Midwifery Wisdom Podcast

In this week's insightful and empowering episode of the Midwifery Wisdom podcast, host Augustine Colebrook takes center stage. She sits down with Meredith Nelson and Alicia Fishbein, the creators of Intentional Birth, to delve into one of the most crucial aspects of being a successful birth worker: setting boundaries. Drawing from her personal experiences and challenges, Augustine shares valuable...

Throwback to our original podcast, Worldwide Midwifery. This week we're featuring an episode that highlights two fascinating interviews, one with California midwife, Haize Hawke, and the other with Boston University Professor, Gene Declerq. "We have to get out to the community, we have to educate, we have to share our vision and that could have the biggest impact".  Haize Hawke, Midwife from Los A...

“You cannot have trust unless you build relationships. You HAVE to build relationships.” Join host Augustine Colebrook this week as she welcomes CNM Jamie Guertin to the show. Jamie shares her experience as a military midwife and her personal journey to home birth after three hospital births. Later, they explore the often-complicated relationship between CNMs and CPMs and offer practical advice fo...

Welcome to this week's episode of the Midwifery Wisdom podcast, where your host Augustine Colebrook is thrilled to be joined by a very special guest, Wanda Warrington. As a UK Midwife and the recipient of the prestigious Best Midwife of the Year award in 2022, Wanda's dedication and passion for her work is nothing short of extraordinary. Wanda's commitment to helping pregnant women in need has tak...

This week's episode of the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast features guest host Angela Love in a fascinating conversation with seasoned Midwife Pam Peach, who shares her extensive experience of practicing midwifery for over four decades. Pam sheds light on what it was like to practice unlicensed in Florida before licensure for midwifery became available, and how her practice evolved after she became licen...

Welcome back for season three of the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast!  This week host Augustine Colebrook sits down with Dani Lavoire, LM, CPM, as she shares her journey into midwifery and death care. Dani educates us on the importance and beauty of spending time with our deceased loved ones and how she works with families, local bureaucrats, and hospital administrators to make that happen. Dani also pro...

“It doesn’t matter where you give birth. What matters is the people that surround you, how you’re trusted, respected, and provided safe care." This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, Augustine is joined by none other than Ginger Breedlove herself! They engage in one juicy discussion after another, diving into entrepreneurship for midwives, obstetrical violence and the healthcare crisis, animosi...

Grab your popcorn and get ready for one incredible episode! This week host Augustine Colebrook talks with two retired midwives, Vicki Taylor-Breheim and Pat Schwaiger. They share the stories of their roads to midwifery, practicing in illegal states, being taken to court, some incredible birth stories, and transitioning out of midwifery. New and seasoned midwives alike, you need to hear the wisdom...

"Once people get used to respectful care... it's hard to go back to the other." This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, guest host Angela Love talks with Florida CPM, Zul Ruiz-Gines about how her own traumatic birth experience led her to eventually open an easy-access clinic. They dive into midwifery education, opening an easy-access clinic, respectful care, and what midwives and birth workers...

"We're breeding unicorns!" This week's episode is a front-row seat to a juicy discussion of why midwives need each other to be successful. Host Augustine Colebrook and guest Leslie Cornwell, CNM and founder of Midwifery Business Consultation, dive into a discussion about running a successful midwifery business, scarcity vs. abundance mindset (why Augustine doesn't agree with abundance), and why mi...

Throwback to our first podcast, Worldwide Midwifery. This week we're featuring an interview host Augustine Colebrook had with Australian midwife and professor, Hannah Dahlen. "We have to be strong, we have to be fearless and we have to get out there and push this agenda for the sake of women and babies everywhere." Hannah Dahlen, midwife and professor from Sydney, Australia shares evidence-based r...

"Do. Or do not. There is no try". This week on the midwifery wisdom podcast we channel our inner Yoda to achieve a deeper level of wisdom. Host Augustine Colebrook talks with Texas Midwife and Birth Center Owner, Margie Wallis. They discuss the difference between being a hero or guide in your client's birth story, getting out of the scarcity mindset, the triangle of birth, and much more. Tune in t...

Trigger Warning: Birth Trauma and Newborn Resuscitation are discussed in this episode. This week host Augustine Colebrook talks with doula and student midwife Hanna Arnett. Hanna shares the story of her first birth and the trauma she experienced during labor and postpartum. They also discuss what midwives can do to better prepare their clients for possible transport, to both empower them and make...

You are a human super-organism and don't you forget it! In this information-packed episode, host Augustine Colebrook meets with Toni Harman, filmmaker, author, and online microbiome course creator to dive into the human microbiome and its integral part in birth. Toni explains why vaginal birth and breastfeeding is the ideal combo for a baby's microbiome and practices that are being researched on h...

This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast guest host Angela Love is joined by the Founder and Executive Director of The Finley Project, Noelle Moore. Noelle shares her heartbreaking story of losing her baby girl Finley, and how that loss opened her eyes to the difference she could make in the lives of families going through similar experiences. She shares advice for what to say and do when a loved...

“Until the people who are doing the harm change, the students won’t be able to speak.”

You won't want to miss this vulnerable and heartfelt episode. This week host Augustine Colebrook is joined by longtime friend Shari Long Romero, DNP, CNM, CPC, CPRC, to discuss her journey through midwifery and self-discovery. She shares how her experience with trauma and addiction brought her to midwifery, away from it, and back again. "In that recovery process, those long years I took to really...

This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, host Augustine Colebrook is joined by Dr. Stu himself to dive into why Obstetrics as a whole is in deep trouble. They discuss what he would tell a doctor coming into medicine now, what has changed in medicine over the past 20-40 years, and what he would change from his career given the chance. Show Resources - Reteach Breech - Birthing Instincts Podcast

Be ready to have your mind blown with this week's episode! Host Augustine Colebrook talks with Ohio CPM, Eliza Kay about the revolutionary changes she has made to her midwifery practice. They dive into what brought Eliza to the point of either quitting or making drastic changes, how she made those changes to her business, and a few key lessons she learned that you can also apply to your midwifery...

Anyone who has been a partner to a midwife knows it comes with unique benefits and challenges. This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, host Augustine Colebrook talks with Adam Rawson about just that, being married to a midwife. They discuss tips for partners of a midwife, resources for a healthy marriage, setting boundaries, and the hardest parts of being married to a midwife. Show Resources -...

This week on the Midwifery Wisdom podcast, host Augustine Colebrook talks with recently graduated midwife Marlee Adams about one of the most important yet greatly understudied topics, mental health during pregnancy. Marlee shares their research on Perinatal Bi-Polar Disorder and the tools and resources they have discovered for both midwives and pregnant women navigating this.  Show Resources - Per...

Both parents and midwives alike, you'll want to grab a pen and paper and prepare for some incredible note-taking with this week's episode of the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast. Host Augustine Colebrook speaks with Sarah Thompson, certified functional medicine practitioner and author of the book Functional Maternity . They dive into all things functional medicine, how to use functional medicine during pr...

Grab a drink and settle in for this power-packed episode of the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast. Guest host Leila Wyatt talks with Lindsey Oakes, a Queer and Nonbinary CPM practicing in California. They dive into how the show "19 Kids and Counting" introduced Lindsey to Midwifery, their experience studying at Nizhoni, working with the Amish community, tips for taking the NARM, and more. "My name is Linds...

This week, host Augustine Colebrook is joined by Nicole Morales to dive into topics such as working with breech birth, storytelling the process of birth, and working through the births you've attended as a birth worker. Nicole Morales is a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a midwife, a doula, a friend, and a mentor. Empowered by her own very different births of her three children at h...

This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, host Augustine Colebrook is joined by Ilka Fanni Szilagyi, SpBCPE, Alana Joy Diamos, LM, CPM, and Michelle Borok, LM, to dive into defensively charting fetal heart tones. This episode is packed with valuable information for seasoned midwives and students alike! Show Resources - Fetal Heart Tone Monitoring Course - Defensive Charting Course