Best of Birthful: How to Navigate the Identity Shift of Becoming a Mom
[Welcome to the Best of Birthful. Creator and host Adriana Lozada curated and edited each selection in this playlist of the show’s most popular episodes. It's a tailored introduction to the expansive ...
30 Dec 202030min
Let’s Tackle Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Adriana Lozada shares facts about the prevalence of postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, or PMADs.And she encourages us to acknowledge the combined mental health impact of postpartum experiences dur...
16 Dec 202010min
[Birth Stories] Lessons from a Life Coach Who Faced Postpartum Depression Three Times
Author, life coach, and plus-size model Rosie Mercado experienced postpartum depression with three of her four children, in addition to other personal and physical challenges. She tells Adriana Lozada...
9 Dec 202025min
Lessons in Decolonizing Parenting
Parenting facilitator Leslie Arreola-Hillenbrand talks to Adriana Lozada about starting Latinx Parenting to help families decolonize oppressive parenting practices and jettison cultural discipline tec...
25 Nov 202030min
A Quick Guide to Triage
Adriana Lozada explains the process of triage, which happens before you’re admitted to the hospital to give birth. She covers it all, from the steps to confirm you’re in labor, to potential inconvenie...
18 Nov 202010min
[Birth Stories] How He Prepared to Give Birth
Trystan Reese assembled a birth team that included his partner, dad, mother-in-law, and the head nurse at the hospital to ensure his birth experience as a trans man was exactly what he wanted. He tell...
11 Nov 202031min
How to Prepare Siblings for Life with a Newborn
Adriana Lozada tackles a question parents ask her often: how to introduce your other children to their newborn sibling. There isn’t one right way to do it, so Adriana has suggestions to make the intro...
4 Nov 202010min
Pro Tips for Photographing Your Unique Birth Experience
Doula and birth photographer Karissa Raya balances supporting people in childbirth and documenting the magic of a family’s history. She offers insights and tricks of the trade for documenting your bir...
28 Okt 202035min
