Episodes

  • Lyniece Rostant, Thompson Method Breastfeeding Educator

    Lyniece Rostant, Thompson Method Breastfeeding Educator
    Dec 1 2023
    "Preparing for breastfeeding is just as important as preparing for the labor and birth of your baby." As a Thompson Method Breastfeeding Educator, Lyniece works with pregnant and breastfeeding women to guide and support them to experience pain-free breastfeeding and empowers them to be in control of their own breastfeeding journeys.
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Cassie M

    Cassie M
    Nov 1 2023
    Cassie M keeps calm and advocates for herself, no matter what life throws at her.
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    55 mins
  • Host Megan Whipple's birth story

    Host Megan Whipple's birth story
    Aug 10 2023
    Special announcement in the intro! Topics we discuss in this episode include informed birth education, miscarriage, birth trauma, c sections, the true value of doulas, partner support, pooping in labor, and gallbladder issues.
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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • Vanna J

    Vanna J
    Feb 5 2023
    "You're not alone because there are other lonely mommies out there." Vanna J tells her two birth stories, filled with joy, longing, faith, and raucous laughter.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Erin H: be open minded

    Erin H: be open minded
    Dec 5 2022
    Erin H describes the birth of her first child. Support, education, and choosing to keep an open mind helped her through a long labor and a difficult nursing journey. "Be open minded about giving birth. Do all of your research, know all of your options, by all means have preferences, have a plan, bit then don't be so tired to the plan that you're disappointed if it doesn't go exactly to plan. In the end you will have birthed a human."
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Brittain S

    Brittain S
    Nov 5 2022
    Brittain's birth story: it takes a village!
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Ciarra S: when you know your body, and your body says no pain

    Ciarra S: when you know your body, and your body says no pain
    Oct 4 2022
    Ciarra S is a wife, mom, artist, houseplant enthusiast, CNM student and former doula. After experiencing birth trauma, a scheduled induction was just the right fit.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Jessica Johnston CPM, CDM, Director of Development and Founder of the Pacific Birth Institute

    Jessica Johnston CPM, CDM, Director of Development and Founder of the Pacific Birth Institute
    Sep 4 2022
    Meet Jessica Johnston, a practicing midwife and mother of two. Jessica shares her personal story of a home water birth and her experience with the state of birth work in modern America. Listen in for some emotional content and straight up data.
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    1 hr and 16 mins