Latest Birth stories Podcast Episodes
What Could Happen when you Develop skills of Self Advocacy? Megan's Birth story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - March 17, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsEntering the Postpartum period is like being pushed from a cliff...it's a shocking change of circumstance, and its hard to be ready for it that first time--but with more accurate expectations?? In today's episode, you'll hear the second half of my conversation with Megan. She shares: how she ...
The Feelings that Can Come with an Emergency C-Section: Megan's Story, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - March 10, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratings"I've heard somewhere that the first baby, it's like a bomb going off in the mother's world. It just totally rearranges you. It rearranges your life. " This is a show that shares true experiences of getting pregnant, being pregnant and giving birth to help shift the common cultural narrative, a...
What you Might Feel when Confronted with an Emergency C-Section: Megan's Birth Story, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - March 10, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratings"I've heard somewhere that the first baby, it's like a bomb going off in the mother's world. It just totally rearranges you. It rearranges your life. " This is a show that shares true experiences of getting pregnant, being pregnant and giving birth to help shift the common cultural narrative, a...
Managing Miscarriage and a nicked bladder, and finding natural remedies for better health: Kayshaun's Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - March 03, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday my guest experiences pain in her everyday life for years after pregnancy. And then finally, after an exploratory surgery gets a diagnosis she's been waiting for. In today's episode you'll hear how Kayshaun, a nurse turned businesswoman who is a mother of four, uses the pain and trauma fro...
What Happens when a Nicked Bladder leads to a path of Natural Healing? Kayshaun's Birth Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - March 03, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday my guest experiences pain in her everyday life for years after pregnancy. And then finally, after an exploratory surgery gets a diagnosis she's been waiting for. In today's episode you'll hear how Kayshaun, a nurse turned businesswoman who is a mother of four, uses the pain and trauma fro...
Her C Section Recovery Led her to Holistic Healing: Kayshaun's Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - March 03, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday my guest experiences pain in her everyday life for years after pregnancy. And then finally, after an exploratory surgery gets a diagnosis she's been waiting for. In today's episode you'll hear how Kayshaun, a nurse turned businesswoman who is a mother of four, uses the pain and trauma fro...
Managing Pregnancy complications and finding natural remedies for better health: Kayshaun's Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - March 03, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday my guest experiences pain in her everyday life for years after pregnancy. And then finally, after an exploratory surgery gets a diagnosis she's been waiting for. In today's episode you'll hear how Kayshaun, a nurse turned businesswoman who is a mother of four, uses the pain and trauma fro...
What Happens when C section Recovery leads to Holistic Healing? Kayshaun's Birth Story, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - February 24, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsHi, Welcome to War Stories from the Womb: In this episode, you'll hear how my guest rejected her doctor's insistence on a hysterectomy, and saved her own life. Today you'll hear how my guest learns to trust her body and advocate for herself--a critical skill in any medical procedure, maybe even...
Her C section Recovery Led her to Holistic Healing: Kayshaun's Story, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - February 24, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsHi, Welcome to War Stories from the Womb: In this episode, you'll hear how my guest rejected her doctor's insistence on a hysterectomy, and saved her own life. Today you'll hear how my guest learns to trust her body and advocate for herself--a critical skill in any medical procedure, maybe even...
What happens when a Last Minute Breech Position leads to an Emergency C section? Kekua's Birth Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - February 17, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratings<p>In this episode, you'll hear how Kekua managed when her experience really shoved her expectations for her second birth off a cliff.</p> <p>Tune in to hear how Kekua manages many surprises in the birth of her second child. The number of things that go a bit sideways almost makes her story sou...
Managing the Feelings of an UnExpected Pregnancy: Kekua's Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - February 17, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratings<p>In this episode, you'll hear how Kekua managed when her experience really shoved her expectations for her second birth off a cliff.</p> <p>Tune in to hear how Kekua manages many surprises in the birth of her second child. The number of things that go a bit sideways almost makes her story sou...
A Last Minute move to Breech leads to an Emergency C section: Kekua's Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - February 17, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratings<p>In this episode, you'll hear how Kekua managed when her experience really shoved her expectations for her second birth off a cliff.</p> <p>Tune in to hear how Kekua manages many surprises in the birth of her second child. The number of things that go a bit sideways almost makes her story sou...
Managing the Feelings of an UnExpected Pregnancy: Kekua's Story, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - February 10, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is a show that shares true experiences of getting pregnant, being pregnant and giving birth to help shift the common cultural narrative away from the rainbows and roses depictions you can find on social media, and other media more broadly, to a more realistic one (which might include rainbo...
What you might feel if you are surprised by an Unintended Pregnancy: Kekua's Birth Story, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - February 10, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is a show that shares true experiences of getting pregnant, being pregnant and giving birth to help shift the common cultural narrative away from the rainbows and roses depictions you can find on social media, and other media more broadly, to a more realistic one (which might include rainbo...
What has a Doula (and Mother of 5) Learned from her experience? Aliza’s Birth Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - February 03, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is a show that shares true experiences of getting pregnant being pregnant and giving birth to help shift the common cultural narrative away from the glossy depictions of this enormous transition you can find on social media, and other media more broadly, to a more realistic one. It also ce...
Singing her way through contractions, A Doula (and Mother of 5) Offers Miscarriage Support and Much More: Aliza’s Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - February 03, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is a show that shares true experiences of getting pregnant being pregnant and giving birth to help shift the common cultural narrative away from the glossy depictions of this enormous transition you can find on social media, and other media more broadly, to a more realistic one. It also ce...
A Doula (and Mother of 5) Offers Miscarriage Support and Much More: Aliza’s Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - February 03, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is a show that shares true experiences of getting pregnant being pregnant and giving birth to help shift the common cultural narrative away from the glossy depictions of this enormous transition you can find on social media, and other media more broadly, to a more realistic one. It also ce...
Allowing Grief with Miscarriage, trying to shed resistance in birth, and other Doula tips: Aliza's Story, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - January 27, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is a show that shares true experiences of pregnancy to help shift the common cultural narrative away from the glossy depictions of this enormous transition you can find on social media, and other media more broadly, to a more realistic one. It also celebrates the incredible resilience and ...
A Doula (and a Mother of 5) Offers Miscarriage Support, and Much more: Aliza's Story, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - January 27, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is a show that shares true experiences of pregnancy to help shift the common cultural narrative away from the glossy depictions of this enormous transition you can find on social media, and other media more broadly, to a more realistic one. It also celebrates the incredible resilience and ...
What are some Doula Tips for Managing Miscarriage & Labor Pain? Aliza's Birth Story, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - January 27, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is a show that shares true experiences of pregnancy to help shift the common cultural narrative away from the glossy depictions of this enormous transition you can find on social media, and other media more broadly, to a more realistic one. It also celebrates the incredible resilience and ...
Tips for keeping your sanity on your fertility/IVF/pregnancy journey: Amy's Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - January 20, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is a show that shares true experiences of pregnancy to help shift the common cultural narrative away from the glossy depictions of this enormous transition to a more realistic one. It also celebrates the incredible resilience and strength it takes to create another person and deliver them ...
What are some Tips for keeping your sanity on your fertility/IVF/pregnancy journey? Amy's Birth Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - January 20, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is a show that shares true experiences of pregnancy to help shift the common cultural narrative away from the glossy depictions of this enormous transition to a more realistic one. It also celebrates the incredible resilience and strength it takes to create another person and deliver them ...
An IVF journey that includes repeated miscarriages...and pregnancy: Amy's Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - January 20, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is a show that shares true experiences of pregnancy to help shift the common cultural narrative away from the glossy depictions of this enormous transition to a more realistic one. It also celebrates the incredible resilience and strength it takes to create another person and deliver them ...
What Happens when IVF includes repeated miscarriages...and pregnancy? Amy's Pregnancy Story, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - January 13, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is a show that shares the true experiences of pregnancy to help shift the common cultural narrative, away from the glossy depictions of this enormous transition to something more realistic. It also celebrates the incredible resilience and strength it takes to create another person and del...
An IVF journey that includes repeated miscarriages...and pregnancy: Amy's Story, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - January 13, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is a show that shares the true experiences of pregnancy to help shift the common cultural narrative, away from the glossy depictions of this enormous transition to something more realistic. It also celebrates the incredible resilience and strength it takes to create another person and del...
REBROADCAST: The Fates don't care about your birth plan: a home birth in the hospital, and a hospital birth that happened at home: Jules' Story
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - January 06, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsMany women enter pregnancy, coming from a life that feels firmly under their control. That was the case for today’s guest, whose past experience in the world led her to make detailed plans for her home birth. But the stars did not align, and what started out as a home birth ended with a hospital...
REBROADCAST: The Fates have Their Own Birth Plan: Jules
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - January 06, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsMany women enter pregnancy, coming from a life that feels firmly under their control. That was the case for today’s guest, whose past experience in the world led her to make detailed plans for her home birth. But the stars did not align, and what started out as a home birth ended with a hospital...
REBROADCAST: What Happens when a Home Birth moves to the hospital? Jules' Birth Story
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - January 06, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsMany women enter pregnancy, coming from a life that feels firmly under their control. That was the case for today’s guest, whose past experience in the world led her to make detailed plans for her home birth. But the stars did not align, and what started out as a home birth ended with a hospital...
REBROADCAST: What Happens when a Hospital Birth moves to the hospital? Jules' Birth Story
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - January 06, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsMany women enter pregnancy, coming from a life that feels firmly under their control. That was the case for today’s guest, whose past experience in the world led her to make detailed plans for her home birth. But the stars did not align, and what started out as a home birth ended with a hospital...
REBROADCAST: Natural Birth Prevails when IVF Fails, but leads to Embryo Donation: Danielle's story
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - December 30, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsTeenage girls are repeatedly told that pregnancy could fall on them at any moment. Caution is the watchword. But often when those young women grow up, pregnancy is nowhere to be found. That was the experience of today’s guest. When she and her partner set out to start a family, month after month...
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