Latest Birth professionals Podcast Episodes
Ep 136: Interview with The Lamaze Doula and The Birth Impact founder, LaToya Murray-Johnson (part1) (rebroadcast)
Aligned Birth - January 03, 2024 10:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWelcome 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 ...
Ep 135: Building Your Birth Support Team
Aligned Birth - December 27, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis 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...
Ep 134: Visualization Techniques for Birth and Life (rebroadcast)
Aligned Birth - December 20, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsCreating 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 crea...
Ep 133: Preventing and Treating the Common Cold During Pregnancy
Aligned Birth - December 13, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsDid 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 shar...
Ep 132: Navigating Motherhood and Friendships with Mazi Robinson, MS, LPC, CPCS, NCC
Aligned Birth - December 06, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsToday 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 c...
S2, Ep.26: Demystifying the world of physiological pregnancy and birth with Adriana Lozada
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - December 01, 2023 14:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, Adriana Lozada of the Birthful podcast joins us to jam out on all things physiological pregnancy prep and birth support. What does the term “physiological birth” even mean? How do our minds influence our physiology? How do chemicals influence our physiology? And, what is conside...
Ep 131: Due Dates and The Holidays (rebroadcast)
Aligned Birth - November 29, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIf 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 f...
Ep 130: Using Birth Affirmations and Gratitude as Journal Prompts During Pregnancy
Aligned Birth - November 22, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThere’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 speci...
Ep 129: All About Lactation Consultants with Jana Birdseye
Aligned Birth - November 15, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsToday’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 esse...
Ep 128: Finding Movement in Pregnancy
Aligned Birth - November 08, 2023 10:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe’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 som...
S2, Ep.25: How to provide unique pelvic floor care, birth prep, and birth support for unique bodies with Hayley Kava
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - November 03, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes“There’s got to be more to it.” This is what physical therapist and PRI teacher Hayley Kava said to herself about pelvic floor care when she was dealing with her own pelvic floor health. Nuance is key when it comes to pelvic floor care, birth prep, birth support tools and really health in genera...
Ep 127: Golden Hour: First moments with your new baby
Aligned Birth - November 01, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThe 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...
Ep 126: Tapping Into Your Mental Strength During Labor and Birth
Aligned Birth - October 25, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBirth 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 Well...
Ep 125: Setting Up Your Birth Cave
Aligned Birth - October 18, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsDuring 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 effic...
Ep 124: Laboring at home as long as possible
Aligned Birth - October 11, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsAs 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 pertain...
S2, Ep.24: Pelvic floor myths and mysteries unraveled with Lindsey Vestal
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - October 06, 2023 13:00 - 1 hourToday we are joined by Pelvic Health Occupational Therapist, Lindsey Vestal to talk all things myths and mysteries of the pelvic floor. We start with discussing what the pelvic floor really is and what it consists of. What is its actual job? Why is this area of the body so filled with shame, tra...
Ep 123: Birth Brain: Bringing power to the birthing community with Dr. Danielle Drobbin
Aligned Birth - October 04, 2023 09:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn 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 f...
Ep 122: HOT TAKE: Chiropractors are only for neck pain and fetal mal-position
Aligned Birth - September 27, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn 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 thos...
Ep 121: The Healing Power of Birth Photography - birth story interview with psychotherapist Emma and doula Maegan
Aligned Birth - September 20, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe 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 ...
S2, Ep.23: Advocacy in the birthing room with Denise Bolds
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - September 15, 2023 13:00 - 46 minutesIn this episode we sit down and chat about birth advocacy, prenatal prep, postpartum healing and much more with experienced doula and BRM® Faculty, Denise Bolds! Denise shares her family history and what brought her into birth work. We discuss what is important to know for your client and for y...
Ep 120: Questions to ask your provider - how to find alignment with your birth support team
Aligned Birth - September 13, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsOne 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 i...
Ep 119: Hypnobabies Childbirth Education with Milène Miller
Aligned Birth - September 06, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn 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 h...
Ep 118: Partner Tips: 8 ways to show your support during pregnancy, labor, and birth
Aligned Birth - August 30, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsFeeling 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! Fro...
Ep 117: Navigating Postpartum: Physical Healing
Aligned Birth - August 23, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsDuring 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...
Ep 116: The Power of Knowledge: Informed and Shared Decision-Making
Aligned Birth - August 16, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsToday, 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 ...
Ep 115: Supporting Birth and Capturing Memories with Maegan Hall
Aligned Birth - August 09, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsMaegan 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 de...
S2, Ep.22: Stress & trauma during pregnancy: the role of the birth worker with Ja'Neen Jenkins Washington
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - August 04, 2023 14:00 - 1 hourStress and trauma. We hear that we shouldn’t stress during pregnancy. That stress is bad for our health. But how can we take an action-based approach to stress and trauma reduction and nervous system regulation? What are the options provided for someone struggling with Perinatal Mood and Anxiety...
Ep 114: The Midwifery Model of Care with Homebirth Midwife Paige Beckett
Aligned Birth - August 02, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn 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 h...
Ep 113: Interview with Full Spectrum Doula and Perinatal Mental Health Counselor Imani Byers-Quarterman
Aligned Birth - July 26, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn 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 i...
Ep 112: Life Updates with Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael
Aligned Birth - July 19, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn 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. Curiosity and Beyond Exploring the Magical World of...
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