Episodes
Laura Denman is a midwife in the Seattle Washington area, who shares her journey and insight over her 36+ years career in midwifery.
Published 06/11/22
Rebecca Feldman is the owner and practices at Brooklyn Parent Support, a practice specializing in pregnant and postpartum mental health. She shares her journey to and through midwifery and how every piece of that journey led to her being prepared for her practice she has today.
https://brooklynparentsupport.com/
Published 05/27/22
If you love research, this is the podcast for you! Judy has had a long, rewarding career with the last 20 years spent doing research, in particular with the benefits of delayed cord clamping. Judy is a brilliant woman with so much going on in her mind, she is fascinating! Here's a link that lists the many articles Judith has published:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Judith-Mercer
Published 05/20/22
Cynthia shares her journey to midwifery that happened later in life at age 47, after she had raised and homeschooled her 8 children. I love Cynthia's story that says it's OK to wait! Midwifery will be here when you are your life are ready! She also shares how her midwifery colleagues and her share a birth co-op, super neat concept!
http://www.wichitabirths.com/cynthia-barger-cpm1.html
Published 05/02/22
Nancy is a CPM in North Carolina who has been practicing the art of midwifery since the 1970's. She has worked for families and advocated for midwifery for all those years. We talk in depth about business and owning a birth center and the legalities of midwifery in North Carolina.
Published 04/25/22
Meg, CNM who is currently spending her retired years in North Carolina discusses her long career of over 40+ years as a midwife. She has cared for such a diverse population in the United States. She has done everything from birth, to family planning, to abortion care. She has some beautiful insights looking back at her career that we have the pleasure of hearing from her story. Thank you Meg for sharing your experiences and thoughts with this community!
Published 04/18/22
Elizabeth "Liz" Munoz, CNM on to the podcast today to share her journey to midwifery from being in theatre as an actress, to feeling a change inside of her after seeing "The Business of Being Born." Liz shares her journey through school, her career past, current and really awesome FUTURE endeavors (yay for new schools of midwifery opening up!!). Finally, we talk about the birth of her own children and how they played a role in her practice as a midwife.
Published 03/30/22
Christine shares her journey to midwifery from RN to CPM, and now educator along with continuing her home-birth practice. Here are links to the websites she discussed:
http://www.purebirthmidwifery.com/
https://www.carolinabirthjunkies.com/
Published 03/18/22
Sarah Thompson is the author of the book, Functional Maternity - Using Functional Medicine and Nutrition to Improve Pregnancy and Childbirth Outcomes.
She brings over 20 years of experience working directly with medical doctors in the fields of Pain Management, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and advanced studies in both Acupuncture and Functional Medicine. In this podcast she shares some pieces of her VAST knowledge toward prenatal nutrition and functional medicine. Sarah's book is a...
Published 03/11/22
Kelly and Tiffany from Beautiful One Midwifery, based out of San Diego discuss their journey into midwifery and lots of talk about how they run their business sustainably and have an actual work/life balance as homebirth midwives
FREE Roadmap to Sustainable Midwifery guide: https://beautifulonemidwifery.mykajabi.com/roadmap-to-sustainability
Beautiful One Midwifery Website:
https://www.beautifulonemidwiferysandiego.com/
Published 03/04/22
Lisa's journey to midwifery started in the 1950's which many turns along the way. She went from an informal "lay" midwife to eventually a CNM in the hills of North Carolina. Lisa shares her story to get her history recorded after several strokes and some memory loss. Her story is amazing and inspiring, and I am honored that she chose this platform to share it with everyone. Happy 76th Birthday on 2/25 to Lisa!
Link to Lisa's website
https://www.lisasremedies.com/about
Published 02/25/22
Arielle is a CNM in Connecticut and shares her journey of how she got tired of watching women treated in labor "by the rules" and wanted to provide care with autonomy. She is now at a wonderful collaborative practice that is fully supportive of midwifery care and patient choice
Published 02/17/22
Cheryl is Certified Professional Midwife in Colorado and owner of Your Thriving Pregnancy (links below). Cheryl shares her journey and career path that has now culminated into starting Your Thriving Pregnancy, a fantastic online resource for pregnant families! Listen to hear more!
Links:
This is the link to the app and the Your Thriving Pregnancy Roadmap: Free 5 week Challenge: http://onelink.to/yourthrivingpreg (This link will take them to the web, Apple, or Google Play Store depending on...
Published 01/31/22
Belinda Lashea is a Certified Nurse Midwife, a Direct Entry Midwife and a PHD candidate. She is a faculty member at ECU in North Carolina, runs an herbology business and is practicing and a director of a birth center. Belinda has a journey to midwifery that is literally from the ground up. She was a teen mother, living in poverty, unable to buy groceries, and now has a voice in midwifery as a leader, she is an expert in so many subjects and is a doctoral...
Published 01/26/22