[Birth Stories] Why She Pushed for the Unmedicated Birth of Her Breech Twins

Birth Choices, Birth Plan, Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Pregnancy, Stories

Emma Parnell was adamant about planning a vaginal birth for her second pregnancy, even though she was having twins—and they were both breech. She tells Adriana Lozada about the strength she gained from her own body’s intuition. What position was your baby in before...

[Postpartum Stories] Lessons from a Life Coach Who Faced Postpartum Depression Three Times

Perinatal mental health, Podcast, Postpartum, Postpartum Stories

Author, life coach, and plus-size model Rosie Mercado experienced postpartum depression with three of her four children, in addition to other personal and physical challenges. She tells Adriana Lozada how she learned to listen to her body, to ask for help, and to...

[Birth Stories] How He Prepared to Give Birth

Activism, Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast

In honor of the upcoming Transgender Awareness Week (from 11/13 – 11/19) this week’s episode is a wonderful birth story with Trystan Reese. Trystan Reese assembled a birth team that included his partner, dad, mother-in-law, and the head nurse at the...

[Birth Stories] How This Fitness Coach Trained to Use Hypnosis During Childbirth

Birth Stories, hypnosis, Labor & Birth, Podcast

Taylor Walker Sinning breaks down exactly how she trained herself for months to use hypnosis to relieve her pain during labor. And makes clear to Adriana Lozada just why it became her most powerful tool during childbirth. Listen through to the end of the episode for...

Pleasure-Filled Homebirth During COVID, with Maya Ehnat

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, TBPodcast

The Birthful Podcast: Episode #270 [Birth Stories] Maya’s second homebirth was in strong contrast with her first. Instead of almost three days, labor flowed so fast that her midwife nearly missed it. During her first, the pushing stage was also quite difficult, and so...

Dream Hospital Birth During COVID, with Jenny Murphy

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, TBPodcast

The Birthful Podcast: Episode #269 [Birth Stories] Jenny spent much of her pregnancy learning about every worst-case birth scenario, not knowing all the new possible things to worry about that a pandemic would provide. Then life surprised her even more by giving her...