The Ovary Action

By Ashton Scott

This is The Ovary Action podcast and I'm your host, Ashton Scott! I am so excited to have you along for the journey as we use this interview style podcast to share stories and experiences surrounding ... more

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The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

The Ovary Action episodes:

March 07, 2023 #12. A Homebirth Story with TaRa Thomas
Oh, the beauty that lies in this episode.
TaRa Thomas tells her homebirth story so beautifully that you can feel the energy that was in that room. She moved to Florida to be able to have the birth she envisioned. She walks us through her arrival to the decision to birth at home and all the way to her sweet babe's water birth and the connection between her birth and her grandmother. TaRa shared the photo she speaks of with me to be put on our Instagram, so click right here to see that magic! We also chat about her beautiful breastfeeding journey and the way she leans deeply into her intuition. Thank you TaRa, a million times, for sharing your story here!!
Connect with us! We are taking submissions to share your story via DMs on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.ovaryaction?igshid=MDM4ZDc5MmU= Send us a message to set up an interview!
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50min
February 28, 2023 #11. Yes, And... with Riley Baran
Riley Baran joins us this week to take us along her journey to doula work, her philosophies, and we do a Q&A to answer YOUR questions! Riley is a birth and postpartum doula in located in Canada and she has the most fun spirit!

Connect with Riley!
Website: https://www.babystepscanada.com/?fbclid=PAAaYr-acthBH18ITHwwuO_GHdS6hWETcYwvrzTWiajrReXZ2rRcku_6UiNbY

Instagram: https://instagram.com/baby_steps_canada?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Connect with us! We are taking submissions to share your story via DMs on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.ovaryaction?igshid=MDM4ZDc5MmU=

Send us a message to set up an interview!

Offers with our partners! Needed: https://thisisneeded.com/?rfsn=4608703.549df3&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=4608703.549df3 Use code OVARYACTIOPOD for 20% off one time purchase orders or first three months of our one month subscribe and save subscription option.
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1h 11min
February 21, 2023 #10. No is a Complete Sentence with Julia Talarico
This week, I had the opportunity to connect with a doula in my area! Julia Talarico is a Rochester native who now lives in Raleigh! We chat about her work as a social worker and her journey to birthwork.

Connect with Julia!

Instagram: https://instagram.com/deardoula_nc?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/deardoulanc

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@deardoulanc?_t=8a31jEZcWZn&_r=1

Connect with us! We are taking submissions to share your story via DMs on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.ovaryaction?igshid=MDM4ZDc5MmU= Send us a message to set up an interview!
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26min
February 14, 2023 #9. Being Curious with Quanisha McGruder
Did you know sleep and health go hand in hand? This week, I talked to Quanisha McGruder of Butterfly Rose Village. Quanisha is a creative writer, full-spectrum doula, licensed massage therapist, and infant and family sleep specialist who guides families through different paths into and through parenting. She has so many incredible things going on and is making an impact in the birth community and her community in San Antonio, TX.

Connect with Quanisha!

Instagram: https://instagram.com/butterflyrosevillage?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The Zzz Hive: https://instagram.com/thezzzhive?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

San Antonio Black Doula Collective: https://instagram.com/sablackdoulacollective?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Connect with us! We are taking submissions to share your story via DMs on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.ovaryaction?igshid=MDM4ZDc5MmU=

Send us a message to set up an interview!

Offers with our partners! Needed: https://thisisneeded.com/?rfsn=4608703.549df3&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=4608703.549df3 Use code OVARYACTION20 for 20% off one time purchase orders or first three months of our one month subscribe and save subscription option.
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47min
February 07, 2023 #8. Cycles, Spirits, and Shadow Work with Gretchen Marie
This week’s episode is suuuuuch a rich one!
Gretchen Marie is a Certified Fertility Awareness Educator and Trained Birth Doula. With a practical approach to the magic of conception, Gretchen facilitates fertility coaching sessions and provides online courses that combine biology and spirituality.
So magic on all levels!!
It was such a delight to chat with Gretchen and to connect with a friend to dances along the same wavelengths.
A note: we had some crazy technical difficulties and it was quite a challenge to edit this episode. Ultimately, I had to lay my perfectionist self to rest and just allow this episode to be. Luckily, nothing was lost in the chaos, it just may sound a bit robotic at times!
Connect with Gretchen:
Website: https://www.gretchenmarie.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/gretchenmarie_fertility?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gretchenmarie.fertility?mibextid=LQQJ4d
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenmarie_fertility?_t=8Zf5Bake92g&_r=1
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@gretchenmarie_fertility
Connect with us!
We are taking submissions to share your story via DMs on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.ovaryaction?igshid=MDM4ZDc5MmU=
Send us a message to set up an interview!
Offers with our partners!
Needed: https://thisisneeded.com/?rfsn=4608703.549df3&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=4608703.549df3
Use code OVARYACTION20 for 20% off one time purchase orders or first three months of our one month subscribe and save subscription option.
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39min
January 31, 2023 #7. Being in Charge of Your Birth Space with Beth Connors
What can be learned from a traumatic birth in order to create the beautiful birth experience you’ve dreamed of? In this week’s conversation, we hear about how Beth Connors did just that. Beth is a CNM and childbirth educator. She shares her traumatic experience with her first birth and what steps she took to achieve a beautiful water birth with her second.

Connect with Beth!

Website: https://www.bethconnors.com/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/bethconnors_cnm?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bethconnors.cnm?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Connect with us! We are taking submissions to share your story via DMs on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.ovaryaction?igshid=MDM4ZDc5MmU=
Send us a message to set up an interview!

Offers with our partners!
Needed: https://thisisneeded.com/?rfsn=4608703.549df3&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=4608703.549df3 Use code OVARYACTION for 20% off one time purchase orders or first three months of our one month subscribe and save subscription option.
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40min
January 24, 2023 #6. The Healer with Shannon Berrios
Shannon Berrios is this week’s guest! She is a curandera, doula, and soon to be yoga teacher located in Philadelphia. Her work runs deeply with the roots of her Latino and Indigenous culture with the mission “to restore and preserve it's health and wellness especially through it's own traditional means.” Connect with Shannon!
Website: https://www.labotanicapa.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/labotanicapa?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/LaBotanicaPA/?refsrc=deprecated&_rdr
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@labotanicapa?_t=8ZF88osXaMl&_r=1
Read up on the history of Puerto Rico: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1568585616?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_TGH3H5JZMRKXBQ575VKY
Connect with us! We are taking submissions to share your story via DMs on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.ovaryaction?igshid=MDM4ZDc5MmU= Send us a message to set up an interview!
Offers with our partners! Needed: https://thisisneeded.com/?rfsn=4608703.549df3&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=4608703.549df3
Use code OVARYACTION for 20% off one time purchase orders or first three months of our one month subscribe and save subscription option.
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52min
January 17, 2023 #5. Finding a New Friend in Your Doula with Amber Matteson
This week’s guest, Amber Matteson talks us through her journey to birth work and where she is now as a safe space creator and doula. She is a full spectrum doula who’s work is trauma informed, HAES (Health at Every Size) centered, LGBTQ+ affirming, and evidence based. Amber also speaks her wisdom regarding going full time and managing the business side of doula work. This episode was so fun to record and I’m so grateful to have been able to connect!!

Connect with Amber!
Instagram: https://instagram.com/intimateconnectionsdoula?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/intimateconnectionsdoula?mibextid=LQQJ4d
Website: https://www.intimateconnectionsdoula.com/

Connect with us! We are taking submissions to share your story via DMs on
Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.ovaryaction?igshid=MDM4ZDc5MmU=
Send us a message or use the link to set up an interview!

Offers with our partners! Needed: https://thisisneeded.com/?rfsn=4608703.549df3&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=4608703.549df3
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53min
January 10, 2023 #4. Sometimes It's Just Sweat with Dee Scott
Welcome back!

This week we are chatting with Dee Scott about her journey through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with a support system that was not so supportive. Dee is my aunt and it was so interesting to listen to her share her story the way she experienced it. We are connected by a large family and often times things get misconstrued and jumbled up within the many relationships involved.
We talk about ovarian cysts and having them surgically removed, developing preeclampsia, an induction with a quick labor, and finding your voice to ask for what you need. Thank you, Dee, for being vulnerable and sharing your wisdom.

Connect with us!
We are taking submissions to share your story via DMs on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.ovaryaction?igshid=MDM4ZDc5MmU=
Send us a message to set up an interview!

Offers with our partners!
Needed: https://thisisneeded.com/?rfsn=4608703.549df3&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=4608703.549df3

Use code OVARYACTION for 20% off one time purchase orders or first three months of their one month subscribe and save subscription option.
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34min
January 03, 2023 #3. Capturing the Love Story with Erin Beth
This episode features the magnificent Erin Beth!! She shares the journey to her first pregnancy as well as the twists and turns that ultimately led to the birth of her son. She goes on to tell us how her passion for photography and love the birth space has brought her here as an award winning birth photographer/videographer based in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX. This is such a special episode and I’m forever grateful to get to share it on this platform.
Connect with Erin Beth
Instagram: https://instagram.com/erinbethbirth?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erinbethbirth?mibextid=LQQJ4d
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ErinBethBirth
Website: https://www.erinbethbirth.com/
Connect with us!
We are taking submissions to share your story via DMs on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.ovaryaction?igshid=MDM4ZDc5MmU=
Send us a message to set up an interview!
Offers with our partners!
Needed: https://thisisneeded.com/?rfsn=4608703.549df3&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=4608703.549df3
Use code OVARYACTION for 20% off one time purchase orders or first three months of their one month subscribe and save subscription option.
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1h 4min

FAQs about The Ovary Action:

How many episodes does The Ovary Action have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.