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Happy Homebirth

The Happy Homebirth podcast is your source for positive natural childbirth stories, and your community of support, education and encouragement in all things homebirth and motherhood.

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01:17:16

Ep 147: Preparing for a Positive Birth, and Big...

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2021/10/25

What can we do to prevent the experience of trauma? This week we’re speaking with Kasey, who, despite having two homebirths, experienced quite bit of trauma from her first birth. We’ll listen in to hear how it unfolded, and what she did differently to prepare for her second experience. If you’re enjoying the show and haven’t yet left a review, would you consider taking just a few minutes to head over and leave a few positive words? It’s THE way to get this show into the ears of more mothers,

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Ep 146: The Value of Homebirth and Unexpected...

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2021/10/18

How do you afford a homebirth? In the words of the wise women from Beautiful One Midwifery, you assign more value to it. This week we’re speaking with Amanda, who realized just how much value there was in giving birth in a private environment, and how the cost of hospital births aren’t always what they seem. Episode Roundup Amanda mentioned how in her first birth, the simple act of asking questions to her OB brought out a side of defensiveness and anger. When she was asked to sign a paper

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01:51:34

Ep 145: Leslie and Kevin‘s Birthing Journey

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2021/10/11

Did you feel ready, or prepared when becoming pregnant for the first time? What about the second, or third? This week we’re speaking with Leslie and Kevin, in what’s become lovingly referred to as the mammoth episode… yeah, it’s a long one, but it’s so full of beauty. We cover so many topics— birthing abroad, prenatal depression, postpartum psychosis, and then… that deep knowing that there’s another baby you’re meant to have. She and Kevin got married, later decided Kevin would attend seminary

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01:08:21

Ep 144: Birth Uprising with Dr. Sarah Leahy

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2021/10/04

How do you know if you’re making the best decision for yourself and your family— and what does it look like to have true informed consent? This week we’re speaking with Dr. Sarah Leahy of Birth Uprising. We’ll hear about how she slipped into the medical birth model, how she was burned, and then, not to sound too cheesy because seriously it’s true… how she took matters into her own hands and rose from the metaphorical ashes. Episode Roundup I can’t tell you how thoroughly I enjoyed this

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EP 143: Healing Bodywork for Babies

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2021/09/27

Does your baby need an adjustment after experiencing the birthing process? This week we’re speaking with the Boyhans, Dr. Christopher and Heather, who are a dynamic duo as both a chiropractor and Cranialsacral therapist. They’ll be sharing their experiences with homebirth, as well as their expertise in bodywork and neural work for newborns. It’s no secret that I love these forms of care, and I’m grateful to have the opportunity to share with you exactly how and why they can be of such help for

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01:10:14

Ep 142: Kelsey Improves Her Intuition Through Birth

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2021/09/13

Is there really any benefit in preparing for a birth when you’ve already had two previous births? This week we’re speaking with Kelsey Rose, 2x birth center and newly homebirth mother. We’ll learn all about the differences in Kelsey’s experiences, as well as how she prepared for her change of birth location. Episode Roundup What an episode. As we head into this week’s roundup, I have a few discussion points that really stood out to me. Kelsey discussed how the membrane strips performed by

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01:07:48

Ep 141: An Aloha Homebirth

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2021/09/06

What does it look like to have true informed consent? What does it mean to be trusted by your birth team? This week we’re speaking with Zo’e Cole, a mama to two who just had her first Happy Homebirth. I’m looking forward to this episode, because Zo’e brings up some aspects of both of her births that truly paint a picture between obstetric abuse and informed consent. Let’s jump in. Episode Roundup Wasn’t that the picture of a Happy Homebirth? I’m so thrilled for Zo’e and the fact that she

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Ep 140: From Reluctant to Triumphant: Kelli’s Happy...

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2021/08/30

Do you remember episode 134 with Kelli Ingram? Where she was suuuuuper reluctant to be planning her first homebirth after 5 lovely hospital epidural births? We’ve got an update for you, baby! \This week we’re catching back up with Kelli to hear exactly how her homebirth story went down, and I can’t wait for you to hear it. I’m SO proud of Kelli. Before we jump into her story, I would love to thank our reviewer of the week, SamiNeblett, who wrote “A treasure in the sea of fear based

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01:03:09

Ep 139: Simplifying Birth, Simplifying Childhood with...

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2021/08/23

Have you ever been disqualified from something? Maybe you were in a swim meet and your feet touched the bottom of the pool. Maybe your scholarship essay was too short and you were taken out of the running…. But have you ever been considered disqualified in your birthing location? This week we’re speaking with an incredible woman, Ginny Yurtich, founder of 1000 hours outside, and mother of 5 children with very different birth stories. In her first birth, Ginny’s pre-eclampsia “disqualified” her

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53:25

Ep 138: Trusting Your Gut and The Importance of Care...

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2021/08/16

You’ve hired a midwife, so you’re fine, right? I mean, all midwives are totally amazing, totally wonderful, and totally good at honoring you…. Right? This week we’re speaking with Bethany, who has given birth to all of her babies at home. However, her first birth experience was not the beautiful, gloriously supported homebirth that we talk about so often on this podcast. No, it was marked with negligence and abuse, and it’s an important conversation for us to have. Luckily we’ll then get to hear

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01:02:12

Ep 137: Girls Who Know with Laurisa Paul

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2021/08/09

What was your expectation of birth as a young girl? Did you feel nervous about the experience? Did you give the thought of childbirth any thought? What did you know? This week we have the amazing privilege of speaking with Laurisa Paul, a mother of 5 and the creator of a new, powerful organization called Girls Who Know, where she teaches girls all about what their bodies do and what their bodies are capable of. We’ll be learning how this organization was created after hearing Laurisa’s own

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01:20:09

Ep 136: Erin’s Essential Lessons in Homebirth

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2021/08/02

What lessons have you learned through your pregnancy, labor and birth? Did you learn to surrender? Did you learn that you’re more powerful than you thought?….. Did you learn that your baby may be born on Valentine’s Day even if you really didn’t want that? This week we’re speaking with Erin Wilkins, who you may know on Instagram as @essentiallyerin__. Erin has had all of her biological babies at home, jumping on the homebirth train 8 years ago during her first pregnancy… even though she was

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01:11:01

Ep 135: Assessing Your Risk Tolerance in Birth

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2021/07/26

When it comes to giving birth, what’s your risk tolerance? Are you more comfortable with the risk of giving birth at home and assessing the situation as it comes, or are you more comfortable with the risk of the often unnecessary interventions and fallout that come with them of the hospital? This week we’re speaking with Erycka, a nurse by trade and mother of two. Erycka, like all of us whether consciously or unconsciously, had to decide the level and type of risk she was willing to accept

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Ep 134: A Reluctant Homebirth?!

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2021/07/19

When you think about your upcoming homebirth, how do you feel? Excited about meeting your baby? Prepared to embrace the experience of labor? What about…. Scared out of your mind of the pain? This week we are speaking with Kelli Ingram, a mama who has decided that after having 4 lovely epidural births in the hospital, she’s bringing it home…. Though she’s the first to tell you that she’s terrified of the pain. This week’s episode is a little different, as Kelli won’t be sharing her homebirth

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01:05:11

Ep 133: Elizabeth’s Peaceful Surprise Twin Homebirth

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2021/07/12

What surprised you most about your homebirth? Was it… the way you vocalized during your surges? Or maybe it was how incredibly accomplished you felt afterward? Or… was it the number of babies that you gave birth to? This week we’re speaking to Elizabeth Parsons, who really brought the surprise factor to her fourth birth and first homebirth. Episode Roundup: Can you imagine that experience? The shock of thinking you’re pushing out a placenta, but then being handed a second baby? Absolutely

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01:13:28

Ep 132: Influencing Your Own Hormonal Responses in...

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2021/07/05

How much influence do we really have on our hormones? And… how much do our hormones really influence our experience of labor, anyway? And this week we’re speaking with Heather, a mother of two who decided to experiment on herself regarding her ability to influence her hormonal responses. It’s… fascinating and honestly so exciting. I can’t wait to jump into her two birth stories. Before we do— I’d love to thank this week’s reviewer of the week, militarybigfamily. If you’re finding value in

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01:00:42

Ep 131: Fertility and Freebirth with Noelle Kowalski

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2021/06/28

Who do you picture surrounding you when you give birth? Or….do you picture anyone else besides your spouse? Today we’re speaking with Noelle Kowalski, whom you may know as Noelle Kovary on instagram. She’s a functional therapy nutritional practitioner, Ayurvedic practitioner holistic health coach, business owner, and… she gave birth to her first baby with her husband and no one else. This episode is so amazing and covers some incredible topics like healing from medical injuries, working on your

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Ep 130: Home is Where the Birth is with Talise...

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2021/06/21

What does it look like to have full confidence in yourself, your body and your baby? How does this look in the birth setting? This week we’re speaking with Talise Homebirth Queen, who lives up to her name in every way. She gave birth to all 6 of her babies at home, without pain or fear. She’s given birth to twins, she’s gone unassisted, and she’s written a book about it: Home is Where the Birth is Talise brings so much insight and wisdom to today’s conversation, I can’t wait to get

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01:15:29

Ep 129: Healing Trauma Mamas: How Trauma Can Impact...

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2021/06/14

Trauma— how does trauma of all types impact or influence your pregnancy, labor and postpartum? Today’s episode is beautiful, but very serious. We’re speaking with Midon, who has experienced a long journey of learning about early childhood traumas, and how they greatly impacted her most recent birth. We’re going to share about the importance of talking about these traumas, not leaving them unattended to fester, which can feel like the easier path. Now, I always do my best to be up front

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01:01:38

Ep 128: The Importance of Mindset and Language in Birth

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2021/06/07

Do words really matter? I mean, you’ve got to give birth one way or another— so is the language that’s used around your experience actually important? This week we’ll be speaking to Frankie Sena, a mama of two and graduate of Happy Homebirth Academy. She had two very different perceptions of feeling during her experiences of giving birth, and we’re going to hear what influenced that. This episode was is sponsored by Baby Trend andThe Cover Me 4-in-1 Convertible car seat I opted to skip the

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