Casually Crunchy

Here's what nobody tells you: you can have a hospital birth AND feel empowered. You can use medical intervention AND walk out feeling like a badass. Those things aren't mutually exclusive. In this episode, Dr. Danielle sits down with Elizabeth Clark, founder of Looma Birth, two-time VBAC mama, and the woman who supported her home birth with Rhya. Elizabeth has been doing birth work for over a deca...

We talk about birth doulas. We talk about postpartum doulas. But what about a fertility doula? If you're trying to conceive, navigating secondary infertility, processing miscarriage, or in the middle of IVF, you need to hear this conversation. In this episode, Dr. Danielle sits down with Jess Timms, certified fertility doula, Reiki master, founder of Her Fertility Support, host of Her Fertility Po...

Here's the thing no one tells you about birth or motherhood: you don't have to do it perfectly and your body isn't broken. We've been conditioned to second-guess our instincts, to Google every sensation, and to assume that somebody else knows our bodies better than we do. But women were literally designed for this: birth, healing, adapting, mothering. In this episode, Dr. Danielle sits down with J...

No one tells you this part of motherhood: postpartum isn't just about the baby. It's about you, your identity, your nervous system, your healing, your support system, your confidence. In this episode, Dr. Danielle sits down with Marisa Burdi, founder of New Mom School in Yorba Linda, for one of the most honest conversations about what postpartum actually feels like. Marisa is a postpartum educator...

Your baby won't latch. Your pediatrician says everything's fine. You're crying, your baby's crying, and you're starting to wonder if you're doing something wrong. Spoiler: You're not. In this episode, Dr. Danielle sits down with Brittany Cheng, pediatric occupational therapist and feeding specialist at Wayz to Play, for a raw, real conversation about infant feeding struggles, tongue ties, developm...

Ever feel like you're doing "all the things" for your health but still feel off? Bloated, anxious, exhausted, or just... not yourself? Your gut might be screaming for help. In this episode, Dr. Danielle sits down with Kacie Hill, acupuncturist and functional medicine provider at Flora Fauna Wellness in Costa Mesa. Kacie gets real about gut health, what it actually means (hint: it's way more than j...

What happens when a chiropractor obsessed with the nervous system falls in love with a guy who eats Domino's three times a week? Spoiler: they get married, have kids, and figure it out along the way. In this episode, Dr. Danielle brings her husband Kyle on the podcast to talk about their very different health journeys and how they've found balance as a family. If you've ever felt like you're the "...

Welcome to Casually Crunchy: Where Holistic Health Meets Real Life This is Casually Crunchy, the podcast for moms who want holistic health options without the perfection pressure or black-and-white thinking. Hosted by Dr. Danielle from Verve Chiropractic, we're here to change the conversation around natural parenting, nervous system health, and family wellness. Because your body is resilient, your...