Birthing From the Inside Out

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Rachel, as we delve into the world of holistic nursing, coaching, and the power of her own four births. Rachel shares her experiences with childbirth, particularly her home births, and how they have transformed her life as a woman, nurse, and mother. She discusses the importance of being present, surrendering control, and...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for another short transformation. Every other episode, you will find a Transformative Short, a 5-10 minute review of a transformative aspect of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum resources. Be sure to follow and subscribe to the show, so that every episode is downloaded and waiting when you get the chance to listen. This episode dives into the role of the doula on yo...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Myranda, as she shares her personal journey through three different birth experiences. From navigating healthcare choices to embracing the transformative power of giving birth, Myranda provides insight into her developing self-trust and understanding of God's design for birth. She shares intimate details of her births...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for another short transformation. Every other episode, you will find a Transformative Short, a 5-10 minute review of a transformative aspect of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum resources. Be sure to follow and subscribe to the show, so that every episode is downloaded and waiting when you get the chance to listen. This episode dives into the choice of care provider...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Laurel, for the final portion of our conversation. In the previous episode, Laurel helps us understand the trauma and experience of her first birth. If you haven't listened, be sure to go back and listen to the first episode. In today's episode, we discuss how Laurel's deep and intentional work to heal her pel...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Laurel, who shares with us her experience of giving birth to her first baby in the hospital. I do want to give an adequate *Trigger Warning* - Laurel's Story does include obstetric violence and we do talk about that trauma. Laurel graciously shares how her own experience in birth mobilized her to do something with her...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a new format of the podcast. Every other week you will find a Transformative Short, a 5-10 minute review of a transformative aspect of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum resources. Be sure to follow and subscribe to the show, so that every episode is downloaded and waiting when you get the chance to listen. This episode dives into a staple book in the birth world...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Michaela, who is a Labor and Delivery Nurse. I have had the joy of working together with Michaela during the births of many of my clients. Michaela's warm and enthusiastic personality and her evidence based care makes her an incredible asset to birthing families. She shares the highlights of her role in birth and how...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Katie, who is a Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Coach and a CrossFit Trainer. Katie owns her own gym, Clear Grace Strength, where she does personal training and group fitness classes, focused on helping women gain their strength. Katie takes us on an inside tour of what her work with women entails, how she is passion...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Ashley, who I'm honored to chat with. Ashley shares her incredibly empowering story of giving birth to twins. She is a mom and midwife whose practice is now changed because of the experience and empowerment she felt during her pregnancy, labor and birth of the twins. Join me as we chat about how her own experience not...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Ebonnae who is the founder and lead doula trainer of Royal Doula Academy. Ebonnae has worked as a doula, childbirth educator, lactation counselor and is now a doula trainer in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Ebonnae has a heart for training Christian birthworkers across the country, in a kingdom minded way, to serve expectant...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Samantha who generously shares her birth experiences. Our rich conversation spans many topics including adoption, home birth, a NICU stay, suspected big babies (spoiler alert - they WERE big babies!) and a uniquely unexpected hospital birth. Samantha and her husband Bryan hired me for all of their births and it's a jo...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Certified Nurse Midwife Tiffani in a crucial conversation about midwifery care in the United States. She shares pieces of her own transformative birth experiences with us and how they impacted the course of her professional life, and the care of her clients both in the hospital setting and out of hospital birth center set...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Becky who shares her experience of having a preterm birth and two full term births with midwifery led care in the hospital setting. She takes us on her journey through the NICU, her experience of postpartum depression, and a redeeming birth experience that completed their family. We know birth changes us from the inside o...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Lyndsey, who takes us with her on a journey through her three birth experiences. Her first birth was a cesarean birth, her second a hospital VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), and her third a birth center VBAC. Lyndsey and I share an honest conversation about the way she hoped her births would go, but ultimately how let...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Nicki, who is an advocate serving women and families who are impacted by perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Nicki serves both locally and nationally. We chat about her personal postpartum experience and how that catapulted her into her current role and educational pathway. Nicki hosts a peer support group in Central Il...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Jessica, who shares her greatest triumphs and her deepest losses. In her vulnerability, she shares incredible pieces of wisdom. *This episode contains stories of miscarriage, stillbirth, and the celebration of her living children. If you are sensitive to these sobering realities, or have little ears listening with you, yo...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guests, Lauren and Dean in this special BONUS episode. In the previous episode, Lauren shared her first transformational birth story. On this episode, Lauren and Dean share thier challenges, joys, and triumphs from their experience with their second labor and birth. Every birth unfolds in a unique way and I hope you'll enjoy...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Dr. Lauren Jordan. Lauren is a Chiropractor in Bloomington Normal and she invites us into the transformational story of her first birth experience. Many unexpected events unfold in Lauren's story. I hope you're encouraged by the perspective she shares about the inside-out transformation she has while giving birth...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Kaighla. From hospital inductions, to an unplanned unassisted home birth in Egypt, to a surgical birth in the US, she authentically shares it all. Her four dynamically different birth experiences, give us a close up look at how her births have transformed her life and impact her living today. Kaighla is an author and spok...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Sarah, as we chat about how she has become transformed by her challenging labor. She walks us through the early parts of her labor, takes us with her on an inside look at the comfort techniques she utilized, and shares her joy when she was finally able to bring her baby up onto her chest at birth. Sarah also gives us some...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Allison, as she shares her story of life and hope after an unexpected postpartum emergency.  Allison's traumatic experience has transformed her life in profound ways and challenges her to continue to cherish life and live it to the fullest. Podcast Sponsor : Tiny Births Connect with Shannon birthingfromtheinsideout@g...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Melissa, as we chat about how she arrived to the field of perinatal mental health and how she serves both the local Central Illinois community and clients across the country.  Her involvement at the local and national level is serving to reach a wide spectrum of women with perinatal mental health needs.   Podcas...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guests, first time parents Aileeah + Dave, who share with us how they took ownership of their own birth preparation, birth education and birth process with their first birth.  They share their journey on choosing home birth and the "controlled chaos" their labor brought and how the experience transformed them and impacts th...

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a wonderful conversation with my guest, Erin, who takes us on her journey to becoming a mother.  Her first experience was an unexpected cesarean birth.  She shares her choice to have a redemptive VBAC successfully in the hospital with her second baby.  Erin reminds us how the hard things we experience in labor, often help us embrace other challen...