Helping Your Mammalian Body (and Baby!) Have an Easier and More Connected Birth

Birth Beyond the Clinical Experience Series, Birth Choices, golden hour, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

During labor, you want contractions that are longer, stronger, and closer together. But why? Dr. Sarah Buckley and Adriana take a deep dive into the amazing and fascinating hormonal dance that happens during the birthing process, and how interventions such as...

Addressing Pregnancy Discomforts Through Movement and Alignment

Movement and Body Wellness in Pregnancy Series, Podcast, Pregnancy, TBPodcast

Being pregnant means having relaxin loosening up all your tissues, while your core stretches and your center of gravity shifts, but that doesn’t mean you have to put up with the associated discomforts. Restorative body educator extraordinaire Molly Deutschbein shares...

[Best of Birthful] What to Expect When Bodyfeeding Your Newborn

Breastfeeding, golden hour, Podcast, TBPodcast

Welcome to the Best of Birthful. Creator and host Adriana Lozada curated and edited each selection in this playlist of the show’s most popular episodes. It’s a tailored introduction to the expansive catalog she amassed over the first five years of...

Reducing Anxiety Around Pregnancy Weight Gain and Nutrition

Nutrition and Nourishment Series, Podcast, Pregnancy, TBPodcast

Genevieve Howland (a.k.a. Mama Natural) talks with Adriana about ways you can navigate the emotions that come with gaining weight during pregnancy, identify possible triggers, and explore seeing it as an opportunity to connect with and appreciate your body in a new...

How to Protect the Golden Hour

golden hour, Podcast, short episode, TBPodcast

Adriana gives advice on ensuring you and your newborn can take advantage of the “golden hour,” in any birth setting. Might parents, parents-to-be, and birthworkers: this is part three of a three-part series on the benefits of the golden hour. Listen to...