2nd Day of Christmas Special: Coping with Pain During Labor: Using Water For Pain Relief
Do you take a hot shower at the end of a long day to help you relax? Water can be a great tool to use for pain relief during labor. In this episode, I share my experience with using a shower during ...
15 Joulu 20221min
1st Day of Christmas Special- Coping With Pain During Labor: Movement During Labor
How can movement help you cope with pain during labor? Welcome to the First Day of Christmas special episode! In this short episode, I share how movement can be helpful in progressing labor, and wha...
14 Joulu 20222min
E21 Jennifer Senn Talks Pregnancy Loss- stillbirth, navigating guilt and blame, how to support someone who has lost a baby
Jennifer is a certified life coach who specializes in pregnancy loss recovery coaching. She is also the creator and host of the Navigating Baby Loss podcast. Jennifer's third pregnancy ended in the ...
7 Joulu 202237min
E20 Krista: Hold the Vision of What You Want and Trust Yourself to Let It Happen- difficulty finding a provider, short labor, accidental homebirth,
During Krista's fourth pregnancy, she had difficulty finding a provider and the care that she needed. She wanted to birth with a midwife, but there wasn't one accessible in her area. She ended up pla...
30 Marras 202247min
E19 Eir Atla: Listen To Your Body And Advocate For Yourself- partial placental abruption, medical negligence, severe infection leads to maternal death, standing up to medical professionals
Eir got pregnant unexpectedly after years of suffering from endometriosis. During her pregnancy, she had two partial placental abruptions and was put on bed rest. At about six months pregnant, Eir b...
16 Marras 202249min
E18 Alissa Alter: We Do Not Have To Tolerate Unnecessary Pain- posterior baby, stalled labor, 4th degree tear, ptsd
Alissa Alter is also known as the "Amy Poehler of Vaginas" for her unfiltered and unapologetic approach to exploring the female experience. She is a former Broadway performer, certified pilates instru...
9 Marras 202259min
E17 Monica Tanner: The Myth That Each Labor Gets Shorter- precipitous third labor followed by 12-hour fourth labor with vacuum assist
Monica's first three labors got progressively shorter. The first one was around 7 hours long, the second one a few hours shorter, and her third labor lasted just 3 hours total. With her third baby, M...
2 Marras 202240min
E16 Christie: Have A Supportive Birthing Team and Advocate For Yourself- traumatic first birth, postpartum anxiety, change to birth center, doula, redemptive birth
In Christie's first birth, she was treated like an assembly line part, not a first-time mom who was scared and had no birthing experience. She didn't know how to advocate for herself. She trusted tha...
26 Loka 202227min
