I recorded this podcast chat with my friend Annika! We work together here locally attending births and we had recently gotten into a fun conversation that we attempted to duplicate here. Listen in as we chat about what “flow state” is, how we might desire being in that place as a birth attendant, how to […]

Listen in as Margo and I talk together (and we were actually together, in the same room) about her second homebirth. We recorded just just a few days after Aero was born in her bathroom, so it’s a real and raw review of her birth story. I know this will inspire women everywhere and that […]

In this podcast, Christina shares her story of a stressful second pregnancy, an IUGR diagnosis and the desire to have a VBAC! Seriously, this is such an inspiring tale no matter what your own scenario is that will remind you of a woman’s strength, power and true ability to KNOW what is right for her. […]

In this podcast, I talk about how I prepared for Cove’s birth regarding pain and my desire for this birth experience to be simple and without pain. I don’t have a magic formula, but her birth was everything and more that I had hoped! My wish is that sharing this experience with you might help […]

On this podcast, I talked with Nathan Riley, OB/GYN; after finding Nathan’s podcast, I was inspired to contact him because he seemed like not-your-typical-OB. I was right! Tune in as we chat about his own training, the state of birth and obstetrics and what’s most important as we serve women and families in this work.

It was a pleasure meeting him and we look forward to some more collaborations in the future!

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I made and recorded this podcast at the end of my 9th pregnancy; about 2 weeks before Cove came earthside! These are the mantras and thoughts I had in preparing for her birth, which turned out to be a really fast and painless experience.

I hope these mantras are as helpful to you as you create an amazing birth experience for yourself.

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In this podcast, I share my experiences from the end of pregnancy. Written words aren’t the best to express the feelings at the end of a pregnancy; relief, excitement, anticipation and a general feeling of being caught between worlds. I reflect on the things I am feeling and how labor isn’t really an event but a longer winded process of surrender that starts now.

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We talk a lot about Susun Weed’s “6 Steps of Healing” here at Indie Birth, and I thought it would be fun to talk through the steps from a birth perspective. This would be helpful for pregnant and birthing women who have issues or problems they think they need to solve; from something like heartburn, to a breech baby! What are our options and in what order can we approach them? I love this “system” because it’s not just based on what evidence you can find, or what supplements could support you. It’s really based on LISTENING to yourself and realizing in a BIG WAY that you there are so many choices available in ANY given situation, and that with full autonomy, the list is loooooonnnggg as to how you can support your own healing.

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In this podcast, I share my experience and suggestions around bringing my own babies to homebirths over the years.

In 14 years of midwifing, I’ve brought more than 6 of my babies to “work” with me, and I want to share what has worked, what has not, and what you might expect if this is your situation.

For those who aren’t attending births, you may just find it interesting since it’s not a very talked about topic!

What is autonomy in birth? What does it look like? What does it look like? That’s what we explore in this episode.

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