Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast

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“Why Not Home?” Documentary with Jessicca Moore Jan 13, 2026

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Today we have the honor of speaking with Jessicca Moore, a family nurse practitioner and a filmmaker. She is the creator of the documentary film “Why Not Home?” which explores why labor and delivery medical professionals are choosing to give birth outside of the hospital, in this case - home!

The documentary itself is amazing. And there’s no better time to watch it than right now. For one thing, today is Labor Day! And also, they’re launching the film in both iTunes and Amazon today, so plenty of platforms and opportunities for you to check it out.

In our conversation with Jessicca, we talk about her own decision to choose home birth, and through that process how she picked up on the trend of colleagues of hers making the same choice. What would it look like to dive further into the pattern of health professionals, who understand most of the risks, procedures and protocols, and yet are looking to experience birth outside of the general atmosphere where they provide their services?

So Jessicca felt pulled to document this. We talk about some key subjects in the film, themes and topics it brings up that were particularly impactful for Matthew and me. Like some of the mind-blowing statistics around birth and a lot of the misinformation that is spread throughout the birth community.

We even address some questions from listeners about the documentary.

If you are considering or planning a home birth, “Why Not Home?” needs to be on your list of resources. Thank you again to Jessicca for seeing her vision through and for taking the time to hang out with us at Doing It At Home!

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Choosing to Transfer to a Hospital After a Long Labor at Home with Thea Robnett Jan 07, 2026

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In today’s episode we’re chatting with Thea. She and her husband Alex planned for a home birth for their daughter Harley. They envisioned a peaceful, serene environment and she knew she wanted water.

The decision to home birth was influenced by an awesome naturopath that she had been working with.

Health and wellness is big for Thea - having her masters in integrative health and healing. So it was important that she have the type of care and plan that aligned best with her wellbeing.

In addition to her birth planning and story, Thea shares part of her journey of a miscarriage before having Harley. She was firm on experiencing a natural miscarriage. We talk about how to support someone with a miscarriage, an area that a lot of people don’t know how to approach or handle, despite great intentions and desire to help.

Thea’s labor was long and tiring. She eventually made the decision to transfer to a hospital. She reminded herself, “I chose to be here.” And with that awareness, she was able to stand in her power and advocate for herself to still ultimately have the experience she wanted. She ended up at peace with the decision and was not disappointed. And we can understand - because when you see baby Harley, you’ll get it!

Thank you to Thea for being another beautiful tale in our collection of home birth narrative - showing that every experience is so unique, beautiful and powerful in its own right.

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Ina May Gaskin, Hypnobabies, Stellar Midwives and Much More: Our List Of Favorite Home Birth Resources Dec 24, 2025

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In today's episode we're talking about all of the amazingly helpful resources we used when planning our home birth: from Ina May Gaskin books, to the Hypnobabies audio course, to The Business Of Being Born documentary, to conversations with our amazing midwives.

We go through the home birth resources that we personally used, along with pregnancy and birth planning resources we intend to use for baby #2.

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“Just Like a Home Birth, But in a Hospital” with Jessica Thomas Dec 18, 2025

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In today’s episode we’re chatting with Jessica Thomas to hear about her empowered birth choice to deliver in a hospital.

Her story is beautiful and it's almost like she had a home birth experience in a hospital!

Enjoy :)

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Taboo Subjects of Birth and Motherhood with Ashley Woolsey of Motherhood Tabutiful Dec 10, 2025

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Today we have the awesome honor and privilege of bringing you an empowering conversation with Ashley Woolsey - mother of 3, doula and creator of Motherhood Tabutiful (pronounced “ta-beautiful”) - a blog and online community for mothers to come together and share their stories of motherhood.

To give some more context on Motherhood Tabutiful, here is it’s mission statement straight from the site:

“Our mission is to create a safe and judgment free space for women and mothers to share their stories of the taboo subjects that surround motherhood.

It is with this space, that we hope to help normalize these subjects.

It is with this space, that we hope to offer comfort and solidarity among those who are hurting.

It is with this space, that we hope to encourage those struggling, to speak up and reach out.

We realize that motherhood is beautiful, and amazing, and fulfilling. But we also know that it is ugly, and dark, and difficult.

And so, it is with this space, that we hope to wrap our arms and our hearts around you, for a virtual hug, so that even in the ugliest, and darkest, and most difficult of times, you will find solace in knowing that you are not alone.”

Ashley and Sarah connected a while back on Instagram. Then with the birth of Motherhood Tabutiful, we knew we wanted to have Ashley on to share her perspective and riff on some topics with us.

We chat about that isolation that many women feel during motherhood. And for Ashley, she found that social media and finding a community was extremely helpful. So why not create an easy-to-access platform for moms to share, read, learn, inspire...particularly around topics that others will shy away from due to fear or discomfort. Ashley has crafted Motherhood Tabutiful to be judgment-free and a safe space to delve into these types of things and normalize them.

So of course, we chat about home birth and how that ties into the categories of “taboo” and uncomfortable conversations.

Listen in to hear more, and check out Motherhood Tabutiful to learn about what Ashley’s up to!

Links From This Episode:

Tabutiful website: ⁠http://www.motherhoodtabutiful.com/⁠
Tabutiful Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/motherhoodtabutiful/⁠
The Peanut Gallery Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thepeanutgallery/⁠

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From Hospital Birth with Interventions to Home Birth with Fetal Ejection Reflex with Kayleigh Johnson Dec 04, 2025

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Did you set intentions for your birth(s)?

The last time we spoke with Kayleigh Johnson, DIAH mama from episode 77, she was setting some powerful intentions and visions for her upcoming birth.

Today, we get to hear the full birth story!

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Setting Intentions for a Pain-Free, En Caul Home Birth with Kayleigh Johnson Dec 04, 2025

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In today’s episode, we’re talking with Kayleigh Johnson, mama to 14-month-old Amelia and wife to DJ. Kayleigh and her family live in Massachusetts, where they are planning for the birth of baby number two.

Amelia was born in a hospital with an epidural and pitocin experience. To Kayleigh, the pitocin contractions felt very unnatural. They way she puts it, “it felt like it was happening to me.”

So after some soul searching, they decided on a home birth for this pregnancy. A big influence? Podcasts and social media! Kayleigh got to see and connect with real people, real stories that seemed attainable and allowed her to see the experience for herself.

Kayleigh’s faith is integral in her life, and so it’s been a part of her birth planning as well. She was able to find a Christian midwife who aligned with her belief system (she even found her midwife on social media! Thank you, technology!). This synergy has been important for the connection she’s seeking with her birth team.

Kayleigh also has visions she is praying for in her birth. She’s believing for a pain-free, no tear, en caul birth. We’re happy and honored to hold that intention for her. And we’re very excited to share her story with you!

Links From This Episode:

Supernatural Childbirth - ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Supernatural-Childbirth-Jackie-Mize/dp/0892747560⁠
Birthfit Prenatal Training: ⁠https://birthfit.com/b-prenatal⁠

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Why Non-Moms are Important in the Home Birth Conversation with Katy Drew Nov 26, 2025

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We have a fun and little different kind of episode for you today. Katy emailed us after her great friend and fellow DIAH mama Katie McCormick (from episode 73) shared the podcast with her.

Katy thanked us for what we’re up to with the show. As a “non-mom” (though she plans to be in the future), she’s always been fascinated by pregnancy and birth. She’s been exploring the option of home birth for herself when that time comes.

So we figured...let’s get on the phone, hit record and see what happens!

We believe that what Katy’s doing is an awesome example. If women who are not yet mothers are interested in exploring their future options, educating themselves, having conversations with other women at different stages of motherhood, then that means we have a lot more women empowered, confident and supported in their decisions. We are all for that! This doesn’t mean all women need to be doing this. It’s whatever works for you. We would just like to see more positive energy around conversations of pregnancy and birth, regardless of what phase of it someone is in.

So Katy shares with us some of her thoughts on why home birth would be a good fit for her. For one, she likes to take the most natural route possible with things. She’s also a more private person, and looks at birth as a very sacred time.

We also talk about how resources like the Doing It At Home podcast have helped, supported and informed on home birth related topics.

So if you are not pregnant yet, but considering home birth as an option, this is a perfect episode for you!

Links From This Episode:

Ann Margolis episode - ⁠https://www.diahpodcast.com/single-post/2017/01/27/Normal-Natural-and-Joyful-Childbirth-with-Anne-Margolis⁠
Ann Margolis website - ⁠http://homesweethomebirth.com/⁠

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Using Fitness, Nutrition and Mindfulness to Prepare for Your Home Birth with Becky Diaz Nov 19, 2025

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In today’s episode, we’re talking with Becky Diaz - a personal trainer, nutritionist, and placenta encapsulator who used fitness and nutrition to help prepare for her most recent home birth.

Becky and her husband Hugo live in Los Angeles, California and have 3 children: Riley, Julian and River.

Her first was born in a hospital, where she experienced an epidural and pitocin. For babies 2 and 3, they decided to go with home birth.

Becky was really interested in how she could use the experiences of pregnancy and birth to really push herself and learn about herself more.

In our conversation, we talk a lot about the preparation she did for her third birth for baby River. This pregnancy involved a lot more mental work - being more mindful and not just muscling through the birth. This was more about trust and surrender to the process.

Becky utilized techniques like meditation to support her. She used a visualization practice of seeing the sensations as waves crashing and washing away, rather than a painful contraction.

Birth for her was incredibly spiritual, and she says it was the most meditative she’s ever felt.

Becky is a beautiful examples of knowing yourself, tapping into that and using it to help you prepare for such an incredible experience like birth is.

Another key piece of advice from her that we totally agree with: “Don’t listen to someone else’s horror story.” In other words, be mindful of the material you take in during pregnancy and birth preparation. It can really make an impact.

Links From This Episode

Becky's Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/beckydiazfit/⁠⁠
Becky's website: ⁠⁠http://beckydiazfitness.blogspot.com/⁠⁠

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Peaceful, Joyful and Calm Birth for Second-Generation Home Birther Kasiah Terpening Nov 12, 2025

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What happens when birth becomes a full-circle moment? From being born at home yourself to bringing your own baby earthside in the same spirit of trust and peace?

In today’s episode, we sit down with Kasiah, a second-generation home birther, to hear her beautiful journey through loss, faith, and ultimately a redemptive and calm home birth with her third son.

Kasiah opens up about: