Whole Mother Show – Whole Mother
174 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsInformation on birth, natural parenting and health
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Annalee Reid, Super Mama Birth Services
April 23, 2024 15:05 - 59 minutes - 46.6 MBAnnalee Reid became a Medical Laboratory Scientist in 2011 and fell in love with midwifery in 2013. She then graduated from Midwives College of Utah in 2013 and became a Birth Doula living in Guatemala for 3 months serving the … Continue reading →
Kathleen Vandegiessen
April 16, 2024 16:27 - 59 minutes - 44.2 MBKathleen Vandegiessen has been a Certified Nurse Midwife for nearly three decades, indicating her expertise in providing healthcare and support to pregnant women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. · Masters in Nursing 1995: Obtaining a Master’s degree in … Continue reading →
Dajana Yoakley
April 09, 2024 02:49 - 59 minutes - 45.7 MBDajana Yoakley is a dedicated advocate for bringing peace and connection to your parenting journey through research-backed self-compassion. As a certified Peaceful Parenting Coach and Parenting Educator, Dajana has undergone training directly under the guidance of esteemed professionals like Dr. … Continue reading →
Shay Wallace – KaTina – Disparities in Maternal Health Care
April 05, 2024 18:24 - 58 minutes - 43.2 MBMidwife KaTina, of Amena Idir Midwifery, and Shay Wallace, of Rooted In Her, LLC, join us to discuss disparities in maternal health care and outcomes. Shay Wallace – KaTina – Disparities in Maternal Health Care
Debbie Hull, CLD, CCCE, CAPPA – World Doula Week
March 30, 2024 01:53 - 59 minutes - 46.1 MBDebbie Hull began learning about birth in 1996 after the birth of her first baby and has been serving Houston area families since 1999. She is certified with CAPPA as a new parent educator, labor doula, and childbirth educator, is … Continue reading →
Marya Axner, Parent Educator & Activist
March 19, 2024 15:30 - 58 minutes - 46.4 MBMarya Axner was has spent the past 30 years as an activist working against oppression of all kinds and also working as parent educator. She speaks and leads workshops on the topic of anti-Semitism and racism, at social justices organizations, … Continue reading →
Rhett Edwards, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor
March 13, 2024 18:53 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBRhett Edwards, MA, is a native Ohioan who has lived in Texas the last 8 years. Married for 9 years, has a 15-year-old stepdaughter, 6-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son. Rhett has an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is … Continue reading →
Tania Zirulik, Luna Homebirth
March 05, 2024 05:46 - 58 minutes - 45.5 MBTania Zirulnik graduated from midwifery school at the age of 23 in Lima, Peru, her native country. Since then, she has been able to participate in the birthing process in different settings, from hospital to home. Ultimately, it was home … Continue reading →
Catrice Harris, LM, CPM – Midwifery and Underserved Communities
February 27, 2024 15:16 - 59 minutes - 46.8 MBEncouraged to support women after the birth of her own daughters, Catrice Harris has been helping families with childbirth education, labor & birth, postpartum and lactation support since 1992. Her initial Lactation training was through the University of Texas Health … Continue reading →
Kirsten Nottleson, Parent Educator, Consultant with Hand in Hand Workshops
February 22, 2024 04:25 - 59 minutes - 45.7 MBKirsten Nottleson is the proud mother of 2 sons, 18 and 24 years old. She has worked extensively with parents, preschool staff, teen parents, and families experiencing substance abuse issues as a parent educator/consultant in Austin, Texas for the past … Continue reading →
Barbara Harper, Waterbirth International and Blissborn Birth Hypnosis
February 06, 2024 20:16 - 5 MBBarbara Harper is an internationally recognized expert on waterbirth and gentle birth, a published author who founded Waterbirth International in 1987, with one goal in mind – to ensure that waterbirth is an “available option” for all women. During the … Continue reading →
Jackie Griggs, RN, CNM, and Jessica Gonzales, CLD – Birth Centers
January 23, 2024 17:38 - 58 minutes - 47.4 MBJessica Gonzales, CLD, is a Queer Chicana from Houston working in the field of reproductive health for over 25 years. She is co-founder and program director at Heart of Houston Birth and Wellness Center, as well as a senior student … Continue reading →
Teresa Maskery, Postpartum Doula
January 09, 2024 22:29 - 59 minutes - 42.7 MBTeresa Maskery joins us to discuss the work and the training to become a postpartum doula. Teresa is a CAPPA Certified Labour/Postpartum Doula, Childbirth/New Parent/Educator, and the Senior Program Adviser for the CAPPA Childbirth Educator department. She has been serving … Continue reading →
Dr. Valerie Akinwande, DPT, MS
January 02, 2024 16:37 - 58 minutes - 44.4 MBWith 13 years of dedicated experience as a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Dr. Valerie Akinwande is a leading expert in women’s health. In 2020, she founded WomansDPT, a venture aimed at empowering women through specialized physical therapy. Dr. Akinwande holds … Continue reading →
Debbie Hull, CLD, CCCE, CAPPA
December 19, 2023 14:07 - 58 minutes - 46 MBDebbie Hull began learning about birth in 1996 after the birth of her first baby and has been serving Houston area families since 1999. She is certified with CAPPA as a new parent educator, labor doula, and childbirth educator, is … Continue reading →
Kimberly Seals Allers and Sheridan Blackwell
December 05, 2023 11:51 - 58 minutes - 44.3 MBKimberly Seals Allers is an award-winning journalist, five-time author, international speaker, strategist, and advocate for maternal and infant health. A former senior editor at ESSENCE and writer at FORTUNE magazine, Kimberly is a leading voice on the racial and socio-cultural … Continue reading →
Rebekah Stump, Thermography of Houston
November 28, 2023 10:46 - 59 minutes - 47.2 MBRebekah Stump Rebekah Stump is the owner of a holistic health clinic offering medical thermography, ultrasound screenings, and functional health programs in Houston, TX. She has been working in the field of thermography since 2009 and has been recognized for … Continue reading →
Tracy Southwick, Naturopath
November 21, 2023 10:57 - 59 minutes - 45.2 MBTracy Southwick, Naturopath Naturopath Tracy Southwick has been serving others in the holistic health world for over 28 years. Her passion has always been to educate and inspire all people to address their health concerns from a mind-body-spirit perspective. Through … Continue reading →
Tosha Schore
November 14, 2023 02:00 - 58 minutes - 45.5 MBTosha Schore Tosha Schore is a parent coach and the founder of Parenting Boys Peacefully, where she is on a mission to create a more peaceful world, one sweet boy at a time. She is also co-author of “Listen: Five … Continue reading →
Kirsten Nottleson
October 31, 2023 15:36 - 58 minutes - 43.8 MBKirsten Nottleson Kirsten Nottleson is the proud mama of two sons, 18 and 24 years old. She has been playing and working with children, parents, caregivers, and teaching professionals since 1993. She has a degree in Early Childhood Education, has … Continue reading →
John V. Geisheker, JD, LL.M
October 17, 2023 03:54 - 58 minutes - 43.9 MBJohn V. Geisheker, JD, LL.M John V. Geisheker, JD, LL.M, has practiced medico-legal law as an arbitrator, mediator, litigator, and law lecturer, for over 30 years. He is currently the full-time pro bono Executive Director and General Counsel for Doctors … Continue reading →
Rhett Edwards, MA
October 10, 2023 01:00 - 59 minutes - 44 MBRhett Edwards, MA Rhett Edwards, MA, is a native Ohioan who has lived in Texas for the last 8 years. Married for 9 years, has a 15-year-old stepdaughter, 6-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son. Has an MA in Clinical Mental Health … Continue reading →
Ellie Davis, RN, and Giuliana Davis, HypnoBirthing
October 03, 2023 02:22 - 59 minutes - 73.9 MBEllie Davis, RN, and Giuliana Davis, HypnoBirthing Ellie Davis is a wife, mom, registered nurse, and a HypnoBirthing childbirth educator. She graduated from nursing school in May of 2021 and worked in pediatrics after graduation. She began birth work and … Continue reading →
Erin Young, LMT, and Tiffany Venekamp, CPST
September 26, 2023 05:33 - 58 minutes - 47.6 MBErin Young, LMT, and Tiffany Venekamp, CPST Erin Young has been a licensed Massage Therapist since 2002. It was through massage therapy that her passion for emotional and physical support blossomed. In 2008 she attended her first Doula training workshop. … Continue reading →
Shay Wallace and Desiree Amboree
September 22, 2023 05:24 - 59 minutes - 45 MBShay Wallace and Desiree Amboree Shay Wallace and Desiree Amboree join us to fill us in on Little Sprouts of Houston, the first annual community baby shower happening on September 22, 2023, 11-4:30 pm. Tickets are FREE! Register here. The … Continue reading →
Jaelin Stickels, RN, CNM, and Blair Krisman, CPM
September 12, 2023 15:20 - 59 minutes - 45.7 MBJaelin Stickels, RN, CNM, and Blair Krisman, CPM Jaelin Stickels is a certified nurse midwife, wife, mother of 3, grandmother of one, business owner of Holistic Heritage Homebirth, student of life and currently working towards her doctorate degree. Blair Krisman … Continue reading →
Jackie Griggs, RN, CNM, and Abby Henson, CLC, SM
August 29, 2023 03:57 - 57 minutes - 43.4 MBJackie Griggs, RN, CNM, and Abby Henson, CLC, SM Jackie Griggs, CNM, has been a Nurse Midwife in the Houston area for the past 30 years. She is a mom of 5 grown sons, 3 born at home with the … Continue reading →
Suzanne Juel
August 02, 2023 20:25 - 59 minutes - 44.5 MBSuzanne Juel World Breastfeeding Week 2023 is coming up and to help us celebrate Suzanne Juel, of Bayou City Breastfeeding, joins us to discuss becoming an IBCLC and all the wonders of breastfeeding!
Patty Wipfler
July 19, 2023 14:57 - 59 minutes - 45 MBPatty Wipfler Patty Wipfler was born, raised and educated in California, and is the mother of two sons. The focus of her work since 1974 has been teaching basic listening and parenting skills to parents and early childhood educators, and … Continue reading →
Melissa Nealy
July 04, 2023 03:07 - 59 minutes - 45.1 MBMelissa Nealy Melissa is a wife, homeschooling mother of 3 amazing children, midwife, IBCLC and CFT. She has a menagerie of pets at home, including 5 cats, 2 dogs, a bearded dragon and a horse. We are so excited to … Continue reading →
Marya Axner and Tresa Elguera
June 20, 2023 01:00 - 5 MBMarya Axner and Tresa Elguera Marya Axner has spent the past 30 years as an activist working against oppression of all kinds. Recently she has been working to address the climate emergency and ending societal divisions that hamper solving this … Continue reading →
Jessica Gonzolas
June 13, 2023 01:00 - 5 MBJessica Gonzolas Jessica Gonzolas has worked in the field of women’s health for over 20 years. The midwives who mentored her taught her that pregnancy and birth should not be treated as an illness, but embraced as a transformative life … Continue reading →
Jackie Griggs, CNM, and Patricia “Trish” Perkins, CNM
June 06, 2023 01:00 - 5 MBJackie Griggs, CNM, and Patricia “Trish” Perkins, CNM Jackie Griggs, CNM, has been a Nurse Midwife in the Houston area for the past 30 years. She is a mom of 5 grown sons, 3 born at home with the help … Continue reading →
Elizabeth Kintner, Part 2
May 30, 2023 01:00 - 5 MBElizabeth Kintner, Part 2 Elizabeth Kintner joins us to share her last two birth stories, both VBACs.
Dr. David Hayes and Kristine Lauria, Midwife, founders of Breech Without Borders
May 23, 2023 03:02 - 5 MBDr. David Hayes and Kristine Lauria, Midwife, founders of Breech Without Borders Dr. Hayes is an OBGYN with an academic background and a passion for science and its proper application to clinical medicine. He has worked for Médecins Sans Frontières … Continue reading →
Elizabeth Kintner
May 09, 2023 01:00 - 5 MBElizabeth Kintner Elizabeth Kintner joins us to share her first two birth stories, a cesarean section and a VBAC that was not all she wanted it to be.
Gabriela Gerhart
April 25, 2023 01:00 - 5 MBGabriela Gerhart Gabriela Gerhart was born in a small mountain village in the Czech Republic. She is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and the Founder and President of Motherhood Center. She has always loved babies and children and knew from an … Continue reading →
Rowan TwoSisters, Hottie Hooper Healer, CPM
April 18, 2023 01:00 - 5 MBRowan TwoSisters, Hottie Hooper Healer, CPM Rowan became a CPM in January 2019 and has extensive birth center and home birth experience. Prior to earning midwifery boards, they worked as a doula and a birth assistant. They also are a … Continue reading →
Lynn Schulte
April 11, 2023 01:00 - 5 MBLynn Schulte Lynn Schulte is a Pelvic Health Physical Therapist for over 30 years, and she is the principle instructor at the Institute for Birth Healing. She has successfully healed thousands of women from all the issues women experience after … Continue reading →
Sherry Duson, M.A. LPC-S, LMFT-S, PMH-C and Emily Blessinger, LPC
April 04, 2023 01:00 - 5 MBSherry Duson, M.A. LPC-S, LMFT-S, PMH-C and Emily Blessinger, LPC Sherry Duson is a Texas and an Arizona Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice, and the Founder and Director of The Center for Postpartum Family Health in Houston … Continue reading →
Eden MacAdam-Somer and Aaron Hartley
March 28, 2023 01:00Eden MacAdam-Somer and Aaron Hartley Composer/performer/improviser Eden MacAdam-Somer (b. 1979) is one of today’s most exciting and versatile artists. Hailed by the New York Times as reflecting “astonishing virtuosity and raw expression” her music challenges the boundaries of composition and … Continue reading →
Jackie Griggs, CNM, and Patricia (Trish) Perkins, CNM
March 22, 2023 01:00Jackie Griggs, CNM, and Patricia (Trish) Perkins, CNM Jackie Griggs, CNM, has been a Nurse Midwife in the Houston area for the past 30 years. She is a mom to 5 sons, 3 born at home with the help of … Continue reading →
Dr. Whitley Caruso and Dr. John Caruso
March 14, 2023 01:00Dr. Whitley Caruso and Dr. John Caruso Dr. Whitley Caruso is a family wellness, vitalistic chiropractor in Houston. She is the owner and founder of Vital Family Chiropractic, located in the Heights. Dr. Whitley loves serving many women and children … Continue reading →
Julie DeNofa, Addition Defined
March 07, 2023 02:00Julie DeNofa, Addition Defined Julie DeNofa dives deep into defining addiction, what to do if someone you know needs help, where to go to get help, and what treatment looks like. Excellent information for us all, especially if we are … Continue reading →
Debbie Hull
February 28, 2023 02:00Debbie Hull Debbie Hull began learning about birth in 1996 after the birth of her first baby and has been serving Houston area families as a childbirth educator and labor doula since 1999. She is certified with CAPPA as a … Continue reading →
Dr. Valerie Akinwande, Pelvic Floor Health and Therapy
February 07, 2023 02:00Dr. Valerie Akinwande, Pelvic Floor Health and Therapy Dr. Valerie Akinwande is the founder of WomansDPT, a telehealth and mobile (concierge) pelvic floor practice. She earned a Doctorate in Physical Therapy, a Master of Science in Biology and Biochemistry, and a Bachelor’s in … Continue reading →
Susan Wildin, M.D., CPC, Nonviolent Communication
January 31, 2023 02:00Susan Wildin, M.D., CPC, Nonviolent Communication Susan was trained as a developmental and behavioral pediatrician, leaving medicine to raise her son. Susan started attending Nonviolent Communication (NVC) workshops in 2007 and became passionate about using and sharing NVC with others. … Continue reading →
Angelique Geehan, Udoro, Milan and Nora
January 24, 2023 02:00Angelique Geehan, Udoro, Milan and Nora Milan and Nora Nora and Milan are 14 and 14 years old and not white. They are in 9th and 10th grades attending Westside and Lamar High Schools. You can find them doing a … Continue reading →
Midwifery Journey
January 17, 2023 02:00Midwifery Journey Seven midwives talk about their journey to becoming midwives. What was hard, what advice for others and for the community.
Alex Barrera, Struggles in Marriage and Fatherhood
January 03, 2023 02:00Alex Barrera, Struggles in Marriage and Fatherhood Alex Barrera is a men’s life coach that is passionate about helping men build lasting relationships at home with their wife and kids, by focusing on relationships, communication, and confidence. As a husband … Continue reading →