206: HOME BIRTH STORY – A Home Birth Transfer to the Hospital is Not a Failure with Allison Rich
Has anyone ever felt like a failure because their birth didn’t go exactly the way they planned? We think this happens far too often. That’s why we’re happy we have conversations like the one we have today on the podcast. Allison Rich joins us to share her birth story. After a false diagnosis of PCOS […]
205: HOME BIRTH STORY – A Miracle Pregnancy and an Ecstatic Home Birth with Becca Coren
Can birth actually feel like you’re high and running through the jungle? Well, listen in because it can and it did for today’s guest, Becca Coren. Becca shares her journey to home birth – from a miracle pregnancy that brought with it physical and emotional challenges, a job change and move, tantric healing, and the […]
204: HOME BIRTH STORY – Making (Home) Birth and Motherhood Your Own Experience with Olivia Miller
How often do we carry fears from other people’s births into our own? In today’s story, you’ll hear about how you can make birth and motherhood your own unique journey. We’re chatting with our friend Olivia Miller about her 3 births (hospital, home and planned home birth moved to a hospital, in that order). Links: […]
203: HOME BIRTH STORY – First Time Mother and Labor and Delivery Nurse on the Safety of Home Birth with Corrie Oyinloye
Why would a labor and delivery nurse choose home birth? There are quite a few reasons, at least for today’s guest Corrie Oyinloye. Corrie has been a labor and delivery nurse for 10 years. And two years ago, she chose home birth for the birth of her daughter, Rachel. Corrie’s story also includes creating the […]
202: Couples Birth: Strengthening Your Connection with Your Partner and Including Them in the Experience with Lynn Griesemer
Ever heard any of these approaches to birth: couples birth, daddy delivery, husband and wife birth? Well today our guest Lynn Griesemer, who is a mother of 6, marriage coach, podcaster and author (among many other things) joins us for a conversation about including your partner in the birth experience. Giving them an active role […]
201: BIRTH STORY – How Birth Reminds Us of Our Resilience with Kimra Luna
What did birth teach you? In today’s episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with personal branding and online business strategist Kimra Luna. We’ve actually been fans of Kimra for a while and have used some of her products and methodology for enhancing our own businesses. She’s built an empire and essentially turned her life […]
200: Highlights from 2018 and Exciting Things in 2019
Can you believe it’s been 200 episodes of the Doing It At Home podcast?! Today we’re celebrating 200 episodes with our first episode of 2019. And it’s a fun one. We share some really cool things that are going on, things to look forward to in 2019. And we also take a trip down memory […]
199: Unwanted Comments About Your Birth and the Cost of Home Birth
What did you do when people give you unnecessary and negative comments about your birth plan? Today we’re addressing a couple of listener emails, ranging from topics of dealing with comments about the pain of birth, incorporating your spirituality or religious faith into your birth planning and the discussion of costs of home birth. Links: […]
198: Having a Healthy Relationship with Food in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum with Laura Jean
Would you say that you eat with awareness? In today’s episode, we’re chatting with registered dietician and creator of Eat With Awareness, Laura Jean. Laura works with women and assists them in becoming the experts in their personal relationships with food. This covers the preconception, pregnancy and postpartum experiences. We talk with Laura about how […]
197: HOME BIRTH STORY – High-Risk Pregnancy, Traditional Midwives and Trusting Your Body with Erin Zekis
How do you learn to trust your body after some difficult experiences and a high-risk label? In today’s episode, we’re talking with Erin Zekis about her journey to home birth. From premature labor with her first pregnancy and a hospital transfer, to exploring different methods of care for her second pregnancy, Erin and her husband […]