Girly Pop Birth Talks

This week on Girly Pop Birth Talks , we sit down with Aimee Denno —former Labor & Delivery nurse, mama of two, and a woman whose birth journey has held both deep empowerment and unimaginable intensity. Aimee shares her story of two pregnancies, two vaginal births, and two attempted home births—one of which ended in a life-altering emergency when her second daughter needed resuscitation at home...

In this episode, we’re diving into a powerful, honest, and faith-filled conversation with a mama in her season of pre-conception for baby #3 —reflecting on two completely different pregnancy and birth journeys that ultimately led her back to the same place: deep trust. Grace shares how motherhood wasn’t always something she long dreamed about—but when it came into her life, it became her greatest...

In this episode, we sit down with Michelle Cañete, a mom of three and doula, who shares her powerful journey through three very different — and increasingly fast — birth experiences. From a first birth filled with anxiety, lack of preparation, and feeling overwhelmed… to two precipitous labors that moved faster than anyone expected — Michelle walks us through what it actually feels like when your...

In this episode of Girly Pop Birth Talks , we’re sitting down with Olivia Geller—birth doula, mom to a toddler, and newly pregnant with baby #2. Olivia shares her first birth experience and how it shaped the way she sees birth, motherhood, and the work she does today. Her story is a beautiful reminder that positive, uncomplicated hospital births exist—and they matter. What we talk about:  Being ne...

At 26, Allie is a single mom of two boys, a business owner, and in school to become a labor and delivery nurse and her story is one that will stay with you. In this episode, Allie shares what it looked like to do it anyway … through three pregnancies, two births, and seasons that would have broken most. We talk about:     • Becoming a young single mom and carrying the weight of it all     • Her fi...

We’re joined by Sarah Vidal, a 29-year-old mama of two, who approached her birth in a completely intentional way—making it her full-time job to study birth. During her pregnancy, she immersed herself in the work of Ina May Gaskin and other birth education, reshaping her mindset and building deep trust in her body. She chose to birth at the California Birth Center, where her labor unfolded over 10....

In this episode, we sit down with Jamie Garrison—a birth and postpartum doula, homesteader, and mama of four—who shares her powerful journey from high-risk pregnancies to a full-circle homebirth. Jamie opens up about becoming a mom at 19 and navigating multiple medically complex pregnancies, including inductions for hypertension and preeclampsia, a premature birth at 34 weeks, and the heartbreak o...

In this episode, Becca and Arielle sit down with Abi Dawson for a real, honest, and empowering conversation about choosing a free-standing birth center as a first-time mom—and how that decision shaped her entire birth experience. Abi shares her journey of:  ✨ Navigating four pregnancies , including two early miscarriages ✨ Becoming a first-time mom and choosing a birth center for her first deliv...

In this episode of Girly Pop Birth Talks, Arielle and Becca sit down with Jenna Smith, a registered dietitian, mama of two, and currently expecting her third baby. Jenna shares the stories of her two positive hospital birth experiences and what it has been like preparing to welcome baby number three. From navigating pregnancy while raising little ones to trusting her body through each birth, Jenna...

In this episode of Girly Pop Birth Talks, we sit down with Haley Palos, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, who specializes in perinatal mental health, supporting first responders, high-profile individuals, and those navigating people-pleasing patterns. Haley shares the deeply personal birth story that ultimately reshaped her life and professional path. Her son’s birth in 2020 began with inten...

In this episode of Girly Pop Birth Talks, we sit down with Kaleem Joy, LM, CPM the one and only, a legacy midwife whose wisdom, courage, and calling have touched generations of births. With decades devoted to mothers, babies, and families, Kaleem shares the defining moments that shaped her path into midwifery from early experiences in highly medicalized birth rooms to the profound transformation s...

In this honest and grounding episode, we sit down with Brittany Sallaberry , a perinatal mental health therapist, LCSW, and mom of two, whose personal birth journey reshaped the way she supports families today. Brittany shares her experience of an unmedicated hospital birth followed by a difficult postpartum season and prolapse diagnosis — a chapter that deeply impacted her physically, emotionally...

In this episode of Girly Pop Birth Talks, we sit with Kelci Mukisa mother of three, homebirth doula, photographer, homeschool mama and a woman who has learned to trust the quiet voice within her. Kelci has birthed three babies. One in a hospital room. Two in the sacred stillness of home. But this conversation isn’t about where she gave birth. It’s about who she became. She shares what early mother...

In this heartfelt and deeply honest episode of Girly Pop Birth Talks, Becca and Arielle sit down with special guest Ellen Silva to unpack her powerful journey through two very different hospital births. At just 29 years old, Ellen has already navigated pregnancy, motherhood, and unexpected challenges with incredible strength. As a middle school teacher, makeup artist, wife, and mom of two little o...

In this episode of Girly Pop Birth Talks, Becca and Arielle sit down with Dr. Shanna Saenz, DC, chiropractor and mama of two, to share her two very different — and equally powerful — birth stories. Shanna walks us through her first birth at the California Birth Center, where her water broke unexpectedly while walking around Raley’s at 37+6. When labor didn’t begin on its own, she made the empowere...

This week on Girly Pop Birth Talks, Becca & Arielle sit down with Justine Williams, a mama of four whose motherhood journey has taken her through nearly every version of bringing a baby home. Justine shares her experience of seven pregnancies, including four births, three miscarriages, and one beautiful adoption, as well as giving birth in a hospital, birth center, and at home. Her story is la...

In this deeply moving episode of Girly Pop Birth Talks, Becca and Arielle sit down with Amanda Vonderheid to share a raw, honest, and incredibly vulnerable birth journey one that holds both profound loss and enduring strength. Amanda opens up about experiencing six pregnancies, including two living children, three chemical pregnancies, and one devastating stillbirth. She walks us through her three...

If you live in Northern California, you’ve probably seen the billboards. Valary Jennings isn’t just our guest she’s the co-founder of Made 4 More Realty, the company behind those local billboards that are all over the Sacramento and Roseville area. In this episode of Girly Pop Birth Talks, Becca and Arielle sit down with Valary — a 34-year-old mom of two (soon to be three), real estate pro, and wo...

Episode 21: Emergency Induction, Postpartum Hemorrhage & Finding Your Voice After Birth with Morgan Kuppenbender In this episode of Girly Pop Birth Talks , Becca and Arielle sit down with Morgan Kuppenbender , a mama sharing her first and only birth story —a vaginal birth that unfolded very differently than expected. At 31, married, and balancing life as both a wedding planner and tech sales p...

Grab a snack, get comfy, and come hang 😌 This week is a very unserious girly chat. Becca and Arielle talk careers, the most common things we see as a doula and lactation consultant, shared birth-world chaos, hot takes, and the stuff we text each other about but finally said out loud. Cozy, candid, and slightly unhinged (in the best way). 🎧 Listen now on Spotify• Apple Podcasts• YouTube

Hi girly pops 💕 This week, Becca and Arielle sit down with Kaleigh Burrage , an RRDS birth doula , as she shares her deeply personal journey through one hospital birth, two home births , and what it’s like to live and work inside the world of birth. Kaleigh opens up about how each of her births shaped her trust in her body, her intuition, and her understanding of informed choice. We talk about na...

This week, Becca and Arielle sit down with Caitlin Gillings , a 34-year-old mom of four whose birth stories span nearly every setting: two hospital vaginal deliveries, a birth center birth, and finally a deeply empowering home birth. Caitlin opens up about navigating six pregnancies, including two losses between her third and fourth babies , and how each chapter shaped the mother she is today. Wit...

This episode holds a deeply sacred story one that moves through four intentional home births, a miscarriage, and then an emergency twin C-section that resulted in the devastating loss of one twin at delivery. What began as a familiar, confident rhythm of physiological birth suddenly shifted into medical urgency, grief, and long-term caregiving for a medically complex child. In this conversation, w...

Episode 16: Our Thanksgiving Special with Dr. Zwerling 🦃💗 This week, Becca and Arielle sit down with the incredible Dr. Zwerling to hear her journey into becoming an OB-GYN, what a day in her life really looks like, and how her philosophy of care has been shaped by her own first birth experience a prolonged induction (partially at home, partially in the hospital), four hours of pushing, a cesare...

In today’s episode, we sit down with Natasha Pleis , a mama who always dreamed of having four kids in four years… and actually did it. She had 4 easy hospital births that she genuinely loved, but what came after is where her story really unfolds. This one is for every mom who’s thought:   “Why is postpartum so much harder than birth?” We dive into: ✨ Birth Stories: 4 Easy Hospital Births • How sh...