Surrendered Birth Stories: Your Christian Birth Story Podcast

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Surrendered Birth Stories: Your Christian Birth Story Podcast episodes

August 18, 2025 104: Show Me Your Friends And I'll Show You Your Birth (with Christine Hollis) [Precipitous Labor, Hospital Birth, Birth Support]
Have you ever tried to do something alone, when you knew God designed you to do it in community? Christine was looking for like-minded friends during her third pregnancy that she could be in deep relationship with, and God answered her prayers. So much so, He even gave her a doula through one of those friends, and thank Him that He did, for she was the calming presence Christine would need during her overwhelmingly fast, precipitous birth. She’s already said after this experience she would definitely have a home birth next time!
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Listen to Christine's first two birth stories on episode 044:
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34 min
August 11, 2025 103: How The Misery of HG Turned Into A Testimony of God's Love (with Allie Bathalon) [Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Home Birth, Faith Crisis]
When you've been trying to conceive for months, and then you finally do, you think you’d be grateful for every part of pregnancy. But that’s rarely the case for a mom with Hyperemisis Gravardarium, also known as HG. When HG hit hard for Alexandria, not only did she lose a massive amount of weight in a short amount of time, but she lost her faith too. If God was a good God, why didn’t He take this thorn from her side? To top it all off as she prayed for a girl but she found out it was a boy, she felt forgotten and abandoned altogether. To her, and to many HG moms out there, how could this possibly be worth it? How could feeling like you were on your death bed every single day for months on end be worth it? Listen today to find out how God redeemed Allie’s story and reignited her faith through the beautiful home birth she had been dreaming of and praying for! And how this story was better than the one she would have written for herself.
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53 min
August 04, 2025 102: The Incredible 1-Hour Labor (with Erin Hamrick) [Precipitous Labor, IGT, Accidental Free Birth]
When your first labor is faster than lightning, what can you expect for your second? Well, apparently the same! Erin goes against the norm with her birth stories as you’ll hear today. She only full realized she was in labor for about fifteen minutes before she was holding her baby in her arms. She was physically alone, other than her toddler who was right next to her, but God had fully prepared her for this situation and was right there alongside her. And thankfully, help was right outside, not that she needed it. Hear how God weaved Erin’s birth story together in this unlikely series of events!

To hear Erin on Episode 29 of the podcast, visit this link:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/029-educating-yourself-is-a-crucial-part-of/id1704560801?i=1000648728579
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58 min
July 28, 2025 101: Trusting That God Is Writing Your Story (with Mary Kathryn Long) [Postpartum Hemorrhage, Postpartum Depression, Miscarriage]
We’re told first labors can be long, and on average, the first labor left undisturbed is roughly 25 hours long, but can you mentally prepare yourself for a 70 hour labor? That was Mary Kathryn’s experience, and I know it’s been the experience of many other first time moms out there. Making sure you have a solid care team around you from your husband to your doula to your midwife can make such a huge difference in your experiences as Mary Kathryn found out in her second and third labors (that thankfully were NOT 70 hours long). Join us today as she recounts her three birth stories, and the little answered prayers God gave her and her husband along the way!
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1 hr 20 min
July 21, 2025 100: 100 QUICK TIPS & ADVICE for Pregnancy, Labor, Postpartum and Breastfeeding
I asked and you answered! To celebrate our 100th episode, we are running through 100 quick tips for pregnancy, labor, postpartum and breastfeeding! Some of these you may have heard before, and some of them may be brand new to you. Whether you're pregnant or know somebody who is, please share this episode and spread the news about Surrendered Birth Stories' 100th episode milestone!
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43 min
July 14, 2025 099: Holding Fast To The Holy Spirit When Nothing Goes According to Plan (with Cre'Elle Campa) [Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, EDS Pregnancy, Emergency C-Section]
When you’re told you need to be done having kids by the time you're 25, that can feel like a lot of pressure, especially when you haven’t even gotten married yet, but trusting God and His plans always surpasses trusting in the world. On top of that, when your experience in pregnancy and birth doesn’t go anything like you had planned, prepared for, hoped or prayed for, it can seem like your world is toppling, but perspective makes a huge difference in how we interpret what plays out in pregnancy and birth. Listen to CreElle as she explains how God had a different plan that she did, and how the Holy Spirit led the way.
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For more information:
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1 hr 3 min
July 07, 2025 098: Unexpected Turns and Unshakable Faith (with Matalin Russell) [Honeymoon Baby, Natural Birth, Birth Center to Hospital]
Not many couples these days aim to get pregnant as soon as possible after marriage, but Matalin and Shane aren’t your average couple. With the understanding that children are blessings from God and wanting to have many of them, they were blessed to conceive on their honeymoon and start their family immediately. While that part of their plan worked out, the birth is a slightly different story. Be inspired by Mattie’s perseverance through some hard curveballs in labor, and how, despite things being changed on her last minute, she and her husband were able to push through and have the natural birth that they desired!

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For more information:
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1 hr 7 min
June 30, 2025 097: Not Your Average First-Time Birth Experience (with Mary Thackerson) [Surprise Pregnancy, Failed Birth Control, Home Birth]
When you have a copper IUD in place, you don’t expect to get a positive pregnancy test. But, at 16 weeks along, that’s just what happened for Mary and her husband! The surprise you must feel at news like that, being told you’re four months pregnant, but also the peace you can feel knowing it was obviously God ordained! And then God blessed her with an easy pregnancy and delivery as well! Not every first-time mom births in a hospital, not every first-time mom goes way past her due date, not every first-time mom has a marathon labor, not every first-time mom struggles postpartum or with breastfeeding, and Mary was not your average first-time mom! Be encouraged by the grace and mercy in her story today and the love of our heavenly Father.
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35 min
June 23, 2025 096: Don't Miss The Miracles! (with Cayla and Joel Krop) [Water Birth, Home Birth, Natural Birth]
When your first two birth experiences are filled with lots of prodromal labor and a very slow going dilation process, you should expect the same for your third, right? Wrong! Often third babies are called “wild cards” for a reason, they typically are different from your first couple of times, and that was very much the case this time for Cayla. Hear her and Joel recount the birth story of their third born, and every twist and turn along the way, and how they were able to see God’s miracle working power through it all, even into postpartum when their son came down with a staph infection. Tune in to hear both of their perspectives on what it’s like being parents to three precious littles ones!
Revel Mama Birth Services: https://www.revelmamabirthservices.com/
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1 hr 14 min
June 16, 2025 095: The Importance of a Family Vision -- Father's Day Special 2025 (with Christopher Heeter)
In this heartfelt and insightful Father's Day episode, Kayla chats with a very special guest (her husband, Chris!) for a candid conversation about the power of having a family vision. Together, they explore how setting intentional vision direction as a family can foster deeper connection, clarity, and unity towards building the Kingdom of God TOGETHER.
Kayla and Christopher share personal stories from their own journey, offer practical steps to begin crafting a vision statement for your family, and discuss why this practice can be transformative.
Whether you’re newly married, raising kids, or simply wanting to lead your family with greater intentionality, this episode offers encouragement and actionable inspiration for the road ahead.

*RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE*
• FAMILY VISION STATEMENT COURSE -- https://outpostacademy.teachable.com/
• TAKE BACK YOUR FAMILY BOOK -- https://amzn.to/4056t1m
• FAMILY TEAMS PODCAST -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-family-teams-podcast/id1447768183
• ABRAHAM'S WALLET PODCAST -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706
• COURAGEOUS PARENTING PODCAST --https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/courageous-parenting/id1447714806
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For more information:
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35 min

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