Women on Fire

Jaymie and I talk about midwifery as an act of love- the many ways it can look, feel and sound. And why it matter to always remember this as the foundation of midwifery. 

Thursday mornings are our usual podcasting days. 🌋And this year it landed on international day of the midwife🌸 So, we talked about the journey of being a home birth provider.🏡The challenges.🎢 The tricks to keep it sustainable. Burn out - why it happens. How to prevent it. 🏝 And other midwifery musings 🌀

We love having guests on our podcast!❤️‍🔥And we love further weaving the fabric of connected midwives.🪢We are so honored to have midwife Nicole Morales join us and talk about the art of doing and not doing during birth. Plus some extra special breech insights. Nicoles ig: @nicolemoralesmidwife her website: https://artofopening.com and her email: [email protected]

We are honored to have Lizel Zeager (Ig: @lizelzeager) on as our guest of honor in this episode sharing her journey as a first time mother carrying twins and birthing in her home. You can watch her amazing home birth video online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5km2d3zeao&t=7s

In this episode of Women On Fire ❤️‍🔥 Jaymie and I talked about one of the most common questions we get - what if there’s a cord around the babies neck? Plus all sorts of cord scenarios and variations. 

Odds are you’ve been in that twilight zone of your period being late or ultimately completely missing because now you’re growing a baby❣️ I’ve navigated this a lot. And usually all by myself. Holding myself through the uncertainty of whether or not my life will be forever altered. We realize this is a common experience that much to no ones surprise doesn’t get talked about much yet it’s soooo huge. So here it is - Jaymie & I talking about our most recent experiences with late & missed periods🩸

In this episode we interview a dear friend, Gianny Navas (IG: @giannynichole) She shares with us everything that led up to her finally hearing and feeling the calling of midwifery & hows she’s been navigating being a student midwife.

Switching it up! Last year I recorded a class on the menstrual cycle for a group I was invited to speak with. This episode is that recording. It's lecture style - just breaking down the basics of menstruation and answering the questions the group had for me.

As we navigate the legislative session in Hawai'i to protect midwifery diversity it stirs up our passionate hearts to reflect on why this matters. Join us for a ride through the nuances of birth options and birth culture.

We recorded this interview with Tara Compehos in March of 2021 and I was just able to salvage it from my dead computers hard drive ! Tara is a wise women, midwife, and birth advocate. She brings up many of the quintessential topics of midwifery in general and as it relates to the birth politics occurring in Hawai’i.