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The institutions and individuals who run the world would like you to believe that you are powerless. That there's nothing you can do to improve the wellbeing of your family. That you aren't smart enough to understand shmancy science stuff. That eating and living well is too hard for most...so why try? That exercising your rights to informed consent and refusal is irresponsible. That having a birth on you terms, in your own home would be incorrigible. That pregnancy is a disease and childbirt ...
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal I don’t think I have prepared for any interview as hard as I prepared for this one. My guest today is Marc Gafni, former rabbi, Hebrew mystic, and author of a number of books, most notably “A Return to Eros”, “Your Unique Self”, and his most recent book, “First Principles and First Value…
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal Shawnee and I met through a 2023 trip to South Africa with Restore Forward and Sevonna Brown. She then introduced me to the film Aftershock, which highlights the ripple effect that results from a woman dying in childbirth, and it was Shawnee’s daughter, Shamony, whose death inspired the …
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal I left the conventional medical model because I was worried about being punished for prioritizing patient autonomy over my institution's liability. I thought that the only way that I could reasonably offer vaginal breech birth support for families in need was in the home. But after I met…
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal My guests today are some of the more important voices in birthwork in the United States today. Gail Tully is the founder of Spinning Babies®. Nicole Morales is a Spinning Babies® instructor and author of several books. Both of these women attend home births, and both fully embody informe…
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal Dr. Motsei was one of my guides during a recent trip to South Africa to sit in a ceremony with Indigenous midwives through a program offered by my friend Sevonna Brown, National Director of Restore Forward. Sevonna has also been on the podcast. Mmatshilo is a prolific author, healer, and…
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal Guests: Sevonna Brown is a doula and national director of Restore Forward Haize Hawke is a midwife in southern California and co-founder of The Victoria Project and The Bridge Midwives This conversation is exactly what the birth community needs to hear. Birthwork is the ultimate expressi…
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal You will absolutely love this one! Mike and I have known each other for several years now. I helped him in his journey from boy to father, providing remote support to Mike and his wife through the birth of their little man Luca, and, in the process, I fell in love with this guy. Mike is …
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal Heather and Karina are both parents, and their age gap has provided them sufficient life experience to see the glowing gap in care provided to new mothers in our society. Meeting this need is unlikely to come through allopathic medicine and its myriad of resources because they argue - as…
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal Fadwah is a midwife practicing in Florida. She has attended countless births and has served in numerous local and national leadership committees to improve clients' births. As a result, she has been supporting the upcoming Born Free Twins-Breech Conference in Louisville, specifically by …
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal Mark is sort of a… savant. He has written six books, several of which have become bestsellers. His latest publication is An End to Upside Down Medicine, which, like all of his books, is heavily cited and beautifully written. In this conversation, we touch on a few topics that can be a li…
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal Dr. Kia and I met on social media, not the old-fashioned way. Interestingly, my experience with MFMs in my career was bittersweet. I valued their opinion and support in managing high-risk births, but their involvement almost always necessitated intervention by having gotten them involved…
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Carol Gautschi has been attending births in the Pacific Northwest for 48 years. Over this time, she has developed a truly holistic view of birth, including unique inquiries into the “why” behind malpresentation to begin with. I invited her onto the podcast for an exclusive audio interview ahead of her presentation at the 2024 Born Free Twins-Breech…
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal The FDA has rescinded its approval of mesh placed vaginally for uterovaginal prolapse, yet many gynecologists continue this practice, and it comes at the cost of many women’s long-term health. My guest in this episode is not a healthcare provider and had no interest in women’s health unt…
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal Birthwork is a sacred calling. And as we accumulate life experience we can become more comfortable and present with birth, particularly when we begin to accumulate direct experience with the death of loved ones. Death and dying aren’t words that are typically used in a conversation about…
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal Kaleb Valdez, DC, author of “Starving Babies”, rightfully argues that infant formula is the equivalent of feeding your kiddo junk food. Unless necessary, run as fast as you can away from the formula aisle at the store, and head in the direction of your local raw dairies and breast milk d…
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC & WeNatal Since the 60s, cannabis has been deeply stigmatized, but my work as both an OBGYN and end-of-life doctor has helped me to appreciate the various therapeutic uses for “weed”. Fortunately for you, Dr. Sexton is an expert in the neurochemistry of this wildly misunderstood plant, unfortunatel…
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC I met Dr. Berlin at a lunchtime presentation while I was an OBGYN resident. He screened his film “Heads Up: The Disappearing Art of Vaginal Breech Delivery”, and I was discouraged to realize that if I didn’t pursue training in vaginal breech maneuvers, I couldn’t call myself an expert in childbirth…
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Kristine Lauria is a CPM working almost entirely abroad nowadays, but her skillset is occasionally required and called upon in the United States, and this exact set of circumstances arose a few weeks ago. Kristine sat with a powerful birthing woman carrying triamniotic-trichorionic triplets, who came vaginally, in a variety of different positions, …
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC Eyla is a pretty radical woman. In this episode, she and I riff on radical accountability in birth. After all, you aren’t entitled to having your dream birth, let alone a living baby at the end of the journey. But this isn't meant to discourage you; it’s meant to empower you. Certain things are in …
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Black birthing families will be hit hardest if midwives lose their autonomy to practice, particularly traditional or "classical" midwives, which often share lived experience with women of color. This mini-sode is a plea for help, as these initiatives are being proposed across the country, and your state might be next... Read the full letter HERE. S…
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC Berrion has a variety of certifications and credentials under her belt, but her practice focuses on fertility. Anybody who has helped clients struggle with fertility will recognize that subfertility is not the primary issue but a consequence of an upstream issue leading to suboptimal fertility, and…
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In this solo-cast, I revisit a couple of common themese - and controversies - in the birth and "natural health" world. You aren't your body, so why are we investing ALL of our time and energy into "hacking" the physical? This tendency is no different or better than our outdated medical system's approach to birth with the promise alone of "healthy m…
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC Seana Zelazo is a clinical social worker and psychotherapist who speaks in archetypes. What’s an archetype? I'm glad you asked. According to Jung, an archetype is “a universal, inherited idea, pattern of thought, or image present in the collective unconscious of all human beings.” Seana’s book, “Th…
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The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC Ahh…the gut. Twenty years ago, somebody like Josh Dech would have been quacked right on your friendly social media platform. But now, over 6,000 peer-reviewed papers have been published on the gut microbiome alone. Josh is one of those characters who isn’t an MD, a chiropractor, nor the president o…
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