Emilee Saldaya
Free Birth Society
The Free Birth Society Podcast features honest, gripping, inspiring, and transformative freebirth stories hosted by the founder Emilee Saldaya in conversation with wild women worldwide. In the vast tapestry of childbirth experiences, a thread runs undisturbed, unmedicated, and true to its ancestral roots: freebirth. This differs from your usual home birth with doulas or midwives in attendance. Freebirth stands apart, where birthing is solely in the hands of the birthing woman, accompanied only by her intuition, rhythms of nature, witnessed by her family. The Free Birth Podcast invites you to a...
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Emilee Saldaya
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Dec 12, 2025
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Episodes
Midwifery Sabotage, Stillbirth, Regret, and Freebirth 27.09.2024 2:03:06
Skye, an Australian woman living in Southern California, shares her four birth stories on the show today. In her first birth, Skye experienced midwife sabotage, then with her second, the heartbreaking loss of her son. After freebirthing her third son, she regretfully did a tongue tie revision that went horribly and left her entire family traumatized. Finally, Skye embraces an undisturbed freebirth...
The Way of The New Matriarch: Freebirthing After C-Section 20.09.2024 1:14:47
Kendra is on the show today sharing her redemptive FBAC (freebirth after c-section), guided by the messages of her ancestors and the deep work required to heal her lineage, her relationship, and step into the role as the new matriarch for her family. ✨Connect with Free Birth Society on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/freebirthsociety ✨Get our FREE Freebirth starter kit here! - https://www...
Freebirthing in the Jungle at 34 Weeks 13.09.2024 1:04:21
First time mother Hari is on the show today sharing her wild pregnancy and freebirth story. Hari speaks of the deep trust and intuition that lead her to the mountains of Costa Rica to freebirth her healthy 5 pound child at 34 weeks. Are you a sovereign birth professional? Get listed on the Matribirth Directory here - https://Matribirthdirectory.com Connect with Free Birth Society on Instagra...
Discovering Down Syndrome Outside the Medical System 06.09.2024 1:30:01
We kick off this season with Emilee sitting down with Britni from Washington, who tells her big story of birthing her daughter outside of the medical system at the age of 41. Britni shares how in the first moments after birth, she realized her daughter looked different and settled into the knowing that she had Down Syndrome and would keep her daughter away from the medical system. Connect wi...
Season 8 Trailer 02.09.2024 0:54
The Free Birth Society Podcast is BACK *this* Friday! If these clips already have you crying, get READY for the most epic, transformational free and sovereign birth stories. It’s gonna be a wild ride, sisters. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll be rocked to the core by these women’s power stories. You’ll hear about... * Discovering down syndrome in sovereign birth * Freebirth in the Middle Eas...
The (free)Birth Partner Episode 24.05.2024 1:24:52
Watch this episode HERE Today is all about (and for!) the birth partner. I do what I can in an hour to offer my transmissions to you of 20 years in birth work, and having worked with thousands of fathers and partners to the birthing woman. Fathers - this episode is for you! I’ll cover the most common questions and concerns I get from fathers and offer my wisdom on the logistics and energetics of h...
From Veganism and Medwives to Farming and Freebirth: The Magical Life of Julia Hempe 10.05.2024 1:06:47
Watch this episode HERE Today on the show I welcome one of my closest friends and favorite people, Julia. Julia lives here in community with us, and so I’m extra excited to have her on to share her story. Julia is a truly wild mother of 3, turns out - soon to be 4, a homesteader, a gorgeous and insanely talented homemaker, and really just the embodiment of strength, fortitude, and integrity. Can y...
A Black Woman’s Solution to Maternal Death Rates in the System: Jalynn’s Freebirth 03.05.2024 1:06:22
Watch this episode HERE Jalynn was aware that the medical system was dangerous for her, as a woman, and a black mother. Thankfully, her first birth was fairly straight forward. She left the birth center clear that she would not go back, not because it was traumatic, but because it simply wasn’t worth leaving her house for. With her second, Jalynn stepped into full responsibility with a wild...
The Women Are Ready: Zainab Brings Body Literacy to Saudi Arabia 26.04.2024 1:01:39
Watch this episode HERE We have a really inspiring episode today, as I welcome Zainab, from Saudi Arabia, now living in Michigan. Zainab is a brilliant maiden who has blazed a path of autonomy, teaching Fertility Awareness Method and body literacy to Arab women in her mother tongue of Arabic. Zainab grew up without initiation into her first bleed, and didn’t even have a word to use for her vagina....
Remineralizing the Spirit with Herbalist Dr. Elderberry 19.04.2024 49:22
Watch this episode HERE Today I have the great pleasure of welcoming to the show Dr. Elderberry, and yes, that *is* her legal name. Elderberry is a naturopath, a vitalist herbalist, a homeopath, and a wild mother. I’m so excited for her to share her wisdom of homeopathy, minerals, practicing herbalism energetically, and tuning into mother nature. This is an especially fun episode as Elderberry is...
A Serbian Breech Freebirth at 44 Weeks: The Ripple Effect of Mina’s Power 12.04.2024 1:04:05
Watch this episode HERE This may be the most important episode of the season, so I’m glad you’re tuning in this week. Today’s story is from Mina, a freebirthing mother, and RBK graduate in Serbia. Though Mina dreamt of birthing at home, she knew of no other women around her making that choice, so she birthed her first two babies in a very old school, very dark hospital. Mina faced obstetric violen...
When Stillbirth Leads to Freebirth: Savannah’s Story 05.04.2024 1:41:09
Today on the show we have Savannah, a graduate of The Radical Birth Keeper School, and she’s here to tell her big and important story of birth, single motherhood, loss, and claiming her freedom as a woman. Savannah’s first birth resulted in heartbreaking, but so common, midwifery sabotage and betrayal, with a totally unnecessary transfer to the hospital. Many years later, Savannah re-partners, and...
When Freebirth Heals the Mother Wound: Arie’s First Birth 29.03.2024 56:07
Today I am joined by Arie, a Radical Birth Keeper School Grad who freebirthed her first baby after the school, supported by her partner and mother. Since RBK doors are open right now, we gotta highlight these epic women who experienced major transformation during and after the program! When Arie got pregnant she knew she would stay home. She didn't want to hire a professional, and *did* deep...
The Freebirther’s Guide to Hemorrhage with Yolande Norris-Clark 22.03.2024 1:24:52
Watch this episode HERE I am thrilled to be welcoming back to the show my bestie, my birth wife, my co-creatrix of The Radical Birth Keeper School, The Complete Guide to Freebirth, and our soon to be 12 month midwifery school, MatriBirth Midwifery Institute — Yolande Norris-Clark. She’s here today to help me crack open this pervasive myth of hemorrhage, and to offer a sovereign resource that is in...
When Miscarriage Teaches You Wholeness: Amelia’s Journey to Freebirth after 2 C-Sections 15.03.2024 1:19:24
Watch this episode HERE RBK Grad, and a brave, brilliant woman, Amelia is on the show today to share her big stories. Amelia has moved the needle bigtime in her life, from being initiated into motherhood with two entirely unnecessary, traumatic c-sections, to moving beyond the medical paradigm entirely, in her subsequent births. It’s a painful story, full of trauma, medical midwifery betraya...
Freebirth As A Catalyst for Power with Nina Marsh 08.03.2024 56:24
You can watch this episode HERE Today on the show, I am welcoming Nina, a graduate of The Radical Birth Keeper School. Nina lives out in northern california, and was transferred to the hospital in her first pregnancy after a planned home birth with a midwife, because her blood pressure was higher than what the midwives were willing to support. She was induced and kept in the hospital for days on e...
The Rebel Path: Marion’s Three Freebirths 01.03.2024 1:25:18
Watch this episode HERE Marion joins me on the show today to share her sweet undisturbed birthing stories of her three children. Each of her stories is incredibly unique, and a beautiful example of where intuition can guide a woman when she refuses to be influenced by the industrial obstetrics complex. Marion birthed her first baby, who was transverse until the very end, completely outside of the...
Leading by Example with Radical Birth Keeper and Freebirther Jess Owens 23.02.2024 1:05:26
You can watch this episode HERE Today, Radical Birth Keeper School graduate and sovereign birth attendant, Jess Owens, joins me on the show sharing her two birth stories. Jess started her mothering journey with a seemingly acceptable midwife-attended homebirth in England, and although there were things that left a bad taste in her mouth, she felt lucky to birth at home without complications. After...
When Cord Prolapse and Footling Breech Births Are Normal with Carlee Moon 16.02.2024 1:44:46
When Cord Prolapse and Footling Breech Births Are Normal with Carlee Moon Watch this episode HERE Today we will hear the 3 incredible freebirth stories of the absolutely divine Carlee Moon, who truly moved the needle of what mainstream birth culture would define as even possible, really, in each one of her births. From a first freebirth in her teepee in Oregon, to a footling breech birth with a wh...
Big Fertility, Big Problems with Jennifer Lahl 09.02.2024 1:06:00
This week I have return guest, filmmaker, and whistleblower, Jennifer Lahl. Jennifer was on the show a few seasons back tackling the harmful nature of surrogacy, and today we get into the shadow side of IVF that no one is talking about. We discuss the incredibly low success rates of IVF, the high risks to both the mother and the baby, and how much of this information is suppressed. Watch thi...
Preeclampsia and Freebirth with Minerals Expert Margaret Barry 02.02.2024 1:24:46
Watch this episode HERE Today on the show I have the radiant mineral expert, and freebirther of course, Margaret Barry, who shares her birth stories and her vast knowledge of minerals, including how that links to pre-eclampsia. After being diagnosed with “pre” pre-eclampsia, yes I said pre-pre, Margaret goes on to have a 4 day hospital induction with her first baby. Margaret dove into self study t...
Embodying the Priestess in Our Everyday Mundane Lives with Nancy Lucina and Kristin Hauser 26.01.2024 1:09:01
I’m joined today by Kristin and Nancy and we get into it. We have a very candid conversation all about our blood mystery initiations as girls and women, and how the majority of us were conditioned with shame, and mistrust during these rights of passage, and how that then grooms us for medicalized pregnancy, highly managed traumatic birth, and a pharmaceutically dependant menopause. Honoring your B...
Stella’s Sovereign Birth Within a Family of Nigerian Doctors 19.01.2024 1:07:36
You can watch this episode HERE Today on the show I have my friend, Stella. Stella comes from a large family of Nigerian doctors, and after she gave up the idea of med school, she found herself in The Radical Birth Keeper School. Stella experienced huge paradigm shifts and deconditioned herself from her medical upbringing to become the woman and mother she wanted to be. While navigating the grief...
Freebirthing En Caul Babies and Putting Yourself First with Homesteading Nutritionist Noelle Kovary 12.01.2024 1:11:02
Watch this episode HERE I’m joined on the show today by the gorgeously brilliant and oh so bright, Noelle. I had originally had her on to talk about nutrition, and to my sheer delight I found out that Noelle in fact freebirthed both of her children! She speaks about moving out of depletion and disease by putting herself first and listening to her body, giving it what it needed. By cultivating inne...
The RH Negative Freebirthing Sisters from New Zealand: Sophie & Julia 05.01.2024 1:05:29
Watch this episode HERE Sophie and Julia, adorable freebirthing sisters and musicians from NZ join me on the show today, sharing their birth stories and journeys into motherhood. I received an email from them expressing their gratitude for the podcast and how it had changed their lives, so of course I had to bring them on the show. Both sisters are RH negative and without the rhogam sh...
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