286: HOME BIRTH STORY – A “Wild Pregnancy” and Two Unassisted Home Births with Jillian Anderson
Do you like to be left alone during birth? Or if you haven’t given birth yet, have you thought about whether or not you might want people around you, or prefer to be undisturbed? For our guest today Jillian Anderson, she was by herself for the majority of both of her birth experiences. Her partner […]
285: HOME BIRTH STORY – When Birth Has Raw, Real Challenges and is Still Crazy Beautiful with Ashley McGuirk
How can an experience like birth have such a mix of thoughts and emotions around it? It’s so complex and yet so simple. There’s such a vastness to it and the unique quality of each experience can make it difficult to summarize. This is why each story is so important and why we love sharing […]
284: HOME BIRTH STORY – First-time Mom and Doula at 22 with a Positive Home Birth Story with Katherine Ward
What is intuitive birthing? It can look different for each of us. But the general philosophy of allowing for the process to be what it is for you in your own unique way is a beautiful concept that comes up in our interview today. Katherine Ward shares her home birth story of her daughter Remi […]
283: HOME BIRTH STORY – A Second Generation Birth with the Same Midwife with Sera Billings
What’s one of the biggest challenges of choosing a home birth? A common response to this is feeling like you have to explain and justify your choice to others, whether that be friends, family, loved ones or total strangers. This pops up in our interview with Sera Billings, mama to Addy. For Sera, home birth […]
282: HOME BIRTH STORY – The Magic of Eggplant Parm Plus Getting Baby Unstuck During Labor with Mekensie Gonzalez
“What’s going to happen if…?” This is a question many of us ask as we prepare for birth. And what if instead of ignoring whatever combination of thoughts and feelings that fill in that blank after the “if,” we get them out there and allow ourselves to process? In today’s interview with Mekensie Gonzalez, she […]
281: How to Get Your Partner on Board for a Home Birth
What if you want a home birth, but your partner doesn’t? This is a big challenge that we hear about often. The birthing person is desiring a home birth and the partner is not. It takes conscious time and communication to share thoughts and feelings, work to understand each other and find a solution that […]
280: HOME BIRTH STORY – When the Road to Home Birth Includes Tough Conversations, Financial Questions and Family Pushback with Jocelyne and Eddie Zaldivar
How do you navigate a bunch of challenges that can throw off your birthing plans? Ideally the only bump in the birth journey is the belly kind, but sometimes the road to home birth presents different obstacles to overcome. Our guests Jocelyne and Eddie Zaldivar share their experience with us. It includes some of the […]
279: HOME BIRTH STORY – 2 Unassisted Home Births with Jani Barnes (Rebroadcast)
What do you do when you were born at home yourself, over 30 of your cousins have been born at home and you have over 40 chiropractors in your extended family? It’s a safe assumption that you’d have your babies at home too! For our guest Jani Barnes, having babies at home was all she […]
278: Episode Swap with Birth Story Podcast: Interview with Jennifer Farnham
Don’t you love the birth world? We’ve been able to connect with so many amazing people in this space. For today’s episode we’re sharing the #birthjunkie love and bringing you an episode from our friend Heidi and her podcast, Birth Story Podcast. We had Heidi on the DIAH podcast in episode 256 and we genuinely […]
277: Helping Dads to Feel Confident, Peaceful and Powerful About Birth
What role is the father-to-be (or parent-to-be) supposed to play in birth? How can that father/parent-to-be show up better in that role? In today’s conversation, Matthew and Sarah dig in on this topic, focusing on the future fathers/parents who don’t always get to be in the spotlight. This is a great episode to listen to […]