Freebirthing in Color ™

In this episode, I speak with Jess. She shares with me the two very different stories of her 2 breech presenting babies. Her first breech baby an unnecessary cesarean and the second breech baby, birthed free of the medical system.  Jess tells the story of how she ended up having 2 free births after her first unnecessary cesarean, while also speaking to the very beautiful lessons that she learned a...

In this episode, I speak with Valeria. She is the first freebirth after cesarean story of the podcast and this is such an inspiring listen. I’m not going to say too much about this episode because this is one that needs to be heard from Valeria’s mouth to feel the power and emotion of how she birthed her daughter in the safety of her own home after a very unnecessary cesarean section. Valeria was...

In this episode, I speak with a wise Elder, Maha al Musa. Maha is a birth pioneer, activist, mentor and educator. She’s of Palestinian/Lebanese origin, raised in Australia and has been an independent international birth educator and mentor for almost 3 decades.  Maha is the author of the award winning world first book on bellydance for birth - Dance Of The Womb - endorsed by Sheila Kitzinger, Dr....

In this episode, I speak with Kenyata. She talks to me about not being entirely sure if she wanted to even be a mother, but after trusting in herself and doing the personal work, Kenyata listened to her inner voice, and followed where her heart wanted to lead her — Merida, Mexico. Kenyata left the United States and travelled solo at five months pregnant to find a new home for herself and her child...

In this episode, I’m speaking with Emily. She tells me of how the decision to freebirth her first baby was a gradual but very easy one to make. And with the decision to take her birth into her own hands, Emily talks about to the rift that it caused between herself and her sister. Fortunately for Emily, she was grounded enough to listen to her intuition and followed through with bringing her baby i...

Today I’m listening to Stella speak about the powerful journey to birthing her first baby. Stella comes from a very Medically minded family, but chose to birth her first child free of the medical system with the trust and knowing that her body was capable of navigating this experience. After learning that it’s totally possible to have a safe and uncomplicated pregnancy journey without engaging wit...

In this episode I’m talking with Settareh. She speaks to the births of her two son’s. Her first birth was managed by Medical Midwives and during that pregnancy, Settareh struggled with HG (hyperemesis gravidarum) — feeling nausea and throwing up multiple times a day. Instead of having a natural and undisturbed start to this brith, Setta was directed by her Medical Midwives to use at home induction...

Today, I’m speaking with Meghann. We talk about her journey into pregnancy at 40 years of age. She and her husband took intentional time to prepare for bringing their baby into the physical world, but even with that preparation there was the awareness for the lack of knowledge that Meghann was missing and coming to terms with the very deep programming about pregnancy and birth in our current cultu...

Today I’m talking with Daja. She speaks on her journey of a beautiful pregnancy experience in the height of 2020, which allowed her and her husband to turn inwards using their skills of yoga and the 8 limbs to create a sacred, connected and flowing journey. Daja then goes on to speak to the gifts of breath that she gave to her child through the practice of meditation which allowed her to create a...

Today I’m speaking with Cielo. She speaks to me about her false positive downs syndrome diagnosis and false IUGR (Intra-uterine growth restriction) label that created a lot of anxiety within her first pregnancy journey. Cielo was switched to Obstetrics care to “monitor” the pregnancy, then at 38 weeks her OB started talking induction. After Cielo’s waters spontaneously released and she entered int...

In this episode, I speak with Maria. This story highlights a beautiful journey of trust in oneself and of the intuitive guidance that Maria listened to when seeking birth support. Maria navigated 2 wild pregnancies and felt the call to invite a wise Elder Midwife who was on the cusp of her retirement when Maria was having her first child. For her second birth, Maria chose to have a group of women...

In this episode, I speak with Chalé. She always had the deep intuition and knowing that she would be a mother who birthed her babies at home. She tells me of her first, pretty straight forward pregnancy where she birthed at home with medical midwives  and then she goes on to describe her decision to release her second pregnancy shortly after her first baby was born. Upon becoming pregnant again, C...

In this episode, I speak with Josee. She tells me of her 3 different birth experiences and how they have shaped her into being the woman that she is today. Her first birth, under the care of an OB created the perfect recipe for unnecessary interventions that lead to a vacuum extraction for a “too small pelvis”. After that experience Josee felt as though her body was broken but kept questioning if...

In this episode, I speak with Ashley, a mother of 2 children who started her mothering journey at 20 years of age. Recently married and finding out that she was pregnant, Ashley was catapulted onto a deep spiritual journey and a path of awakening that opened her up to the awareness of her ancestral burdens and curses surrounding motherhood.  Ashley made the choice to birth her first baby in a birt...

My name is, Karma and I’m your host of the Freebirthing in Color™ Podcast. I’m so grateful to be able to have a space where I can lift-up, amplify and make sure that the voices from Women of Color and Indigenous Women are heard far and wide. New Episodes drop every Thursday morning, so stay tuned for the next amazing story to be shared on any platform that you prefer to listen to your podcasts on...