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#61: Rediscovering Nuance in Pregnancy and Birth: Recalibrating the Swinging Pendulum May 16, 2025

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In this episode, we call out the problems that have arisen as a result of adoption of and adherence to the Freebirth Society ideology while also holding space for a woman’s legal and moral right to choose to have a Freebirth.
Ultimately, this is about the need for leaders to act in integrity and for everyone to remember that rarely two truths exist in extremes.
All choices are valid, however in order for them to be authentically empowered, they must be made with true informed consent and an informed risk assessment which is unlikely to happen if a birthworker has solely received a virtual training rooted in biases, hyperbole, and a lack of evidence, just as much as it’s unlikely to happen with a fearful OB who is encouraging weekly routine ultrasounds and a 39 week induction.
We unpack the overused and misused phrase “variations of normal” in order to delineate a few examples of what would actually be abnormal and a reason to seek additional support.
Freebirth continues to be a valid choice, however women deserve to have the full scope of outcomes objectively presented to them in all fairness.
Risk is inherently everywhere, and there will always be a mysterious element to loss, however the key is to walk into your pregnancy with a true sense of confidence and options rather than a false sense of one.
Recommended resources:

Free MOTR Questions Guide to Vet Your Birthkeeper/Attendant
Reddit, so you can be the judge of what’s wrong with this organization
Nathan Riley podcast episode featuring Kristine Lauria
Dr. Sarah Wickham’s book “What’s Right For Me”
“Whose Body Is It” podcast episode featuring midwife Mary Lou Singleton

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#60: An Orthodox, Jewish Man’s Concerns with Circumcision with Eli Ungar-Sargon of Bruchim May 02, 2025

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DISCLAIMER: We graciously welcome guests and organizations who may have shared opposing viewpoints on a variety of topics, so as to not perpetuate an echo chamber environment. We recognize we will not align on every topic with every guest we invite. Bruchim does not endorse other stances and philosophies we have shared in various episodes of our podcast. We encourage respectful discourse, and we are grateful for the opportunity to have interviewed Eli.
In part two of our Circumcision series, we are joined by a Jewish man! Rarely do we ever have a man on our podcast, but because this is a practice performed on men— and often times, Jewish men— we needed to hear Eli's takes directly from the source.

Eli Ungar-Sargon is the Founding Executive Board member of the non-profit, Bruchim, and host of the Bruchim podcast. Eli grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family in Brookline, MA. At the age of 13, he and his family moved to Israel, where he later decided not to serve in the Israel Defense Forces. Instead, he chose to study medicine in the UK. Three years into his medical degree, Eliyahu shifted his focus to filmmaking. After earning two degrees from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he completed his first feature-length documentary, Cut: Slicing Through the Myths of Circumcision.

Bruchim's mission is to advocate for non-circumcising Jews in Jewish life, and to educate about the rich diversity of Jewish perspectives on circumcision and its alternatives.

We discuss:

What was the pivotal moment that shaped Eli's opinion about circumcision?
Can you still be considered Jewish if you are not circumcised?
What's the alternative to a bris?
How do Eli's personal views about circumcision compare to Bruchim's views as an organization?
Is there a positive trend of Jewish families globally opting out of circumcision?
How to be critical of circumcision without entering antisemitic territory?
What are common antisemitic tropes about circumcision?
How do you have tough conversations with other members of the tribe about circumcision?

Check out Bruchim's resources here

Listen to the Bruchim podcast here

Watch Eli's documentary here

University Lecture on Circumcision led by Ryan McCallister, PhD

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#59: The Case Against Circumcision with Intactivist Georganne Chapin, MPhil, JD Apr 18, 2025

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We kick off our two-part Circumcision series— a topic you all have been begging us to cover for the last two years!— with none other than the Executive Director and Chairperson of Intact America, Georganne Chapin MPhil, JD.
There is nothing we shy away from in this episode. Don't worry, we don't walk on any egg shells. While debunking common circumcision myths, like how this surgery helps to prevent UTIs, STDs, and HIV, is fun and intriguing, Georganne reminds us that it's important to shift our focus away from debunking myths (don't worry, we still do!) and instead onto exercising our innate common sense about the necessity of this practice. You'll hear about the origins of this surgery, which countries do it and why, and the undeniably uncomfortable details of the procedure itself. This isn't for the faint of heart, but if you are going to put your son through this, then you should know what it entails, FULLY.
Georganne explains why circumcision is not exclusively a men's issue, and why circumcision has a lasting effect on women from the mothers of circumcised sons to the future female partners of circumcised men. Women DO have a voice in the circumcision debate, and soon-to-be moms should not sit on the sidelines while tasking their husbands to call the shots on this permanent, life-altering choice on behalf of their son.
We learn about the lasting trauma of the procedure, the function and benefit of foreskin, how the trends and stats have changed over time in regard to the choice to circumcise, and why we prefer the term "intact" over "uncircumcised."
Follow @intactamerica on instagram
Check out Intact America's resources

Resources mentioned in this episode:

This Penis Business, Georganne's book
Intact America
Circumcision, an Elephant in the Hospital Excerpts - the video April references
Skin in the Game Event in New York with Alan Cumming April 30th, 2025!
Foreskin Day 2025 Video
Healthy Children Foreskin Retraction resource
Report circumcision injury through DoNoHarm.Report

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#58 Finding Rhythm with Four Littles and Prioritizing Marriage with Mom of Many, Nicki French Apr 04, 2025

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Nicki French is a twenty-seven-year-old, stay-at-home, freebirthing mom of four little ones. In today's chat, we learn about the art of prioritizing the intimacy in your marriage in tandem with moving through the daily rhythms as a young mother juggling multiple littles. We learn about what it takes to keep the flame alive after years of marriage while in the thick of it, how to reframe our mindset amidst the chaos, and we get the scoop on all the most fascinating logistics such as hacks for loading and unloading the car solo with four small children and shopping at Costco, transitioning from mom mode to wife mode during the day, and when to intervene vs. sit back at the playground.

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#57: Raising Cooperative, Kind and Compassionate Children with Michaeleen Doucleff of "Hunt, Gather, Parent" Mar 21, 2025

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What can we Westerners learn about raising intrinsically happy, self-sufficient, and helpful children from the Maya of Mexico, the Inuit of the Arctic Circle and the Hadza of Tanzania? Well, it turns out, a lot!

WEIRD cultures (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) have been making parenting unnecessarily more difficult than it was designed to be. From helicopter and free-range parenting, to distracting children instead of intentionally involving them in quotidian household responsibilities, we are unwittingly becoming the source of our modern-day parenting grievances.

With the help of Michaeleen Doucleff, mother and New York Times best-selling author of one of our favorite reads, “Hunt Gather Parent,” we break down modern-day parenting myths and turn to our much wiser, indigenous peers for the practical tips we’re all yearning for when we are in the trenches of motherhood.

Resources:

Buy "Hunt, Gather, Parent" from Michaeleen's website!

Let Grow: Leading the Movement for Childhood Independence

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#56: Can You Be Friends if You Don’t Share The Same Values or Beliefs? Mar 07, 2025

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Back in our original fashion exchanging our uncensored opinions between just the two of us, we examine whether it is possible to maintain friendships with people who see the world through a different lens.

We analyze when it is possible and even encouraged to maintain friendships with people who have opposing viewpoints versus when this feat proves to be a fruitless effort.

We share personal anecdotes which illustrate when our differences with others have brought us closer together and when these fundamental differences have driven us farther apart, and if that means the end of the friendship for good.

We philosophize about the impact topics like politics and medical freedom have over our friendships and whether it matters if your closest friends are virtual or in person.

In an age of dogma and division, we emphasize the lost art of toeing the line of nuance.

Join us for more of these dicussions on the inside of our virtual community, rebelliUS.

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#55: The Bioethical and Medical Risks of Big Fertility: Surrogacy, IVF, and Sperm Donation with Jennifer Lahl Feb 21, 2025

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Today’s guest, Jennifer Lahl, is the founder of The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network. Lahl couples her 25 years of experience as a pediatric critical care nurse, a hospital administrator, and a senior-level nursing manager with a deep passion to speak up for those who have no voice.

Women are often sold on surrogacy, IVF, and sperm donation as either a beautiful way to help a family in need or the best solution to their fertility issues. The problems with the solutions Big Fertility pushes extend beyond a lack of informed consent; there are not only significant medical risks for moms and their future children (which are often downplayed or not mentioned at all) as well as bioethical concerns which many have never even considered until well after consenting to one of these reproduction methods.

If we continue on this transhumanist trajectory, we can expect so see the normalization and encouragement of artificial eggs and wombs.

On the bright side, the tides are turning. Countries are waking up to the harms of some of these practices and setting firm boundaries to protect women and children. Some countries, like America, unfortunately still operate like the Wild West and put the wellbeing of mothers and children last at the expense of the desires of intended parents. Thanks to spreading awareness, women are realizing they have other, more biologically-supportive and ethical options when it comes to starting a family.

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#54: What The “Experts” Won’t Tell You About Vaccines and Natural Immunity with Toxicologist Ashley Everly Feb 07, 2025

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Mom of two (including one who experienced a vaccine injury), toxicologist, and creator of the *must read*, comprehensive Vaccine Guide drops some jaw-dropping bombshells that will make you think twice about the safety, efficacy, ethics, and necessity of these routine shots.

We talk about the tragic human sacrifices who were callously exploited for the sake of growing viruses in aborted fetal cells. The ingredients in vaccines will make your stomach churn— and no, we’re not just talking about the well-known and widely discussed neurotoxic aluminum.

We also discuss the superiority of natural immunity verses artificial immunity via vaccination and the longterm benefit of allowing our bodies to encounter sickness in the wild without synthetic interference. Specifically, we learn about which cancers you are at a lesser risk of having as a result of acquiring natural immunity from certain "vaccine preventable" illnesses.

You’ll hear us talk about the role breastmilk antibodies play from the start of life as well as the importance of honoring the divine order of growth from a spiritual standpoint.

Despite the benefits we acknowledge that homeopathy provides, we talk about why we are against homeoprophylaxis as a “safer” alternative to vaccines. We also learn why vitamin D supplementation is not only pointless but also to some degree harmful.

This conversation is sure to make your head spin in the best way!
Follow Ashley on instagram @insta_ashleyeverly
Ashley's website
Access Ashley's free vaccine guide

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#53: No Child Is Born In The Wrong Body with Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, LCSW Jan 24, 2025

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Pamela “came out” as “the truthful therapist” a few years ago on the basis of her simply speaking the truth. Not HER truth, but rather the truth. This of course offended many (unsurprisingly); however, through her commitment to bust myths propagated by the transhumanist agenda which preys upon our vulnerable and impressionable youth, she has successfully forged her own path as a trailblazer for other therapists who are not woke and equally committed to helping children accept the body they were born into rather than affirming a lie.

Resources:

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#52: Infant Formula is Literally Killing Babies in Nigeria with Mandolyn Crotts of Carry Them Ministries Jan 10, 2025

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Mandolyn Crotts, mom of two and founder of Carry Them Ministries in Nigeria, revealed the horrifying, fatal obstetric practices, fear of breastfeeding and dangerous promotion of infant formula which is responsible for the demise of so many babies.

Here in America we often hear trite slogan such as “fed as best!” to make women feel better about formula usage. However in a place like Nigeria, formula feeding is actually killing babies, and breastfeeding saves lives.

We learn about the heartbreaking lies women have been told from fearful and misogynistic doctors and nurses who know nothing about birth or breastfeeding. Separation of motherbaby from day 1 is not only common, but it’s extremely normal. Even skin-to-skin is viewed as dangerous.

There is a light at the end of this dark tunnel, and that is the success stories of babies who transformed from “failure to thrive” as a result of risky formula consumption, to full on thriving thanks to Mandolyn and team’s lactation support which includes some unconventional methods often overlooked here in the Western world.

And of course we couldn’t ignore the current culture wars, especially in light of La Leche League’s woke inclusion policies. Hear what Mandolyn has to say about “inclusive” breastfeeding vernacular in a place like Nigeria where babies are literally on the brink of death.

If you are feeling inspired by Mandolyn’s mission, please consider making a financial donation at carrythem.org.

Follow Mandolyn’s non-profit @carrythemministries on Instagram

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