Best Holisticbirth Podcasts (2024)

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490: Birth as a Rite of Passage: Messages for Birthers and Birth Workers with Blyss Young, LM, CPM (DIAH Classic) 1:06:11

1d ago1:06:11

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Where will you hear about home birth story details, the difference between modern and traditional midwifery, what to do when you are inspired to enter birth work and the connection of birth with sexuality and spirituality? This episode of the podcast, that's where! Today we’re joined by Blyss Young, LM CPM. Blyss is a home birth midwife, teacher, c…

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489: The 40-Hour Home Birth That Almost Wasn't with Josephine Breen (DIAH Classic) 52:24

8d ago52:24

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How can you utilize the power and intention of prayer for your birth? Regardless of your faith, setting intentions for your birth experience can be a big part of preparation for the experience. Today’s guest, Josephine Breen, weaves her faith into her birth story of her daughter Myriam. Josephine was born at home, and always remembers her mother be…

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488: Trust, Surrender and the Magic of Home Birth with Melissa Thormahlen (DIAH Classic) 47:39

22d ago47:39

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Melissa Thormahlen knows how to give me “all the feels.” I knew her story would impact many when her first email to me about her birth story had me tearing up. She experienced most of her birthing experience at home with her first baby Emeline, before transferring to a hospital and having a beautiful birth. For Tyler, baby number 2, she knew she wa…

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487: Having a Victorious HBAC with Christina Winsnes (DIAH Classic) 48:46

30d ago48:46

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“Is my body able to give birth?” This is one of the questions that Christina Winsnes asked herself as she prepared for the home birth of her second child, after an unplanned cesarean birth with her first child Emma. With the support of her husband Yeti and the rest of her team, Christina took time during her second pregnancy to deal with fears and …

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486: From Hospital to Birth Center to Home to Possible Free/Unassisted Birth with Emilee Petrill (DIAH Classic) 54:31

1M ago54:31

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How does the experience of one birth influence the plans for births that follow? Today we chat with Emilee Petrill, and we pack a lot into a sub-hour conversation. Emilee has experienced a hospital birth with her first son Corbyn, a birthing center for her son Penn and finally a home birth for her son Moxy. She walks us through the processes and de…

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485: A Christmas Day Home Birth Full of Statistics and Spiritual Connection with Ashton Parker (DIAH Classic) 1:13:47

1M ago1:13:47

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Can you approach birth from both a statistics and research-driven mind as well as with an intention to connect more deeply spiritually? YES! And our birth story today is an example of that. Ashton Parker shares her home birth journey with us. First with a good hospital birth for her first child, which included 5 hours of pushing. Then considered an…

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484: Talking Home Birth and Placenta Encapsulation With Jenny DiPietro (DIAH Classic) 33:22

2M ago33:22

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We’re entering a new phase of the podcast! In addition to our episodes that feature Matthew and me discussing some topic related to home birth, we’re publishing our conversations with moms and families who have experienced home birth along with professionals and thought leaders on the subject. First to kick off this endeavor is our chat with Jenny …

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483: Having a Healthy Relationship with Food in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum with Laura Jean (DIAH Classic) 46:59

2M ago46:59

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Would you say that you eat with awareness? In today’s episode, we’re chatting with registered dietician and creator of Eat With Awareness, Laura Jean. Laura works with women and assists them in becoming the experts in their personal relationships with food. This covers the preconception, pregnancy and postpartum experiences. We talk with Laura abou…

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482: A Home Water Birth Story and Normalizing Postpartum Anxiety with Carolyn G. (DIAH Classic) 1:19:21

2M ago1:19:21

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How does your first pregnancy and birth experience impact your second? In today’s interview, we’re chatting with Carolyn about her pregnancy and birth story of her son Solomon, while pregnant with her second child. We go over her decision to have a home birth as well as the intense first trimester sickness she experienced. Also the denial around la…

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481: Two Confident and Fearless Home Births and the Importance of Doing Your Homework with Emily Stanwyck (DIAH Classic) 1:00:17

2M ago1:00:17

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When it comes to birth, what does it mean to “do your homework?” This is a big theme of our conversation with Emily Stanwyck, birth doula, Birthfit trainer and home birth mom of 2. According to Emily, “you can have 2 perfect home births when you do your homework!” We talk about what this means for her not only as a doula but as a mother. Plus detai…

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480: Birth Center Transfer and Planning A Home Birth with Lindsay Bonnar (DIAH Classic) 44:15

3M ago44:15

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Today's episode is an interview and home birth story of Lindsay Bonnar. Lindsay is another beautiful face of home birth, sharing her plans for home birth with her daughter that eventually shifted into a transfer to a birthing center. Now pregnant with baby number two, Lindsay is planning another home birth, a decision that we are totally inspired b…

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479: When Your Water Breaks 3 Days Before Labor Starts with Jenna Lehr (DIAH Classic) 38:19

3M ago38:19

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For those mamas who experienced their waters breaking - how long did it take for labor to begin after that? Well in the case of today’s guest, Jenna Lehr, her water broke on a Tuesday, and her baby was born that Saturday! What we love about this detail is the opportunity it provides to normalize all the unique aspects of every woman’s body, baby an…

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478: Natural, Holistic, Spiritual Approach to Birth, Plus Dealing with IUGR with Amy Zhou (DIAH Classic) 1:03:26

3M ago1:03:26

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How do you prepare for birth beyond the physical factors? Today’s guest is Amy Zhou, a certified Health Coach and Medicine Woman who specializes in teaching women (and men) how to heal their body, mind and spirit naturally at home. She’s also a new mama to her son Nathaniel, who is three and a half weeks old at the time we recorded this episode. We…

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477: How to Plan Birth Support During COVID-19 with Heather Delaney (DIAH Classic) 1:00:33

3M ago1:00:33

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Have circumstances impacted your pregnancy and/or birth? Today we’re chatting with Heather Delaney, childbirth educator, certified labor and postpartum doula and CEO of Maryland State Doulas. Heather walks us through how she and her team of doulas and birth professionals shifted during the 2020 Pandemic to serve their clients with virtual support. …

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476: The Super Fast Bradley Method Water Birth with Kimberly Huck (DIAH Classic) 58:24

4M ago58:24

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In today’s episode we’re talking with Kimberly Huck, mama to Henry and wife to Dan. And we have a special connection with Kimberly. We live near each other and...we used the same midwives! So the same women who helped deliver baby Maya, delivered baby Henry just a few months earlier. Kimberly and I connected after she posted a cool home birth relat…

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475: 23 Years After Home Birth with Mimi Adeogba (DIAH Classic) 46:38

4M ago46:38

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Why home birth? That’s typically a question we ask every guest in some form or another. For today’s guest, the response circled around family and culture. Because when you were born at home and your father helped deliver you and all your siblings, as was custom in his home in Nigeria, it will probably influence you to explore home birth for yoursel…

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474: A Secret Home Birth and Postpartum PTSD from Hospital Trauma with Stephanie Aberlich (DIAH Classic) 1:35:54

4M ago1:35:54

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Have you experienced postpartum PTSD? Today we’re talking with Stephanie Aberlich, not only about her home birth of her son Arlo (which she and her husband Dustin planned for and kept a secret from friends and family), but also the traumatic ER visit and hospital stay for baby Arlo just 24 hours after he was born and was experiencing fast breathing…

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473: Trusting Baby and Staying Empowered During a Postpartum Hospital Transfer with Lauren Leduc (DIAH Classic) 1:10:51

4M ago1:10:51

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What does it mean to become a student of birth? For Lauren Leduc, that was the role she took on when she planned for her home birth. “I took on pregnancy and birth like it was my major in college!” Who else can relate to that? Lauren shares her birth story of her daughter Gemma. Unsure at first if she wanted to have children, things shifted for Lau…

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472: A Home Birth Story and A Birth Center Story with Maria Mengel (DIAH Classic) 46:06

4M ago46:06

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Here we have another magical home birth story for you. Maria reached out to us after listening to the show and felt inspired to share her experience of home birth. We love stories like these - full of candor, vulnerability and humor. Maria has the experience and perspective of giving birth in a birthing center as well as at home, so we were really …

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471: Mum of 16 Plus Creating Your Home Birth Plan (DIAH Classic) 26:24

5M ago26:24

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How should you approach your home birth plan? In today’s episode Sarah reads listener emails and talks about creating a home birth plan. Offers From Our Awesome Partners: Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order Splash Blanket: https://bit.ly/3JPe1g0 - use code DIAH for 10% off your order Esembly: https://bit.ly/3ean…

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470: First Time Mother and Labor and Delivery Nurse on the Safety of Home Birth with Corrie Oyinloye (DIAH Classic) 1:01:24

5M ago1:01:24

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Why would a labor and delivery nurse choose home birth? There are quite a few reasons, at least for today’s guest Corrie Oyinloye. Corrie has been a labor and delivery nurse for 10 years. And two years ago, she chose home birth for the birth of her daughter, Rachel. While working in the hospital, Corrie saw how midwives’ rights were being taken awa…

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469: Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Membrane Sweeps and En Caul Birth with Melanie Meador (DIAH Classic) 1:10:46

5M ago1:10:46

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How do we move through the discomforts of pregnancy and birth? This comes up in today’s interview with Melanie Meador. Melanie shares her journey with both of her home birth experiences. Melanie had hyperemesis gravidarum with both pregnancies (extreme and persistent nausea during pregnancy, often with frequent vomiting). With her first birth exper…

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468: The Science of Natural and Undisturbed Birth with Dr. Sarah Buckley (DIAH Classic) 48:23

5M ago48:23

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In today’s episode we speak with Dr. Sarah Buckley on the science of natural and undisturbed birth. Dr. Sarah Buckley is the author of the best selling book Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering, the author the report Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing (January 2015), and all around natural childbirth expert. We are honored and grateful to have Dr. Sarah…

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467: Journeying From Cancer to Home Birth with Eva Whipple (DIAH Classic) 43:42

6M ago43:42

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How could lessons from surviving cancer empower you in your birth? For Eva Whipple, going through cancer at age 19 shifted up her perspective on things. It taught her about priorities and her ability to push through. She recognizes that it also taught her to be present. And this carried into both of her births, both on the same day two years apart.…

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466: Couples Birth: Strengthening Your Connection with Your Partner and Including Them in the Experience with Lynn Griesemer (DIAH Classic) 52:47

6M ago52:47

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Ever heard any of these approaches to birth: couples birth, daddy delivery, husband and wife birth? Well today our guest Lynn Griesemer, who is a mother of 6, marriage coach, podcaster and author (among many other things) joins us for a conversation about including your partner in the birth experience. Giving them an active role and making birth a …

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490: Birth as a Rite of Passage: Messages for Birthers and Birth Workers with Blyss Young, LM, CPM (DIAH Classic) 1:06:11

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489: The 40-Hour Home Birth That Almost Wasn't with Josephine Breen (DIAH Classic) 52:24

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488: Trust, Surrender and the Magic of Home Birth with Melissa Thormahlen (DIAH Classic) 47:39

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487: Having a Victorious HBAC with Christina Winsnes (DIAH Classic) 48:46

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486: From Hospital to Birth Center to Home to Possible Free/Unassisted Birth with Emilee Petrill (DIAH Classic) 54:31

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485: A Christmas Day Home Birth Full of Statistics and Spiritual Connection with Ashton Parker (DIAH Classic) 1:13:47

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484: Talking Home Birth and Placenta Encapsulation With Jenny DiPietro (DIAH Classic) 33:22

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483: Having a Healthy Relationship with Food in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum with Laura Jean (DIAH Classic) 46:59

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482: A Home Water Birth Story and Normalizing Postpartum Anxiety with Carolyn G. (DIAH Classic) 1:19:21

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481: Two Confident and Fearless Home Births and the Importance of Doing Your Homework with Emily Stanwyck (DIAH Classic) 1:00:17

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480: Birth Center Transfer and Planning A Home Birth with Lindsay Bonnar (DIAH Classic) 44:15

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479: When Your Water Breaks 3 Days Before Labor Starts with Jenna Lehr (DIAH Classic) 38:19

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478: Natural, Holistic, Spiritual Approach to Birth, Plus Dealing with IUGR with Amy Zhou (DIAH Classic) 1:03:26

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477: How to Plan Birth Support During COVID-19 with Heather Delaney (DIAH Classic) 1:00:33

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476: The Super Fast Bradley Method Water Birth with Kimberly Huck (DIAH Classic) 58:24

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475: 23 Years After Home Birth with Mimi Adeogba (DIAH Classic) 46:38

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474: A Secret Home Birth and Postpartum PTSD from Hospital Trauma with Stephanie Aberlich (DIAH Classic) 1:35:54

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473: Trusting Baby and Staying Empowered During a Postpartum Hospital Transfer with Lauren Leduc (DIAH Classic) 1:10:51

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472: A Home Birth Story and A Birth Center Story with Maria Mengel (DIAH Classic) 46:06

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471: Mum of 16 Plus Creating Your Home Birth Plan (DIAH Classic) 26:24

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470: First Time Mother and Labor and Delivery Nurse on the Safety of Home Birth with Corrie Oyinloye (DIAH Classic) 1:01:24

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469: Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Membrane Sweeps and En Caul Birth with Melanie Meador (DIAH Classic) 1:10:46

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468: The Science of Natural and Undisturbed Birth with Dr. Sarah Buckley (DIAH Classic) 48:23

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467: Journeying From Cancer to Home Birth with Eva Whipple (DIAH Classic) 43:42

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466: Couples Birth: Strengthening Your Connection with Your Partner and Including Them in the Experience with Lynn Griesemer (DIAH Classic) 52:47

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