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Jessica Little's traveling spirit brought her to the cozy redwood coast.  While road tripping through the area, she decided she would come back some day to spend more time in beautiful Humboldt County.  So she did.  She moved here at the beginning of the pandemic and that's where the story begins. The journey to become a mother was not easy for her, she had to work for it.  From fertility struggles to a baby in her arms, this has been her biggest adventure yet. 

We are easing into Summer 2023! Do you feel in alignment with yourself?  Let's tune into our body for a moment and inventory where you are at and where you want to go.  Here are some tips to get to know your current values, how to get clear on your needs, and how to set intentions for this next season ahead.  Honor where you at in life, take care of yourself AND get scapy with your actions to get you out of the comfort zone and into the life you want to live. Enjoy... Check out @eliseknoxconnectioncoach on instagram

Jenna Aitken-Smith shares the amazing story of preparing to become a mother.  This journey was deeply intentional and profoundly beautiful.  Through ritual and ceremony Jenna brought her baby gentle into the world. Enjoy

Ali Wellington shares with us the story of the birth of her sweet son Lars.  This pregnancy journey brought Ali to places she never imagined going, from miscarriage, to planned out of hospital birth, to contending with cholestasis which changed it all. Through each twist in the road, Ali worked her mindset to navigate through all of the unknown and had a powerful birth experience.  Enjoy....

Happy Solstice friends! This time of year offers a beautiful pause, reflection, and tuning into our inner light.  I hope you are able to enjoy the pause and find your inner strength for this next coming year.  Much love:)

Sarah Hogan shares the story of becoming a mother.  She was intentional with her goals and visions of life and was on the path of discovery and creating.  She contended with a shocking miscarriage and then the road to a heathly pregnancy and birth. She explores the space between the mundane and the magical as she brings her daughter Earth side. Enjoy

Emily Taliaferro shares the birth story of her daughter Raylee Rose.  This story explores the unknown feelings of a first birth, the depth of strength to get her earthside and the surprising struggles in the postpartum. Emily's focus on family and her healing are held by her faith and spirtuality. Thank you Emily for sharing with us. Enjoy

Honesty is freedom. Kassi Kasturbai shares her beautiful, raw, true stories of the births of her two sons. She is a woman digging deep into personal growth and self expression.  She shares her struggles with addiction, coming through and becoming the mother and wife she is today. This yoga mama is clear, honest, flexible and in her power. Enjoy

This woman contended with so much, has lived with chronic pain and her mindset dominated like a Queen.  This beautiful birth story is filled with honesty, truth and rawness (how we like it around here). Natasha Appleton shares the experience of her first born, Fallon.  This sweet baby girl brought just the magic her mama needed. Enjoy!

In this episode, Arielle shares the birth story of her son Soli Ray.  The journey through pregnancy, birth, the trials of anxiety in postpartum topped with the most heart expanding love.  This baby has gifted Arielle with self confidence, fierce mama instincts and a depth of love she didn't know exisited. Enjoy...

As Rachel is awaiting the birth of her second baby, she shares the story of her first birth that made her a mother.  A first birth is often an intense long journey and Rachel worked hard to get her baby in her arms.  This is a sweet story of becoming a family with true intention. Enjoy

In this birth story, Sasha said, "When the mess can become the message, you know you have done the work."  Sasha's birth and postpartum was nothing she imagined, it was magical and traumatic in ways.  She explores her struggles and difficult postpartum and she shares the message;  birth is birth no matter how you get your baby in your arms.  This powerful story is The Message-  Empowering birth looks all kinds of ways.

Are you an adventurer? Well, meet Jackie George, her life is an adventure and her birth story is no different. She shares with us her pregnancy and birth adventure that had so many unexpected series of events. However, she rode through it gracefully just like she rides the waves in the ocean.

Megan Nims shares the birth stories of her two children.  She weaves us through the realities of becoming a mother with wit and humor.  Let's talk raw truth about the struggles and the ups and downs of this experience. Enjoy...

In the episode, life coach Elise Knox and I discuss how we are using the Birth the New You Framework to Transform our lives at the upcoming Costa Rica Retreat. 

For many women, become a mother is not in the plan. For Leslie Fox she had different dreams and aspirations until the day came when she discovered she was pregnant.  In this deep story, Leslie shares her journey of saying goodbye to maidenhood and surrendering into motherhood.  In the end, motherhood was the best medicine. Enjoy...

In this episode we explore the ways of tapping into our core through the lens of Pilates.  Tamra James is the owner of Move Well Pilates Studio in Arcata California. She walks us through breath and movement techniques to tune into our pelvic floor muscles.  We also talk about the energetics of our cycles and the wisdom of our pelvic floor.  Enjoy...

Let's talk about Pelvic Floor Health with Sarah Landis PT, MS, DPT.  We need to have a real conversation about the body's response to the impacts of life experiences that are physical and emotional. The muscles in our pelvis have a lot to say and we need to tune into our core muscles. 

In this episode, I walk you through techniques for tuning into your pelvic floor muscles and strengthening your core.  Let's also look at the core of our mind and explore our thoughts and beliefs and tune into the ways we can engage these muscles too.

In this episode, Gina shares the stories of her 4 home births.  Each birth is unique and yet the thread of being fully supported shines through them all. Enjoy

In this episode, Daria shares the heart of her mothering experience by weaving in the connections of her ancestral lineage, the intimacies of her family story, and the cultural narratives she is consciously shifting within her soul.  Listen to the journey of birthing her two daughters as she is now pregnant with her third baby.  Enjoy.

Mary Sheila Gonnella is a Board Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant and Ayurvedic Practitioner.  In this episode, Mary Sheila explains how blood sugar works in the body and the simple lifestyle hacks that can change our lives and our health.  Enjoy!

Willow Barger was born to be a mother. Willow loves all things pregnancy, birth, babies and breastfeeding.  Willow shares the intimate stories of her three births and each birth giving her inner strength and power.  In Willow's third pregnancy, she knew just what she wanted and needed.  She wanted that free birth, to be left alone and catch her own baby.  Enjoy. 

Brittany Dudley is guided by her faith and her birth plan was no different.  Brittany had every intention of having a hospital birth with an epidural until she found herself on tour of the local free standing birth center and learned about a different way that birth could look. She prayed for guidance, was brave, surprised herself and loved her birth. Enjoy...

We all need all the help we can get in these heavy times. In this episode I share what I'm doing as my end of the year ritual and I decided to share it with you! Enjoy  

Often I have a newly pregnant person in my care and they are faced with the sudden urgency to figure out how to wean their toddler.  In this episode, I share some of my personal tips and inspirations when it comes to finding your way through the weaning process. Enjoy...

In this BirthStory, Bethany Atchison heard the story of her mother's natural births and was excited when it was her turn.  She planned a home birth and worked on aligning her mindset and keeping her worries in check.  The bliss of her accomplishment made her feel, "In love with everything about the world!"  

Emma Greenlaw shares the story of her first birth. This young woman instinctively chose midwifery care and home birth.  She wanted more control over her body and the way her birth would go.  Emma's story is so important for first time birthing people because it went so smoothly.  These are the untold stories- the stories about how BIRTH WORKS.

Postpartum is such an intense time and it last about two years for many women.  Our cultural story is that motherhood is easy and you should be able to do it all.....and love it.  But the reality of postpartum looks a lot different then we imagined.  It's amazing, overwhelming, intense, you can hate it, and love it 5 minutes later. It literally makes you feel nuts! Let's talk about the realities of postpartum and ways to plan for it.

Life Coach Kimberly Hatley Cabot joins me for a discussion about life.  We spoke about building trust with ourselves through making agreements and sticking to it.  We talked about the tricks we play on ourselves to get stuff done and keep in alignment with our goals.  This fun discussion inspired me so much,! Enjoy

Today in California we are ordered to shelter in home.  On my evening walk I was inspired to share a few thoughts with you. Sending you lots of love and praying for our loved ones and our good health.

Real Foods for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols is an awesome nutrition resource for everyone!  This book is one of the best pregnancy nutrition books I have seen.  It can be so hard to know if we are doing all we should be doing in pregnancy.  Real Foods for Pregnancy is packed with evidence based recommendations woven with traditional wisdom and contains great recipes.   This episode is a class in nutrition....so grab a pen!  Enjoy...  

This episode discusses midwifery and the upcoming training I am offering in Humboldt County this Spring Equinox. Along with a short coffee shop conversation with Alder Saracino who took the training last year.  

I love this episode!  It's a unique birth story where the two of us could not help but spin off in conversation of visionary insights that are themes for us humans in this birthing experience. Suzanne shares her experience of transitioning from a maiden to mother and the realities of this mysterious time.  Enjoy

Dr. Nathan Riley speaks of his work as an Obgyn and a palliative care doctor.  I truly found a friend in this man... Dr. Nathan is an incredibly special human being. I loved our conversation of birth and death and was inspired to know this doctor is caring for people in his unique way.  Dr. Nathan is based in Louisville, KY helping people as they come into the world and helping people as they spend there final days here on earth.  Check out his awesome podcast- Obgyno Wino where he sips on good wine and discusses the topics of birth and women's health- I love it! You can find him on nathanrileymd.com Enjoy...

Happy 2020! Thank you all for listening and I appreciate all the messages and feedback from you.  This episode is a quick check in to let you know the upcoming trainings and juicy stuff I have for you in 2020! Cheers!

I wanted to share this awesome resource for nutrition in the Childbearing Years.  These ladies have created an amazing program to help you know just what to do when it comes to supplements and optimal foods for this season of your life.  Check it out! The first three days of this episode launch you can get 25% off the Bundle course!  So don't miss out Follow this link for details!  !https://happyhealthylittles.thinkific.com/ Enjoy

Dr. Michael Fratkin is the founder of Resolution Care, a palliative medicine group specializing in helping PEOPLE living with serious illness. They also help many people as they face the end of life.  Dr. Fratkin's children were born at home with midwives and feels the deep connection of birth and death. Enjoy!

I love the episodes with Life Coach Kimberly Hatley-Cabot. I learn so much about myself when I sit and have these deep conversations with Kimberly.  In this episode, we explore loss and how we deal with these feelings in our culture.  We explore our habits of not honoring our feelings and the skill of reflection to dig for the real meaning of our feelings.  This episode really inspired me and gave me real tools to love myself more wholeheartedly. Enjoy

Life & death go hand and hand so let's talk about it....this topic is close to heart because passing is a Rite of Passage that we don't really know how to deal with. I hope you enjoy these intimate conversations in hopes to help you feel more brave when facing these intense parts of life. 

Enjoy this weeks talk about the wonderful ritual of Vaginal Steaming.  Alder shares with us her inspiration to support women in the postpaturm time and the benefits of vaginal steaming.  Alder will be offering a free class sharing the befits of Vaginal Steaming this Wednesday Sept 25, 2019 at 5:30pm at Moonstone Midwives Birth Center. Hope to see you there!

Fall update and the deep significance of supporting birth.

In this episode, Sinei shares the birth stories of her two babies.  Her first was born in the hospital and the next was born at home.  This intimate story captures so many beautiful aspects of true mothering.  She shares with us the precious moments and the challenges postpartum that are so real for so many of us. Enjoy...

Eileen Hurley was raised in a big, loving, multi-generational family.  Her roots are deep in love, trust, and faith, all of the essential ingredients for life.  With this, she embarked on a journey, moving far from her family and on the path of self discovery. Enjoy this heartfelt story of grace in birth.

Carolyn and Tiger are homesteaders in Southern Humboldt.  They chose to birth where they felt most comfortable and safe, at home. They live 1.5 hours from the hospital and did not take this decision lightly. It's a radical decision to birth rurally and yet that is the choice of thousands of families over the years here in Humboldt county. This thoughtful couple shares the birth stories of their two daughters...Enjoy. 

Kristi Iacovelli shares the story of her two sweet boys that were born at home. Kristi found the care and birth support that she needed with midwives.  She tells the story of her two home births that were certainly intense but really awesome!  Enjoy...

On this episode, I have a fun conversation with Jodie DiMinno about her experience being and training doulas. Jodie defines the roles of being a doula as well as the many aspects of consciousness it requires to be present for families in this way. Enjoy...

Kendra Lovitt is on the road of motherhood and shares the story of her first pregnancy and birth.  This episode is where her journey begins with the home birth of her son. This is a story of conscious conception and a couple that really worked together through the challenges that parenthood brings. Enjoy!

Amanda Moore is a true healer and carries powerful medicine that she has gathered along her journey through this life. As a woman, herbalist and mother, Amanda shares her deep and intimate story of motherhood. I know this story will heal all who listen....enjoy.

Brittney Crosby is a true yogi and an amazing instructor. The curveballs motherhood has thrown have brought forth her true gift of FLEXIBILITY.  Life can often put us in "clubs" we didn't really want to be in.....so how do we show up in those moments?... That is the true test. Brittney's mind and body intelligence are serving her as she navigates through uncharted territory of life as a single mother. Listen to Brittney's bravery as she makes heart felt decisions to do the best for her boys. Enjoy...

Cheers!  I am excited to hit the 5000 download mark with AskMidwife707 podcast!  Thank you for listening and I look forward to being on this journey together.