You shouldn’t be weaning if you have a full supply, and it doesn’t take lying or deceiving your child to wean either. Here I share the gentlest way to wean a toddler who has dropped all but the last bedtime feeding of the day, including the most adorable clip of my youngest demonstrating where we are at in the weaning process. In this episode I discuss: -What I would do if my mental health was pitted against breastfeeding. -Two popular ways to wean that I do not agree with because they are...

Every mom is wishing, hoping, and praying that birth is fast and simple. But that is not always the case. Here are three things you can do, starting in early labor through, ‘oh crap, my labor is long’ to help you get through a labor longer than 24 hours. Enter the 100k giveaway Get the FREE Birth Prep Class In this episode I discuss: -The lengths of my three labors, and the mistake I made twice that made my labors longer. -Ways to physically prep for a faster and easier labor. -How...

You've heard the stories about birth plans going out the window, and maybe you've wondered, how can I create a strong plan or have a birth that doesn’t as easily get so far off track? Here are 3 things to avoid to help your birth plan stand strong so you can get the birth you want. In this episode I discuss: -Why you don't need to change your birth plan to "preferences" -The priorities of the hospital that go directly against your plan for an individualized birth -How cute templates are...

Should I choose the hospital with the tub or the hospital that is closer? I am here to tell you, neither of those things matter. What is more important is how you will be treated. In this episode I discuss: -The hospital options for moms in Brentwood, Ca -Which hospital in Brentwood that has a tub and which hospital I refuse to attend births at.  -What to consider when choosing your hospital birth and provider -How to ensure you have a positive birth experience in the hospital -The...

The Radical Moms Union co-founders, Natasha Vargas-Cooper and Andrea Haskins, join me for another episode where we challenge modern motherhood. In part two we cover what the Radicals Moms Union stands for, the biological norms between mother and baby and more specifically, disrupting the mainstream message of fed is best. In this episode you'll learn about Bobbie's predatory formula marketing tactics, how they exploit women for profit, and what the Rad Moms are doing about it. Listen to...

The Radical Moms Union co-founders, Natasha Vargas-Cooper and Andrea Haskins, join me in this two part series. In part one, we chat about how modern motherhood is represented in our society, and how much the radical moms disagree with all of it. The Radical Moms Union is all about the dyad and the attachment of the mother-baby at all costs, while society makes it easier and more acceptable for moms to be detached from their babies instead.  In this episode we discuss: -Paris Hilton went to...

For many of us, it is pregnancy that prompts us to treat our bodies a little better and to vet the products we use. And honestly, if it's not safe for pregnancy or breastfeeding, it probably isn't something we should be using .. ever. In this episode, I discuss: -Living by the 80/20 rule and making simple swaps to make it manageable -Two product swaps that you can win in the season 3 giveaway -The value of finding the root cause before treating the symptoms -The habit of cycle...

Unmedicated birth moms NEED to be more unapologetic, and let's be honest, women in general. When a woman tells someone she is planning an unmedicated birth, too often she is met with doubt and called crazy. Exactly why we need to swap people pleasing tendencies with being more unapologetic. In this episode, I discuss: -The typical experience of the unmedicated girlie who is in the minority of the general population -How being unapologetic in little ways will help you be bolder in big...

Many unmedicated birth moms report having orgasmic birth, but not all moms share the same sentiment. Physiologic birth can be both painful AND orgasmic but there are several reasons why you may have had an unmedicated birth without that orgasm at the end. In this episode I discuss: -How the definition of natural birth has become a lie -The differences and similarities between natural, physiologic, undisturbed, and unmedicated birth -What an orgasmic birth feels like -How orgasms and...

SEASON 3 launches February 1st Welcome to Unapologetically Unmedicated, the podcast for moms who want to be informed, empowered, and educated for birth and beyond. We know that an empowered birth leads to an empowered motherhood, and we know that it takes going against the status quo to get there. We are standing up for our values and we are doing it unapologetically. There is a way that you can walk into your birth and motherhood feeling confident and prepared for anything,...

"Are pain meds necessary postpartum? My midwife scared me into taking them last time.” This happened to me too with my second. Good news is, there is a really good unmedicated option for afterpains.  In this episode I discuss: -The importance of being informed for healthy women who have never used the hospital system before birth. -My experience with afterpains after my second and third babies. -The purpose of postpartum cramps and what you can expect on your second, third, fourth...

How long do I need to stay after birth?? The typical hospital stay for an uncomplicated vaginal birth is 24-48 hours. But you don;t have to stay that long if you’d prefer to leave early. Listen in to learn exactly what you need to know if you are planning for an early hospital discharge. More episodes you’ll love: 89 | 5 reasons to avoid pitocin in your birth, the risks of pitocin 43: 3 Things NOT to skip in birth planning 86 | Why the hospital has routines Have questions? Birth...

I always recommend moms start their birth education around 20 weeks, it's a lot to learn. This is not a test that you can cram for the night before. But if your pregnancy flew by and you find yourself at 34 weeks pregnant in need of getting empowered, let's do it! In this episode, I discuss: How to know if your mindset around birth is supportive of your unmedicated birth plan. Exactly what to research and learn about for the next 6 week to get truly empowered for your birth. The things...

Women everywhere are talking about the Mrs World Pageant. This is the most attention this pageant has received in years all thanks to Ballerina Farms and her 8 Million followers. But is competing in a pageant at 12 days postpartum really truly empowering? In this episode I discuss: The empowering vs irresponsible debate on glamorizing the early postpartum days. How the homestead community feels deceived by Ballerina Farms and how all Instagram homesteaders are also boss babes. Mom...

If you are listening to a podcast about birth plans, then I know your birth plan is important to you. You have preferences, desires and wants for your birth that you want to effectively communicate to your care team. The best way to be sure your birth plan is an effective tool, is to understand it’s purpose and how it can be the most useful. In this episode I discuss: -When the birth plan was born, and why women started using them -The difference between home birth and hospital birth that...

How to turn “I should do more research before my due date to prepare for birth” to “I will be prepared for birth.” Here is how you can easily make that mindset shift and stay more accountable to your birth prep. Plus this strategy is going to make your birth prep easier and more fun too. In this episode I discuss: -What finally got me making bagels from scratch even though I had been thinking about making our families bread for years -My sourdough starter (her name is Wynonna) -How you...

Last year was the year of AI, especially in the entrepreneur world. It's all about things being faster, easier, and automated. And this has been happening with birth for years. We’ve gotten so far away from mother nature's birth that we’ve completely changed what birth looks like. And it’s not good for most mothers and babies. In this episode I discuss: - Automation fails from content creators. - The hospital is the most advanced option for birth and it's hurting moms and babies - The...

Want to have a powerful and positive birth experience? It's time to go all in. I have noticed is that the moms who start sooner, who bring the questions, who extend their learning- they are typically the most mentally and physically prepared for birth. Listen in for how a recent client of mine made big time and money investments to have an empowered pregnancy, birth and postpartum. In this episode I discuss: - How to greatly influence your birth experience by choosing your birth place,...

I recently I heard three stories of moms waiting quite a long time for their doctors. And it just rubbed me the wrong way. Here is what an empowered mom would do and how you can use this as an opportunity to learn advocacy skills. In this episode I discuss: -three times moms were left to wait -why it's important to use waiting room woes as a chance to practice advocacy skills -what the way you respond to time conflicts reveals about your birth -how to have more confidence in having...

Did you know you do not need to be certified to become a doula? All it takes is a desire to support women, learning about birth, pregnancy, postpartum, and getting connected with the women in your community. In this episode I discuss: - My transition from full time working teacher to self employed doula - How my social selling experience helped me become an entrepreneur - The doula certification program I started then ditched to become a self taught doula - Exactly what I did to...

Welcome to 2024! If you are pregnant, TTC, or you are in the THICK of motherhood this year, I have tips for every stage on how to live more EMPOWERED in 2024. In this episode I discuss: -If your goal is to get pregnant in 2024, three things to do now to take control of trying to conceive. -The importance of nutrition while trying to conceive and during pregnancy -Five ways to have an empowered birth and pregnancy -The best time to make a plan for leaving your job to become a stay at...

What do most moms fear about birth? Usually fear is around the pain of birth, fear of adverse outcomes, fear of not knowing how things are going to unfold. We can conquer ALL of these fears with birth education. I know because I have experienced first hand the benefits of the knowledge is power approach to birth. In this episode I cover: - Falling victim to the fear of childbirth and how it can cause you more pain in birth - How birth support alone doesn't get to the root of the fears -...

"I’m pregnant with twins, I was planning an unmedicated birth. Is all hope of an unmedicated birth lost?" Absolutely not, unmedicated birth is possible with twins. Here are two tips, things you should do now, to help you reach your goal of having your twins unmedicated. In this episode I discuss: - The twin moms inside my birth program, there's been 6 twin moms in Unmedicated Academy - How positioning can effect your birth outcome with twins - Why it's important to find a provider who...

Eden is a mom of two, education counselor turned doula after the birth of her first. She shares her two very different birth experiences and how she went from prepared on what to expect to even more informed, and more physically and mentally ready for her second birth. "My second birth was everything they say about unmedicated birth... it was amazing." In this episode, we discuss: - Leaving your job and navigating maternity leave in education. - When she found out she was pregnant at 3...

Every decision you make now, offers generational wealth for your children. Whether that is learning sourdough, having a home birth, or practicing self-advocacy. When we take the time to get informed and educated, and when we model that for our children, we make it that much easier for them as they enter into parenthood. In this episode I discuss: - 3 examples of generational wealth my mother passed on to me - The reason I want to figure out how to make sourdough - How my advocacy skills...