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Jennifer graciously shares her origin story with us, including her own birth experiences (2 midwife attended and one freebirth), her journey of learning about birth from Gloria Lemay, Jeannine Parvati Baker, Whapio and Michel Odent, two birth center apprenticeship experiences, and the multiple initiations and reckonings she has experienced that have brought her to a […]

Another Conversation with Jennifer Summerfeldt: Her Origin Story and Eschewing Even the Radical Rules Around Birth

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Doula Training and Midwifery Training: Is Having Kids a Requirement? Description: “I want to be a doula or a midwife, but I haven’t had kids yet. Does it matter?” This is a question I hear constantly from aspiring doulas and midwives. In this exciting episode, I finally address this topic that has been on my […]

Doula Training and Midwifery Training: Is Having Kids a Requirement? How Having Babies Impacted Me as a Midwife

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Amanda Alappat is a homebirth mother of two, a preconception to postpartum coach, birth doula and facilitator of women’s circles, retreats and programs. Though she experienced two very different births, she’s come to learn that how you birth truly does matter and that each experience is an opportunity to step into and own our fullest […]

The Answers Are Within Us: Amanda’s Birth Stories and The Confidence That Birth Can Give You In the Face of Life’s Challenges 

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Bridget is a wife, stay at home mother of 2 beautiful girls, and a follower of Christ. Through her pregnancy, labor, and birth, Bridget found healing and strength in ways she didn’t know were possible – overcoming intense anxieties and fears, letting go of control, and trusting that God was with her through it all. […]

Shedding Untruths and Listening To Spirit: Bridget’s Birth Story and How Anxiety Is The Ultimate Liar 

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Kesia Nagata is a writer, musician and community organizer living on a homestead in Northern BC, Canada. A relaxed first pregnancy and planned home birth suddenly swerved into surprise hypertension, preeclampsia, induction and hospital delivery. Kesia’s story is about adaptation when things go sideways, and how she navigated the medical system and her own fears […]

“Wherever You Birth Is Sacred…Birthing Makes It Sacred”: Kesia’s Birth Story

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Marlene’s message to women is short and sweet, timeless and powerful: A vaginal birth after multiple C-sections is possible, and if you really want this, you will do whatever it takes to make it happen. LINKS & SHOW NOTES Birth Warrior Podcast submissions link 13 Moons: Epic Eduation for the Birthing Year Birth Warrior Project: […]

Doing Whatever It Takes To Make It Happen!: Marlene’s VBAC X 3 Birth Story

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Patience is a holistic doula and childbirth educator living in Kentucky with her fiancé and their first homebirth baby, who will be two years old in March. The biggest message Patience wishes to share with every woman is to trust your body and baby, and you do not need to birth in a hospital or […]

“There is no test…There’s nothing to prove”: Patience’s Birth Story

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Throughout Lyndsy’s pregnancy journey, she struggled and dealt with infertility, as well as a miscarriage with her first child, feeling untethered from her body and soul. After overcoming that dark chapter, Lyndsy realized that pregnancy and birth are an invitation to heal ourselves – body, mind, and spirit. Her wish for women is that we […]

Surrendering To The Process: Lyndsy’s Birth Stories and Journey With Infertility

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Join this conversation with Day Schildkret, an absolutely lovely guest, where he shares about the importance of ritual in marking life’s transitions and thresholds. Here at Indie Birth we love infusing our work with the sacred, and ceremony, and are always looking for more ways to offer this in an authentic and heart-centered way. Day’s […]

Ritual as a Tool for Meaning Making In Birth and Beyond with Day Schildkret

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