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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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01:09:49

Ep 278: Intuition: When You Know Deeper Than Mere Logic

Happy Homebirth ·

2025/06/02

You’re either for something or you’re against it, right? Like, you either love ultrasounds or you don’t. Or you want testing done or you don’t….. Or… gasp, could there be more to it than right or wrong?This week we’re speaking to Taylor Shaffer: a wife, mother of two beautiful girls, holistic doula and online educator. She is passionate about nourishment, holistic living and taking radical responsibility for your health and birth choices. She serves women locally in Upstate SC through her doula

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01:25:07

Ep 277: An Unexpected Medical Diagnosis Mid-Pregnancy

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2025/05/26

A shocking medical diagnosis is never easy to grapple with– but what happens when it comes in the middle of your pregnancy?This week we’re speaking to Chloe, a wife and mother to two precious little boys. Chloe’s story will have you on the edge of your seat, but it will also instill a level of beauty beyond my ability to express in this little intro, so let’s not waste any time and jump right in. Episode Roundup: If something is going on in your pregnancy that you feel unsure of, even if

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01:15:10

Ep 276: A New Perspective on Birth: Labor Through...

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2025/05/19

Dads- how does the idea of your wife giving birth make you feel? Does the idea immediately excite you, or does it put a level of fear on you– do you wonder how you can protect her and your baby? Do you feel out of control?This week, all the way to episode 276, we are doing something new. We are hearing a homebirth story completely from the perspective of the father. Today we’re speaking to Dustin Garrett, a husband, father to two, and new to the club- homebirth dad! Episode

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55:10

Ep 275: From Midwife to Motherhood

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2025/05/12

When a midwife gives birth to her first baby, she’ll know exactly what to expect, right?This week we’re speaking with Leigha Fairchild, a midwife who serves mamas and families in the Kansas City area. She became a midwife while living in the Philippines and serving at a low resource birth center for two and half years. Yet her even greater role is that of wife to her husband Cody, and mother to her 3 beautiful children, with another one on the way. Episode Roundup: Ask questions of your care

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01:03:51

Ep 274: Birth Can Bring You Full Circle

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2025/05/05

Is it really safe to have hopes and desires for your birth? What if you plan but things don’t unfold the way you’d wanted? This week we’re speaking to Lindsey Fuller, a homemaker and former registered nurse living in Tampa, Florida. She is married to her husband John and they have 3 wonderful kids. She loves spending her days devoted to raising her children and supporting her husband in his medical practice. Episode Roundup Reject the naysayers. Prepare fully for the birth you desire.

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43:22

Ep 273: Marching to the Beat of Your Own Drum: Nuance...

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2025/04/28

Have you ever found yourself clinging so tightly to something- only to realize that it wasn’t serving you the way you once thought it would?Today we’re speaking with Carey Glenn, a Certified Professional Midwife who is keenly aware of the traps of dogma in all areas of the birthing world. Often times we’re so able to see what’s “wrong” in the hospital system, but do we ever stop and look at our own choices and question why we’re making the decisions that we’re making? This episode is such a

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01:12:50

Ep 272: When Ultimate Surrender Leads to Ultimate...

Happy Homebirth ·

2025/04/21

How would you feel if everyone around you, including the medical staff you’ve met with, says you shouldn’t have another baby– but you and your spouse suddenly feel very strongly that you’re being called to…. Have another baby? What would you do? This week we’re speaking to Jess, a mother who had to make this difficult sounding decision. Should we grow our family in the face of adversity? You’re going to love this story, I just know it. Episode Roundup: So if you listened to my

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01:03:07

Ep 270: First Time Homebirther and Hospice Nurse...

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2025/04/14

We love talking about homebirth here, right? I mean, it’s kind of our thing. But what about the other end of the life spectrum. What about death? This week, we are speaking with Mariah Lassiter, a a Hospice Registered Nurse who had her first baby at home.. As she has supported patients in her career, Mariah has begun to recognize how many similarities there are in the birthing and dying processes, and how both do not have to be viewed as scary, and in fact can be beautiful. We’ll hear her

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Ep 271: Giving Birth in a Midwife Desert

Happy Homebirth ·

2025/04/14

Let’s say you want a midwife. You’re desperate to give birth at home, and you’re ready to throw your money at the woman willing to attend your birth. What happens when you can’t find anyone to come? This week we’re speaking with Caroline and Alex, who are the parents of a beautiful family of 4 little ones (now growing #5). This episode was recorded in November or December of 2023, I believe, but it never got a chance to air because of my sense that it was immediately time to close the

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50:27

Ep 269: A (Re)Introduction: My Story and What’s Next...

Happy Homebirth ·

2025/04/14

In this episode we'll discuss My origin story How Happy Homebirth was created Why I stepped back from the podcast and business in Jan 24 Why we're back, and most importantly, where we are going! Links Samaritan Ministries Jamie Winship 4 Part Series Bob Hamp Freedom Series Imagine Heaven Book Happy Homebirth Academy

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50:15

Ep 268: Emotional and Physical Healing From a...

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2024/08/26

When things go unexpectedly during your first birth, how do you plan for a second birth with the hope and expectation that they'll go better?This week, we are speaking with Michelle Varela. Michelle is one of those rare and amazing women who knew that she wanted to give birth at home from a very young age. So when her first birth took an unexpected turn, it was confusing and disappointing, and there were certainly questions as to how things would be handled next time. Episode Roundup: The

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Ep 267: Letting God Be Big in Your Birth with Rachel...

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2024/08/19

We want a healthy baby and a healthy mama, right? But is it okay to ask for more than that? What if we have specific ideas and hopes and dreams for our birth? Is it okay to pray about that? Is it okay to ask the Lord for more?This week, we are speaking to my friend Rachel Petersen. Now Rachel did just that. She had desires and she let the Lord know about them. So we're going to learn what that looked like and see how it unfolded for her in her birth experience. Now, just a little bit more

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48:13

Ep 266: Finding the Stubborn Root Cause to Your...

Happy Homebirth ·

2024/08/12

2024 Trainings Greenville, SC Gillespie Approach-Craniosacral Fascial Therapy Previous Episode: Ep 175: The Gillespie Approach: How Craniosacral Fascial Therapy Can Optimize Health for Your Infant

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Ep 265: Striking the Balance Between Success in...

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2024/08/05

Birthworker.com/happyhomebirthPrevious Episodes with Kyleight: Ep 98: Kyleigh’s Out-of-the-Box Homebirth Preparation Ep 258: How To Turn Your Passion For Birth Into A Full-time Career As A Doula with Kyleigh Banks

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01:23:24

Ep 264:The Opposite Of A Traumatic Birth with Regina...

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2024/01/01

Once you've experienced a traumatic birth, the best you can hope for from that point on is just-- a birth without trauma, right? It's best to just play it safe- not to push the envelope....?Regina has been married to her husband Miles for 11 years and mother to their 3 children. Currently the Lowenfields live in Southern Indiana where they are building an events venue on their 75 acres. Today we'll hear how Regina and Miles experienced trauma, tried to cope, and then went big with their most

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58:38

Ep 263: VBA3C?! You’re Not High Risk Until You’re...

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2023/12/28

You can't have a homebirth after 3 c sections, pre-eclampsia and being a "geriatric pregnancy", can you? This week, we're speaking with Jan DeAngelo, 43 year old mother of 4 babies who changed EVERYTHING in between her third and fourth births. We'll hear how she took control of her care and her family's wellbeing, and gave birth with confidence to her most recent little one. Episode Roundup You're not high risk until you're high risk- Jan's midwife said this, and I find it such a beautiful way

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53:48

Ep 262: The Body-Mind-Birth Connection with Errika...

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2023/12/25

Which is more important in birth preparation and birth itself? The body--or the mind? This week we're speaking with Errika Horner, a stay-at-home mom of 2 girls and blogger in her spare time, sharing healthy recipes and intentional homemaking inspiration on her website: thehomeintent.com. Episode Roundup As Errika's story demonstrated, it is possible to have a positive birth experience in the hospital, if that’s the option you feel you need this time around, keep this at front of mind, as it can

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01:26:06

Ep 261: A Beautiful Shoulder Dystocia? With Coco Brown

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2023/12/19

When you imagine a beautiful homebirth, what comes to mind? Everything unfolds perfectly, or nearly perfectly, right? This week, we're speaking with Coco Brown. Coco is a mother, currently navigating the labyrinth that is postpartum using ancestral knowledge and intuition to guide her. She is a maternal health and nourishment advocate sharing her intimate journey through home birth, postpartum, intuitive motherhood and well being through her online presence in hopes to deeply connect women and

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01:00:26

Ep 260: A Failed Epidural and a Victorious Homebirth...

Happy Homebirth ·

2023/12/19

When you've had a hospital birth but your epidural failed, why not bring it on home for baby #2? This week we're speaking to Brianna, who did just that-- decided to head home after the frustrating experience of a failed epidural. We'll hear how she was able to tap into her intuition and her primal instincts to make her homebirth a wonderful success. Episode Roundup: Brianna experienced the intensity of labor with her first birth, as her epidural migrated and failed. Because she had expected to

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52:06

Ep 259: Responsive Sleep for You and Your Baby with...

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2023/12/04

Sleeping with your baby-- we've probably all done it once or twice, but is it actually safe? This week we're speaking with Taylor Kulik. Taylor is an occupational therapist and holistic sleep and parenting educator who developed a passion for helping new mothers overcome their sleep-related fears and helping them get back to trusting in their intuition. She provides radical re-education about how babies and children should sleep, and offers holistic and responsive sleep support to parents who do

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