The Wise Doula Podcast: Doula Wisdom For Everyday Life.

In this week's episode, we welcome Nathan Riley, the Holistic OB/GYN, to our podcast. Nathan is a home birth doctor and holistic gynecologist. He is dual-board-certified in allopathic medicine, and brings in tools from other modalities like functional medicine and nutrition, lifestyle coaching, and midwifery to optimize the care of his clients. In this episode, we talk about how he decided to star...

In this episode I invite you to join me around the virtual fire for a bit of doula storytelling. I am sharing with you the experience of attending my first homebirth a few years ago and how it transformed me, giving me a new insight into the beauty of birth. Tears and joy, fear and courage, all of them were present that night.  This is a story about a journey. A journey of discovering that a homeb...

In this episode I invite you to learn more about emotions and mental health during pregnancy. We discuss how emotions don't come with an off switch and how society can pressure us to feel joyful an excited at all times during pregnancy. However, this is a time where anxiety can be at an all time high. We will discuss how it's important to understand and acknowledge these emotions, rather than tryi...

In this week's episode, we continue the conversation with ASMR Jeremiah. We talk about how he draws from everyday experiences to create his content and how his time teaching children has inspired his dad role play videos. We also discuss his love for learning more about psychology and communication. He explains how a Communication training changed his life and his relationship with loved ones. Joi...

  Today I welcome a very special guest.  ASMR Jeremiah is a professionally trained actor, ASMR artist and YouTube Content Creator. Jeremiah started his channel in 2020 and he currently has close to 50K subscribers and over 400 ASMR videos available. Jeremiah defines himself as an ASMR artist, husband, dog lover, actor, and educator. During this conversation we discuss his journey into becoming an...

In this episode I invite you to learn more about ASMR. Four misterious letters that connect us with a world of relaxation. You might be familiar with ASMR or be completely new at it. You are at the right place, as this episode will discuss ASMR in detail and talk about its benefits for new parents. I will also share my personal journey with ASMR and how it is one of the tools I use myself, as well...

In this episode I invite you to learn more about my origin story. What made me leave public school teaching behind and start my doula career after two decades in education? I will share my journey as a preschool teacher in the US, my desire to start my own family and how I ended up postponing that dream. When that dream finally happened, it came with some challenges, a lot of growing and a new pro...

On this special episode of the Wise Doula podcast, I invited my audience to ask me anything they wanted to know about my job as a doula, and they really came through. From asking about my reason to become a doula in the first place, to wondering about what my typical day looks like, no question is too big or small. We will debunk some common myths, such as Doulas being only available for the wealt...

Welcome to the first episode of the Wise Doula Podcast. My name is Marta Arandia and I will be your podcast host. I am a doula, educator and owner of Loving Belly Doula Services LLC. This podcast has been a labor of love and I hope to bring that love to you as well. My intention is to create a supportive community for parents, grandparents, and anyone interested in birth and postpartum. This is a...