Hopeful Birth Podcast

In episode number 15, I had the privilege of sitting down with Davis Evans and hearing her three birth stories. Her first two births were during her career in the Air Force, and you’ll hear her talk about how those births were distinctive from her third. She says, “By baby number three, I had really found my voice a lot more to be able to stand up for what we wanted for our family and our birthing experience.” There are things that no friend who shares every detail of her pregnancy and b...

In episode number 14, Amanda Wood, my friend and mentor is on the podcast sharing about her two births. She tries to say that she doesn’t remember all of the details, but even with 16 years having passed since her first birth, she has SHARP memories of her birth. And sweetly, she can clearly point out how the Father met her in her births. Amanda has worked with me over the last few years on applying the gospel to any situation in my life - to see where I am standing firm in Him or where ...

In episode number 13, Christina Szrama shares about the birth of her 4 kiddos. Christina had a very challenging first labor that unearthed in her a love for birth. She pursued her doula training and certification - working on that even during her second pregnancy. She chose a different birth environment for her second and had a completely different experience. “Peaceful” was how she described it, even though her son was 10 pounds, 6 ounces! Her third birth was a home birth, as well as her fou...

In episode number 12, Kathleen Roth is sharing about the birth of her twin girls, Anna and Noel! Kathleen is a great friend of mine, and her birth story is particularly special because Kathleen became a mom through adoption. In this episode, we’ll walk through how she and her husband decided to pursue adoption, how she tried to hold her hope of becoming a mom with open hands, about her honest disappointments during the wait, and about the day she met her girls. Their story truly is a hopeful ...

In episode number 11, Kathleen Joye is sharing about the birth of her sweet daughter Winnie! Kathleen talks about her dive into the world of birth and some of the changes she made during her pregnancy to prepare well for Winnie’s arrival. It’s an episode full of goodness and lots of laughter! In the Meet the Midwife segment, Bethany Arrington of Genesis Birth and Wellness joined me. Bethany is a Certified Nurse Midwife offering Homebirth and Gynecology services in the Upstate of South Ca...

In episode number 10, I was able to record my friend Megan’s birth stories, and she’s got 5 of them, so get ready for some inspiring stories! Make sure you listen all the way to the end because number 5 is *especially* spectacular for multiple reasons. Megan is one of the friends who helped spark what is now my love for birth. Megan was the first person I’d met who had had healthy pregnancies and births with her first two that were very different experiences, so I would say that it reall...

In episode number 9, we’re hearing from Karen Shorter. Karen was one of the oldest of 8 children, so she watched her mom experience pregnancy and birth multiple times. She grew up with an awareness that birth is nothing to be afraid of, and she used that knowledge during each of her three births. What struck me most about Karen’s testimonies is how grateful she was to get to experience the perfect design of birth. She mentioned several times how her learning about pregnancy and birth spurred ...

In this episode number eight, not only do we get to hear Katelyn Fusco’s beautiful homebirth stories, but we also get to hear of the moments when she began her walk with God. Katelyn walked me through how her faith changed between the births of her two girls, and it is powerful. Katelyn is the host of the Happy Homebirth Podcast, which is one of my go-to podcasts, and she also sweetly helped me get this podcast started, so it’s a privilege to have her on to share about her birth experiences. ...

In this episode number seven, I got to sit with Ellen Songalia and hear her 3 home birth stories. While home birth wasn’t initially something she ever thought she would do, she realized that it was a great option for her and her family. As a military wife, she was grateful for the consistent care of the same midwife throughout her pregnancy and birth, and for a future birth, she added a doula to her birth team during her husband’s deployment. Ellen shares how grateful she is for the births sh...

I'm glad to be able to introduce you all to Rebecca Bennett! She lives in Honduras, and I'm grateful for the technology to be able to share her stories with you today. There are some sweet similarities in our birth stories (check out episode 1 for mine), but her perspective is unique and her stories have their own little wild side stories...the Mystery of the Missing IUD for one! I look forward to hearing how her stories encourage you in your own birth journeys.Links mentioned: Rebecca mentio...