The Whole Birth Wellness Podcast

What if one of the most common beliefs Christian women hold about birth isn’t what the original Hebrew actually says? I’m joined by birth doula and educator Nissa Andrews to explore Genesis 3:16, the original Hebrew, and what the Bible reveals about birth, fear, and God’s heart for women. Nissa shares how growing up around home birth shaped her perspective, why she believes many women have inherit...

We had Holly, founder of Restorative Roots , on the podcast to talk all about what it really looks like to nourish and support a mother after birth.  In this episode, we chat about warm, nutrient-dense postpartum meals, traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic wisdom, why cold foods can be harder on the body after birth, and how bone broth, healthy fats, warming spices, and mineral-rich ingredie...

Meghan McCardle from @flourishingmotherhood gives us the crunchy mom chat we all needed,  sourdough, organ meats, grocery hauls, and the reminder to stop comparing our motherhood to someone else’s highlight reel. Meghan brought such a refreshing perspective on making food from scratch without making it your whole identity, sneaking beef liver into meals, why mackerel might be the underrated girlie...

I had the honor of sitting down with Monet Nicole, a birth photographer, doula, mother, and founder of Birth Becomes You. In this episode, Monet offers such a grounded perspective on honoring diverse birth experiences, generational healing through birth, and how to cultivate a peaceful presence in the birth space. Monet shares so much wisdom from years of walking into birth rooms with compassion a...

We’re bringing a dad’s voice into the birth conversation. We had Jacob Dubois, husband, father, home birth advocate, and author of “ Why Home Birth ” to talk about how dads can move from fear and skepticism into understanding the process of birth and ultimately trusting in their wife’s INTUITION and her ability to birth. We talk about his wife’s two births, trusting the mom’s intuition, the cascad...

Since around 98% of moms in the U.S. give birth in the hospital, this episode is especially for the mama who wants an UNMEDICATED HOSPITAL BIRTH. Lizzie shares how to prepare for birth with more confidence and ownership, not just making a birth plan, but actually knowing how to advocate for it.  Birth can absolutely require surrender, but that doesn’t mean walking in unprepared. Lizzie reminds us...

On today’s episode, Sarah Reining shares her personal birth story, what led her to start her Instagram page Your Redemptive Birth  and podcast, and her heart for helping moms who have had medicalized traumatic births. We talk about how to discern whether induction is truly medically needed, or simply routine, fear-based, or provider preference so moms can make informed decisions with confidence in...

Madeline Marlatt is a mama of three who shares about faith, surrender, peaceful birth, and trusting God’s design in birth. In this episode, we talked about releasing fear, declaring scripture over your birth and baby + discerning God’s voice during pregnancy and birth.  We also touched on preparing for birth with both wisdom and surrender, renewing your mind in a culture that teaches women to fear...

Victoria Tippins is a mom of 3, a birth educator, a student midwife, and has supported 1,000+ parents through her work. So many moms go into labor knowing the kind of birth they want… but when the moment comes to actually speak up, that can feel hard. In this episode with Victoria Tippins, we talk about advocacy in labor, declining routine cervical exams, slowing the room down when decisions feel...

Episode 6 of the Whole Birth Wellness Podcast features Kristen Nagle sharing her journey from a NICU nurse with fear-based views of birth, once believing home birth should be illegal, to becoming an advocate for physiological birth and trusting the body’s design. In this episode, we talk about fear in birth, how the medical system shapes women’s perceptions, and what it looks like to reclaim birth...

In Episode 5, Victoria sits down with practitioner Barbi Carr to explore the principles of homeopathy and how it can beautifully support women during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Homeopathy looks at the individual as a WHOLE, not just symptoms. It takes into account emotional well-being, personal history, stress patterns, past trauma, and overall vitality when supporting healing.  In the epis...

Victoria invites Alaina from @nurturingwithtwins on the podcast to talk about what it really looks like to mother TWINS from a place of abundance. Alaina unpacks the mother–baby triad. You’ll also hear her perspective on attachment, the neurobiology of infant sleep , and the powerful mindset shift from scarcity to abundance because twin motherhood was never meant to be “survived,” but honored. We...

If you’re a twin mama or want to set yourself up for an empowering birth experience, this one’s for you! In episode 3, Dr. Stu reflects on his shift from a medicalized model of birth to supporting informed, physiological birth. Victoria shares parts of her story of what led her to having a twin home birth. Dr. Stu explains research on twin pregnancy, hospital birth in the OR vs. twin home birth, a...

In episode 2 of the Whole Birth Wellness Podcast, we talk about: Ancestral nutrition for pregnancy + postpartum , for a deeply nourished mama. This episode features Zoe Lamb who is a mom of two girls and a lover of all things birth and pregnancy. She’s a holistic health coach for moms and babies, lives in Hawaii, and has been married to her husband, Garrett, for almost five years. This Episode Cov...

In this episode, I sat down with Karly Sauer, a faith-based, science-backed nutritionist who helps women lose weight, meant to bring freedom, joy, and simplicity into weight loss for women as a byproduct, WITHOUT dieting, restriction, or burnout. Karly shares a refreshingly different approach to weight loss, one rooted in nourishment, hormones, and mindset , not extremes or deprivation. If you’ve...