Holy Wild Birth

Katie :: Wildnerness Birth & Big Family Life


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This episode with the beautiful Katherine DeGroot -- a MN mama to 4 young children all born outside the hospital -- covers not only her four birth stories (with a special emphasis on the 4th) but also went down some delightful rabbit trails, which I did NOT edit out because I believe you'll find them very worthwhile to listen to.

Some of what we covered:

  • How each birth was a different “era” for her relationship and family
  • Being open to life
  • The foreshadowing and significant dreams she expereinced leading up to her fourth birth  
  • Why hard isn’t bad — not shirking away from pain
  • The “cost” of castor oil use
  • The fourth baby effect 
  • Reclaiming Big family culture for our generation 
  • The way that home birthing puts us on a different health trajectory 
  • Creating - -by design-- the childhood you want your children to have
  • Reverting  to Catholicism 
  • Radical trust in God alone for the work no one else can do for you 
  • The gift of birth is that it strips us down to our humanity 

  • You can find Katie at @katherinelouisedegroot on IG or on her website.

    A written version of her 4th birth story is on her blog.


    Birth Story Disclaimer

    The choices, beliefs and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke.



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