Well Worth Watering Podcast • Birth Classes • Postpartum Support

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Myth: Birth is loud and filled with screaming and sounds of agony. Truth: We moan, grunt, cry, and sometimes scream yes but we also laugh, sing, or talk. Or go silent. Have you considered what untouched, physiologically typical labor & childbirth sounds like? I explore all of this and more on Episode 34: The Sound of Expansion in Birth. If you're pregnant and in your last trimester, now is...

On this month's episode I'm sharing a rich conversation with Dr. Tiffany M. Smith, a trailblazing functional psychiatric nurse practitioner, founder of  Aroma Functional Nutrition Psychiatry  and a visionary who sees a world where mental health care is more than just a pill. Dr. Smith aims to help her patients live better lives by identifying the root cause of their conditions and creating...

This episode features a great conversation I had with Jasmine Mobley of Beauty Of The Nile, which makes science-based skin care & skin care infused makeup for skin-of-color. From stretch marks to pregnancy mask, we talked all things pregnancy. Beauty Of The Nile’s mission is to provide effective skin care products to people-of-color so that all know to “Love Your Brown Skin”, to affirm & a...

Emelda De Coteau—affectionately known as E—is a creative, writer, podcaster and a woman of deep faith. Emelda channels her passions and experiences into deeply meaningful work. When Motherhood Looks Different offers community for mothers raising children with special needs and learning differences as well as mothers facing physical and mental health challenges of their own. The Pray With Our Feet...

Dominique Quarles is a Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Postpartum/Prenatal Fitness Coach, Certified Pain Free Performance Specialist, and Certified Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist. An athlete all throughout her teen years and college life, Dominique first experienced a change in her body after the birth of her first child. But after her 2nd and challenges with "mommy belly&quo...

In part 2 of Cutting the Cord , we pick up where we left off with Seiea Britt—singer/songwriter and mother of 3 beautiful girls. Seiea first joined us on Episode 8 to talk about her second pregnancy and birth, one where she navigated the challenges of new motherhood at the height of the pandemic as well as a cholestasis diagnosis. This time, we take a detailed look back on the relationship challen...

While the mental and physical well-being of pregnant parents tends to focus on the maternal health care we receive, how do we take a look at the quality of our relationships? Should our intimate relationship reflect back the love growing inside of us? What does it look like to realize while pregnant that a relationship no longer serves you or your highest good? Seiea Britt—singer/songwriter and mo...

I had the pleasure of chatting with the beautiful Rondette Amoy Smith for this first episode of the year. We dove into her experience of high risk pregnancy, having a baby abroad, how she prepared for birth—which involved both practical preparation and rallying the love, advice and help of her family—and how she chose to witness, honor and take time to shift into this amazing version of herself. R...

Picking up where we left off in episode 25 with Dr. Amber Thornton of Balanced Working Mama, this episode comes to a grounding, comforting close with a reminder to hold onto what lights us up. Dr. Amber is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Motherhood Wellness Consultant and the Founder of Balanced Working Mama, where the mission is to completely change the narrative of what is possible for work...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Amber Thornton of Balanced Working Mama. Dr. Amber is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Motherhood Wellness Consultant and the Founder of Balanced Working Mama, where the mission is to completely change the narrative of what is possible for working mothers by helping them to better balance work, motherhood, and wellness. During part 1 of our...

The growing, shifting, pulling and stretching of the birthing body can be a heavy concept for folks to acknowledge. In this episode, we talk about some common changes that the pregnant and postpartum body undergoes. What would it look like to unpack the loss of what was and uncover the gem of what IS? Looking for small doses of birth preparation before you baby arrives? Come on through to a Birth...

This episode gets a little personal. I’m talking about a period of ebb that I recently came through, and the urge I felt—if I’m being honest, STILL feel—to get back to “it.” An ebb is defined as “ a state or period of weakness, lack of vigour, or decline .” But what do we do with that? That feeling of identifying with what we do as opposed to who we are? I’m talking about it in this episode. Have...

I’m delighted to share this interview with Darcel Being, a life purpose guide, celebrated author of  Dear Mamas, along with three children’s books and founder of the ReinventHER™ process and Being Well Community. She is also a wife of over a decade and mother to three children. Darcel is on a mission to be a guiding light for women. She utilizes warm hearted joy to inspire women to make spiri...

This is the third and last in the Let’s Talk About It mini-series, that walks expectant parents through the first stage of labor. We are at the end of Stage 1 once we hit transition, the shortest but most intense part of stage 1. We’ll cover signs and expectations in this episode. Want more? Join me for my monthly drop in sessions. They’re held on the last Wednesday of every month. Visit  wel...

This is the second of a mini-series (Let's Talk About It) that walks expectant parents through the first stage of labor. When you've reach active labor, the waves hit stronger, closer together and with definitive intensity. You are far more likely to have those "this is it!" thoughts. We’ll cover signs and expectations of this second phase of the first stage of labor in this episode. Want more? Jo...

This is the first of a mini-series (Let's Talk About It) that walks expectant parents through the first stage of labor. “Will my water break? What should I do?” We’ll cover signs and expectations of early labor in this episode. Want more? Join me for my monthly drop in sessions. They’re held on the last Wednesday of every month. Visit  wellworthwatering.com/calendar  for session topics a...

Picture yourself prepared with knowledge from a birth class, supported, loved on, laboring how you want, where you want, with whom you desire. Imagine laboring in a low-stress environment that has been designed with the comfort of all 5 senses in mind. A low-stress environment is foundational to normal physiological labor and birth. We’re unpacking that a bit in this episode. Want more? Join me fo...

I’m back at it with a topic on the mind of dare I say it, most pregnant folks? Pain. How much of it, how we’ll handle or better yet, eliminate it. It's a natural thing to worry about the sensations that come along with one of the most incredible processes of life. Let’s get into the what, where and why behind labor pain on this episode. Want more? Join me for this month’s drop in session hour. The...

In this episode, we take a look at postpartum life or the 4th trimester as many rightfully call it. Rest can look like more than the well-known adage “sleep when the baby sleeps,” even though getting shut eye whenever you can is very important. In this mini-series—A Peek Into Postpartum Life—I take a look at the “what” and “why” of resting our taxed bodies, minds and spirits.

To open season 2, I sat down with the amazing Shannon Beacham of Pregnancy With Mrs. B. Shannon has been supporting families in the DC Metro area as a doula, birth educator and breastfeeding counselor since 2013. August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month, so much of our conversation centers breastfeeding, finding the right fit when you are building your birth village and why rest is an essential pie...

I’m taking an appreciative walk back to my 1st guest for this last episode of season 1. Yanikie (pronounced YAHN-EEK) Tucker, is a fellow Caribbean-American who is an educator, Howard University alumnus, creator of  JamDown Foodie , a blog that centers Jamaican cuisine, wife and mother of 2 boys who were born 10 years apart. She shared her birth stories on episode 3 . This was the second part...

In the context of birth, opening is one of our bodies essential tasks. If we remain closed, we literally can’t bring our babies earth-side. Alongside the country, I’m starting to open up again after a several month hiatus from the podcast. My “opening” looks like sharing what I’ve been experiencing. In this small bite episode, I talk briefly about the burnout I’ve been experiencing. As I prepare f...

In honor of World Doula Day, I was honored to hold an in-depth conversation with Imani Byers. Imani is a full spectrum doula, which means that she provides services that support the fertility, birth and postpartum journeys. Her connection and calling to birth work started at a very young age. She explores this deep connection in a short story created & directed by Cydney Tucker and featured in...

OB or midwife? Whether your care is being provided by an obstetrician or a midwife, make sure your care team is on board with your wishes and desires. In this episode, Lou-Ann shares a bit of her experiences from her prenatal care with an OB and a midwife practice. What matters most with either choice is the concept of patient centered care, which not only centers the patients, but allows your con...