Bearing Birth Podcast

Bearing Birth

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A birth story podcast highlighting the emotional impact of birth, the immediate postpartum period, and the years beyond. Hosted by Jordan Monir, a postpartum doula and Sophie Holliday, a perinatal mental health therapist. Jordan and Sophie aim to provide a platform for those who have experienced or supported childbirth in sharing their unique story. Both fierce advocates of mental health and community support, Jordan and Sophie attempt to reduce the stigma of openly discussing the challenges (and joys!) experienced in pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. Join us as we chat with a range of g...

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Dad jokes get Cailley through pregnancy 03.01.2024 43:22

This episode is part 1 of a two part series called before/after birth. We are excited to welcome Sophie’s neighbor and friend Cailley, who bravely shares her experiences from the difficulty of her first pregnancy loss ending at 11 weeks to the joys of her current pregnancy at 37 weeks. At the time of recording, Cailley finds herself in the nesting stage bursting with energy, while also learning th...

After I delivered my baby, I felt invincible! 06.12.2023 1:29:36

Sophie and Jordan welcome Dr. Courtney Livaudais, a Portland-based Occupational Therapist and Lactation Consultant as well as owner of Triple Moon Therapy . In this episode, Courtney shares the birth story of her daughter, including her experience with IVF conception, the physical discomforts and unexpected joys of her pregnancy, and surprisingly speedy labor. She shares on the profound connection...

We are going to give you a whisper of Pitocin 15.11.2023 1:18:09

Sophie and Jordan welcome Io, who shares the story of their birth in November 2016. In this conversation we explore how Io navigated changes to their birth plan that they were not expecting, challenges of labor monitoring, and what it’s like being a non-binary person giving birth in a hospital setting. We discuss how having the support of people you trust can be a key factor in having a positive b...

Hello, hello and welcome! 15.11.2023 20:57

Welcome to Bearing Birth, a podcast all about birth stories! In this first episode, your hosts Jordan and Sophie introduce themselves and discuss their “why” for starting a storytelling podcast together about birth. They discuss reasons for sharing one’s birth story and how it can be healing, community building, and in many ways, beneficial. They describe how they came up with their podcast name a...

I was trying to get some Thai food, I wasn’t trying to go to the hospital to have a baby! 15.11.2023 1:02:22

Jordan and Sophie welcome their very first guest, Rachel Arias, who shares the story of the birth of her daughter in February 2022. Rachel made for a wonderful and thoughtful first guest as she is a perinatal mental health therapist and reflected on her own struggle with anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum. This episode contains a birth story which includes the vaginal birth of a single baby...

Bearing Birth Teaser 01.11.2023 2:28

Please enjoy our teaser trailer for our new and upcoming podcast "Bearing Birth"! Our podcast highlights the incredible world of birth stories as told directly by those who experience and witness childbirth. This short episode offers a glimpse into the range of emotions our guests experience as they reflect on their birth stories. Our first three episodes will be released on November 15...