![[Birth Stories] Why It Was Still a Party Despite the 30 Hours of Persistent Back Pain](https://birthful.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Laurel-headshot-scaled-e1668572202800-1080x675.jpg)
Activism, Birth Stories, homebirth, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Pregnancy, Stories
Laurel Gourrier, co-host of the podcast Birth Stories in Color, reflects on how her hospital birth experience— even though it was long and hard— often felt like a big party, thanks to the support of her partner, parents, and in-laws. She tells Adriana Lozada how their...
![[Birth Stories] Why It Mattered That Her Team Prioritized Her Emotional Safety](https://birthful.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Guest-Nana-e1644022623880-1079x675.png)
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...
