Best Adriana Lozada Podcasts (2024)

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How to Bring More Pleasure and Joy Into Your Birth (And Why It Makes a Difference!) 54:56

21h ago54:56

54:56

If you want to minimize sensations of pain and even move them into pleasure, this episode is for you! Debra Pascali-Bonaro and Adriana explore how you can bring more pleasure and joy into your birth, and why doing so can help you not only have a better experience, but also help support your birth physiology for a more flowing birth. Debra shares wi…

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[Birth Story] How Harnessing Her Birth Hormones Allowed Her to Forgo an Induction 31:18

2h ago31:18

31:18

When Danellia Arechiga became a gestational surrogate, she felt strongly about having an unmedicated birth at a birth center. Even as her labor plan derailed into an induction, she pushed for few interventions and worked with her physiology, ultimately experiencing the elusive Fetal Ejection Reflex. She tells Adriana Lozada why doing so was importa…

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Helping Your Mammalian Body (and Baby!) Have an Easier and More Connected Birth 50:36

1d ago50:36

50:36

During labor, you want contractions that are longer, stronger, and closer together. But why? Dr. Sarah Buckley and Adriana take a deep dive into the amazing and fascinating hormonal dance that happens during the birthing process, and how interventions such as synthetic oxytocin or an epidural can lead to a cascade of interventions that negatively i…

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[Birth Stories] How Her Goals of “No Epidural and No Whining” Helped Her Befriend the Labor Pain 37:45

6d ago37:45

37:45

Celeste and Claudiu Bancos share their perspectives of their son’s birth (who chimes in too!), often surprising each other with moments the other didn’t remember or knew about. Ultimately, Celeste achieved her birth goals of not whining and avoiding getting an epidural, with the help of a veterinarian’s memoir book from the 30s, strong vocalization…

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The Purpose of Childbirth Pain 47:28

9d ago47:28

47:28

Rhea Dempsey is one of the foremost thinkers on the topic of working with pain in childbirth. She shares with Adriana the physiological purpose of pain during labor, why it gets such a bad rap, and suggests the pain relief paradigm is a medical construct that undermines our capacity for peak performance and body potency that ultimately facilitates …

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[Birth Stories] Birth Is as Mental and Emotional as It Is Physical 1:06:42

15d ago1:06:42

1:06:42

Megan Othling explains how birth can happen as much in your head as in your body and how facing the unexpected feelings she was having during the birth of her third child was just what was needed for them to be born. She shares with Adriana the profound growth and transformation she experienced through her four births and postpartum experiences, an…

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Getting Comfortable With the Intimate Nature of Birth 52:09

16d ago52:09

52:09

Pregnancy is a great time to realize what the heck motivates your choices as you venture into the great transformation of birth and becoming a parent. Nekole Malia Shapiro shares with Adriana how using the embodied approach of connecting with yourself and your body can help you find your own best expert birth guide, while also building the awesome …

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[Birth Stories] So Was It a Waterbirth? 40:22

26d ago40:22

40:22

Hailey McHone’s first birth was what her OB called "a textbook hospital delivery," which came with an epidural-Pitocin combo, and, frankly, little consent. She talks with Adriana about getting more intentional with her wishes and choices for her second birth and ending up with a confidence-boosting, self-affirming, physiological experience that inc…

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Transformation Through The Holistic Stages of Birth (Part Two) 44:58

28d ago44:58

44:58

We try to make birth practical by measuring, overseeing, and monitoring it… when really, it’s an experience that flows seamlessly from one stage to another, taking the birthing person deep into their physiology and intuitive altered states. Whapio Diane Bartlett shares with Adriana how to better describe what the laboring person goes through, by ex…

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Transformation Through The Holistic Stages of Birth (Part One) 50:01

28d ago50:01

50:01

We try to make birth practical by measuring, overseeing, and monitoring it… when really, it’s an experience that flows seamlessly from one stage to another, taking the birthing person deep into their physiology and intuitive altered states. Whapio Diane Bartlett shares with Adriana how to better describe what the laboring person goes through, by ex…

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Best of Birthful: Why Pushing Too Early Might Affect the Baby and You 23:05

1M ago23:05

23:05

Welcome to the Best of Birthful. Creator and host Adriana Lozada curated and edited each selection in this playlist of the show’s most popular episodes. It's a tailored introduction to the expansive catalog she amassed over the first five years of Birthful's 300+ episodes (which is now in its 9th year!). Whapio, a midwife and founder of The Matrona…

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Best of Birthful: How an Anxious Mind Impacts You During Pregnancy 30:08

1M ago30:08

30:08

Welcome to the Best of Birthful. Creator and host Adriana Lozada curated and edited each selection in this playlist of the show’s most popular episodes. It's a tailored introduction to the expansive catalog she amassed over the first five years of Birthful's 300+ shows (which is now in its 9th year!). Leading high-risk pregnancy expert and mind-bod…

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Best of Birthful: How a Baby’s Position Impacts Labor 30:17

1M ago30:17

30:17

Welcome to the Best of Birthful. Creator and host Adriana Lozada curated and edited each selection in this playlist of the show’s most popular episodes. It's a tailored introduction to the expansive catalog she amassed over the first five years of Birthful's 300+ shows (which is now in its 9th year!). Midwife Gail Tully, founder of the Spinning Bab…

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[Birth Stories] Unprepared for a Fast-Starting Labor and a Surprisingly Hard Recovery 54:29

1M ago54:29

54:29

Erin Patterson’s birth was in many ways, the reverse of what she expected: It started strong from the get-go when she was expecting it to be slow and sporadic, she loved the car ride even though she had been dreading it, and when it came to pushing, she never imagined she’d be on her back. She shares with Adriana how the most unexpected thing was e…

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Have a Happier Pelvic Floor (and a Happier You!) During Pregnancy 49:47

2M ago49:47

49:47

It’s estimated that 1 in 5 pregnant people will experience urinary incontinence during their first year postpartum! Exercise physiologist and perinatal educator Lindsay McCoy talks with Adriana about how noticing your habitual body movements and establishing easy, daily-life habits to increase your body’s responsiveness can lead to a healthier and …

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[Birth Stories] How She Got Through a Week of Prodromal Labor by Embracing It 36:31

2M ago36:31

36:31

Adriana Aleman Crane’s first birth involved several days of prodromal labor— and if you don’t know what that is, you really want to listen to this episode! But her second birth? Her husband almost missed it! She shares with Adriana Lozada that sleep is glorious, acupuncture is worth it, and how releasing control (and her bag of waters!) gets her la…

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Understanding Acupuncture From a Physiological Lens (and Why You Shouldn’t Fear the Needles!) 1:00:03

2M ago1:00:03

1:00:03

Acupuncture can help alleviate nausea, constipation, and back pain. It can encourage breech babies to flip and labor to start. But how does it work, and what does it feel like? Acupuncturist, massage therapist, and birth doula Dr. Patrick Boswell talks with Adriana about how acupuncture gets to the root of the issue, with the happy result of improv…

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How to Bring More Pleasure and Joy Into Your Birth (And Why It Makes a Difference!) 54:56

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[Birth Story] How Harnessing Her Birth Hormones Allowed Her to Forgo an Induction 31:18

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Helping Your Mammalian Body (and Baby!) Have an Easier and More Connected Birth 50:36

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[Birth Stories] How Her Goals of “No Epidural and No Whining” Helped Her Befriend the Labor Pain 37:45

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The Purpose of Childbirth Pain 47:28

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[Birth Stories] Birth Is as Mental and Emotional as It Is Physical 1:06:42

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Getting Comfortable With the Intimate Nature of Birth 52:09

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[Birth Stories] So Was It a Waterbirth? 40:22

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Transformation Through The Holistic Stages of Birth (Part Two) 44:58

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Transformation Through The Holistic Stages of Birth (Part One) 50:01

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Best of Birthful: Why Pushing Too Early Might Affect the Baby and You 23:05

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Best of Birthful: How an Anxious Mind Impacts You During Pregnancy 30:08

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Best of Birthful: How a Baby’s Position Impacts Labor 30:17

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[Birth Stories] Unprepared for a Fast-Starting Labor and a Surprisingly Hard Recovery 54:29

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Have a Happier Pelvic Floor (and a Happier You!) During Pregnancy 49:47

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[Birth Stories] How She Got Through a Week of Prodromal Labor by Embracing It 36:31

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Understanding Acupuncture From a Physiological Lens (and Why You Shouldn’t Fear the Needles!) 1:00:03

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