Pure Nurture Pregnancy and Birth

Tracey L. Rogers is an Activist, professional Astrologer, and certified Life Coach serving clients throughout the DMV, nationally, and abroad. With extensive knowledge of Western astrological thought and traditions, Tracey has been studying the stars for over 20 years. As a Leo who understands the importance of self-awareness, self-acceptance, and being completely authentic, Tracey's practice of A...

Alex is the creator of Nurture. She lives with her husband on a little farm in California where they raise their three little ones. Alex is a homeschooler, certified postpartum doula, and keeper of the precious seasons of motherhood for herself and others through honest photographs and words. Inspired by the innate connections and organic rhythms of everyday life with her children; the magic momen...

Meet Lindsay Meisel, Chief Science Editor at Ava Fertility Tracker , a bracelet using new technology to detect a woman's fertile window in real time. She loves breaking down science, tech, and health to improve women's health and their menstrual cycles. With over a decade of experience educating and writing about reproductive health, Lindsay is a sought-after speaker and presenter. Her work has be...

Mindfully Loved founded by Chloe and Michael exists to empower new and expectant parents to find the art of self-love and slow living. About Chloe Chloe is a certified hypnotherapist and psychologist working with adults, children, and parents for almost 10 years. She has worked at her own private practice overseas, worked in youth organizations, various school settings, and private clinics. She ha...

Kristy Goodman is the Co-Founder and CEO of PreConception Inc., an online service that provides direct-to-consumer preconception testing. Kristy is a women's health, physician assistant (PA) with an M.S. in PA Studies and an MPH in Health Education and Behavioral Science from Rutgers University. Kristy completed a postgraduate fellowship in Ob/Gyn and has worked in a variety of settings providing...

Kelly Brogan, M.D., is a holistic health psychiatrist, author of the New York Times bestselling book, A Mind of Your Own, Own Your Self, the children's book, A Time for Rain, and co-editor of the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression. She completed her psychiatric training and fellowship at NYU Medical Center after graduating from Cornell University Medical College and has a B.S....

Meet Sarah! She's a Registered Nurse, Mom, Certified Postpartum Doula, and Doula Certified Childbirth Educator. Sarah realized that childbirth education and doula work doesn't have to be all or nothing. Like a lot of things in life, most families (like hers) end up landing somewhere in the middle. She helps new parents find the best way to nurture their birth and postpartum phase. In this episode,...

Jeanne-Marie Paynel, founder and CEO of Voila Montessori, is a Parenting Mentor and Home Consultant. Her mission is to help parents appreciate the true importance of their role - not as servants or teachers, but as guides for their children's natural development. She believes that a supportive and peaceful atmosphere at home will allow every child to grow up as an independent and confident learner...

Vered is a musician, music therapist, psychotherapist, and mom of 3. Her albums  Good Morning My Love  and  Hello My Baby  received GOLD awards from both the Parents Choice Association and the National Parenting Publications. She's the creator of Baby in Tune, a workshop that teaches parents how to use music to bond with and understand their baby. Vered has done staff trainings for Sanctuary for F...

Crystalee Beck is a mama of three, cute, mess makers, writer, and cofounder of The Mama Ladder, an organization that empowers women at the intersection of motherhood and entrepreneurship. After leaving her corporate ladder job, she "created her own ladder" to fit her family in 2016. She gets her best ideas on mountain climbs and treasures daily adventures with her kids. See more at TheMamaLadder.c...

Learn 5 key facts that our culture gets wrong, so that you can stop the sleep struggle and "A m I doing it wrong? " anxiety. Kim Hawley, MA, MPH is a Holistic Sleep Consultant and Lactation Counselor, as well as, the owner of Intuitive Parenting. Kim's passionate about helping parents confidently navigate nighttime parenting and family sleep using evidenced-based information and parental intuition...

Meet, Karly and Ali. Hosts of the Birth Kweens Podcast , a wildly honest conversation on all things natural pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and women's health. Together, they've attended 1,000+ births and have A LOT to say on this. They help women explore their pregnancy options with a funny, lighthearted approach. Our conversation is one of my faves. (I think I can officially call myself a "birth n...

When Khyati Desai-Seltzer gave birth, her Mom came to live with her for six months to help out and would frequently massage her baby. Khyati took infant massage for granted and saw it as something her culture does for babies. The more she learned from her Mom, the more she became fascinated. Now, she's certified by the International Association of Infant Massage to provide instruction to parents o...

Kate Turza is a mom of 3, co-host of the Mom Deconstructed Podcast, and postpartum Doula. She's passionate about normalizing the emotions that new (and seasoned) moms feel and creating a community in motherhood. It's so important to share personal stories with other Moms, so you know you're not alone. In this episode, you'll hear about: Who's Kate Turza? Mom Deconstructed Podcast Hiring a Postpart...

Greer Kirshenbaum Ph. D. is super excited to be the first Neuroscientist Doula and the first Neuroscientist Infant Sleep Educator. Greer's company, Nurture Neuroscience, is on a mission to revolutionize the future of health. She wants families and perinatal practitioners to understand how early caregiving experience can boost mental wellness and diminish depression, anxiety, and addiction in adult...

When Sarah Clark was 28 years old, she was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure. She accepted it and had both her children through in vitro fertilization. Years later, she realized the root cause of her infertility was a food sensitivity, and later a gut infection. Now, she helps couples get pregnant naturally, so they can fast track the process. She's a certified life coach with accreditation...

Ali Shapiro is an integrated health expert, host of the top-rated Insatiable podcast, creator of Truce with Food (R) and rebel with a serious cause. She created her Truce with Food process while in graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania and is a 27-year cancer survivor. Her work has been featured on NBC and in Redbook, Prevention, Women's Health, Cosmo, Forbes, Philadelphia Inquirer, Wa...

Meet your Fertility Friend, Dr. Patti Haebe. She's on a mission to optimize your fertility as a results-obsessed naturopathic doctor. Patti's committed to root-cause healing through therapeutic supplementation, as well as, targeted diet and lifestyle modifications. Her practice, Ocotillo Integrative Medicine, provides integrative consultations worldwide via webcam for those looking to incorporate...

Welcome to the Summer Encore Series of the Pure Nurture Podcast where you'll find a themed mashup of our most listened to episodes. The fifth encore episode is all about prenatal nutrition with Lily Nichols , author of Real Food for Pregnancy (episode #49) and Andrea White, Nutritionist and CMO of Baby Fresh Organics (episode #13). We talk a lot about functional nutrition for pregnancy and motherh...

Welcome to the Summer Encore Series of the Pure Nurture Podcast where you'll find a themed mashup of our most listened to episodes. The fourth encore episode is all about sex and orgasmic birth with  Heather Bartos  (episode #38) and  Debra Pascali-Bonaro  (episode #41).  Heads up! Put your headphones on for this one, because we use adult language.

Welcome to the Summer Encore Series of the Pure Nurture Podcast where you'll find a themed mashup of our most listened to episodes. The third encore episode is all about pelvic floor health with Anita Lambert (episode #46) and Jessica Pumple (episode #47). When you prepare your pelvic floor BEFORE and AFTER birth, you'll avoid a lot of pain and frustration that comes with abdominal separation.  Ev...

Welcome the Summer Encore Series of the Pure Nurture Podcast where you'll find a themed mashup of our most listened to episodes. The second encore episode is all about having an empowered and intuitively guided birth. I've brought together two powerhouse leaders, January Harshe, author of Birth Without Fear (episode #32) and Adriana Lozada, host of the popular Birthful Podcast (episode #34) to rem...

Welcome to the summer encore series of the Pure Nurture Podcast! I have 5 encore episodes to share with you, bringing you a replay of some of the most popular episodes of season 1. Each one will be a combo-conversation with a common theme or topic. For our first encore of the series, I've brought, Kiersten Markham (episode #33) and Kate White (episode #23) together, both sharing about the importan...

A lot of women hit dead ends with their doctors during pregnancy. They don't feel heard or taken seriously. They feel like they can't stand up to do a doctor and say, "That's not what I want for my birth. What are some other options?"  It's not about getting aggressive. It's about being curious! Lauren Dunaway, PhD in Public Health, got up the courage to leave her doctor for a midwife midway throu...

Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition and exercise. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and unapologetically critical of outdated dietary guidelines. She is the author of two bestselling books, Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. In...