Your Birth Desire

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Your Birth Desire

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48 minutes

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Jun 17, 2024

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Some updates here first and then a ramble about considering what your soul desires for birth rather than your ego or mind. Take a listen and see if you can feel for yourself what I am talking about.Click the icon below to listen.

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Jun 17, 2024

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ANOTHER chat with the Badass OB, Nathan Riley: He’s the only doctor to be on my podcast twice...what an honor! For me, I mean. Listen in on this “Midwife and doctor” conversation (how often do we imagine THAT conversation happening?!) as we talk about: Shame and blame... by Taking Back Birth
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Mothering #3: Rites of Passage: In this Mothering podcast, I talk about my own experiences and thoughts around all the various transitions or “rites of passage” that babies and young kids might experience. When they experience these things, so do we! by Taking Back Birth
58 min listen
Ask the Midwife: From Gloves to Cameras and Back Again: This is half an hour of me reading and answering some questions we were sent by students in our doula program, the Birth Warrior Project. If you have questions to ask us, just send us an email. To read more, go to https://indiebirth. by Taking Back Birth
34 min listen
A Shoulder Dystocia and Resuscitation: The Indie Birth of Veda Rose: I get the honor of talking to my friend Christina again on this podcast about her 3rd baby’s birth. Christina has appeared before, when she shared about her first VBAC at home, but this story of her daughter comes with even more profound lessons. by Taking Back Birth
64 min listen
The Birth Nerd Series: The Basics of Fundal Measurement: This sounds really boring, but I promise you that it is quick, and fun! I wanted to record this for all the mamas and students that are constantly wondering about fundal height; and maybe stressing about the measurement or just wanting more information... by Taking Back Birth
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Mothering #2: “Schooling” and Our Kids: “When you take the free will out of education, that turns it into schooling.”-John Taylor Gatto Come with me on this ramble as I share my thoughts on formal education, my own story and what my hopes are for my own children. by Taking Back Birth
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Chatting With Madeline of Believe in Midwifery: Join me as I chat with midwife Madeline Murray of Believe in Midwifery. One of the best parts of this “job” is that I get to connect with fantastic midwives of all types. Madeline is so enthusiastic and smart and I can’t wait to see how her passion beg... by Taking Back Birth
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10 Questions to Ask Your Higher (Pregnant) Self: On this podcast, I use Danielle LaPorte as inspiration in a few different ways. Join me as I reflect on what it means to connect with your higher consciousness in pregnancy; how the state of the world is requiring more of this from us (like never befor... by Taking Back Birth
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Mothering #1: I’m starting a mini-series within my Taking Back Birth podcast series and it is all about MOTHERING. ** Mothering is so far reaching; way beyond the birth we generally focus on. Yet, I spend literal HOURS and hours counseling women and walking along si... by Taking Back Birth
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Birth: the Greatest Opportunity For a Guy to Be a Man: This episode isn’t me blabbing about birth from my perspective. Instead, I handed the mic over to my husband Jason, and good friend Nathan, so that they could talk about birth in the way that only 2 guys (with some very varied and unique birth experien... by Taking Back Birth
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A Birth At the Ashram: Listen in on my chat with Eve; an amazing young woman who recently birthed her first baby, Sofiah, in her complete power! I was honored to meet Eve just weeks before her birth, and just as honored to attend her birth at the beautiful Divine Grace Ashra... by Taking Back Birth
70 min listen
From the Midwife Perspective: The Year’s Birth Experiences (a Review): I am starting the year with a review of the births experiences in which I had the honor of being in the midwife role. There were first time mamas, and fifth time mamas. There were water births and land births. Boys and girls (just about even! by Taking Back Birth
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A Chat With Midwife Kerrie Adams: On this podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Australian midwife Kerrie Adams; about her own births, her own power and how she wants to reform the system for midwives. You can find her at https://www.instagram.com/the_kerrie_adams/ by Taking Back Birth
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Should I Have a Freebirth With My First Baby?: Hah, trick question. My answer when people ask me is: I have no idea! What I DO care about if someone asks is that they think about what they want, what they want their ENTIRE experience to feel like (NOT just the birth! by Taking Back Birth
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Recipe for a Perfect Birth: Listen in on my “Recipe for a Perfect Birth”! ** Spoiler alert for this podcast: There IS NO recipe for a “perfect birth”; and what does that mean anyhow? Join me as I look into the close up view on things we think matter. Then, by Taking Back Birth
50 min listen
First Babies Can Fall Out But Often They Don’t: Margo and I chat together on this one after a recent run of first births in our own work. We also compiled some fun stats, looking at the many first births we’ve attended over the years and the percentages of long, fast, etc. by Taking Back Birth
46 min listen
Wisdom About a Baby’s Transition Earthside: Becoming a human on earth required us all to TRANSITION to life here. ** In this podcast I talk about all of the ways that a baby needs to adapt; from the obvious taking of breaths to what it might mean in a spiritual sense to cross the veil. by Taking Back Birth
44 min listen
Body Scan Guided Meditation to Raise Your Vibration: Join me in this meditation for raising your vibration in this time of virus pandemic and severe psychological challenge! We don’t have control over the world, or each other, but we can be responsible for our inner state of consciousness. by Taking Back Birth
12 min listen
How We Named Our Babies: Who doesn’t love talking about names? Join me in this podcast about baby names! First, a short update from my perspective on some world events...and then time spent on why, how and when people name their babies, by Taking Back Birth
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Behind the Scenes: The Magical Tale of Rumi Sol: You’ve likely read the birth story (indiebirth.org/rumisol) but this is a long podcast I did with baby Rumi on my lap about his pregnancy and birth from a spiritual perspective. This birth was an initiation; and I recorded this so I would remember all ... by Taking Back Birth
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The Initiation of Man: Two Nine-Time Fathers Talk About the Magic of Birth: Listen in as two nine-time fathers (my husband Jason and great friend, supporter of Indie Birth and wise elder, Thom Knoles) talk about the magic of birth! by Taking Back Birth
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The Honest Truth About Freebirth: Here’s my truth: I’ve personally experienced freebirth AND I’m in the role of midwife and I do not see those two things as mutually exclusive. However, I do have some thoughts/questions and maybe some wisdom to share around what I see the freebirth mov... by Taking Back Birth
45 min listen
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The Time I Had a Freebirth in the Hospital: Maryn and Margo Chat About Rumi’s Birth Story: The written birth story is here: https://indiebirth.org/rumisol - but in this podcast, I am so lucky to have Margo still here with me so we can talk in person about this crazy experience and how it felt and looked from each of our vantage points. by Taking Back Birth
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Mothering Q&A: In this Mothering podcast, I take the easy way out and answer a bunch of questions from our social network. I ended up blabbing about how it looks in our house with childcare, how we keep our house clean and how I think about relationships and spending... by Taking Back Birth
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Your Birth Desire

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