Whole Mother Show – Whole Mother
174 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsInformation on birth, natural parenting and health
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Mary Love, Clinical Director, CNM, FNP
December 27, 2022 02:00 - 47.9 MBMary Love, Clinical Director, CNM, FNP Mary’s first encounter with a midwife was on the night she was born as she slipped into her mothers awaiting hands. It was in her early twenties that she heard the call and set … Continue reading →
William Green, Masculine Medicine
December 20, 2022 02:00 - 46.6 MBWilliam Green William Green is a lifelong student of psychology and esoteric sciences. He holds a degree in Psychology, with an emphasis in Religious studies. He is a board certified Structural Integration Practitioner and currently has a private practice in … Continue reading →
Lynn Schulte – Pelvis Healing
December 13, 2022 02:00Lynn Schulte – Pelvis Healing 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 … Continue reading →
Rowan Two Sisters, Max the Doula, and Joanna Zepeda
December 06, 2022 02:00Rowan Two Sisters, Max the Doula, and Joanna Zepeda Hottie Hooper Healer – 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 … Continue reading →
Frances Coleman, Andie Wyrick, and Jaelin Stickels – Nutrition and Placenta Health
November 29, 2022 02:00Frances Coleman, Andie Wyrick, and Jaelin Stickels – Nutrition and Placenta Health FRANCES COLEMAN, MPH, LM, CPM Mrs. Coleman is owner of Full Circle Family Services in Houston, Texas. In addition to being a Certified Professional Midwife, she holds a … Continue reading →
Dr. Amy Luedemann, Pediatric Dentistry
October 19, 2022 01:18 - 35.2 MBDr. Amy Luedemann, Pediatric Dentistry Dr. Amy Luedemann is a native Houstonian. She opened Kidstown Dental in Katy, Texas, in 2012. Kidstown Dental was the third dental office in the United States to create an in-office interdisciplinary team to treat … Continue reading →
Dr. Whitley Jagnanan Caruso, Chiropractic/Craniosacral Therapy
October 12, 2022 03:28 - 37.5 MBDr. Whitley Jagnanan Caruso, Chiropractic/Craniosacral Therapy Dr. Whitley Jagnanan Caruso is a family wellness, vitalistic chiropractor in Houston. She is the owner and founder of Vital Family Chiropractic, located in the Heights where she practices with her husband. Dr. Whitley … Continue reading →
Pregnancy Loss and Grieving
September 28, 2022 23:56 - 30.8 MBPregnancy Loss and Grieving Anna Noto is wife to Jeffrey and mom to four living children and their angel baby, Lillian Belle. She is currently a homeschool mom and former elementary school teacher. She is an avid DIYer and loves … Continue reading →
Addiction Series: Santa Maria Hostel and MPAT
September 23, 2022 01:02 - 36.8 MBAddiction Series: Santa Maria Hostel and MPAT In an effort to encourage discussion of addiction and its effects on families, Whole Mother began our Addiction Series in July of 2018. We planned to do three shows. Fifty shows, four years … Continue reading →
Patricia “Trish” Perkins
August 23, 2022 01:02 - 36.3 MBPatricia “Trish” Perkins Patricia “Trish” Perkins RN, CNM, is a Certified Nurse Midwife who began her career as a labor and delivery nurse working with the Baylor Midwives. After raising her own family, she realized her lifelong dream of studying … Continue reading →
Breastfeeding
August 03, 2022 14:36 - 37.3 MBBreastfeeding Celebrating World Breastfeeding Week Suzanne Juel, IBCLC, has been working in the lactation field for 19 years, primarily in private practice. She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and has supported thousands of families. With her background in … Continue reading →
Dancing for Birth
July 26, 2022 00:54 - 37.5 MBDancing for Birth Stephanie Larson, is a leading world expert on supporting birth through movement and instinct. She is the visionary founder of Dancing For Birth™. Stephanie created the Dancing For Birth childbirth method, and Dancing For Birth class ― … Continue reading →
Darlene Scrivner
July 08, 2022 00:20 - 35.5 MBDarlene Scrivner Darlene Scrivner is a Certified Professional Midwife who holds both state and nationally recognized licenses and has been in private practice since 1992. She continued her education with EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) training in 1997. She remains current … Continue reading →
Sherry Duson and Colleen O’Grady
May 31, 2022 04:10 - 37.2 MBSherry Duson and Colleen O’Grady Sherry Duson and Colleen O’Grady talk about Colleen’s new book Dial Up the Dream: Make Your Daughter’s Journey to Adulthood the Best for Both of You and her previous book Dial Down the Drama: Reducing … Continue reading →
Jackie Griggs, Trish Perkins, Patty Ghaly
May 10, 2022 21:05 - 39 MBJackie Griggs, Trish Perkins, Patty Ghaly Jackie Griggs, RN, CNM, has been a Nurse Midwife in the Houston area for the past 30 years. She is a mom of five sons, three born at home with the help of midwives. … Continue reading →
Susan Wildin, MD, Nonviolent Communication
May 03, 2022 01:34 - 36.7 MBSusan Wildin, MD, 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. NVC … Continue reading →
Eleanor Prado
May 03, 2022 01:09 - 33.8 MBEleanor Prado Eleanor Prado joins Debbie Hull to discuss a variety of topics, including doulas, labor, and postpartum.
Charis Thornton, Lady Power Inc.
April 12, 2022 22:46 - 35.9 MBCharis Thornton, Lady Power Inc. Charis Thornton is a wife, mother, activist, and the founder of Lady Power Inc. nonprofit. Her journey began with hearing her grandparents’ and parents’ experiences of prejudice and racism, especially within healthcare, then having traumatizing … Continue reading →
Megan Drake, Sarah Spanier, Katie Rogers
April 05, 2022 01:07 - 37.5 MBMegan Drake, Sarah Spanier, Katie Rogers Hospital and out-of-hospital birthing stories: Megan Drake lives in Montgomery, Texas. She had a home birth with midwives last year in April and this was with her second child. Her first was a hospital … Continue reading →
Joanna Zepeda
April 02, 2022 04:50 - 36.1 MBJoanna Zepeda Joanna Zepeda is originally from Houston and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona and an Associate in the Arts from Houston Community College. While her first calling was classical dance, over time she … Continue reading →
Lynn Schulte, Pelvic Health
March 15, 2022 02:02 - 35.9 MBLynn Schulte, Pelvic Health Lynn Schulte is a pelvic health physical therapist for over 30 years and founder of the Institute for Birth Healing. She has been helping moms heal from all the issues women experience after birth and is … Continue reading →
Becky McKimmey and Lindsey Smith, Midwives at Willowbrook
March 09, 2022 00:29 - 37.8 MBBecky McKimmey and Lindsey Smith, Midwives at Willowbrook Becky McKimmey and Lindsey Smith, both Houston CNMs, discuss how midwifery care differs from the typical American birth, midwifery services beyond care during pregnancy, their practice’s new birth suites and the service they … Continue reading →
Suzanne Juel, Breastfeeding
February 20, 2022 04:52 - 36.7 MBSuzanne Juel, Breastfeeding Suzanne Juel, IBCLC, has been working in the lactation field for 19 years, primarily in private practice. She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and has supported thousands of families. With her background in engineering and technology, … Continue reading →
Catrice Harris, Midwifery
February 08, 2022 03:29 - 36.7 MBCatrice Harris, Midwifery Encouraged to support women after the birth of her own daughters, Catrice Harris has been helping families with childbirth education, labor and birth, and lactation support since 1992. From day one, she loved being a mom, but … Continue reading →
Barbara Harper, Water Birth
January 26, 2022 02:11 - 35.6 MBBarbara Harper, Water Birth Barbara Harper is an internationally recognized expert on water birth and gentle birth, a published author who founded Waterbirth International in 1988, with one goal in mind – to ensure that water birth is an “available … Continue reading →
Bonnianne Ratliff and Angie Sonrode
January 11, 2022 01:45 - 37.1 MBBonnianne Ratliff and Angie Sonrode Bonnianne Ratliff is an autistic activist committed to intersectional feminism. She is a single mom to two teenagers in Southern California. She graduated from San Diego State University in 2018 with a degree in English … Continue reading →
Jackie Griggs and Trish Perkins
January 04, 2022 19:28 - 36.1 MBJackie Griggs and Trish Perkins Jackie Griggs, RN, CNM, has been a Nurse Midwife in the Houston area for the past 30 years. She is a mom of five sons, three born at home with the help of midwives. Jackie … Continue reading →
Heart of Houston Birth Center
December 28, 2021 00:29 - 39.9 MBHeart of Houston Birth Center Meet the team of Heart of Houston Birth and Wellness Center Mary Love, APRN, CNM, NP-C Owner, co-founder, clinical director, nurse-midwife Mary Love’s first encounter with a midwife was on the night she was born … Continue reading →
Lynn Schulte, Postpartum Health
December 14, 2021 03:42 - 40.6 MBLynn Schulte, Postpartum Health Lynn Schulte is a Pelvic Health Physical Therapist for over 30 years and founder of the Institute for Birth Healing. She has been helping moms heal from all the issues women experience after birth and is … Continue reading →
Andie Wyrick, Jaelin Stickels, Shanna Willis
December 08, 2021 03:23 - 41.2 MBAndie Wyrick, Jaelin Stickels, Shanna Willis Andie Wyrick, CNM, DNP A certified nurse midwife and doctor (she is so fancy), Andie has been in the Houston birth community for over 15 years. Her experience includes elementary school nursing, hospital L … Continue reading →
Jackie Griggs and Trish Perkins, Midwifery
November 30, 2021 04:23 - 37.9 MBJackie Griggs and Trish Perkins, Midwifery Jackie Griggs, RN, CNM, has been a Nurse Midwife in the Houston area for the past 30 years. She is a mom of five sons, three born at home with the help of midwives. … Continue reading →
Addiction Series: Dr. Gabor Maté
November 16, 2021 03:29 - 35.7 MBAddiction Series: Dr. Gabor Maté Gabor Maté is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental … Continue reading →
Jen Kamel, VBAC
November 10, 2021 03:28 - 37.9 MBJen Kamel, VBAC Jen Kamel is the CEO and founder of VBAC Facts® whose mission is to increase access to vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). VBAC Facts works to achieve this mission through their educational courses for parents, online membership … Continue reading →
Addiction Series: Julie Denofa, Lew Mickley, Jordan Adams, Kash Williams
November 08, 2021 02:44 - 36.6 MBAddiction Series: Julie Denofa, Lew Mickley, Jordan Adams, Kash Williams Changing Your Life Through Recovery Positive Recovery Center staff – Julie Denofa, Lew Mickley, Jordan Adams, and Jordan’s son, Kash Williams – join us to share their experiences with recovery.
Houston Area Women’s Center
November 02, 2021 16:03 - 37.5 MBHouston Area Women’s Center The Houston Area Women’s Center serves thousands of women, children and families each year escaping domestic violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking, helping survivors transform their lives, free from violence. Chau Nguyen is the Chief Public … Continue reading →
Marya Axner and Tresa Elguera: Parents and Climate Change
October 26, 2021 03:03 - 38.7 MBMarya Axner and Tresa Elguera: Parents and Climate Change 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 … Continue reading →
Toni Harman, MICROBIRTH
October 12, 2021 00:02 - 40.8 MBToni Harman, MICROBIRTH Toni Harman discusses her documentary MICROBIRTH and the MICROBIOME courses. Hear about the microbiome and what happens during birth and breastfeeding and how that affects a child’s health for the rest of their life. Also, hear how … Continue reading →
“Expecting Miracles” by Ashley Musil, and Birth Stories
September 07, 2021 23:58 - 20.9 KB“Expecting Miracles” by Ashley Musil, and Birth Stories Ashley Musil, CPM, is a midwife, co-owner and clinical director at Wellspring Midwifery Care & Birth Center. She is also the president of the Greater Houston Midwives’ Alliance. She has six children … Continue reading →
COVID and Pregnancy
September 01, 2021 00:53 - 39.4 MBCOVID and Pregnancy Several guests share their experiences with COVID-19 and pregnancy plus some current research. Jackie Griggs, RN, CNM, has been a Nurse Midwife in the Houston area for the past 30 years. She is a mom of five … Continue reading →
Postpartum
August 24, 2021 03:11 - 38.8 MBPostpartum Courtney Flack Salesman is 41 years old and serves as an attorney-advisor/writer for the federal government. An Oklahoma native, Courtney currently lives in the north Houston area with her husband and their two kids. On the weekends, Courtney is … Continue reading →
Addiction Series: Santa Maria Hostel
August 18, 2021 00:26 - 37 MBAddiction Series: Santa Maria Hostel Drug overdose deaths increased by 30% in 2020, hitting the highest number ever recorded. More than 93,000 people died from overdose last year. That is more than 250 people dying every day, more than 10 … Continue reading →
Sherry Duson, Postpartum Health
August 12, 2021 00:54 - 37.6 MBSherry Duson, Postpartum Health Sherry Duson, MA, LPC-S, PMH-C, founder of the Center for Postpartum Family Health, is a mental health professional who has worked with new mothers and their families since 1999. Her own experience as a mother led … Continue reading →
Megan Robinson and Ashly Kowalski, Yellow Rose Midwifery
August 03, 2021 02:15 - 38.9 MBMegan Robinson and Ashly Kowalski, Yellow Rose Midwifery Megan Robinson, BSN, ADN, LVN, attended Angelina College and Stephen F. Austin State University where she obtained her nursing certificate and degrees (LVN – 2008, ADN – 2009, BSN – 2010). She … Continue reading →
Holly Milkowski, Breastfeeding
July 27, 2021 23:03 - 38.8 MBHolly Milkowski, Breastfeeding Holly Milkowski has volunteered as Director of Intact Houston since 2014, sharing research-based education and resources with expecting families and individuals affected by circumcision. She is a local birth worker, and owner of Your Labor Neighbor – … Continue reading →
Addiction Series: Bruce Nixon
July 21, 2021 23:26 - 36.1 MBAddiction Series: Bruce Nixon Bruce Nixon, in his 39th year of recovery, will share the story of addiction in his family, his own path to recovery, and his work with families in recovery.
Circumcision
July 13, 2021 21:47 - 39 MBCircumcision Holly Milkowski has volunteered as director of Intact Houston since 2014, sharing research-based education and resources with expecting families and individuals affected by circumcision. She is a local birth worker and owner of Your Labor Neighbor, through which she offers … Continue reading →
Mary Love and Jessica Gonzales, Heart of Houston Birth & Wellness Center and the Whole Heart Collective
July 07, 2021 00:19 - 42.1 MBMary Love and Jessica Gonzales, Heart of Houston Birth & Wellness Center and the Whole Heart Collective Mary Love, APRN, CNM, NP-C, is Director and Co-founder, and Jessica Gonzales is Co-founder, of Heart of Houston Birth & Wellness Center. Mary … Continue reading →
Glenn Steckler, Larry Steckler, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer: Stories from the Age of Covid
June 29, 2021 02:24 - 36.4 MBGlenn Steckler, Larry Steckler, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer: Stories from the Age of Covid Glen Steckler grew up on Long Island, New York, and attended St. Lawrence University. After graduating he worked for his father at Gernsback Publications where they launched … Continue reading →
Addiction Series: LaToya Shields and Cheryl Kalinec, The Council on Recovery
June 22, 2021 04:53 - 38.9 MBLaToya Shields and Cheryl Kalinec, The Council on Recovery LaToya Shields has been in the social service field for 20 years. LaToya holds a bachelor’s degree in social work and a master’s degree in public administration with a concentration in public … Continue reading →
LaToya Shields and Cheryl Kalinec, The Council on Recovery
June 22, 2021 04:53 - 38.9 MBLaToya Shields and Cheryl Kalinec, The Council on Recovery LaToya Shields has been in the social service field for 20 years. LaToya holds a bachelor’s degree in social work and a master’s degree in public administration with a concentration in public … Continue reading →