Guided meditation available here: Bonus Meditation

Welcome to the Elevate The Vibe podcast. We are a husband and wife team who are exploring the wild world of parenting. As caregivers we are faced with countless decisions that will greatly impact our little human's life, this podcast is our opportunity to explore paths less traveled, find ourselves questioning the status quo and speaking with paradigm-shifting, thought-leaders to ultimately elevate the vibe for future generations.