Motherbirth
Birth & Motherhood Podcast - Awaken The Confident Mother Within
Episodes
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Reluctant Motherhood—022
August 12th, 2017 | 54 mins 52 secs
A mother shares her journey from being unsure about ever wanting kids due to her independent lifestyle and personal goals to experiencing how surprisingly rewarding and enjoyable being a mother was.
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Globally-Minded Mother—021
August 7th, 2017 | 1 hr 20 secs
A mother shares her experiences of birth and motherhood with the perspective of raising globally-minded children no matter where you live.
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Mothering with Baggage—020
July 31st, 2017 | 54 mins 48 secs
A mother and doula shares her journey through a troubled childhood with a mentally ill single mom through to the empowering experience of birth with her second that led her to pursue non-judgmental birth support.
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Birthing Abroad—019
July 24th, 2017 | 1 hr 4 mins
An American Expat talks about giving birth in Guatemala and navigating the cultural differences in birth and motherhood.
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Unplanned Vaginal Birth—018
July 17th, 2017 | 53 mins 5 secs
A mother who had planned an advised c-section for her second birth is shocked when her water breaks at 38 weeks and her baby is born within 3 hours.
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Spirit Birth—017
July 10th, 2017 | 1 hr 24 secs
A mother, yoga practitioner and childbirth educator shares her perspective on the spiritual aspects of birth and how we all have the birth we're meant to have.
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Discovering Your Worthiness—016
July 3rd, 2017 | 56 mins 31 secs
A mother shares about learning to listen to your inner voice and believe in your own worthiness as a mother.
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Creating a Birth Plan - Part II—015
June 26th, 2017 | 41 mins 53 secs
Laura and Mellisa, the show hosts, discuss a very helpful tool in evaluating birth options and choices when things don't go according to plan.
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Creating a Birth Plan - Part I—014
June 19th, 2017 | 38 mins 38 secs
Laura and Mellisa, the show hosts, dive deep into the why, what and how of a birth plan, talking about how to make it a relational tool instead of a confrontational one.
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The Roller Coaster of Fostering & Adoption—013
June 12th, 2017 | 1 hr 6 mins
After years of infertility, a mother chooses to become a foster parent and begins an incredible journey of love and heartbreak.
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Infertility, Loss and Survivors Guilt—012
June 5th, 2017 | 1 hr 5 mins
After years of infertility and various treatments, a mother unexpectedly gets pregnant and has to navigate pregnancy, birth and survivors guilt.
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The Infertility Sample Platter—011
May 29th, 2017 | 1 hr 1 min
After emergency chemotherapy in her early twenties, a mother facing infertility tries all of the options, ending up becoming a family through surrogacy.
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The Moment We Knew Things Would Never Be "Normal"—010
May 22nd, 2017 | 55 mins 47 secs
A mother shares the shocking and scary journey of discovering her unborn daughter will be born with a leg deformity requiring amputation after she is born.
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Navigating Family Expectations—009
May 15th, 2017 | 57 mins 46 secs
A mother learns to navigate family expectations during the postpartum period with her first son, and finds more freedom to go with the flow the second time around.
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Choosing Your Birth Team—008
May 8th, 2017 | 1 hr 2 mins
Practical and personal guidance on how to choose who to have at your birth - and how to have those conversations.
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When Birth Goes Upside Down—007
May 1st, 2017 | 54 mins 14 secs
A mothers expectations of pregnancy and birth are turned upside down when a sudden illness threatens her life and requires an emergency c-section at 33 weeks.