Listen in as I share how, when and where I moved from practicing as a licensed midwife to autonomous midwifery, practicing under a PMA (aka PCA) structure in a state that requires mandatory licensing. This is NOT a “how to” set up a PMA or why I think you need to, but a chronological explanation […]
How to sum up almost 20 years of breast-feeding my own 10 children? In a podcast of course! Impossible to completely cover this topic but in this one I talk about a few of my breastfeeding journeys, as well as nursing through pregnancy, tandem nursing, the tongue tie issue, how I’ve dealt with breast infections […]
What will you be remembered for when you’re gone? The great midwifery mentor and educator, Carla Hartley, has died. I have strong memories of her presence and wanted to share how positively she impacted my life and my midwifery path. I enrolled in Carla’s Intro to Midwifery in 2004, and became an apprentice midwife and […]
Maryn and Margo are together for this one! They discuss their “world view of midwifery” for anyone that is interested in this, and/or our Indie Birth Midwifery School. What is “midwifery” nowadays anyway? So many types of midwives, so many ways of practicing and so much confusing vocabulary and labels too (birthkeeper, anyone? We still […]
In this episode, Margo and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson (co-author of The Whole Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline) have a conversation about her new book Bottom Line for Baby, which covers all the most important baby topics from A to Z, looking at the science and also incorporating story and intuition. Listen in as they […]
In this episode, Margo interviews Etienne Peirsmann about his approach to craniosacral therapy for pregnant and postpartum women, as well as newborns. Listen in as he shares some of his perspective about the energetic importance of respectful placenta care and lotus birth, and how he can tell the difference between these babies and those who […]
Margo does a live 1:1 coaching session with Zara, a Birth Warrior Project student from New Zealand! They cover quite a lot of ground, including: – overcoming self-doubt and the need for “permission” to do birth education – how to attract the RIGHT clients for consultations – the state of midwifery in New Zealand – […]
Join us while Margo and Stacey talk about Stacey’s business Sacred Body. Stacey is a somatic sex educator and Ayurvedic doula, and we talk about how to blend that all into something approachable for people who may not always know what those things are. We also talk about marketing for online courses, how to get […]
In this monthly series, I take questions that have been gathered from our followers on Instagram and go from there. These questions cover a lot of territory, from birth to death, and mothering and beyond. Take a listen and let me know by email or comment if you want me to expand on anything you […]