EBB 365 - Battling a Birth Injury with Leah Van Dale, Former WWE Wrestler and EBB Childbirth Class Graduate

EBB 365 - Battling a Birth Injury with Leah Van Dale, Former WWE Wrestler and EBB Childbirth Class Graduate

Leah Van Dale, former WWE superstar known as Carmella and founder of the women's health platform Snatch, joins Dr. Rebecca Dekker to share her deeply personal story of postpartum recovery after a traumatic birth injury. Leah opens up about her journey through multiple pregnancy losses, the decision to hire a doula, and how the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class helped her prepare for her first birth. She shares the emotional and physical challenges of a long labor, including an undiagnosed nerve injury that left her unable to walk properly for months postpartum. Now pregnant again, Leah reflects on what she's learned, how it shaped her career path, and why she's passionate about building an honest, empowering community for women. (02:55) Leah's Journey Through Loss and Into Pregnancy (05:20) Why She Chose to Hire a Doula (07:50) Taking the EBB Childbirth Class (09:39) Leah's Long and Unexpected Birth Story (16:11) Postpartum Depletion and Early Red Flags (22:31) The Long Road to a Diagnosis (25:35) How the Injury Affected Her Career (28:30) Creating Snatch: A Space for Honest Conversations (32:54) Free Resources and Courses Through Snatch (35:08) Advice for Those Preparing for Birth To sign up for the EBB Summer Series, visit ebbirth.com/summer! Resources: Explore Snatch: snatch.co Follow Leah on Instagram: @theleahvandale Access our free guide on birthing positions: ebbirth.com/birthingpositions For more information about Evidence Based Birth® and a crash course on evidence based care, visit www.ebbirth.com. Follow us on Instagram and YouTube! Ready to learn more? Grab an EBB Podcast Listening Guide or read Dr. Dekker's book, "Babies Are Not Pizzas: They're Born, Not Delivered!" If you want to get involved at EBB, join our Professional membership (scholarship options available) and get on the wait list for our EBB Instructor program. Find an EBB Instructor here, and click here to learn more about the EBB Childbirth Class.

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EBB 93 - Unexpected Pre-Term Hospital Birth with Melissa Cassity

EBB 93 - Unexpected Pre-Term Hospital Birth with Melissa Cassity

In this episode, I am joined by Melissa Cassity to talk about her experience taking the Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class, and how it came into play during her unexpected pre-term birth.  Melissa...

4 Syys 201949min

EBB 92 - Impacts of the Community Birth Worker Model with Aza Nedhari

EBB 92 - Impacts of the Community Birth Worker Model with Aza Nedhari

In this episode I am joined by Aza Nedhari, co-founder and executive director of Mamatoto Village, a non-profit training and deploying community health workers to support women through pregnancy, chil...

28 Elo 201945min

EBB 91 - Meet MY midwife Karen Brown - featured in Babies are Not Pizzas!

EBB 91 - Meet MY midwife Karen Brown - featured in Babies are Not Pizzas!

In this episode, I am joined by my midwife, Karen Brown. Karen is a certified professional midwife, located in Central Kentucky, who practicing in 2007. She is a mother of four children; her youngest ...

21 Elo 201934min

EBB 90 - Hear Chapter One of My New Book, Babies Are Not Pizzas!

EBB 90 - Hear Chapter One of My New Book, Babies Are Not Pizzas!

My new book, Babies Are Not Pizzas, is slated for release next week! To get ready for this exciting event, I want to share with you the first chapter from the book. Listen as I read Chapter One: Naiv...

14 Elo 201933min

EBB 89 - The Journey to Medical School with Reid Johnson

EBB 89 - The Journey to Medical School with Reid Johnson

In this episode, I am joined by Reid Johnson, a former student of mine! Reid graduated from university this past May with honors, majoring in biology. During his course of study he took my seminar on ...

7 Elo 201932min

EBB 88 - Ethics and Evidence on Circumcision

EBB 88 - Ethics and Evidence on Circumcision

Evidence Based Birth has just released a new Signature Article about routine male newborn circumcision. We have been receiving requests to cover this topic for years; I know that opinions on newborn c...

31 Heinä 20191h 15min

Bonus Episode 9 - What is the theme of Babies Are not Pizzas?

Bonus Episode 9 - What is the theme of Babies Are not Pizzas?

In this week's Bonus Book Update podcast, I cover the overarching theme of Babies Are Not Pizzas. It was a surprising realization for me at the end of the writing process! What is the book about? Mai...

26 Heinä 20196min

EBB 87 - Cristen Pascucci on How to Disagree on Birth Topics - Respectfully!

EBB 87 - Cristen Pascucci on How to Disagree on Birth Topics - Respectfully!

In this episode, I interview Cristen Pascucci, founder of Birth Monopoly, about respectful disagreement when talking about childbirth topics. After the birth of her son in 2011, Cristen left a career...

24 Heinä 201952min

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