Aligned Birth
179 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe Aligned Birth Podcast was created from a desire to share our personal and professional stories and experiences. Dr. Shannon, a Prenatal Chiropractor and Doula Rachael a Birth Doula and Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator are excited to bring you meaningful conversations and interviews about topics surrounding pregnancy and birth to motherhood and the importance of a healthy body and mind through it all. Our goal is to bring you fun, interesting, and helpful conversations that excite you and make you want to learn more. We hope what we share will make an impact and help someone else along their journey. We believe that when you are aligned in body, mind, and your intuition, you can conquer anything!
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Ep 150: Birth Stories and Newborn Chiro Care with Dr. Twila
April 10, 2024 09:00 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBIn this episode of the Aligned Birth podcast, Dr. Shannon interviews Dr. Twila Blossom Jones, a chiropractor and mother of three. They discuss: Dr. Twila's journey into chiropractic, her experiences with pregnancy and birth, and the influence of chiropractic care on her pregnancies. Her decision to choose home birth for her third child and the benefits she experienced. The importance of finding alignment in both personal and professional life, and the impact of chiropractic care on ove...
Ep 149: How to Time Contractions and Why it is Helpful
April 03, 2024 07:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBIn this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael discuss labor contractions. They explain what contractions are, how to differentiate between Braxton Hicks and real contractions, and how to time contractions. They also discuss the importance of understanding the physiological changes during labor contractions and the significance of visualization and changing the narrative around contractions. Takeaways Understanding the difference between Braxton Hicks and real contractions Knowing how to ...
Ep 148: Matresence - Interview with counselor Kristina Tucker
March 27, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBThe process of becoming a mother, matresence. Much like the process of becoming a teenager and adolescence, there are chemical, physical, and emotional changes that occur as we become a mother. In this episode, Dr. Shannon chats with maternal mental health counselor Kristina Tucker about the change in our identity in motherhood, where society fails us, and what resources are out there for support. They also discuss: How to treat matresence from a holistic and empowering lens The things...
Ep 148: Matresence (the process of becoming a mother) - Interview with counselor Kristina Tucker
March 27, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBThe process of becoming a mother, matresence. Much like the process of becoming a teenager and adolescence, there are chemical, physical, and emotional changes that occur as we become a mother. In this episode, Dr. Shannon chats with maternal mental health counselor Kristina Tucker about the change in our identity in motherhood, where society fails us, and what resources are out there for support. They also discuss: How to treat matresence from a holistic and empowering lens The things...
Ep 148: Matrescence (the process of becoming a mother) - Interview with counselor Kristina Tucker
March 27, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBThe process of becoming a mother, matresence. Much like the process of becoming a teenager and adolescence, there are chemical, physical, and emotional changes that occur as we become a mother. In this episode, Dr. Shannon chats with maternal mental health counselor Kristina Tucker about the change in our identity in motherhood, where society fails us, and what resources are out there for support. They also discuss: How to treat matresence from a holistic and empowering lens The things...
Ep 147: Types of Doulas
March 20, 2024 07:00 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MBIn this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael discuss the different types of doulas and the support they provide. The word doula can be traced back to Ancient Greece meaning “female servant”. Most commonly, people are familiar with a doula surrounding childbirth, but a doula can also provide support for end of life care for the client and family. Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael shed some light on several other types of doulas and the support they provide. They cover birth doulas, postpartu...
Ep 146: How Pregnancy and Birth Can Impact Infant Development
March 13, 2024 09:00 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBBirth not only impacts mom, but baby as well. In this episode, Doula Rachael and Dr. Shannon chat about specific questions she asks during her pediatric chiropractic exams and why those questions are important. These questions are related to baby position in the womb as well as the entire birth process because the physical aspects of birth (mode of delivery, fast labor, slow labor, baby position) can relate to how baby is processing living outside of the womb (torticollis, constipation, co...
Ep 145: Push It Real Good
March 06, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBIf you’ve watched a movie or TV show where a woman is giving birth, most often, it’s in a hospital, she’s in a semi-reclined position, and she’s typically screaming at someone. But…….your birth doesn’t have to look like that! This conversation explores the importance of pushing positions during labor and childbirth. Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael discuss the downsides of a single pushing position and emphasize the benefits of using gravity and changing positions. They highlight the importan...
Ep 144: Birthing From Within (CBE) and Postpartum Support with Amanda Gorman
February 28, 2024 10:00 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBAmanda Gorman joins the show today, and through her own two birth and postpartum experiences, she made a career change to share her perinatal knowledge with other moms and families. She is a Birthing From Within childbirth education instructor, a doula, and is the Program and Policy Manager with Postpartum Support International Georgia Chapter. We go in-depth with how her births led her to become a childbirth educator, how her own postpartum struggle with mood disorders led her to create ...
Ep 143: Planning for Postpartum
February 21, 2024 10:00 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBTakeaways: Planning for the postpartum period is crucial and often overlooked. Education and resources are essential for understanding the changes and challenges of the postpartum period. Creating a postpartum support team, including professionals and trusted individuals, is important for receiving the necessary support. Preparing the home and creating a supportive environment can contribute to a smoother postpartum recovery. Self-care planning is crucial for both parents to ensure thei...
Ep 142: Preparing the Pelvic Floor for Postpartum - interview with Pelvic Floor PT Dr. Brandie Freeman
February 14, 2024 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MB(rebroadcast) Are there things we can do during pregnancy to help prepare for postpartum? Sure thing! Dr. Brandie Freeman of Connect Pelvic Health shares some of her wisdom and knowledge from working with postpartum moms. Her own birth and postpartum experience shape how she runs her practice, and her passion is contagious! Topics discussed: Preparing for postpartum recovery of the pelvic floor Her recommendations for moms during immediate postpartum Postpartum cesarean recovery for...
Ep 141: Childbirth Education - Lamaze 6 Healthy Birth Practices
February 07, 2024 10:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MB*Rebroadcast* Doula Rachael shares the framework that can help guide you along your unique path to giving birth. The Lamaze 6 Healthy Birth Practices are foundational, practical, and effective in helping to ensure you have the best chance at having a safer, healthier, and more satisfying childbirth. Use these birth practices to help increase your knowledge and confidence and to have conversations with your care provider about how they support these healthy birth practices. You can also...
Ep 140: Word of the Year - finding a mantra
January 31, 2024 10:00 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBThere’s lots of ways to start off the new year - setting goals or resolutions, being intentional about tasks, starting new habits, etc. In this episode, we chat about an exercise that Dr. Shannon has been doing for several years now - picking a word of the year. It can be a word, a mantra, a phrase, but something that you can meditate on, pray about, and reflect on throughout the year. And as you pick this word, it can help you focus, stay grounded, and remember your vision, dreams, and a...
Ep 139: In-depth Review of Episodes You Might Have Missed
January 24, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBWelcome to a new year!! In this episode, Rachael and Shannon celebrate the growth they’ve seen over the past year with the Aligned Birth Podcast. We list out the top episodes of 2023, as well as listing out some lesser known episodes you might have missed. With over 17K downloads and 140 episodes under our belt, we’re looking forward to continuing our conversations about pregnancy, labor, birth, motherhood, and beyond! Top Episodes of 2023: #92 - All about epidurals #84 - A Tale of 2...
Ep 138: Perinatal Mental Health with counselor Shannon Weist (rebroadcast)
January 17, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBIn this episode Doula Rachael is talking with Perinatal Mental Health Therapist, Shannon Weist of Maternally Mindful. Shannon Weist is a licensed clinical mental therapist that provides both in person and telehealth services in the state of Georgia. She specializes in infertility, pregnancy and postpartum. Shannon helps to bring awareness and shed light on the importance of creating a therapeutic alliance during infertility, pregnancy, and postpartum. Having a safe, unbiased space to share y...
Ep 137: Pediatric Chiropractic Care and Cranial Adjustments - Interview with Dr. Martin Rosen
January 10, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBDr. Shannon sits down with pediatric chiropractor, author, and instructor, Dr. Martin Rosen to talk about all things pediatric chiropractic care and craniopathy. In most of our episodes, we’re talking about prenatal care and pregnancy, but if you’ve listened to any of our postpartum episodes, you know we talk about ways to support yourself after birth. Not only do we discuss continuing under chiropractic care, but the impact the birthing process can have on your baby and what you can do to...
Ep 136: Interview with The Lamaze Doula and The Birth Impact founder, LaToya Murray-Johnson (part1) (rebroadcast)
January 03, 2024 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBWelcome to part 1 of a 2 part series we shared back in 2021, but this interview with LaToya is timeless. As a self-described “Christian, doula, wife, mother, certified birth nerd” LaToya Murray-Johnson the owner of DoulaviewLLC and founder of The Birth Impact is sharing what it means to be a doula and what it’s like working with her. She loves being the catalyst that sets mom on the path of success when it comes to their birth. She considers herself a birth servant and someone who helps...
Ep 135: Building Your Birth Support Team
December 27, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBThis is a rebroadcast of one of our favorite episodes! One of the goals of this podcast is to help you gain knowledge and confidence to makee informed decisions that align with you and your needs and preferences. One way to do that is to surround yourself with knowledgeable birth workers. That’s why this episode is all about building your birth support team. We dive deep into the many birth professionals you can surround yourself with including: OB's, Midwives, doulas, chiropractors, phys...
Ep 134: Visualization Techniques for Birth and Life (rebroadcast)
December 20, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBCreating a vision board is fun, creative, and beneficial in helping you create your goals for your life, your work, and even your birth. In this episode, we discuss: Dr. Shannon’s vision board events (past and present) What is a vision board? Why do people create vision boards? How to create a vision board? Hint, there is no right or wrong way! The benefits of implementing visualization and manifestation for the things you want How creating a vision board for your birth can be benefi...
Ep 133: Preventing and Treating the Common Cold During Pregnancy
December 13, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBDid you know cold symptoms can be exacerbated or last longer during pregnancy? This is because your immune system is working at a slightly lower function and your changing body may not be able to deal with cold symptoms as effectively (like chest congestion). In this episode, Doula Rachael shares a regiment to boost immunity and reduce the length and severity of cold symptoms during pregnancy. What supplements are safe and what is safe to try at home. This episode covers it all! Vitamin D...
Ep 132: Navigating Motherhood and Friendships with Mazi Robinson, MS, LPC, CPCS, NCC
December 06, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBToday Dr. Shannon chats with Mazi Robinson founder and director of Cultivate: a counseling center with community gatherings which aims to encourage women to cultivate joy, courage, and freedom in their lives as they pursue emotional, relational, and spiritual health. They discuss the identity changes that come with motherhood and how that impacts our friendships, as well as lots of other topics: life stages and themes and how those impact our friendships the expectation of friendships and...
Ep 131: Due Dates and The Holidays (rebroadcast)
November 29, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBIf you are pregnant and due around the holidays, this episode is for you. When it comes to navigating the end of pregnancy, there are several mixed feelings and emotions and likely some degree of discomfort and eagerness to meet your baby and for the pregnancy to be over. Every path is unique for each birthing person. What works for one person may not work for you and what works for you may not work for someone else. The goal is for you to feel as confident and prepared for this time of p...
Ep 130: Using Birth Affirmations and Gratitude as Journal Prompts During Pregnancy
November 22, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MBThere’s power in writing your thoughts, in putting pen to paper, and processing feelings/emotions. In today’s episode Dr. Shannon talks about creating a pregnancy journal to document this important and transformative time in your life. From just writing down what you’re feeling, to using specific journal prompts to help you dig even deeper into your thoughts, journaling has the potential to change your brain, mindset, and energy. Documenting your pregnancy through a journal can turn into ...
Ep 129: All About Lactation Consultants with Jana Birdseye
November 15, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBToday’s interview is with Jana Birdseye from Lactation Consultants of Atlanta . From ties, to latch issues, to constipation and digestive issues, to pumping support, and feeding schedules, having a successful nursing experience can take work and support. In this episode, they chat about essential support that lactation consultants provide and: What is an IBCLC and the education process When to see a lactation consultant The types of issues she commonly sees Signs your baby is showin...
Ep 128: Finding Movement in Pregnancy
November 08, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBWe’ve talked a lot about how movement and exercise are important during pregnancy. It helps with sleep, digestion, cramping, bloating, energy levels, back pain, and lots more. But if fitness hasn’t been a part of your life before pregnancy, it can be daunting to figure out what to do. And sometimes the hard part also is figuring out how to fit it in. In this episode we chat about: Focusing on your mindset with exercise Scheduling time to find movement Types of exercise/movement/activi...
Ep 127: Golden Hour: First moments with your new baby
November 01, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBThe time immediately following birth, where you can snuggle skin-to-skin with your baby is often called the golden hour. It’s an important time because having uninterrupted close contact with your baby can lead to better stress response of mom and baby, better immune function for baby, promotes bonding of mom and baby, can help with uterine contractions, and so much more. But, if you are birthing in a hospital, it can take some effort and planning on your part and conversations with your p...
Ep 126: Tapping Into Your Mental Strength During Labor and Birth
October 25, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBBirth has a way of transforming us. Bringing forth new life requires us to dig deep, to find a part of ourselves that is bigger than ourselves, that you may not even know you have, that asks you to surrender and turn inward and trust. This episode is loosely based on a Pathways to Family Wellness Article - titled The Treasure Box. Where a midwife discusses with a client how transformative birth can be. Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael share their own birth stories and how they tapped into ...
Ep 125: Setting Up Your Birth Cave
October 18, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBDuring labor, there’s this beautiful dance between oxytocin/endorphins and adrenaline/cortisol. The innate wisdom of the body craves calmness and peace and safety and security during labor. When those feelings are achieved, labor has an easier time progressing and the hormones dance more efficiently. Sometimes the sights, sounds, and smells of hospitals can interrupt the flow of your birth hormones and it can be harder to get into the right headspace or “labor land” where you feel safe,...
Ep 124: Laboring at home as long as possible
October 11, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 30 MBAs you near the end of your pregnancy, and if you’re planning to birth at a hospital, then you might be wondering “when during my labor, do I need to go to the hospital?” In this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael chat about the benefits of laboring at home as long as possible as it pertains to potentially avoiding interventions and using the comfort of your own home to move through early labor. They discuss: The stages of labor and an overview of early labor Ways to rest during early...
Ep 123: Birth Brain: Bringing power to the birthing community with Dr. Danielle Drobbin
October 04, 2023 09:00 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBIn this episode, we have a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor, Dr. Danielle Drobbin. She not only joins us today to chat about prenatal chiropractic care including some things she wishes people knew about how impactful adjustments can be during pregnancy ( helping the birthing community find faith within their body and trust that their body was designed for birth), but we also talk about her book that she’s working on called Birth Brain. It’s definitely a labor of love, is in the middle ...
Ep 122: HOT TAKE: Chiropractors are only for neck pain and fetal mal-position
September 27, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes - 16.8 MBIn today’s episode, Dr Shannon takes the prenatal chiropractic conversation down a different avenue. A lot of times, she deals with patients who are seeking care for aches and pains related to pregnancy and fetal malposition issues (and we have tons of episodes about how adjustments impact those issues), but chiropractic care impacts how our nervous system functions - it’s not just a pain reliever. She uses her own birth stories to highlight how important nervous system regulation is for m...
Ep 121: The Healing Power of Birth Photography - birth story interview with psychotherapist Emma and doula Maegan
September 20, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 32.6 MBWe recently had doula/photographer/videographer Maegan Hall on the show, but now we’re having her back with one of her clients to talk about the healing power of birth photography. We always say on this show, birth is unpredictable. Emma, a local psychotherapist so graciously shares her birth story via a blog with Maegan as well as this interview. She writes, “Birth brings us to the end of ourselves in ways that we cannot (and maybe aren’t supposed to) anticipate. There are all kinds of c...
Ep 120: Questions to ask your provider - how to find alignment with your birth support team
September 13, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 17.9 MBOne key element to an empowering birth experience is carefully creating your birth support team. Who are those people you want around you? How do you want to feel? What are your birth preferences? Maybe one of the most important decisions that has the greatest influence over birth outcomes is provider choice. In this episode, Doula Rachael and Dr. Shannon go over some ways to ask questions in a manner that allows you to feel empowered and to really hear how your provider approaches norm...
Ep 119: Hypnobabies Childbirth Education with Milène Miller
September 06, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 32.6 MBIn this episode we take a deep dive into Hypnobabies Childbirth Education with Milène from Harmony Birth Services. She experienced 4 very different births (emergency cesarean to homebirth), and as she describes her journey as a birth worker, you see how her own birth experiences help her help her clients to advocate for themselves and take charge of their birth experience. We discuss: What is hypnobirthing An outline of the classes and what is taught The at-home tasks with the class ...
Ep 118: Partner Tips: 8 ways to show your support during pregnancy, labor, and birth
August 30, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MBFeeling seen, heard, and supported during your pregnancy can impact your emotional and physical well-being during pregnancy, labor, birth, and beyond. Today we talk about 8 ways your partner can show up with intention and meaning. This goes beyond just showing up to doctor’s appointments! From being an active participant in childbirth education classes to working on the birth preferences list together, your partner knows you so intimately and having them involved can boost oxytocin, enhan...
Ep 117: Navigating Postpartum: Physical Healing
August 23, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 32 MBDuring pregnancy, there’s a lot of focus and planning that goes into prenatal health, pregnancy support, childbirth education, and labor and birth support, but our postpartum time period needs just as much emphasis and focus (if not more!). In today’s episode Doula Rachael and Dr. Shannon break down a very small aspect of postpartum: the physical healing, which includes: Common postpartum discomforts surrounding the perineum, breastfeeding, and hormones - and remedies What meaningful fami...
Ep 116: The Power of Knowledge: Informed and Shared Decision-Making
August 16, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MBToday, we're exploring a crucial aspect of childbirth: informed and shared decision-making. Join Doula Rachael as she discusses the significance of understanding options, advocating for one's preferences, and fostering a sense of control during the childbirth journey. She shares a comprehensive exploration of how informed and shared decision-making during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and parenthood can empower parents to take an active role in shaping the entire birthing year. In this...
Ep 115: Supporting Birth and Capturing Memories with Maegan Hall
August 09, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBMaegan Hall joins the show today to talk about her work as a doula, photographer, and a videographer. She describes how her background in art led to photography work and eventually birth photography and then ultimately tied into becoming a doula to provide labor and birth support. She feels deeply, cares immensely, and provides images and memories for families to tell their story. She shares how she captures images of both hospital and home births, vaginal births and cesareans, and she al...
Ep 114: The Midwifery Model of Care with Homebirth Midwife Paige Beckett
August 02, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MBIn today’s episode, we chat with Certified Professional Midwife Paige Beckett. She’s been heavily involved in the Georgia birthing community for many years now and started out as a doula and lamaze and Baby Steps childbirth educator. From there, she assisted with many homebirths and continued her birthing education to become a CPM as well as earn her Bachelor of Science in Midwifery. We also chat about: What she’s learned over the years as a midwife Words of wisdom she has for those seek...
Ep 113: Interview with Full Spectrum Doula and Perinatal Mental Health Counselor Imani Byers-Quarterman
July 26, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBIn today’s episode, Dr. Shannon interviews Imani Byers-Quaterman who is the founder of Rebyrth Wellness, co-founder of Your Rebyrth Tribe, a full spectrum-doula, and a licensed social worker certified in perinatal mental health. Our conversation includes: How her doula work began How she was informed about birth growing up How her faith plays a part in her work Her current training as a childbirth mentor with Birthing from Within The issues facing black and brown moms in the birthing commu...
Ep 112: Life Updates with Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael
July 19, 2023 09:00 - 54 minutes - 25 MBIn this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael share what's new with the podcast, what's happening in their businesses, and how they are navigating the summer with the kiddos and camps and all the things they wanted to do but haven't done yet. Support the show Want to show your support? Want to help us continue doing this important and impactful work: Support the Show (we greatly appreciate it!) Don't miss new episodes: Join the Aligned Birth Community Instagram: Aligned Birth Email: ali...
Ep 111: From cesarean to unassisted homebirth: four birth stories with Jessica
July 12, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes - 35.7 MBIt’s always an honor and such a treat when moms share their birth stories on the podcast. Today Dr. Shannon chats with Jessica Patterson about her four different births. To hear how each birth unfolded, how she created her birth support team, what research she did for each birth, and how her last birth was an unassisted homebirth, will leave you inspired, empowered, and informed!! We discuss: Her first birth and what led to her unplanned cesarean How she went from cesarean to homebirth ...
Ep 110: Building Resiliency in Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
July 05, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBCertain types of stress (eustress or good stress) can be beneficial for the body. Chronic stress is what can be detrimental to your overall physical and emotional health. In this episode, Doula Rachael and Dr. Shannon discuss 7 Ways to Manage Stress During Challenging Times (a blog Dr. Shannon wrote several years ago.) They share how these practices and tools can be used to handle the natural and/or unexpected stressors of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. In this episode, they discuss: H...
Ep 109: Pediatric Physical Therapy with Dr. Brittany Zis, founder of Mother and Baby Wellness Collective
June 28, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBDr. Brittany Zis is a physical therapist and founder of Mother and Baby Wellness Collective and she joins us on the show to talk about pediatric physical therapy. She’s passionate about caring for mom as well as baby, and she does this through in-home 1:1 pediatric physical therapy, gross motor play classes, virtual Breath and Core series and so much more! We talk about: What is pediatric physical therapy? How does it differ from adult care? Why might an infant need physical therapy? W...
Ep 108: Lamaze Methods with Doula Rachael (Interview with Gigi Vincent)
June 21, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this episode, Doula Rachael is interviewed by Gigi Vera Vincent on the Ready For Baby Podcast. Doula Rachael, Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, shares all about the Lamaze Method. Gigi is a postpartum doula, newborn care specialist, lactation educator, and mother to three amazing kids. The conversation includes: What are the Lamaze Six Healthy Birth Practices? How can we find the best position for labor / birth? How can we enhance our birth experience by choosing the right locatio...
Ep 107: Managing Birth Expectations: Bridging the Gap
June 14, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBIn today’s episode, Doula Rachael and Dr. Shannon discuss managing expectations as it pertains to birth (and beyond). As a doula and a prenatal chiropractor, we are intimately involved in helping women navigate not only the physical side of birth, but the emotional aspect too. In this episode, they cover: Diving deeper into how you were informed about childbirth. How to prepare for childbirth in a meaningful and effective way. How to navigate the birthing process and the importance of “be...
Ep 106: Vaginal Birth to Unplanned Cesarean Birth with Ashley Lingerfelt
June 07, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBWe have two birth stories from Ashley Lingerfelt. Ashley is a former doula, an infant and perinatal mental health counselor, and cherished friend and client to Doula Rachael. These stories shed light on the unpredictable path to giving birth and the ways you can feel empowered, confident, and supported through it all. In her first birth, she navigates an induction at 42 weeks and a long labor and birth that she describes as “very hard and very beautiful”. In her 2nd pregnancy, Ashley was d...
Ep 105: Playtime Therapy and Perinatal Mental Health with Ashley Lingerfelt, LPC
May 31, 2023 09:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MB“Childhood is tricky to navigate. Emotions are big. Self-regulation is little” Today we chat all about infant and early childhood development with licensed professional counselor, Ashley Lingerfelt. Parenthood has a way of stretching us mentally, physically, and emotionally, and sometimes we need support. In this episode, we dive into: What is playtime therapy as it pertains to the 0-12 year age range? What techniques Ashley uses? What are some of her favorite resources for parents? W...
Episode 105: Playtime Therapy and Perinatal Mental Health with Ashley Lingerfelt, LPC
May 31, 2023 09:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MB“Childhood is tricky to navigate. Emotions are big. Self-regulation is little” Today we chat all about infant and early childhood development with licensed professional counselor, Ashley Lingerfelt. Parenthood has a way of stretching us mentally, physically, and emotionally, and sometimes we need support. In this episode, we dive into: What is playtime therapy as it pertains to the 0-12 year age range? What techniques Ashley uses? What are some of her favorite resources for parents? W...
Ep 104: Home Birth Story with April
May 24, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBIt’s Birth Story day on the podcast! Doula Rachael chats with a dear doula client, April West. April shares how she prepared for her home birth including: How she chose to have a home birth, how she chose her home birth midwife, how she prepared for giving birth prenatally, the tools she filled her tool bag with, her husband’s incredible support along the way. April also shares about her home birth: how it started, how it progressed, and how she navigated a long pushing stage and how she o...