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

Happy Homebirth ·

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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Ep 137: Girls Who Know with Laurisa Paul

Happy Homebirth ·

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

Happy Homebirth ·

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

Happy Homebirth ·

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?!

Happy Homebirth ·

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

Happy Homebirth ·

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...

Happy Homebirth ·

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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32:54

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

Happy Homebirth ·

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...

Happy Homebirth ·

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

Happy Homebirth ·

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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59:46

Ep 127: Maple Syrup and Two Sweet Homebirths

Happy Homebirth ·

2021/05/31

] What happens when you’ve desired and planned for a homebirth for a decade… but then you’re faced with a long, intense exhausting labor? How do you cope with what you’ve wanted, yet what you’re experiencing? This week we’re speaking with Caitlin Ackermann, who met her midwife in her high school health class. She’s experienced two vastly different births, and she’s going to share them both with us today. Caitlin’s stories show the two extremes of labor, so you know there will be so much to

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01:12:17

Ep 126: HBACS and Healing Your Metabolism

Happy Homebirth ·

2021/05/24

When I say metabolism you say….what? Really, what comes to mind? Skinny teenagers and being able to gorge on whatever you want with no consequences to your pant size? Or… that thing that just totally quits on you once you have a baby? Hey there, episode 126 Today we are speaking with two women who I stumbled across recently (shout out to my bff Emily), and who in the span of just a few months have absolutely changed my health for the better. Kori Meloy and Fallon Lee are the two

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57:43

Ep 125: Brittany’s Untouched Birth Works Best

Happy Homebirth ·

2021/05/17

Which leads to better outcomes do you think, high amounts of unpersonalized intervention… or… space? Space to allow a mother’s body to do what it was designed to do? This week we’re speaking with Miss Brittany Pride, a mother of 4 daughters and new member of the homebirth community. Through Brittany’s stories, we’ll learn what style of care worked best for her and her family. Before we jump in, let me take a moment to welcome all of the new students who took advantage of the Mother’s Day sale

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01:38:40

Ep 124: A Tokyo Homebirth

Happy Homebirth ·

2021/05/10

When your birth plans change, what do you do? Do you jump to a place of self-loathing and frustration, or do you take it in stride and choose to love your experience? Hey there… And although my first question is easier said than done, Jasmine and her husband Julian have some lessons to share with us today all about this subject and many more. From a hospital birth that turned out differently than expected to a homebirth abroad in Tokyo, get ready. This story is incredible. And… Happy

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Ep 123: A Secret Homebirth After 2 Cesareans

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2021/05/03

What do you do when your doctors don’t believe in your body, but you do? What happens when hospital policy is so counter to your own beliefs that you have to be constantly on guard and fighting for your rights? Where do you turn? This week we’re speaking with Julie, who was faced with a number of situations and circumstances that required intense decision-making for herself and her family. I know there are so many mothers out there who are hoping and planning to have successful homebirths after

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Ep 122: Appreciating Rites of Passage, Releasing Fear...

Happy Homebirth ·

2021/04/26

What the heck is a rite of passage… and why does this matter in regards to birth? This week we are speaking with Rachael Jean, a homebirth midwife and birth rite enthusiast. In this episode we delve into the meaning of rites of passage, why they’re important, how to reclaim birth as a rite of passage, and… how to prepare for birth through healing. Immediately I can tell you this will be an episode you’re going to want to save and listen to a couple of times. I’m so excited for the wisdom that

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01:31:47

Ep 121: Mama Midwife: When Your Midwife is Your Mother

Happy Homebirth ·

2021/04/19

Midwives… have you ever experienced that moment in labor with a client where you know it’s a fork in the road? What do you do and say? What… if that client is also your daughter?. And this week’s interview is special indeed. We’re speaking with Tori Justesen and her mama and midwife Stacey Bufkin all about what it was like to hold both a mother and daughter and midwife/client relationship. This interview is phenomenal, and Stacey and Tori bring up aspects of birth that are going to be so

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01:08:57

Ep 120: Navigating Homebirth While Being Youtube Famous

Happy Homebirth ·

2021/04/12

Have you always known that you wanted to have biological children, or is that something that came with time? Nikki’s decision to have biological children wasn’t one that she and her husband had in mind for the majority of their 13 years of marriage. Her decision took time and much consideration, as you’ll soon hear. Before we get started, can I ask you a favor? If this podcast has been of help to you, could you hop over to apple podcasts and leave a 5 star rating, and hopefully even a review?

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Ep 119: A Homeschooling Mama's Seventh Pregnancy and...

Happy Homebirth ·

2021/04/05

If you had your baby at your due date or after… how did you feel? Tired? Ready? Frustrated that it was taking so long? Taylor? Well, she was thrilled to carry her baby as long as she did. After experiencing several preterm births, she loved every moment of her longer, seventh pregnancy. This birth story is so lovely, I can’t wait to share it! Before we jump in, may I ask you a favor? If you’re on facebook, can you run check and see if you’re following Happy Homebirth Podcast? We’re

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