Podcast

Explore agency and discernment in birth with Joni Edelman, and learn how to trust yourself when plans change and uncertainty unfolds.

Nurse Mandy Irby explores power dynamics in the birth room, nursing culture, patient advocacy, and how nurses can help change maternity care.

Avital Norman Nathman discusses the myth of the perfect birth, birth plans, expectations, agency, and the systems that shape maternity care.

Midwife and Founder of Mama Atoosa, Atoosa Benji, to talk about the nonlinear nature of birth, parenthood, grief, and transformation.

Pelvic health physical therapist and author Dr. Anietie “Tia” Ukpe-Wallace talks about pelvic health and reconnecting with our bodies.

Dr. Jessica Vernon discusses birth plans, birth trauma, postpartum mental health, and the pressure to get birth and new parenthood “right.”

Midwife, herbalist, Yale-trained physician, author, and women’s health advocate Dr. Aviva Romm shares what pregnancy wellness really means.

A look back on one year of the Transformed by Birth podcast, with a behind-the-scenes glimpse and reflections on the wisdom shared.

Licensed midwife and founder of La Matriz Birth Services, Tema Mercado, shares the sacred nature of birth and relationship-based care.

Founder of Carriage House Birth, Domino Kirke-Badgley, shares how birth work profoundly transforms the people who practice it.

Therapist, maternal mental health advocate, and author Erin Schlozman talks about the myth of the perfect mom and impossible standards.

Grandparent educator and founder of More Than Grand, DeeDee Moore, shares how grandparents can support new parents during this episode.