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Sharing stories about birth, birthwork, and everything it entails – infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy, labor and delivery, bottle feeding, breastfeeding & relactation, self-care after birth, sex to get pregnant and after kids, birth options, to medicate or not to medicate, adoption, midwife vs hospital, and running a successful birthwork business.
I was happily going through life devoted to my career as a healer and
massage therapist. I then went back to school in my mid-thirties to get
my Masters in Oriental Medicine. Suddenly I started feeling the clock
ticking, even though I was extremely busy and did not have a partner
at the time. I had always been hesitant to bring a child into this world,
but did not want to miss out.
Five years later, I did end up getting married and carried a baby into
the end of the first trimester before I had a miscarriage. I was 42
years old. It was then that I learned for the first time that
miscarriages, especially in the first trimester, are extremely common. I
connected with many women who suffer this trauma silently.
Never-the-less, I was devasted. I started studying everything I could
about infertility and how to fix it. That is when I discovered the work of
Weston Price, a dentist in the 1930s. His ancestral, nutrient dense diet
was an integral part of cultivating a new, more wholistic approach to
how I view fertility and women’s health.
I ended up leaving my first marriage a year after my miscarriage. I
remarried and my second husband and I tried for a while. I was fully
into peri-menopause by my mid forties and I knew my body did not
want to have a child. We participated in two adoption trainings,
including Foster Care. In the end we chose a different path and we
both really enjoy being the “fun aunt and uncle” to our nieces and
nephews. It takes a village.
I consider every illness or seeming mishap as an opportunity to study,
learn and then serve my patients from a heart centered perspective. I
really enjoy teaching about how to prepare your body for pregnancy as
a process similar to building the soil in the garden. Natural fertility
treatments are slower, yet much better for a woman’s body and for the
baby’s health. Seeing the babies I helped bring into the world at a
super market or farmer’s market is a really joyful reward.
I am a Doctor of Oriental Medicine practicing acupuncture and herbal
medicine in Reno, Nevada. I practiced massage for 15 years and
acupuncture for the last fourteen years. I specialize in relieving chronic pain,
optimizing hormones and digestion and women’s health. I enjoy doing
patient education and teach classes on qi gong, acupressure and nutrition.
FIND HER HERE:
https://www.wilderhealthacu.com
Instagram: @wilder.health
Facebook business Page: Wilder Health Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Suzzie came back on to discuss ALL things doula! Join us as we chat finances, time, contracts, standard of care, informed consent, family scheduling, etc…
Hi I'm Suzzie, a doula and childbirth educator.
Like many moms I had a turbulent entry to motherhood. First with a molar pregnancy and loss and then with an emergency c-section.
These experiences left me feeling like birth was scary, hard and I didn't know enough to fully put into words the anxieties and worries that kept me up at night.
By the time I had my second daughter a lot changed. I had learned so much more, felt very prepared and was able to work through the pain that accompanied my other experiences.
After Hazel's birth, I knew I wanted to work in the birth world. I LOVE working one on one with moms as a doula and am very passionate about education as one of our best tools to improve outcomes and create experiences that are also strong starts to motherhood.
OUR FIRST EPISODE:
FIND HER HERE:
What Does Your Birth Plan Say About Your Personality? www.shebirthsbravely.com/quiz
Childbirth Class www.shebirthsbravely.com/learn
Hi I'm Suzzie, a doula and childbirth educator.
Like many moms I had a turbulent entry to motherhood. First with a molar pregnancy and loss and then with an emergency c-section.
These experiences left me feeling like birth was scary, hard and I didn't know enough to fully put into words the anxieties and worries that kept me up at night.
By the time I had my second daughter a lot changed. I had learned so much more, felt very prepared and was able to work through the pain that accompanied my other experiences.
After Hazel's birth, I knew I wanted to work in the birth world. I LOVE working one on one with moms as a doula and am very passionate about education as one of our best tools to improve outcomes and create experiences that are also strong starts to motherhood.
FIND HER HERE:
What Does Your Birth Plan Say About Your Personality? www.shebirthsbravely.com/quiz
Childbirth Class www.shebirthsbravely.com/learn
LOCAL EDITION EPISODE!
-Been a parent for just under 2 years
-My son is 37
-45 minutes after giving him my number, the mother called
-She promised I’d NEVER have a relationship with him
-We met once with my Granddaughter
-Great coffee with my son once
-I wrote a book - DNA Results: Navigating Peaceful Family Dynamics
-Currently, my son is choosing minimal contact.
I’m A Life Architect
FIND HIM HERE:
www.PeacefulFamilyDynamics.com
Jim@AmazingLifeDesign.com
*Saying I would never be a mother
*Deep desire to then become a mother
*Difficulty feeling connected to my boys
*my own journey through the connection to the "ma" within me
*complete transformation with my connection to my boys
I help men and women to heal sexual energy, infertility, and activate their creative life force energy (Shakti)
https://www.instagram.com/alarasage
https://www.facebook.com/alarasage
Adopted, Finding Her Biological Family, Mom of 6, & Protecting Minors with AuthentiKid - Lisa Manns S7 E23
*Adopted at 5 days old as an only child, I discovered I was born a middle child.
*Mom of 6
*Grandma of 8
*5th child has Down's Syndrome
*Want to talk about communication and its long term effects on the parent child relationship
*Protection is key, but building independent skills is a must, so how do we do that without breeding a lack of trust?
I created AuthentiKid a software suite that allows companies to do their job regarding data compliance and content when the end user is a minor.
For those wondering…@AuthentiKid has built a software suite that solves multiple issues revolving around minors online and compliance difficulties by verifying the age group of a minor end user without using PII or biometrics.
#VC #AngelInvestors #ChildrensOnlineSafety #COPPA
@barktechco want to partner? @epicgames could use a collaboration as well.
FIND HER HERE:
https://www.facebook.com/AuthentiKid/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/authentikid/about/
Professional individual social media LisaManns6
I am from Houston, Texas and I hold an MFA degree.
My art ranges from painting to theater production, highlighting historical human experiences. I teach art at a college level, with over 10 years of experience as the owner of a successful tattoo studio.
Additionally, I have a background in Stage plays and film-making, and have written and published several books. My story was even featured on Fox 26 News in a segment called "From Inmate to Entrepreneurship," highlighting the journey from incarceration to business artistry.
I was proclaimed my own day from the Mayor of Houston, Kevo Day, April 6th, where I am honored for my value to the Houston community.
FIND HIM HERE:
Working mom - An attorney for 21 years specializing in childbirth cases.
Parenting and working has always been a challenge, particularly since I am married to a busy business owner.
My husband and I worked together closely when raising kids, plus had great support from his parents. This allowed me to travel the country for work.
I am also a bestselling author and that journey did require me to spend less time with my family. It took 14 months and 1000's of hours to write the book. I get up at 3:00 am everyday and usually in bed between 7pm and 8pm. The book was published in June 2023.
Author of the Book a "A Parent's Guide to a Safer Childbirth." As an attorney that specializes in childbirth cases, I have analyzed the mistakes that are made during labor and delivery. Drawing on this knowledge, I authored the book "A Parent's Guide to a Safer Childbirth" to help parents prevent these mistakes and have a healthy baby. Rather than merely getting involved after an unfortunate mistake was made, I am getting involved before childbirth to help prevent these mistakes.
FIND HER HERE:
Website: www.ginamundy.com
Amazon Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9KFNPNQ
Instagram: @GinaMundy https://www.instagram.com/ginamundy/
Facebook: Gina Mundy, Author https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093989808329
Linked In: Gina Mundy https://www.linkedin.com/in/gina-mundy-70318554/
*Most people get into birth work because they had a very negative birth experience. That's not my story. I became a doula in 2001, long before it was a common term.
*Then, from about ages 24-29, I apprenticed with a home birth midwife, mostly to the Amish community.
*It was during this time that I became aware of just how common fertility challenges and miscarriages are.
*I took my nutrition education/experience and coupled it with my career in birth work (doula, prenatal/postpartum yoga instructor, placenta encapsulation specialist, founder of a doula collective that gave workshops on topics like making birth plans, breastfeeding, baby wearing, etc.) and began focusing on fertility optimization.
*When my first daughter (both born at home) was a toddler, I began doing research for a naturopath on MTHFR & methylation
*That exploded into a comprehensive functional genomic analysis that I use today to support my clients to get to foundational causes of puzzling health challenges, like fertility.
I am a functional nutrigenomics practitioner and author of the academically published book, Enhancing Fertility through Functional Medicine: Using Nutrigenomics to Solve 'Unexplained' Infertility.
FIND HER HERE:
https://jaclyndowns.com/
https://www.instagram.com/functionalfertilitysolutions/
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PODCAST INTRO 2024
MARYN GREEN has been attending women as a midwife since 2009; first as a licensed midwife and now as a spiritual midwife that helps facilitate the ceremonies of birth and mothering for aligned women. Maryn is well known for her international association, the Indie Birth Association (indiebirth.org), which serves and educates women and midwives all over the world. She has written hundreds of blog posts about pregnancy, birth, midwifery as a spiritual process, radical birth, and mothering and recorded almost 300 episodes of her podcast, “Taking Back Birth” that encourage women and midwives to rethink what they have been taught and re-connect with ancient wisdom and the spiritual journey of it all. Maryn co-founded the Indie Birth Midwifery School (indiebirthmidwiferyschool.org) in 2017 to help create more radical midwives and released her first book, Indie Birth: A Story of Radical Birth Love in 2019. Maryn has been taught by witnessing hundreds of undisturbed births, the best of which have been the births of her own 10 children. She currently lives in Hawai’i and thrives on ocean walks with her dogs FIND HER HERE: Website: https://indiebirth.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indiebirthigsh=MW9kYWVlcHgxcG5hNg== Personal Website/Blog: http://magicalmama.org YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebirth Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/indiebirth/ X: https://twitter.com/indiebirth Indie Birth BOOK! https://www.amazon.com/Indie-Birth-Story-Radical-Love-ebook/dp/B07X7KH66K/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5S8TV8Y2ZE2G&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.RjE-kx5EbPGfsTSlonwSZug2zwY9GtI0QSyHFQDCBVRCHCR4Xeur6V5pXZPI96YagOYJB8TDMPD9CoEa-EXQgALjZZlaZcawnGUkLLNT7BAm07nXSYOxYrPYQ-NYIWRrPqlo5ya36u3AiQhiJVE53BOHqvlc_JixzuUhcF1x52N1_prxKCAq9ERFSvzqnCNdMJXvU_u9-u8bjiv3xAZsgns26Gp7AQuOTqnprdW1obc.-59536GMLHoOqv5b6PnQVEg5b4dPvTIVtmWVjvOPPxs&dib_tag=se&keywords=indie+birth&qid=1712945519&sprefix=indie+birth%2Caps%2C291&sr=8-1
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