Empowered Birth, Love, and Life

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! I came across Daniel's incredible instagram page https://www.instagram.com/honest_fatherhood/ and I was blown away by how well spoken he was about Empowering men in the journey of fatherhood and postpartum. In this episode we discuss Home Birth, postpartum, homeschooling, tips for new parents, and navigatin...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! Jenna began her career in 2006 as a certified personal trainer and mindset coach for celebrities like Ben Stiller, Katy Perry, Jeremy Piven, Saudi Arabian royalty, and the Marciano family (founders of Guess). In 2011, she discovered the world of emotional intelligence, experiential trainings, and somatic practic...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! This episode was such a mind bending and stomach turning episode packed with so much information. If you or anyone you know is "questioning" circumcision or male genital mutilation, I highly encourage you to listen to this episode. We discuss how this barbaric practice started, why it is still performe...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! I am so honored to be a part of this important film! Go see it! Purchase it online if you miss it in theaters. Website https://protocol7.movie/ Link to Interview with Andy and Alex https://madmaxworld.tv/watch?id=663c02c907404ef036619635 Link to The Children's Health Defense TV interview with Brandon Johnso...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! On this episode I speak with Audrey Ross an in person and virtual birth keeper, coach, educator, mother, and amazing voice for "wild pregnancy" and "free birth". In this episode we delve into the realms of physiological birth and how meddling disrupts this process. We also cover how the hospi...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! Lately my 1 on 1 trauma birth story processing sessions have not been with hospital birth... but home birth or birth center births where the MIDWIFE was acting like and Obstetrician. This is almost worse. With a hospital you are at least aware of what you are getting yourself into. Protocols, machines, medicine,...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! Much like a battery the human body needs to recharge. We are all energy and we are all made up of one working nervous system. Craniosacral therapy has so many benefits for adults AND babies! I have seen the most "coliky" baby become so peaceful and happy after just one session so I am a HUGE fan of usi...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! "Why would you bring the trauma to the surface if someone remembers their birth without trauma?" My husband asked me this. My answer was "I don't just go around telling everyone they have birth trauma! When someone has PPA/PPD or bonding issues, it is most likely related to how they birthed t...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! I'm sure I can speak for most doulas when I say "most dads are not an experienced doulas". That doesn't mean dad isn't support person number 1. Dad should ALWAYS be support person #1. Hiring a doula can offer various benefits during childbirth, such as emotional support, advocacy, and kn...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! Alison Mak is the co-founder of Sacred Birth Symposium, alongside her husband, and is the proud home birth mama to their baby girl, who inspired and inspires it all. She has spent over a decade on her spiritual and holistic health journey and has studied Reiki, Yoga, and Herbalism, among other modalities. Since...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! Somatic work in birth is important for several reasons:     1.    Trauma resolution: Somatic practices, such as body-centered therapy or somatic experiencing, can help individuals process and release any physical or emotional trauma experienced during childbirth. This can be especially beneficial for mothers who...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! My sister in law found out she was pregnant and never even knew home birth was an option. She had asked me for birth center recommendations and I immediately empowered her to do it at HOME! This birth story was so fun. I was so happy to help her welcome my adorable niece into the world. Kelly had the mental and...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! The moment you are in Anya's presence it's like a familiar sense you can't put your finger on. She just feels like home. Her energy is so warm and inviting that it's so easy to open up around her. This is so important for birth. When you invite other people  beside your partner into your birt...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! I apologize for all the "likes" and "corrects" I say in this episode as I was just so freaking happy to be finally telling her story! The title says it all. This woman defied all the odds that are put on us as a birthing society from the medical system. Her first birth ending in an "emer...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! From due dates to interventions, we are constantly being made to not trust birth and God's design for us and baby. My entire belief around birth has evolved the longer I have been a doula. I have witnessed abuse and medical gaslighting from hospitals, birth centers, and home birth practitioners, but I have...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! I had such a blast with this episode! I truly wanted to be candid and open and talk to her as if we were talking to our girlfriends about this topic! As women we are brought up to have so much shame around our vaginas and everything "down there". Even pooping is seen as a negative thing from when we ar...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! I love doing these! Send me your questions to my social media @EmmyRobbinDoula or my website  https://www.emmyrobbindoula.com/ 1. My Toddler won't eat! Help? 2. My baby isn't pooping is this normal? (answered again common question but with some more info) 3. What does labor feel like?  4. What are your...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! Maybe you are over 35? Maybe you tested positive for GD? Maybe you had a C Section before?  Maybe you tested positive for GBS? WHO CARES!!!! If you are a healthy well informed and empowered mama who takes good care of her body, you should not be treated any different than any other pregnant woman! I am beyond fr...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! This is meant to educate and empower you! Maybe you will hear your own birth trauma in my story and find it healing to feel seen, heard, or validated. I find as a doula and healer of birth trauma in women, many of us have experienced so many similar abuses. I do have to take some accountability for what happened...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! From Castor Oil to Cervical ripening creams, they all have an effect on your labor in some way. There are many women who have inductions or take castor oil (for the "natural" induction) and have successful vaginal births. Is that the true goal? How was the baby affected? Blood Pressure? Length of labor...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! Have you been considering homeschooling your kid, but you have been receiving a lot of pushback from your friends and family? You are not alone. I wanted to have my sister come on and talk all things homeschooling with me. I hope this podcast episode empowers you to make an informed and confident decision when i...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! 1. Baby hands in mouth constantly at 12 weeks and drooling and mucus in poop... this normal?  2. My baby hasn't pooped in 2 days is this ok?  3. I don't want to give bottles, how else can I top baby off with my breastmilk? 4. How do I ween without getting mastitis? 5. How do I help my teething baby?  F...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! Many of us are taught to think of birth being "finished" once the baby comes out. Not many people understand the 3rd stage of labor or how to continue advocating for yourself in this stage. As a doula, I see most of the hospital trauma in this stage. The baby is separated from mom, the cord is cut enti...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! Your birth guest list (not just your team but the other people you want to invite) can make or break your home birth. Having too many people there can put a LOT of pressure on a laboring mom to progress or to not let out noises she needs or go inward. Too much distraction at your birth can disrupt the hormone fl...

Let me know what you think! If you want to email me visit my website so I can respond! This is one of the most common reasons for transfer. The exhaustion that days or even weeks of these intense sensations brings is a lot if you don't have the tools to navigate. Get a heating pad, a big jug of water, some snacks, a warm bath, a glass of wine.... whatever you can do to make yourself stay comf...