The Women's Village

You KNOW we love a good birth story!! This week’s episode is a little pod swap with Alyssa Carlson of the You Already Are podcast! Trish was on her pod recently and since she is a client of Trish’s we figured it was only fitting to have her as a guest here too.   I (Morgan) am still trying to get ahold of my life with two babies, so Trisha will be doing some episodes for the next little while to h...

Amanda Griffith is a Birth Doula and has had the special experience of being able to provide doula services to her three daughters during their birth experiences! She shares those stories with us today. INSTA: @ amandagriffithbirthdoula Trish and I are on instagram here ⁠⁠⁠⁠@TrishBaird⁠⁠⁠⁠ and here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@embro_wellness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And make sure to follow the podcast and the village as...

Shayli Campbell is a Certified NASM Trainer with a BS in Exercise & Wellness. She has created multiple ShayFit Fitness Training Programs that meet you exactly where you are at to get started or continue on in your fitness journey. Shayli joins us today to tell us her birth stories and tell us about her programs as well! She offered a discount code: HEALTHYMOM for 15% off her top pregnancy and...

I had an impromptu maternity leave! Baby Bennie joined us earlier than we expected and I wasn't able to set up my pre-recorded episodes like I had planned! But we are back today to share this birth story that is special to us, and we hope you enjoy it too! Bennie, our rainbow baby (pregnancy after a miscarriage that we DO talk about on this episode) was born almost a month early at 36 weeks an...

The main message for this episode is that birth can be beautiful right from the start. It is so common for mothers to prepare for their dream birth after having had a bad experience with previous children, but Hannah wants our listeners to know and understand that you don't have to wait for a bad experience to put in the work for a good one. Check her out on instagram: doula.services.by.hannah...

Falen is a newer doula in the Birth Village and we are excited to hear from her today. She is an Endometriosis Advocate as she struggles with it herself, and she talks about her birth as well as some plans she has going forward as a doula. Check her out on instagram @cowgalfal Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthvillagepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@so.ut_birth.village⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ or me...

Why do we care about birth so much? Why do these things even matter really?? In our society we have accepted the standard of care to be a healthy mom and a healthy baby. And those things are HUGELY important. The most important things. So why do all these other things really matter? ..... We'd love to tell you (; Trisha and Morgan talk about why you might want to care just a little bit more ab...

Having a drastic change of plans and preparing for birth is never easy. Ashlend shares her birth story with us and tells us what happened when she found out her baby was breach.

It was a true pleasure getting to chat with Dr. Joti Singh on this episode and introduce her to all of you. Dr. Singh is a Naturopathic Doctor here in Southern Utah and she has a true wealth of knowledge that I personally find invigorating! Find Dr. Singh at WC Wellness Center or check out their website - https://www.wcwellnesscenter.com/ We briefly discussed the EWG website... here is a link to t...

Chloe Gonzalez is BACK on the pod today to talk about her newest (and very exciting) certification of many. Chloe is now an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. What does this mean you might be wondering? Check out the podcast to learn about her new certification as well as the new mastitis protocol, tips on a successful breastfeeding journey, and oh so much more. And by the way......

We haven't yet shared a home birth transfer story, not because we don't want to, but because they aren't all that common. But we do want to make sure to share every type of birth story, and Tami has shared a beautiful story with us today. A story of a changed plan, some difficult feelings that were overcome, and how beautiful the experience still was even though it was not what she ima...

Mallorie, also known as Mal The Energy Gal joins us today to explain feminine and masculine energy and why both are so important in the birth space. Check out our sponsor and her amazing photography: ⁠⁠@trueknotphoto⁠⁠ ⁠⁠trueknotphoto.com⁠⁠ Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthvillagepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthvillage_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or me, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@...

Tiffany, doula and childbirth educator shares her birth stories with us which lead her to her passion of teaching parents the Mindfully Prepared Birth course. Her course focuses on planning and preparing for the unexpected and of course helping women achieve an empowered birthing experience, no matter how their birth goes! Check out her instagram here: @beautifully.embraced Follow us on instagram:...

Okay guys, it's a solo episode today! Just wanted to talk about empowerment and what that can mean in our lives. It is important to us on this podcast, and hopefully after listening to this episode you can get a sense of why that is! Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthvillagepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthvillage_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or me, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@emb...

Kelli Curtis is a doula here in Southern Utah. She has experienced four different types of births and shares those stories with us today! Here's what you can expect.... Kelli had her first daughter in the hospital, with more or less a normal experience. Her second daughter was stillborn at 18 weeks also in the hospital and she tells us about what that was like for her and her husband to experi...

Tia Stout was on the podcast a little over a year ago helping us to introduce Southern Utah's Birth Village because she is such a vital member! There is SO much she does to help keep things moving along in our non-profit organization and we are so grateful for her. A few months ago Tia had her 6th baby in a dramatically different way than she'd had her previous 5. It was a difficult journe...

Today Trish and I discuss a super hot topic when it comes to birth and that is PAIN. So many women are scared of the pain of childbirth; in this episode we discuss various ways that you can manage that pain from medical options like epidurals, to alternative options like "The Gate Theory" Hope you enjoy! If you are interested in becoming a doula, contact Trisha on instagram or on her web...

Ashely, a birth photographer here in Southern Utah shares birth stories with us from all four of the births she has had. She also tells us about her business and talks about how impactful birth photography can be! Check out her instagram and website! @trueknotphoto trueknotphoto.com If you are interested in becoming a doula, contact Trisha on instagram or on her website! @trishbaird empoweredbirth...

Ashely, a recently single mom has made some strides in her life learning how to find and trust her intuition; both in her birth experiences and in other life experiences as well. She shares with us how impactful it is to lean into intuition and what a difference it can make in your life. Ashley is also a Doula and Childbirth Educator and offers Mother's Blessing planning services, as you heard...

Autumn is FUN. Today she shares her birth story with us and tells us how she got into being a doula. Her homebirth story is a great one that I know you'll enjoy! Autumn shouts out a couple of people throughout the episode, they are: Helen Barlow, Midwife @journeywithjamee , hypnobirthing @ desert_doula_ , doula friend @ trishbaird , doula training Check out her instagram ⁠ @ simply.serene.birt...

Dani Andrew is an incredible woman with quite a story to share. She found a way to overcome some extremely tough life experiences through practicing yoga and now is able to pass on the love an healing she has found in yoga to those that attend her classes. We do have a pregnancy loss trigger warning within the episode, that is talked about around 14 minutes in and lasts through 24 minutes. It'...

For Christmas we decided to share with you our imagined and elaborated version of Mary's birth story. It is, after all the reason for the season! As well as one of the most iconic births in history. We hope you'll enjoy. We love and appreciate you! Thank you for your continued support! Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthvillagepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirt...

We've mentioned "free births" on the podcast before, but we had the chance to interview Laney who actually had a free birth and wanted to share her story! Laney is a Homecare and Hospice Nurse, and she decided to do a free birth with her most recent (third) baby. If you don't know, a free birth basically means an unassisted birth, or essentially deciding to give birth at home or...

Ashley Sorenson specializes in Postpartum Corrective Exercise. Today she shares her story with us as we learn why what she does matters so much not only to her, but why it should matter to everyone! She tells us about a resource that was very beneficial to her, ANYA, which stands for A New You Again. ALSO, Ashley is currently Mrs. Washington County and getting ready to be in the Mrs. Utah pageant!...

Brianna Bryner threw herself into learning homeopathy and alternatives to traditional medicine after realizing that traditional medicine wasn't working well for her and her family. She believes in a healthy balance between homeopathy and traditional medicine, and in my eyes has become a fountain of knowledge and a wonderful resource for those of us that are just starting to learn these alterna...