The BeHerVillage Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Kaitlin McGreyes, Founder of Be Her Village talks with Pediatrician Dr. Joel Warsh, aka Dr. Gator about how NOT to get sick (and the answer isn't to obsessively wash your hands). Dr. Gator talks about how lifestyle factors such as sleep and diet play a really important role in longterm health and wellness. As a pediatrician he blends his Western medical backg...

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode of the Be Her Village podcast Kaitlin McGreyes, founder of Be Her Village is talking with Kate Miller, founder of Mighty Milk— a company offering online video based breastfeeding classes for new and expectant parents. Breastfeeding can be hard, no matter how natural it may seem to be.  t’s not always as easy as:  have a baby  and then the baby latches— often...

Send us Fan Mail We should be focused on the patient, where relationships are built and trust is formed between the person giving birth as well as the care providers. Maggie Runyon, Labor and Delivery nurse, birth advocate, and founder of Your Birth Partners (a nonprofit that aims to cultivate inclusive, collaborative birth care communities rooted in autonomy, respect, & equity) talks with Kai...

Send us Fan Mail It can be really hard to slow down, in pregnancy and postpartum, because many of us tend to move through our lives rather quickly— but even more so it can be hard that we live in a society that pressures moms to get back to their pre-pregnancy bodies, clothes, or exercise routines. Dr. Nancy Boyd is a  sports medicine and pelvic health physical therapist and owner of Ancoeur Welln...

Send us Fan Mail Elizabeth Green has nearly 40 years of experience working with infants, toddlers, and families and currently serves families as a sleep consultant. Elizabeth refers to herself as a sleep doula, because as there's tons of conflicting advice around sleep, she helps families figure out what their needs are and works with them from right where they are. As Elizabeth says in the e...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Kaitlin McGreyes, founder of Be Her Village talks with Shravya Kovela, pelvic floor PT and business development manager for Flyte by Pelvital.  We’ve said it before and we’re going to keep saying it: you don’t have to go through your life peeing your pants every time you sneeze, sex doesn’t have to be painful, and you don’t have to live with discomfort. There is h...

Send us Fan Mail Being a doula is heart led, it’s working with families, it’s caring for people, but not all doulas are equipped with the tools and experience to start a business. In this episode, Kaitlin McGreyes, Founder of Be Her Village interviews Darcy Sauers, better known as  Doula Darcy. Darcy is a postpartum doula and marketing expert who helps doulas start and maintain successful business...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Kaitlin, Founder of Be Her Village talks with Jayne Havens, a sleep consultant and founder of Snooze Fest . Her mission is to meet parents where they are and help them meet their goals around sleep, no matter what they are. She’s not the bed-sharing police. She’s not the nursing-to-sleep police. She wants to help parents get sleep, help babies learn to sleep, and h...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Kaitlin McGreyes, founder of Be Her Village talks with mom-to-be Sam Bisagni about navigating the emotions, the family shifts, and why it’s so important to maintain boundaries. As Kaitlin says in the episode “the work of birth is done right now” If you’re a mom to be, like Sam, and want to set yourself set up with support instead of stuff, you can create your regis...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of The Be Her Village Podcast, Kaitlin McGreyes, founder of Be Her Village talks with Lizzie Bolliger AKA Fierce Lizzie — self proclaimed fierce birth advocate who wants moms to be educated before they head into birth. After feeling frustrated and unsupported with providers after her first two births Lizzie became a doula and childbirth educator to help moms feel e...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Be Her Village podcast, Kaitlin McGreyes, founder of Be Her Village talks with Mandy Major, founder of Major Care Doulas and MyFourth App — a virtual postpartum doula service where new parents have access to postpartum doula support anytime, anywhere. They chat about how important it is for the new mom to be supported and cared for— for the wellbeing of the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Be Her Village Podcast, Kaitlin McGreyes, founder of Be Her Village talks with Emily Maretsky, an engineering teacher as well as a financial coach. She helps people feel empowered to take control of their finances . In this episode they talk about how to get your financials in order to pay for all the costs that come with starting a family. Emily breaks thin...

Send us Fan Mail Kaitlin McGreyes, founder of Be Her Village talks with Michelle Goitia of JC Bump and baby . Michelle leads prenatal and postpartum yoga classes and community groups for moms. She’s based in Jersey City but now offers her group classes virtually. Before Michelle was even done with her class on prenatal yoga, she decided to quit her corporate job to join the world of pregnancy, bir...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Be Her Village Podcast Kailtin McGreyes, founder of Be Her Village talks to Emily Masnoon of Emily Masnoon Yoga and Coaching . Emily has a virtually based yoga and coaching practice where her focus is on pregnant and new moms. She encourages them to take the time to really embrace self care, for themselves and to be better parents to their children. Kaitlin...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Kaitlin, founder of Be Her Village talks with Nicole Davies, aka Crunchy Mama. They bond over their love of ice cold water and the idea that being a crunchy mama means something different for everyone-- and that most parents are doing the best they can with what they have. They acknowledge that parenting topics tend to be divisive and extreme where some parents who...

Send us Fan Mail We all know mamas need support, but Maternal Spotlight is doing the research and providing the tools for maternal organizations. In this episode Kaitlin talks to Dr. Shilpa Londhe and Dr. Jess Holzer, they are the founders of Maternal Spotlight , a non profit organization that is dedicated to providing micro-grants to organizations in the maternal sphere. They are researchers who...

Send us Fan Mail It can be hard to recognize what you see in the mirror for weeks, months, and maybe even years after having a baby. And even if you end up looking pretty similar to what you looked like pre-baby, sometimes it's hard to get back in touch with your body. In this episode Kaitlin, founder of Be Her Village talks with Carolina Stone of Street Parking , which is an online fitness c...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Bethany Purificato joins us to talk about her birth and postpartum story that did not go as planned. She is strong and vulnerable as she walks Kaitlin through her traumatic experience in the hospital and the first weeks at home. Although this birth story gets quite explicit, we wanted Bethany to tell us with as much detail as she wanted about her birth experience...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Kaitlin, founder of Be Her Village talks with Elizabeth Ireland-- a Hypnobirthing instructor in Detroit. Elizabeth Demystifies hypnosis-- jokingly saying “We didn’t do ourselves any favors by calling it that”. She lets everyone know that the Hypnobirthing method isn’t this swinging-pocket-watch-mind-control thing designed for people who want to have unmedicated hom...

Send us Fan Mail  Kaitlin McGreyes, founder of Be Her Village and Dr. Helene Darmanin, PT, DPT, CSCS get into  ALL of the common but NOT NORMAL things: from urinary incontinence, pain during sex, and the issues within our maternal healthcare system. We also drop a little hint about some upcoming excitement happening in October, so be sure to listen! This is the type of conversation that happens wh...

Send us Fan Mail In this interview, Kaitlin-- founder of Be Her Village talks to Janalyn Pomeroy, a birth and postpartum doula. Janalyn’s story is really cool in that she started supporting pregnant and birthing moms while working in an adoption agency. She was actually doing doula work before she knew there was a name for it. We hear how she came to be a doula (officially)-working with families i...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Be Her Village Podcast , Kaitlin talks to 2x Homebirth Dad Brian Costello on what it's like to be on the other side of pregnancy and birth. Brian gives us a unique and honest insight into what it was like for him to have to stand back and be the observer rather than the active do-er, how he prepared himself for watching his wife birth their two babies a...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of the Be Her Village Podcast , Kaitlin McGreyes, founder of Be Her Village talks with Andrea Costanzo, owner of Wonders Of My Belly (W.O.M.B. ) an at home sonography experience. Andrea has been part of gender reveal parties, part of intimate moments with extended family and relatives, as well as being an integral part in keeping families connected to t...

Send us Fan Mail In this Father's Day episode, Kaitlin McGreyes, founder of Be Her Village talks to Link Moser, Owner of Windhill Design and proud dad of five! They talk about how even after having multiple children, you still don't know quite what to expect or how your world will shift when you bring home a new baby.  Link acknowledges that there can be some emotional challenges as for...

Send us Fan Mail Kaitlin McGreyes, founder of Be Her Village talks with Marisa Hughes, LCSW, Maternal Mental Health Specialist, and Trauma Specialist to learn more about birth trauma. Birth trauma doesn't necessarily mean scary and morbid (although in some cases it can), but birth trauma can be, simply, that your birth didn't go the way you planned. Marisa emphasizes the importance of ma...