[Birth Story] How She Proactively Avoided Having Another Traumatic Birth

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

After an eye-opening, traumatic, and abusive first birth, Toni DeAztlan-Smith was determined not to repeat the experience. Toni tells Adriana how she proactively took matters into her own hands and ended up having a powerfully healing birth. She also shares how she...

[Birth Story] A Nourished Pregnancy, Flowing Birth, and Jarring Postpartum

Birth Stories, Podcast, Postpartum Stories, TBPodcast

Chelsy Arnett shares with Adriana how her husband nourished her during pregnancy. She also talks about the wonders of the double-hip-squeeze during labor, why she’d push in a completely different way the next time, as well as what’s helped her get through the...

[Birth Story] How She Embraced Physiology to Avoid Pushing for Three Hours Again

Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast

April Teel shares with Adriana how her thoughtful preparation set the stage for her to have wonderful birth experiences at both a freestanding birth center (with a midwife) and a hospital (with a family practice doctor). She reflects on how what surprised her the most...

[Birth Story] How Focusing On Her Birth Vision Led To Her Dream Hospital Birth

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, TBPodcast

Jenny Murphy’s birth preparations were impacted by uncertainty, fear, and ever-changing circumstances. She shares with Adriana how focusing on her “birth vision”– and waiting to go to the hospital for as long as possible– allowed her to be the leader of her labor and...

[Birth Story] How Flexibility Helped Her Flow through Relentless Contractions

Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast

Sarah Winward’s story starts with some lovely swing dancing in the living room, and stomping through deep snow with her dog, then gets really intense, having Sarah ask herself over and over “Where is the break?! There’s supposed to be a break. Where is the break?!”...

[Birth Stories] How Letting Go of Expectations Was Key To Her Bonding With Her Baby

Birth Stories, Perinatal mental health, Podcast, Postpartum Stories, Pregnancy, pregnancy humor, Stories

Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo, co-founder of the socially impactful Fourth Phase aftercare boxes, shares how her expectations of when and how she should bond with her baby tarnished her otherwise wonderfully supported and respected birth experience. She tells Adriana how this...