Free Birth Society

Anna, a Radical Birth Keeper School graduate, shares with us all today the simple beauty of her RBK-attended first birth. Surrounded by song, sisters, and silence, Anna talks about being surprised by how easy the whole birth process was, the psychedelic postpartum phase, navigating tongue ties and lip ties, and experiencing breastfeeding grief. Watch this interview on Youtube:  https://y...

This week, we have Emily, a former Labor & Delivery nurse turned freebirthing-mother! After starting nursing school when she was pregnant with her first daughter, Emily quickly realized that licensure and hospital policies trump all else, and advocating for your patients can only go so far. After her birth with her second son, she removed herself from the medical system altogether, and went on...

This week on the show, we have Maria from Finland. She tells us about her conscious conception journeys, beginning with meeting her husband in ceremony after a spiritual awakening, and then a near-death accident that solidified her journey of following her heart and her gut instincts in wild pregnancy and freebirth. We also discuss lotus birth, the necessary social aspect of postpartum care, and r...

Today, I'm talking with Anna from Sweden. As an RH negative, first-time mom, Anna was swept up in the fearmongering and control of the hospital system. Despite having what she thought at the time was a "natural" hospital birth, she entered motherhood feeling alone. As she started questioning everything that had happened during her birth, she found freebirth! With her second daughter, Anna went fro...

Today on the show we have Anna, who shares her story of saying "yes" to a wild pregnancy and freebirth as a first-time mom. Her deep-rooted trust in the innate intelligence of her body allowed her to experience nearly *zero* fear, as she brought her baby earthside in love, patience, and ease. Watch this interview on Youtube:  https://youtu.be/M0VyaBxrzT0 JOIN US AT MATRIARCH RISING FESTIVAL |...

From the fertile land of Costa Rica, today Estonia shares the glorious stories of her two births. In this episode, we discuss Estonia’s spiritual conscious conceptions, the divine initiations of pregnancy as deep shadow work, and embracing the ebb and flow of life as a resilient, powerful, and autonomous single mom. Watch this interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/jZR67CuOnuI JOIN US AT MATRIARCH...

After a fiery and fast initiation into motherhood, Christine dove into everything "birth" and enrolls in the first round of The Radical Birth Keeper School. Today, she tells us her story of a lifetime of manifesting her motherhood, practicing living in trust, and having the peaceful, casual Friday afternoon freebirth with her second son, that was everything she wanted. Watch this interview on Yout...

On this very special episode today, Dr. Melissa Sell breaks down the 5 Biological Laws of German New Medicine. We go beyond the body/mind connection, and enter into layers of healing that are completely paradigm-shifting. German New Medicine returns us to a simple truth- the body is ALWAYS healing, and is our wisest teacher. We discuss how to understand your individual symptoms, how healthcare can...

On the podcast today, Chelsea tells us the story of her transition into autonomous, powerful motherhood after a hospital birth, pregnancy loss, and midwifery abandonment. Her journey is one of animal medicine, spirit babies, radical birth keeping, & finding and claiming her center. She shares with us what it was like being on the road with her family for her last pregnancy and of her experienc...

Today I'm bringing you a very special episode, with the infamous and highly esteemed guest (and my best friend), Yolande Norris-Clark. Together, we share our origin story of becoming friends over the internet, and how we chose, from two different countries, to join forces to change the world. We share about the early stages of dreaming up the Radical Birth Keeper School and the lessons we've learn...

Caitlyn is a midwife from South Africa who long dreamt of attending birthing women in integrity, but kept coming up against the hypocrisy of the medicalized midwifery world. She brings to us today her story of unraveling herself from the regulations and culture of licensed midwifery, how she navigated being investigated by the Department of Health, and how she found her way forward in authentic mi...

Today on the show, I'm talking with my friend Vivian about birth as a catalyst for deep maturation. With her first baby, Vivian had a medicalized birth, and although she freebirthed her second son, she brought him into the hospital two days postpartum. She left (eleven days later) with a commitment to do things differently the next time around. Vivian's third birth was powerful and glorious, and s...

Davana's pregnancy with her first son was a wake up call to the consequences of trusting in a system that doesn't serve women. After a traumatizing and unnecessary surgical birth, she found the fire within her to say "never again" and chose the guidance of her inner voice above all. Today, Davana shares with us her beautiful journey of moving from confusion to courage, her process of learning how...

Today, I'm talking with licensed midwife turned radical birth keeper, Kemi "BirthJoy" Johnson. After two traumatic hospital births of her own, and nearly four decades of pursuing medical midwifery, Kemi was faced with the harsh realities of the medical system over and over again, and decided to remove herself from it- for her sake, and the sake of the women that she served. In this episode, we tal...

Today on the show, we have my friend Angeli, from Canada. Angeli was pregnant during the Radical Birth Keeper School, and over the twelve weeks, her pregnancy and her business transformed in many ways. Angeli tells the story of her life as a rugged, woodland goddess living with her lover in a yurt with her two dogs- birthing and living in alignment with life. Her journey of placing absolute trust...

On the show today, we have the wonderful Saima from the UK! After she left her marriage and her doula career at the same time, Saima was ready to make some big changes...and so, she did. Now, a successful graduate of the first round of the Radical Birth Keeper School, she is living her dream life in Portugal with a thriving coaching practice. Saima shares what her life has shaped into beyond the s...

On the show today, we have Alexandra, a solo parent by choice. After finding a sperm donor, and just one round of IVF, Alexandra decided to opt out of the medical system despite a highly managed start to her conception and gestation journey. Alexandra shares her story of balancing surrender with control, staying true to her mothering choices, and transitioning into postpartum as a single mom. Watc...

This week on the show, I’m talking with two dear friends of mine: medicine women Nancy Lucina and Kristin Hauser. We are so excited to bring you the wise woman education you probably never received.  Were you, like most women, taught that your period was a burden? Have you suffered with pain in your pelvis or womb? Or held shame around your sexuality? You’re not alone, sister. Today we finall...

Today on the show, we have Emily from Melbourne, Australia. Emily is a graduate of the Radical Birth Keeper School, and her freebirth journey began with a beautiful conscious conception. Emily shares with us how her wild pregnancy decimated her and what taking 100% responsibility for her birth looked like. She offers the simple yet powerful practice of consistently returning to trust. Emily's...

Kirah's twin freebirth journey started with the birth of her own twin sisters when she was a kid. Today, she shares with us her experiences of contending with her fertility, and leaning into trusting that her body that made these babies could birth these babies. She shows us what is possible when a mother stakes her claim on what she wants for herself and her lineage. Watch this interview on Youtu...

Today we have Natalie from Australia sharing her story of the journey to freebirth with her second son. After finding the Free Birth Society Podcast in her early postpartum days with her first baby, Natalie vowed to set herself up to embody her prayer of freebirthing her next baby. When the time came, Natalie had a truly WILD pregnancy, and shares with us how she faced the fears that were surround...

In this episode, we discuss the witch as the wise woman, birth as a catalyst for remembering, and debunking so many patriarchal lies that have been fed to us about our history as powerful women. If you want to reclaim your intuition, and connect to your lineage, this episode, and our new course, are the perfect entry points to open the portal of the witch inside us all. ***The course mentione...

This week on the show we have Sasha, who tells us the story of how she paved the way for the rest of her lineage, how she learned to trust herself, and checked herself out of the hospital, in labor, to have her baby at home. We discuss figuring out breastfeeding, the difficulties that can arise during those early postpartum weeks, and how birthing in power has the ability to end cycles of generati...

We are kicking off Season 5 of the Free Birth Society Podcast with an incredible SURPRISE TWINS story!   With her first birth, Celia was put through the conveyer belt of industrial obstetrics, but as she reflected on her birth experience postpartum, she came to the quick conclusion that there must be another way forward. With her second pregnancy, Celia found freebirth, and after connecting w...

Today on the show, we have the wild and wise Eliza, a Hungarian born woman, living in France with her beloved. This is a romantic tale of a new love, a surprise pregnancy, and a young woman hiring a midwife, and then firing a midwife when her true stripes are revealed. It was the news that her midwife didn’t actually support Eliza bringing her dear mother and sister into her birthing space, that s...