Professionalism in the Birth Industry | Katie Foerster
Today, we talk with Katie Foerster, who offers postpartum and birth doula services through her company Freya Birth (freyabirth.com). We start our conversation with Katie sharing how she became a doula...
20 Aug 202044min
Birthing From Within | Preparing For an Empowering Birth
In today’s episode, we talk with Erika Primozich, co-owner of Birthing From Within, a childbirth education course. Erika shares how she got interested in birth and empowerment during her pregnancy wit...
30 Jun 202044min
Incompetent Cervix and 2 Second Trimester Losses | Improving Maternal and Fetal Outcomes
Today, we talk with Vu-An Foster, an MPH (Master of Public Health) candidate and founder of Life After 2 Losses, an organization and blog in which she shares her story of the preventable losses of her...
23 Jun 202040min
Healing Birth Trauma | Clearing Negative Emotions Surrounding Birth and Motherhood
In today’s episode, we talk with Sheridan Ripley, a prolific childbirth educator, doula, author, and hypnobabies instructor. We talk about her background in birth, including her work on 3 books on bir...
16 Jun 202042min
Racial Disparity in Birth | Bridging the Gap of Racial Tension in Birth
Today, we talk with RaSheda Williams, owner of Sincerely Yours Doula Services. We begin our discussion about racism and discrimination towards African American mothers in the birth space by sharing st...
9 Jun 202052min
The Physiology of Mindfulness | How To Relieve Stress During Pregnancy
In today’s episode, we talk with Holly Lammer, an RN, a registered yoga instructor, and a prenatal and perinatal psychology educator, and Jayme Crockett, a student midwife, doula, and birth photograph...
2 Jun 202059min
Be Present | How To Maintain a Healthy Body Image During Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
Today we talk with Andrea Ohlwiler, a lifestyle coach, about maintaining a healthy body and self-image during pregnancy. We discuss the importance of giving yourself grace and allowing yourself to gro...
26 Mai 202046min
When Life Throws a Curveball | Switching To Home Birth During COVID-19
In today’s episode, we talk with Dani Reed, doula and founder of Mind Over Maternity. We talk about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on birth, including how it led Dani to change her birth plan...
19 Mai 202035min
