Taking Back Birth

By Maryn Green

What's Taking Back Birth about?

Join host Maryn Green, autonomous midwife of many years, for all things radical birth, midwifery and mothering related. For more info, go to indiebirth.org. To listen to past episodes visit https://indiebirth.org/podcastarchive/

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Taking Back Birth episodes:

04.23.2024
Imagining the Virtual Apprenticeship as a Real Option
What if students could learn and practice and be in an “apprenticeship” that isn’t in the physical? We may try it out with a few of my former students who live in Kentucky as I stay living in Hawai’i. I...
04.13.2024
Stories of Homebirth Mamas in Hawai’i with Dr. Alexandra Kisitu
“A return to all that is human, sacred and ancient” -Alexandra Kisitu I loved talking to kindred spirit and author Alexandra about her book, “Back to the Womb: Claiming Birth Sovereignty”. I really loved this discussion with such a kick-ass,...
04.07.2024
Miscarriage as an Embodied Experience with Alyssa Rafidi
What a pleasure to hold space for Alyssa as she shares her intimate journey through the death and birth of her baby in the middle of her last pregnancy. I know you will be inspired by Alyssa’s way of choosing...
04.01.2024
An Impromptu Womb Ritual
Deva is 7 today! Her majorly watched birth video is below for you to watch again and share. Otherwise, I share a short recent story and celebration of my womb in the event that you feel inspired and are led...
03.25.2024
Embodiment and Birth Work
What is embodiment? Listen in on some musings around what this is and isn’t; I also share some personal stories around learning to feel in my body, honoring where I am at and following what my body is feeling. I...
03.18.2024
The First Blood
I share more about my witchy experiences in Spain first; and then move onto how it feels to hold space as a mother for a daughter’s first moon cycle. I love this initiation and am so proud and happy with...
03.11.2024
The Anniversary of Sable’s Birth/Death and Readings From My Journal (Re-Issue)
This past week marked 8 years since my son Sable died in my womb and was born 4 months later. I share how I am feeling now, and how this experience has shaped me and changed me in the last...
03.03.2024
Why Health Insurance Shouldn’t Factor Into Your Birth Plan (Re-Issue)
I know, I Know…what?! I am hoping for some huge cultural shifts (and maybe some email responses) around this podcast. I can’t keep quiet any longer that I am TIRED of women/people abdicating responsibility for their birth in a myriad...
02.26.2024
Pregnancy In Isolation
This is an expansion on an email I wrote recently about going through pregnancy and birth alone, SPECIFICALLY from the lens of trauma and safety. This isn’t a commentary on why all women choose “wild pregnancy” or freebirth but is...
02.19.2024
When Doulas Become Cogs in the Wheel of Medicalized Birth
After an update, I talk about the feelings I have around “doulas” and what our passion is when creating new doulas in the world. The way I see it, there is still the vanilla/mainstream doula stuff going on and then...
02.12.2024
10 Principles that Guide Sacred Postpartum Care
This is a short synopsis of what my foundational beliefs and teachings are around the sacred postpartum time. We had a lovely Mothering the Mother retreat this weekend, so I have that to share as well. Our Mothering the Mother...
02.03.2024
The Weaving Between Somatics and Birth Work
I recently enrolled and completed the first Somatic Experiencing (SE) training and I am so exuberant and full of learning that I wanted to share. I was mindblown around how much similarity there is between SE and the belief systems...
01.29.2024
The Power of Birth: The Initiation of the Human Soul and Divine Feminine
I don’t typically share other podcasts on my podcast, but this chat about the power of birth, the initiation of a soul and the Divine Feminine with Bridget Nielsen felt worth sharing. I hope you enjoy it, and subscribe to...
01.23.2024
My Communication With Spirit Babies
This podcast is actually an old podcast. I released this one in 2018, and thought I’d publish it again for all the reasons. Spirit babies is a topic both new and old and one I love soooo much. Check out...
01.15.2024
The Deeper Experience of an Early Pregnancy Loss
This week, I share some more of my heart and soul with you as I re-tell the experience of a 5 week pregnancy that didn’t choose to stay in my body at this time. There is so much to explore,...
01.07.2024
Moving Away from the Word “Midwife”
We will be re-naming our Indie Birth Midwifery School and in general expanding our vision, so I wanted to take even more time to share with you how this change is aligned with me and my Soul. I hope it...
01.01.2024
When Your Birth (Video) Goes Viral and Also Throws You Into Birthwork – A Chat with Kendra Johnson
Kendra was one my favorite mamas to serve and you know her already from her viral birth video. We had such a nice chat about her last pregnancy, how she connected with her baby, how she dealt with fears around...
12.26.2023
Mothering #12: Our Winter Solstice Traditions
I thought I’d share more about how we celebrate and why and what my intentions are with my family. Our childhoods are such big influences on what we choose to continue with our kids, but I believe our intentions are...
12.18.2023
Taking the Slow Route to Birth Attending
There is so much wisdom in moving more slowly; apprenticeship and becoming a birth attendant is no exception. We live in a high octane world where even birth attendants are “made” in minutes or months. While that is an option,...
12.10.2023
“What’s in the Birth Bag?” With Midwifery Student Sam
Sam and I chat about the birth bag shopping list she made for me recently. We could easily have spent hours on this, but wanted to share a little taste of the perspective that we share around tools and equipment....
12.04.2023
3 Principles of Pregnancy Care from My Perspective
This podcast is taken from a Full Moon Circle we did all about radical prenatal care. I focused in on 3 principles and kinda went with that as a ramble. I will be offering a new Pregnancy Care Monthly Circle...
11.26.2023
Accessing Power as a First Time Mama: My Chat With Kirstin
I love the women I serve and love hearing from them after the bubble of birth and early mothering has settled. There is always such wisdom, and Kirstin is a great example of choosing consciously to come into her mothering...
11.18.2023
My Freebirth at the Hospital (a Remix) and Other Thoughts on the Feelings of Authenticity
It’s been a few week of social media madness, and I am so glad I could let myself settle before sharing with you, as always, my transparent heart and growth through what could be seen as a “negative” experience. I...
11.13.2023
Birth Trauma Can Happen In Anyone
This podcast is a riff (once again) on a social media post I wrote in response to the rhetoric I often see online about freebirth and how trauma can’t happen when people chose that. I obviously disagree, and explain why...
11.06.2023
Ways Midwives Overuse Technology
I was pondering just a few ways that many midwives overuse technology. It’s not all or nothing, but there is a way to use our intelligence, our intuition and our intention when deciding what if any technology to offer to...
10.28.2023
Birth is a Calling of the Divine
This is kinda a riff on a post I wrote last month about birth being something we are called to by our Souls. I share some more thoughts, and some email responses and I hope this can remind you of...
10.09.2023
Midwifery and Gossip: the “Sister Wound”
On this live podcast, I addressed some rumors being sent my way by instead speaking about the sister wound in birth and midwifery. What is it? Why does this deep wound mean that we can’t be secure in ourselves? How...
10.01.2023
When the Midwife is Blamed
Every midwife I know has a similar story but yet there is shame in admitting them. Here’s some raw truths and my own vulnerable stories woven together around the times I was “blamed” as a midwife for a less-than-ideal outcome....
09.19.2023
Meditation for Mamas Who Have Birthed Recently
I made this new meditation for postpartum mamas for our new course called Mothering the Mother. If you’ve had a baby recently, or know someone that has, I wish you peace and relaxation with this visualization.
08.10.2023
Shoulder Dystocia and “Stuck” Babies!
Here’s another podcast recorded live on Youtube; this one focuses on the complication we call “shoulder dystocia”; but my focus (as usual) is on the metaphysical meaning and some other out of the box things to consider. Join me for...
07.20.2023
A Smorgasbord Blab about Postpartum Hemorrhage
I did a new thing this past week, which is I recorded this podcast live on Youtube. You’ll hear other people’s questions, and some more thoughts and pondering on how to label postpartum hemorrhage, the rates of hemorrhage in my...
07.09.2023
“You’re Not Allowed” to Not Allow Me
Wow, I had fun with this one! We posted a reel this week on Instagram of a beautiful “Closing of the Bones” ceremony that we offered a mama we served. This podcast is a combo of describing that to you...
07.03.2023
The Magical Mama Circle and a Webinar Replay
I am so excited to finally launch my Magical Mama Circle! I talked all about it after a quick webinar this week called “How to Raise Magical Children”. If you couldn’t attend live, and (like me) you prefer to listen...
06.20.2023
A Homebirth After 3 C-Sections with Erny Jett
I am so honored to have interviewed one of my favorite mama clients, Erny, who I met a while ago at an Indie Birth free workshop. She invited me on the journey of her fourth pregnancy and what a beautiful...
06.12.2023
Why Dopplers are Dumb (Or, the Overreliance on Technology)
I had fun with this one since I’m not attending births right now and felt I could be so super duper honest! My hope for this podcast is that it inspires you to think beyond the (medical) box we’ve often...
05.21.2023
Birth is Not Like Cabinets
In this podcast, I wanted to riff on a recent post/blog I made about birth not being something you order up like cabinets. I go into a LOT more detail and expand on this idea with what I feel we...
04.10.2023
Mothering #11: Continued Breastfeeding Through the Toddler Years
I have breastfed 10 babies and (still going) have learned a lot about nursing beyond the baby and infant time. Tune in to learn about Magical Mama membership and my experience around nursing older babies and kids. https://www.magicalmama.org
04.02.2023
Meditation for Connecting with Your Baby In the Womb
Take these 10 minutes or so to connect with the baby that is growing in your womb, at whatever stage of pregnancy you are in. Connecting with your baby is one of the most sound ways to open that conversation...
03.28.2023
What if Midwifery Apprenticeship Looked More Like This?
SO excited to have Sam and Angelia on my podcast! Both of these amazing ladies have been working alongside of me the last year as students and apprentices and friends. I love the conversation we had and the insights and...
03.13.2023
Midwifery Is Broken
In this podcast, I reflect on the old and new ways that midwifery is broken. With our new Elevate program, we seek to create a new consciousness. Check it out, registration closes this week! https://indiebirth.org/elevate
02.27.2023
From Long Time Veganism to Ancestral Foods with Bridget Nielsen
So fun to have my friend Bridget back on my podcast after many years! In this chat, Bridget shares her insightful and humble self-directed journey from vegan expert to someone that’s embraced animal products and ancestral foods in the last...
02.13.2023
Weird Things Midwives Are Taught
There are many ways and reasons that midwives are taught, and continue to do, really weird things. I want to share more about some of the reasons behind this all, as well as using some of the weird things rarely...
01.29.2023
Mothering #10: Kids and Money
I’m back for what might be a long awaited Mothering episode! Someone asked me recently to talk about how we handle money and chores and all that in my house. So tune in if you are curious about it all;...
01.03.2023
Honoring Our Yes or No in Birthwork
The new paradigm is such that we MUST use our discretion and our internal compass to know what, who, why or when is right (or not right for us). Gone are the days of “I work with every single woman...
12.18.2022
Winter Solstice and My Year in Review
With the darkness coming to an end, we release that which does not serve. And heading into the light, we can have appreciation for it and imagine what we will create! Come with me on this journey through my last...
12.12.2022
The Transformation that IS Postpartum
A short channeled podcast about the sacred space that is created within us AFTER birth and how if we could just honor that, our world would change.
12.05.2022
What’s In Maryn’s Birth Bag?
A more recent review of what is in my prenatal and birth bags nowadays! Most of the items I carry are pretty standard (outside of the fun stuff for prenatals!), but I thought that this might inspire questions or thoughts...
11.28.2022
How I’ve Changed as a Midwife
The last few years have changed ALL of us. This is not an exhaustive list but just a peek into the ways I’ve been altered in my own life, and how these differences have rippled out to the way I...
11.21.2022
My 5 Beliefs About Birth
I’m releasing this as a public podcast for all if you’d love to be a fly on the wall and hear the beliefs about birth that I share for women here locally that are curious about midwifery care. It feels...
11.13.2022
Bringing Nothing to Birth
What a deep, dark internal time it’s been! Sharing all the happenings, inside and out that have been going on seasonally and personally. And it’s related to birth because this idea of being present and non-attached manifested this week for...

What's Taking Back Birth about?

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Taking Back Birth episodes:

Imagining the Virtual Apprenticeship as a Real Option

Stories of Homebirth Mamas in Hawai’i with Dr. Alexandra Kisitu

Miscarriage as an Embodied Experience with Alyssa Rafidi

An Impromptu Womb Ritual

Embodiment and Birth Work

The First Blood

The Anniversary of Sable’s Birth/Death and Readings From My Journal (Re-Issue)

Why Health Insurance Shouldn’t Factor Into Your Birth Plan (Re-Issue)

Pregnancy In Isolation

When Doulas Become Cogs in the Wheel of Medicalized Birth

10 Principles that Guide Sacred Postpartum Care

The Weaving Between Somatics and Birth Work

The Power of Birth: The Initiation of the Human Soul and Divine Feminine

My Communication With Spirit Babies

The Deeper Experience of an Early Pregnancy Loss

Moving Away from the Word “Midwife”

When Your Birth (Video) Goes Viral and Also Throws You Into Birthwork – A Chat with Kendra Johnson

Mothering #12: Our Winter Solstice Traditions

Taking the Slow Route to Birth Attending

“What’s in the Birth Bag?” With Midwifery Student Sam

3 Principles of Pregnancy Care from My Perspective

Accessing Power as a First Time Mama: My Chat With Kirstin

My Freebirth at the Hospital (a Remix) and Other Thoughts on the Feelings of Authenticity

Birth Trauma Can Happen In Anyone

Ways Midwives Overuse Technology

Birth is a Calling of the Divine

Midwifery and Gossip: the “Sister Wound”

When the Midwife is Blamed

Meditation for Mamas Who Have Birthed Recently

Shoulder Dystocia and “Stuck” Babies!

A Smorgasbord Blab about Postpartum Hemorrhage

“You’re Not Allowed” to Not Allow Me

The Magical Mama Circle and a Webinar Replay

A Homebirth After 3 C-Sections with Erny Jett

Why Dopplers are Dumb (Or, the Overreliance on Technology)

Birth is Not Like Cabinets

Mothering #11: Continued Breastfeeding Through the Toddler Years

Meditation for Connecting with Your Baby In the Womb

What if Midwifery Apprenticeship Looked More Like This?

Midwifery Is Broken

From Long Time Veganism to Ancestral Foods with Bridget Nielsen

Weird Things Midwives Are Taught

Mothering #10: Kids and Money

Honoring Our Yes or No in Birthwork

Winter Solstice and My Year in Review

The Transformation that IS Postpartum

What’s In Maryn’s Birth Bag?

How I’ve Changed as a Midwife

My 5 Beliefs About Birth

Bringing Nothing to Birth