You are WORTHY of your pain! ( Read and Repeat) In fact, there are no requirements that dictate whether you deserve to feel what is real to you! It's totally human of us to judge and justify our own pain. The truth is we don't like to feel or show our weakness, others so often belittle our pain even with the best intentions, and we live in a comparison society that reminds us to suck it up, because someone else has it worse.   BUT, guess what… this coping strategy is total POPPYCOCK (new favorite word)!   Today I am going to give you some news about baby #2 and fill you in on how I t ..read more

Today's birth story includes a nuchal cord, where the umbilical cord is wrapped around baby's neck one or more times. This amazing home birth comes from Megan Rothenberg who you might remember from episode 15, where we learned of her traumatic first birth. Megan is now a seasoned Home Water Birth Mama and she's back to retell the fresh birth of her 3 month old Eliana.   A Nuchal cord might sound pretty scary, but we hope to put you at ease in this episode by sharing some statistics and educating you on the incredible physiology of the women's body. In addition, if you've had any interest ..read more

Too many of us are mis-informed on how we can support optimal baby positioning, abdomen and pelvic floor function through this journey to motherhood. This means many of us are unaware of how our posture, breathing, daily habits, and exercise contribute to a malpositioned baby, incontinence, Diastasis Recti, and a long road to recovery.    Today we are talking to Prenatal/Postpartum Yoga and Pelvic Floor Coach Anastacia Drake on our bodies through pregnancy and postpartum. Anastacia is going to help us gain an understanding of how the muscles, ligaments, and bone structure in the uter ..read more

Do you know how to choose the right provider and support persons for YOU and your growing family through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum? You only get to do THIS birth ONCE and the team you surround yourself with will have a profound impact on what is already a profound experience.    You might not know all your preferences in the birth world just yet and that’s OK! The purpose of this episode is to get your wheels turning, to help you ask the right questions, reflect on if these providers and support people make you feel supported and safe, and begin to truly uncover what you value ..read more

Sarah's birth didn't go exactly to plan, in fact some may see some parts of her birth as traumatic. However, when she thinks back to the events and how she felt, it's all still "beautiful." You see, Sarah's sister-in-law experienced a traumatic birth. Her story scared her and she knew that she would need to be prepared and well supported for the birth of her own little girl.   A long birth center labor and ultimately a transfer to the hospital are among a few of the detours along the way. But because she had put in the work, prepared mentally, and built a dream team of care providers and ..read more

After her non medically indicated induction and 8 days in the NICU, Sarah was happy to finally be bringing her baby girl home. However, once home the trauma hit and she struggled to bond with her daughter. When she decided to speak up about her postpartum bonding experience and her birth, she received the support she needed and began to make the connection with her sweet girl.   Today Sarah shares her story to encourage moms like you to educate and advocate for yourself, to ask questions, and understand that if you're not connecting with your new miracle as you expected you would, that yo ..read more

Life in uncertainty can be all consuming. Whether you are trying to conceive, experiencing pregnancy after miscarriage, or living through the many struggles in motherhood, we must learn to surrender. When we learn to surrender we release energy spent attempting to control an outcome, allowing us to redirect that energy to what serves us in the moment. Today we have the pleasure of learning from a queen of mom-spiration herself, Samantha Kellgren. She is a health and mindset coach who helps women become more aware of the happiness available to them in the moment, without guilt, and without feel ..read more

After 2 miscarriages I felt the need to be open to change, to seek a deeper understanding of my current health, to explore new avenues within fertility health, and find new ways to bring more peace to my womb. Today I want to share my successful conception journey, what I did different, what I learned, and how I am feeling NOW at 22 weeks.   While I may never be able prove that these changes are why this 3rd pregnancy stuck, I do believe that through the help of Eastern medicine and Holistic health I was able to preserve the energy I needed to grow this baby. This conception journey broug ..read more

Marisa Kimmel is with us today and her story is one you will not soon forget. She's a mama of a beautiful two year old boy and the way she navigates motherhood so honestly is truly inspiring. Through growing up with Alopecia  (hair-loss) and now having made the decision to get a preventative double mastectomy, Marisa sees that her responsibility and gift as a mother is to be open through the good and bad.   She wants her son to know that emotions are normal, that it's ok to feel them and accept them. She sees opportunity through her own day-to-day struggles to teach him empathy, comp ..read more

Today we're speaking on that tough journey to motherhood, the one many of us experience by surprise and often all too quietly. Tiffany Griffin hadn't spoken of her multiple miscarriage story in a long time, but today recalls those four years she put behind her. As she relives this story she is reminded of just how hard that road was, how she coped by simply looking forward, and ultimately uncovered some lessons she wishes to offer all the mamas listening.   Tiffany hopes her story inspires moms to hold onto that vision of their family, and  to not be scared out of the journey. She wa ..read more