Free Birth Society

This week, I am joined by Celia from the Bay Area, California, who shares her journey from birthing with medical midwives and working as a doula, to stepping fully into sovereign birth work and choosing freebirth with her fourth child.

Born at home herself, Celia’s path was forever changed when she read Portal and began to unravel everything she thought she knew about birth. As a graduate of the Radical Birth Keeper School, she now carries this work forward in her own community.

Celia reflects on her four births, including the painful memory of her midwife pulling out her placentas. She shares how, in her fourth and most recent birth, allowing her placenta to be born in her own way and her own time became her favorite part of the entire experience.

In this conversation, Celia names what it means to let birth be simple, to trust herself, and to claim it all.

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If you want to connect with Celia, follow her on Instagram here and find her website here. Celia has studied with Sister MorningStar on the art of facilitating village prenatals and has now hosted monthly village prenatals since January of 2025. For more information, contact Celia.             

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Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact [email protected]. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms.

After surviving domestic violence and a series of traumatic hospital births, Tahlia from Australia made the courageous decision to leave her abusive partner and begin again.

In rebuilding her life, she came to understand what it truly means to make herself available to health, love, and sovereignty.

That path culminated in the extraordinary experience of birthing her twins at home—on her terms, in her power.

This conversation is a testament to resilience, reclamation, and the deep transformation that becomes possible when a woman chooses herself.

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Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact [email protected]. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms.

This week on the Free Birth Society Podcast, I sit down with homeopath Melissa Kupsch for a rich and fascinating dive into the world of homeopathy.

We explore its powerful history, reaching back to the days when homeopathy was a dominant and respected medicine. Melissa shares the almost unbelievable personal story that awakened her to this path, and she offers a mountain of wisdom and practical guidance for anyone curious about where to begin.

This conversation is equal parts history, testimony, and initiation. If you’ve ever wondered about homeopathy—or sensed there is a whole realm of healing outside the medical model yet to be touched—this episode is a potent place to start.

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If you want to connect with Melissa, follow her on Instagram here and you can find her website here.

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Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact [email protected]. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms.

What happens when you choose a normal birth with twins?



In this episode, I speak with Nicole, a mother from South Africa now living in the U.S., who chose sovereignty in one of the most medicalized and “high-risk” experiences imaginable: an identical twin pregnancy. From the very beginning, she was met with fear-based narratives—warnings of stillbirth, premature labor, and twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. But after enduring traumatic experiences in hospitals and with midwives, Nicole knew she would not birth her twins within the system.

Instead, she underwent a profound process of deconditioning and committed to trusting her body. With the steady support of her husband, a Radical Birth Keeper graduate, and a community of women walking this same path, Nicole carried her twins to 40 weeks and welcomed them at home, in embodied sovereignty.

Nicole shares the raw reality of holding responsibility for twins outside the system: the constant conversations about risk, the deep conviction it took to turn away completely, and the profound freedom of reclaiming birth on her own terms.

Inside this episode:

• What Nicole witnessed in the hospital that made her vow never to return
• How she carried her twins to full term, trusting her body’s wisdom
• The support she found in a community of sovereign mothers
• What labor with twins looked like at home
• The double standard of blame when outcomes differ at home versus in the hospital
• The freedom and healing that come with birthing twins in sovereignty

Timestamps:

[00:00] Introduction

[02:59] Two miscarriages and lack of support and answers from the medical system

[07:05] Receiving news of a third unviable pregnancy and deciding not to take the pill

[09:02] Discovering that the medical system was wrong about her third pregnancy, and that her baby was alive and healthy in her womb

[11:19] Birthing her first son in a birthing center with a midwife, forced interventions, a fourth degree tear, and newborn separation

[21:36] Postpartum hospital trauma, overreactions and threats

[25:15] Another miscarriage and humiliating hospital treatment

[32:13] Finding out she was pregnant with twins, midwife refusing to provide care, and choosing freebirth

[1:00:00] Freebirthing her twins at home with her husband and birth attendant present

If you want to connect more with Nicole, follow her on Instagram.

Find more from Emilee on Instagram, YouTube and the Free Birth Society website.

Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact [email protected]. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms.

What happens when you see behind the curtain of labor and delivery?



In this episode, I speak with Rylee, a young mother who chose to freebirth her first child after working inside the hospital system. From the vantage point of the “business of birth,” Rylee began to question everything she thought she knew about pregnancy. That unraveling brought her face-to-face with the deep dissonance between what she was told was “right” and what her body knew was true.

Carrying that knowing into her own pregnancy, she made the radical choice to step away from the system entirely. Rylee shares what it was like to work as a self-described “fearmongering phlebotomist,” to quit, and then to bring her baby earthside in her own power.

Her story is one of unlearning, reclaiming, and discovering the strength that emerges when a woman finally trusts herself.

What You’ll Hear:

• Why Rylee walked away from working in a hospital
• What it feels like to stand up to doctors and refuse routine procedures
• The hidden link between hospital “convenience” and high C-section rates
• Why even trusted OBs and familiar clinics can still feel wrong
• How she found her rhythm and delivered her baby in a birth pool at home
• The joy of her birth: laughing while pushing, with her mother and husband as witnesses

Timestamps:

[00:00] Introduction

[09:03] Starting to question the hospital method and learning about freebirth

[15:45] Climbing out of the system and trusting her instincts

[19:57] Defying the doctors and reclaiming her sovereignty

[28:15] Realizing that the hospital is a business

[36:37] Choosing who she wanted at her freebirth

[38:14] The psychedelic moment before labor began

[45:40] Moving into the second day of labour, feeling tired, and calling her Mom

[48:47] Exhausted, in a trance, and roaring through the portal of labor

[51:32] Finding her rhythm and bringing her baby earth side in the pool

[58:19] Getting out of the pool, the first cuddles, and delivering the placenta

If you want to connect more with Rylee, follow her on Instagram.

Watch Rylee’s birth video here.

Find more from Emilee on Instagram, YouTube and the Free Birth Society website.

Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact [email protected]. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms.

What happens when cancer treatment becomes the greatest catalyst for sovereignty?



In this episode, I speak with Jocelyn, a Tennessee mother who walked away from conventional medicine after surviving thyroid cancer and having her thyroid removed at 25 years old.

That experience changed everything. Jocelyn made a vow: never again would she hand her body over to the system. She carried that fierce sovereignty into motherhood, choosing to walk the sovereign path in her pregnancy and birth.

She speaks to the comfort of finding the perfect sovereign birth witness and how being around animal birth her whole life helped her understand what she needed to do.

Inside this episode:

• How surviving thyroid cancer led Jocelyn to question everything she’d been taught
• The moment in the hospital that made her vow never to surrender her body again
• What a wild pregnancy looked like day-to-day, with no tests, scans, or appointments
• What it takes to hold the line with family and community when your choices challenge the norm

Timestamps:

[00:00] Introduction

[03:23] Facing thyroid cancer and the trauma of a life-threatening hospital experience

[11:25] Regrets about rushed surgery instead of looking into alternative treatments

[29:41] Disappointment with midwives leading to the discovery of freebirth

[37:52] Finding trust and support through The Lighthouse and connecting with a birth keeper

[41:03] Jocelyn’s freebirth story

Resources Mentioned:

Veda Revival | Website

The Complete Guide to Freebirth | Course

The Lighthouse | Website

Find more from Emilee on Instagram, YouTube and the Free Birth Society website.

Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact [email protected]. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms.

What happens when you walk away from everything and find your own path to motherhood?

In this episode, we hear from Julia, a Montana mother of two who walked away from the corporate grind, sold her home, and set out on a radically different path to motherhood, one rooted in sovereignty, sisterhood, and self-trust.

Julia shares how her first wild pregnancy unfolded while traveling the West Coast in a trailer, living off-grid in national forests, and finding community through The Lighthouse membership. With a deeply ingrained medical upbringing, Julia had to unravel layers of programming to reclaim birth on her terms.

She tells the raw and beautiful stories of birthing her babies on raw land in the Montana winter, catching her first baby unexpectedly with bath towels and a shoelace, and welcoming her second in a fast, intuitive birth in the same off-grid trailer. From navigating boundaries with family to tandem nursing and raising her children outside the system, Julia’s story is a powerful testament to the courage it takes to live differently.

What You’ll Hear:

• How a divorce became the catalyst for questioning everything she thought she knew
• Why she sold everything and set out on the road with their RV
• A story of freedom that comes from leaving behind medical management and social expectations
• Why her first freebirth became the most magical experience of her life
• How living in the Natural Forest system rewired her mind and reawakened her intuition
• The lessons from two very different freebirths
• Her advice for anyone considering stepping away from responsibilities during their first pregnancy

Timestamps:

[00:00] Introduction

[00:51] From medical conditioning to embracing freebirth and body autonomy

[10:31] Leaving corporate life behind to travel in an RV and begin a wild pregnancy on the road

[30:23] First freebirth story in a winterized RV with unexpected postpartum challenges

[45:57] Second freebirth story with a toddler sleeping nearby and a smooth postpartum experience

[01:01:10] Postpartum recovery challenges, household dynamics, and lessons for next time

You can connect with Julia on her homestead Instagram page here.

Find more from Emilee on Instagram, YouTube and the Free Birth Society website.

Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact [email protected]. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms.

What if the birth certificate was never for your baby—but a tool of control used by the state?

In this episode, I sit down with Veda Ray, a freebirthing mother of two, who chose to walk a path most women never even consider: birthing and raising her second child completely outside the system. No pregnancy test. No monitoring. No birth certificate. No social security number.

After her first birth at a birth center, Veda knew she wanted something different. This time, she listened deeply—to her body, to her baby, and to her own intuition—and what she heard was clear: this child was to be born free.

We go deep into the realities of living outside the system, including how she navigated the legal terrain to secure a passport without government-issued ID, why she believes the birth certificate is a jurisdictional trap, and the spiritual responsibility of saying no to the state’s contracts.

Inside this episode:

• What really happens when you don’t get a birth certificate or Social Security number for your child
• The process Veda used to get a passport without a state-issued ID
• Why a “family Bible” can hold legal weight in proving lineage and identity
• How the social security number binds your child into the U.S. corporate system
• The link between freebirth and reclaiming jurisdiction over your body and family
• What it’s like to raise a child who has never been registered by the state
• The unseen cost of outsourcing authority—and what you reclaim when you stop

Timestamps:

[00:00] Introduction

[02:01] Choosing radical self-trust after rejecting the medical model

[09:21] Learning to sit in the unknown and trust yourself through freebirth

[22:54] Rethinking the birth certificate as a contract with the state and choosing a sovereign path instead

[26:08] Creating private records to get a passport without a birth certificate

[36:47] Using private trusts and EINs as alternatives to social security numbers and state contracts

[52:44] Facing fear, claiming trust, and birthing in full sovereignty with family by your side

Resources Mentioned:

The Business of Being Born | Movie

If you want to connect with Veda, you can find her website here, and follow her @veda.revival.

Find more from Emilee on Instagram, YouTube and the Free Birth Society website.

Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact [email protected]. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms.

What would you do if you had to give birth in the middle of a war? 

In this episode, I sit down with Natalia, a Ukrainian mother of two, to hear her incredible story of freebirthing her second child during the 2022 Russian invasion. 

After one homebirth, Natalia chose to walk an even more radical path with her second—preparing to give birth without medical support, while bombs dropped around her and sirens became part of daily life.

What’s most striking is that on the day her son was born, the chaos paused. For the first time in weeks, there was silence. A stillness descended over her city, allowing Natalia to give birth in a sacred bubble of peace amidst the war. A divine mercy.

We speak candidly about what it was like to prepare for a physiological birth during trauma and survival mode. We explore how she tended to herself postpartum while navigating a broken system that refused to acknowledge her birth. We talk about stopping her hemorrhage, the bureaucratic battle to register her baby, and the heartbreaking search for breast milk when her body struggled to produce.

This conversation is a living testament to maternal instinct, spiritual resilience, and the unshakable power of sovereign birth—even in the most unimaginable of circumstances.

Inside this episode:

• How Natalia prepared for freebirth while her country was under siege
• The eerie silence that fell over her city as she birthed her son
• Navigating postpartum hemorrhage alone—and what she did to stop it
• Her struggle to obtain a birth certificate in a system that denied her reality
• What it took to find donor breast milk for her newborn
• The spiritual strength and sovereignty required to give birth during war

Timestamps:

[00:00] Introduction

[12:14] The beginning of a wild pregnancy and the realization that she would give birth alone

[16:42] Preparing for a freebirth as war begins

[21:19] Fleeing home as war erupts during late pregnancy

[26:16] Giving birth in the middle of war and finding unexpected peace

[32:33] Facing postpartum hemorrhage and delivering the placenta

[44:53] Struggling to register a home birth during war and navigating survival choices

Resources Mentioned:

The Power of Women by Sister MorningStar | Book

Sister Morningstar | Website



If you want to connect with Natalia, follow her on Instagram and visit her website.

Find more from Emilee on Instagram, YouTube and the Free Birth Society website.

Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact [email protected]. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms.

How deep can birth take you when you fully surrender to the mystery?



In this episode, I sit down with Mimilia—mother of four and a recent graduate of our MatriBirth Mentor Institute. Her story is a breathtaking journey through four radically different births, each one deepening her trust, sharpening her discernment, and calling her closer to truth.

We begin with her first birth: newly single, choosing freebirth in her homeland of Puerto Rico, and awakening to her own power in the most unexpected of settings. From there, Mimilia shares the simple beauty of freebirthing in a tipi in the Colorado mountains, before taking a surprising detour—hiring a licensed midwife for her third birth. 

But it’s her fourth birth that brings it all home: the culmination of her path through sovereignty, surrender, and self-responsibility. This episode is a mirror, a medicine story, and an invitation to reflect on what birth reveals when we are ready to listen.

Inside this episode:

• What it’s like to leave a relationship mid-pregnancy and return to your homeland
• What it looks like to birth in a tipi—with a handmade altar and a bucket of water
• Why hiring a midwife for her third birth helped her understand what kind of birth keeper she would be
• How birth exposed the subtle and chronic ways she’d been abandoning herself
• What it takes to face birth without flinching—and let it break you open
• Why having her children witness birth became a sacred part of the journey
• How MMI helped her embody her calling as a woman, a mother, and a birth keeper
• This one is intimate, wild, and deeply instructive. Tune in.

Timestamps:

[00:00] Introduction

[01:55] Leaving a chaotic relationship to return home and prepare for a freebirth in Puerto Rico

[05:35] Birthing her first child at 24 in an unexpected place surrounded by friends and family

[11:34] Freebirthing their second child in a teepee

[21:36] Choosing midwifery care for her third pregnancy and navigating birth with preeclampsia

[33:53] Claiming her fourth birth at home and confronting deeper layers of power and surrender

Resources Mentioned:

The MatriBirth Mentor Institute | Website

If you want to connect more deeply with Mimilia, follow her personal Instagram @keyawis_dream and her business Instagram @bera_birth

Find more from Emilee on Instagram, YouTube and the Free Birth Society website.

Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact [email protected]. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms.