Holy Wild Birth

In this episode, Lauren is joined by traditional midwife and Hearthmother Journey graduate, Alisha Meyer, for a rich and reverent conversation about the design and rhythm of birth. Together, they explore the sacred balance between ancient midwifery wisdom and modern science—how the two can harmonize to support both physiological safety and the deeper, soul-level unfolding of birth.Alisha shares from her lived experience, offering insight into the patterns woven into the natural process and the importance of learning to recognize and trust them. From the signals of early labor to the intuitive knowing that rises in both mothers and midwives, this episode invites listeners to consider what it means to co-labor with the design rather than manage it.Whether you're a birth worker or a mother preparing for your own journey, this conversation will stir your confidence, sharpen your discernment, and remind you that honoring the innate is not only wise—it's holy.Want to connect more with Alisha? - Find her website, podcast, adn mentorship opportunities below:Website: https://birthcultivated.com/Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/birth-cultivated/id1805256067Mentorship: https://birthcultivated.com/subscriptions/⭐️ Learn more about Hearthmother Journey and Attend the Open House on August 18, 2025 ⭐️ Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email  rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Because the Lord called her and her husband to move to other countries to serve as missionaries, Jamie had her 4 home births in 3 different countries. In each one, she encountered the beauty of midwifery care and the gifts of cultural differences and honorary grandmothers supporting them. Her story shows us how wherever God places us, He is trustworthy to provide a way.You can connect with Jamie Nunes in our private community (anointed-birth.mn.co) or on IG (https://www.instagram.com/mrsnewness/)BIRTH STORY DISCLAIMER:The choices, beliefs and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke.SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestHang out with us in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:Midwifery consults: Email  rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:CoursesNewsletterIntro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

In this short series, we're speaking with women who have been free-birthing long before it became trendy, back when it was called Unassisted Birth and there weren't very many resources devoted to it, let alone a society devoted to it.Each of these women chose free birth for reasons that essentially come down to their faith.In this episode, we're joined by our friend Heather Meyers, a mama to 8 living children (5 - kind of 6? - of them born unassisted). Among other things, you'll hear about:First freebirth in 2012 - it was called unassisted thenFirst were precipitous home births with hands-on midwivesTwins were a freebirth in the hospitalShe herself was born at home and grew up around home birth culture, apprenticing with a midwife after high schoolHer husband's roll in the decision to birth unassisted for the first timeOff-grid camper birthActivist tendencies tempered by humbling experiencesWhy unattended births make sense for her personalityHer second-trimester loss at home, unattendedNot about performance, but presenceThe unassisted hospital birth of her twins at 26 weeksFreebirthing with helping friends and kids around vs. with just her and her husbandHow labor patterns aren't predictable or “normal” after you have several babiesavoiding adamant checklists or “shoulds” about a birth and just asking Him who's supposed to be there and for the next stepsWhen Jesus says “follow me,” and it means taking some gutsy leapsHer usual DIY prenatal care routines (And ways she broke from them when led to do so)How birth resets her bond with her husband and her confidence in himTimes she has shown up to support other women in their birthsWhy your “yes” is a responsibility and investmentMentioned in this episode:Unassisted HomeBirth: An Act of Love SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email  rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

In this short series, we're speaking with women who have been freebirthing long before it became trendy, back when it was called Unassisted Birth and there weren't very many resources devoted to it, let alone a society devoted to it. Each of these women chose free birth for reasons that essentially come down to their faith.In part 2, we're joined by Rosalie Buist, a mom of 7 (5 of them free birthed) with a huge heart for the Lord.Here's some of what we cover:Differences in birth by region (rural vs. city)Her prefered term for the kind of births she hasThe foundations our ancestors had, which we'd be wise to retainWhy everyone should know how to give birth, even if they plan to have a midwife or doctor!Birth is an extension of the relationship with God and an extension of normal life“This is God's baby”Pushing through moments of doubt and disblief that it will workOnly God knows how to bring babies out (or put them in!)Her perspective on the risksKnowing the no-brainer emergencies that need assistance and think about them ahead of timeFamiliarizing yourself with the capabilities of hospitals in your areaThe necessity of trusting God and taking responsibility no matter what birth plan you haveHow birth choices are similar to educational choices for your kidsWhy she almost hired a midwife for baby #8How I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant show inspired her to make the birth choices she's made

In this short series, we're speaking with women who have been freebirthing long before it became trendy, back when it was called Unassisted Birth and there weren't very many resources devoted to it, let alone a society devoted to it. Each of these women chose free birth for reasons that essentially come down to their faith.In part 1, we're joined by Bree Moore, a mom of 7 (5 of them free birthed) and author of two books on freebirth! Here's some of what we cover:Default position of just her, her husband and GodThe role of seeking assistance and using technology (and how to know when to do so)Inviting husband to walk the uncertain road and finding unity/partnershipWhat self-directed prenatal care can look like in a wild pregnancyFacing the fear of death using statisticsThe role of humility,a willingness to be uncomfortable, and resourcefulness (and other things required to be a freebirther)a more beautiful experience or a more guttural and messy one?!Beware of making free birth an idolSocial media isn't a good place to get advice while you're in laborThe power of stories to shift perspective and shape decisionsWhy freebirth is not a magic wandMentioned in this Episode:Adam and Eve's Midwife (book) - out of print

In this lighthearted and sort of all over the place episode you'll hear us talk about herbal drinks and our lack of tea (again), what we're watching and reading, Brooke's growing Anglophile tendencies, Lauren's recent fiascos, the app that's helping us reduce our phone usage, high heels, bangs, and more. You're getting some snippets of our silly sides here, so buckle up. Mentioned in this episode:Molly & Herbs Herbal Honeys - Home of the HerbellionBePresent | Reduce Screen TimeThe Lunatic Farmer documentary (Joel Salatin) and The Biggest Little Farm documentaryThe Marvelous Pigness of Pigs: Respecting and Caring for All God's CreationThe Remains of the Day: Winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureHuman Garage - Home - Human GarageRowe Casa Dry Shampoo - DRY SHAMPOO | 2 ozWildlings (Lauren's barefoot shoe pick) - Wilding our lives with every stepGrounding Shuhe (Brooke's barefoot shoe Pick) - Groudingschuhe - EtsySHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email  rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Arianna — mother, birthkeeper, HJ grad, and wise woman — joins Brooke on the podcast today to talk her journey in birthwork and motherhood, the ways she has served and learned in each season thereof, and about a subject she's especially passionate about these days: community building. Here are some of the topics that came up in our conversation: Honoring cycles and seasonsWell-rounded birth workMotherhood and Birthwork: Can it Be Done? (a piece written by Arianna)Hearthmother JourneyHow we got to such a state of disconnection in our societyWhy community is as essential to wellness as good food, clean air, and hydrationthe ways that having babies — especially if you make “alternative” birth and parenting choices — can increase isolationHealthy boundaries around consumption on social mediaThe upside of the algorithmsThe embodied craving for communityHunt, Gather, Parent It Didn't Start with You Why in-person is better than virtual when it comes to building communityHow to Form a Sister CircleFind and connect with Arianna:wellwomanhood.comIG: @well.womanhoodWomen's Gatherings and Village Prenatals Virtual Community SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest ApplicationHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): Rooted in Eden PMABecome a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email  rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

In this episode, Lauren sits with Leah -- a mama she served as a midwife in 2023 for her vaginal home birth after 2 cesareans. You'll hear her first birth stories and then about how she moved into a stance of renewed self-responsibility which she carried with her into her next pregnancy. During that pregnancy and birth, she dealt with many rounds of discouragement but met them with resilience by getting back up again to continue on her path. Leah's deep connection with her Orthodox faith paired with courageous determination, saw her through a birth that was not particularly easy but was very redemptive. As a fun aside: Leah also used Embrace Birth Journey for her childbirth education and labor preparation, which means both Brooke AND Lauren got to work and walk with her during this pregnancy and birth! BIRTH STORY DISCLAIMER:The choices, beliefs and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke.Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email  rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Distortions and lies that detract from the application of the gospel can slip in even to our birth choices. This episode explores the similarities between purity culture and freebirth perfectionism, prosperity gospel and home birth ideals, and the ways that the same temptations presented to the first humans in the Garden of Eden and to Jesus in the wilderness reverberate into even our birth choices.This one is part Bible study, part our usual reflections and discussions. Mentioned in this episode:-What is the Prospersity Gospel? - Phylicia MasonheimerPhylicia Masonheimer IG post -Margo's email Alisha Meyer's podcast episode ep 9 - "the problem isn't midwives..."Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest ApplicationHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): Rooted in Eden PMABecome a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email  rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Welcome to a new season of Holy Wild Birth, which also represents a revitalization and recommitment to this podcasting project.In this casual conversation with Brooke and Lauren, you'll hear all about what we have in store for you! One of those things is this new "genre" of episode where we offer you our "Cup of Tea" and simply jabber about things going on for us or of interest to us. In this inaugural "cup of tea" episode, we chat about:That we aren't actually drinking teaOur branding photo failsHow cool it is to have teenagersRelationship to lightBrooke's milestone birthing and Lauren's anticipated milestone birthdayDark ParksRemodeling the prenatal roomGrowing community around the podcastQuitting social mediaA way of organizing informationand more!Mentioned in this episode:Lore Wilbert social media challenge — Let's Opt Out of Social Media TogetherZettlekasten - What's a Zettelkasten?Lauren's Prenatal Room Pinterest Collage - My prenatal room | Room, Save, PrenatalStolen Focus - Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply AgainLauren's glasses - VivaRays - Eco-friendly Blue light blocking glasses.Brooke's newsletter - All The Birthy ThingsPodcast about relationship to light The Lie of 9 to 5: Fixing Your Circadian Rhythm | Thaddeus OwenMighty Networks Community Rooted in Eden PMA______________Connect:• Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com• Apply to share your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast Guest Application • Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us in the Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:• Midwifery consultations: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:• Courses for homebirth/freebirth mamas• NewsletterIntro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Elizabeth's free birth story includes surprises and grief so entwined with one another that they are inseparable. Be ready to smile with delight and cry with each twist and turn in her story. As Elizabeth wrote when she applied to be a guest, “It is honestly a wild story that is heartbreaking but also beautiful and full of God's handiwork. A story of how God can use the worst circumstances for good.”I Thessalonians 4:13We ran out of time while we were recording, but Elizabeth wanted to add this detail as a finishing thought:“We didn't get into everything with Lilli which is fine but I wanted to share that she did get to go be with Hugh. We had them lying together in his NICU bassinet as much as possible. And they were baptized together in the hospital, and it was a beautiful mini service, we sang a hymn and everything which I wasn't expecting at all, but the pastor who came was great.”BIRTH STORY DISCLAIMER:The choices, beliefs and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke.Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestBecome a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyHang out with us in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/From Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email  rootedinedenpma@gmail.com From Brooke:Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)

Holy wild births begin with holy wild conceptions. In this episode, Lauren and Brooke are diving into a holistic, multi-faceted conversation about what it looks like to nourish the soil of our wombs to be ready to grow new life. We apply the steps in The Way of the Hearthmother, too. Whether you're in the stage of life when you're looking forward to a hopeful pregnancy, in between babies and looking to replenish, or simply want to have vibrant fertility because it's a marker of good health overall, this episode is for you!Mentioned in this episode:Find A Spring - Use Find A Spring to visit the best cold and hot springsClean, Mineral Rich Restructured Water Options: Spring water, Spring Aqua, Live Pristine, Radiant Life, Pure Effects FilterNourishing fertility course (Nourishing Fertility )Wild Pastures (but local farms are always best) — Wild Pastures | Pasture-Raised Beef, Pork, & Chicken at The Lowest Prices (referral link)Discover your mineral status by running an HTMA with Lauren Polyester pants on dogs study (Male & Female Fertility Optimization • Olivia Mitchell on Instagram: "Great post here from @beautiful_holistic "They put polyester pants on dogs—and their fertility vanished. Hormones crashed. Sperm count dropped. The female dogs? They couldn't conceive. Once the polyester came off, everything returned to normal. Now look around. We're living in tight, synthetic clothing every day—leggings, underwear, bras—wrapped in plastic 24/7. These fabrics leach hormone-disrupting chemicals and microplastics straight into our skin, right over our reproductive organs. It's not just fashion—it's fertility warfare." What are your thoughts on this??

In this episode with Anna, we get to hear about her early losses and then her first full-term pregnancy and unassisted home birth. Anna chose an unassisted birth and also a “wild” pregnancy, rooted in the firm belief that it is God alone who sustains her baby. Along the way she and her husband had to address fears, endure an unexpected more, and handle the disapproval of family members regarding their choices. But they knew deep down that free birth best fit Anna's personality and relationship, so they persevered.However, they did dip into the hospital setting more than once, utilizing it for help as needed. In one instance, it provided the reassurance they needed to continue, and in the other instance it created a lot of hurt. We hope you enjoy her story!Birth Story DisclaimerThe choices, beliefs and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke.SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comHang out with us in the Rooted In Eden PMA (off-facebook, private community)Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formGet on the waitlist for the next cohort of Hearthmother JourneyApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)

Show Notes: Adriana is a mom saved by grace in more ways than one. Saved out of witchcraft and unto the Lordship of Christ, she experienced a disappointing and difficult birth and postpartum with her first child. But as she grew, she experienced Jesus' gracious leadership and said YES to Him as it pertained to growing her family. You'll hear about how that one YES resulted in myriad miracles within and around her and culminated in a sweet and redemptive unassisted birth and postpartum. Mentioned in our "ad": hearthmotherjourney.com You can find Adriana in the following places: Instagram: @‌thehallowedbirth Website: www.thehallowedbirth.com Photographer: @‌lifeandlens_photography Birth Story Disclaimer The choices, beliefs and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke. SHOW NOTES “FOOTER” Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Hang out with us in the Rooted In Eden PMA (off-facebook, private community) Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Get on the waitlist for the next cohort of Hearthmother Journey Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest Application From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)

If you've been here any amount of time, you'll know that we are all about autonomy when it comes to pregnancy and birth work. The other side of the coin is responsibility. Sometimes both pregnant women and birth attendants can act irresponsibly with their autonomy, and that's what this episode is about. Mentioned in this episode: Hearthmother Journey Past episode on Autonomy and Radical Responsibility SHOW NOTES “FOOTER” Email us to say hi: Hang out with us in the (off-facebook, private community) Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Get on the for the next cohort of (we start in April, and again in October) Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: From Lauren: Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)

Ever wish you could attend a home birth with Lauren and Brooke? Well, in this episode, you'll get a taste of that experience. Full disclosure: we ourselves would also love to attend a birth together, but with states between us we haven't been able to. We wrote up a hypothetical home birth scenario for a fictional character named Josephine, and in this episode, we walk you through how we'd apply the steps of The Way Of The Hearthmother from the moment we get called in, through the labor and birth, and the immediate postpartum. Whether you're an aspiring or current birth attendant, or an expectant mama, we hope this gives you some practical and applicable tips for applying these beautiful principles to labor and birth. Mentioned in this episode: The Way of the Hearthmother (podcast episode to listen to FIRST if you haven't already) Hearthmother Journey: Raising Up the Next Generation of Holy, Wild Birthkeepers (NOW enrolling through Sept 25th). Hearthmother Journey Open House REPLAY (watch this to get a look inside the program and to hear our students talk about their experiences with it). SHOW NOTES “FOOTER” Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother Journey From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

Vince and Christina are an incredible example of a healthy marriage and an amazing union and teamwork during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Together these two Embrace Birth Journey grads and longtime podcast listeners tell their two Spirit-led home birth stories and then issue a [much-needed, fresh] invitation to the fathers among us. Mentioned in this episode: Happy Homebirth Podcast episode where they first encountered Brooke The Business of Being Born documentary The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin Embrace Birth Journey (the course they took before their first birth) Calvary Chapel I'm So Blessed song Mother Blessings The First Week After Birth (workshop on postpartum) Prioritizing Postpartum on Holy Wild Birth Children's home birth book list (on Sister Birth's IG) Kangaroo care (the work of Nils Bergman) On The Rock Fatherhood (launching October 2024) Birth Story Disclaimer The choices, beliefs and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke. SHOW NOTES “FOOTER” Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

Ok, so maybe you wouldn't expect to hear a conversation on Holy Wild Birth about the educational choices we've made for our kids. It doesn't seem immediately relevant, we know. But it is. Because we got requests for this, we're going to passionately get on our soapboxes about the beauty of the unschooling lifestyle and it's benefits for children. And then we're going to bring it home by tying it in with autonomous, undisturbed childbirth AND the pathways we take to becoming birth workers, too. As promised, here are some of our favorite resources of learning more about the unschooling life. To learn more about Hearthmother Journey and get on the waitlist for early enrollment in the October 2024 cohort, go here. SHOW NOTES “FOOTER” Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

In this episode we discuss finding the balance of showing up in a birth space with skill and confidence while also respecting the process enough to not disturb it with unnecessary interventions. Its not always the easiest thing to navigate the use of our "handy dandy" tools/skill sets but we do believe that some times doing nothing is the very something that we ought to be doing, while also having the wisdom to reach in to our tool bag when the moment deems it necessary. We hope this discussion gives you some food for thought and practical advice on navigating this question. Mentioned in the episode: The Way of The Hearthmother Podcast Episode Hearthmother Journey || Raising the Next Generation of Holy Wild Birthkeepers SHOW NOTES “FOOTER” Email us to say hi: ⁠⁠holywildbirth@gmail.com⁠⁠ Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: ⁠⁠Fill out the form⁠⁠ Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: ⁠⁠sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest⁠⁠ Join ⁠⁠Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted)⁠⁠ - a FB community Join Rooted in Eden PMA Might Networks Social Circle From Lauren: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop⁠⁠ - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) ⁠⁠Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop ⁠⁠- a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox ⁠⁠Embrace Birth Journey⁠⁠ - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

Here we pick up from the previous episode with the grand finale of Willow & Wren's pregnancy and their birth story! Hear about how Lauren chose her birth team, the challenges she faced physically at the end of pregnancy, and the wild ride of giving birth to them. Remember, Embrace Birth Journey is available for $50 off using code TWINS at checkout now through Sunday 4/28 only. CONNECT Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation courses library for unassisted and midwife-attended births --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

In this very special episode, our very own Lauren Hall shares a very personal story -- the story of the birth of her twin girls, Willow and Wren on Palm Sunday 2024. She begins at the very beginning -- even before the beginning -- by telling the story of her son Levi, the born-too-soon twin of her daughter Leela, followed by the story of the Lord opening her heart to conceiving a baby... and then eventually learning there was actually TWO babies. Throughout it all, you'll be blown away by all the highly personal and tenderly caring ways that the Lord worked in Lauren and her family's hearts and lives. After you finish this episode, find Part 2, available tomorrow. This episode was recorded while Brooke (who resides in Michigan) stayed a week with Lauren (who resides in Arkansas) during her postpartum time. We don't get to record together in person very often, and it was so great! Also: as a fun bonus, now through April 28th ONLY Embrace Birth Journey -- Brooke's comprehensive Christian home birth preparation course library -- can be snagged for $50 using the code TWINS. Go to sisterbirth.com/journey for more info and to enroll with lifetime access. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

This episode with the beautiful Katherine DeGroot -- a MN mama to 4 young children all born outside the hospital -- covers not only her four birth stories (with a special emphasis on the 4th) but also went down some delightful rabbit trails, which I did NOT edit out because I believe you'll find them very worthwhile to listen to. Some of what we covered: How each birth was a different “era” for her relationship and family Being open to life The foreshadowing and significant dreams she expereinced leading up to her fourth birth   Why hard isn't bad — not shirking away from pain The “cost” of castor oil use The fourth baby effect  Reclaiming Big family culture for our generation  The way that home birthing puts us on a different health trajectory  Creating - -by design-- the childhood you want your children to have Reverting  to Catholicism  Radical trust in God alone for the work no one else can do for you  The gift of birth is that it strips us down to our humanity  You can find Katie at @katherinelouisedegroot on IG or on her website. A written version of her 4th birth story is on her blog. Birth Story Disclaimer The choices, beliefs and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke.  “FOOTER” Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

In this conversation with Staci -- a midwest mom to five -- you'll hear about themes like: How she learned to trust herself and authentically know her own preferences  Having a mother who bcame a midwife after she had grown up The slow evolution from being people who would never be crazy enough to have their babies at home to ultimately choosing unassisted birth for their fifth baby Her process of choosing birth attendants and a photographer for her unassisted birth Wrestling with God over the timing of the start of her labor and ultimately choosing a new attitude, which led to release The difference it makes to have no other perceived authority present during labor Her moment of mentally deciding -- even in the absence of some physiological signs -- that birth doesn't need to be long and it was time to push the head out How God saw and honored so many of her very specific desires  Why she believes birth like this is the birthright of every woman You can find Staci at www.StacisHouse.com Birth Story Disclaimer The choices, beliefs and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke. Connect: Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation courses library + community --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

Christina is a Catholic mom of three, who came into marriage "late" and has joyfully received 3 sons, all via homebirth, into their family. In this episode she shares all three of her birth stories, with a particular emphasis on the final one, at which she experienced a greater degree of surrender and worship than ever before. By the way, she sites the Faith Filled Home Birth Intensive as one of the tools that helped her come into alignment with God's dreams for her birth, so be sure to grab that free resource for yourself, sister. Also mentioned in this episode is the work of her mentor over at Make Joy Normal. Birth Story Disclaimer The choices, beliefs and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke. You'll find Christina here: Instagram Email: theevangelistaa@gmail.com  SHOW NOTES “FOOTER” Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

In this episode we invite you to listen in on a conversation with Lauren and Kathy Bryan, The Founder and CEO of The Genesis Project. Kathy is a respected international speaker/trainer, consultant, mentor, and author, who works tirelessly to communicate the stark truths of trafficking. She has trained thousands of professionals on how to identify and respond to those victimized by human trafficking, including medical personnel, Homeland Security, anti-trafficking organizations, and churches, to name a few. She also happens to be Lauren's mom! In this episode they scratch the surface on the many topics around unpacking one's trauma as preparation for birth but most importantly in order that you might walk more fully in the freedom and healing that Jesus has for you. Mentioned in the episode: https://www.thegenesisproject.life/ Text to give: Text4THEM to 53555 Red Flags of Sex Trafficking for Medical Professionals PDF Book mentioned: When Survivors Give Birth by Penny Simpkin SHOW NOTES “FOOTER” Email us to say hi: ⁠holywildbirth@gmail.com⁠ Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: ⁠Fill out the form⁠ Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: ⁠sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest⁠ Join ⁠Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted)⁠ - a FB community From Lauren: ⁠Instagram⁠ Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop⁠ - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) ⁠Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop ⁠- a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox ⁠Embrace Birth Journey⁠ - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

Birth plans. You've probably been told you need one. But we'd like to pick it up, shake it around, and see what comes out as we re-examine this now-common practice of writing hand-over birth plans to your birth team. There are some shortcomings that we think you should know about. But don't worry: we won't leave you hanging there. We'll also present a fresh take on how to get the clarity you need for your birth. We'll present some other words, like vision, intentions, goals, principles... and why they're more important to focus on. Mentioned in this episode: Birth Plan: Does the Path Still Fit the Objective? Do the Means Still Fulfill the Purpose? on Midwifery Today Beyond the Birth Plan with Britta Bushnell A Heavenly Welcome Finding Your Unique Birth Approach from Brooke Birth Vision Worksheet from Lauren Hearthmother Approach to Birth :Planning" SHOW NOTES “FOOTER” Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

Was it a Free Birth, Sovereign Birth, or Unassisted Birth...? How do you identify the birth you are planning or had? Who is defining these concepts and terminology? Do these terms have owners or authorities presiding over them? Join Brooke and Lauren as they discuss the current hot topic of defining birth terms. Prayerfully, this can be a jumping-off point to help us all come to a place of unity and mutual respect for one another as each shares her own story of the transformative experience that was her birth, whatever that might look like. Listen with an open mind and a gentle curiosity. Be sure to get the accompanying freebie Brooke made for you! This 11-page workbook aims to help you get free from dogmatic subscription to these terms and labels and to get in touch with what matters to you in your birth plans! From Lauren: ⁠Instagram⁠ Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop⁠ - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) ⁠Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop ⁠- a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

If you've gone most of your menstruating history seeing it as an annoying inconvenience at best or a painful torture session you'll want to tune in for this episode. We'll explore: the deeper meaning and symbolism of our cycles what it means to be a cyclical being (our menfolk too!) similarities between cycles phases in our bodies and in creation as a whole how God "sees us" in our cycles and makes provision for us how our bodies express truths about YHWH and the gospel feminine and masculine ways of learning and living with our cyces and so much more. It's a delicious conversation. We hope you'll never see your period the same way again! PS: Don't forget that our first-ever cohort of our one-of-a-kind holy wild birthkeeper training Is OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT until October 25th. We start classes on November 1st. Join us in Hearthmother Journey today. Resources for Your Deep Dive Kisha Gallagher (Moonbeams and the Moedim Part I, Moonbeams and the Moedim Part II, Moonbeams and the Moedim Part III, Moonbeams and the Moedim Part IV) Zola Levitt -- The 7 Feasts of the Lord - The Making of a Baby A brief theology of the periods, yes really by Rachel Jones Theology of the Womb myFLO app Wisdom of the Womb (teas) Sheila G's post on honoring seasons Rosh Codesh SHOW NOTES “FOOTER” Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

Hello, sisters! It's been a while but we're baacccckkk. So let's catch up! Lauren has some big life changes to update us on, the story of which so perfectly illustrates what a good leader and Father YHWH is. And then we get to give you the latest on the doula and birthkeeper training we have been working on, the reason we had this podcast on pause all summer. It's our 40th episode, and as if at the end of a 40-week pregnancy, we're "birthing" this thing into the world. Can't wait to have some of you join us. To learn more about Hearthmother Journey and to enroll go here: rootedineden.org/hearth-motherjourney SHOW NOTES “FOOTER” Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) for expectant mamas. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

What makes a good birth attendant? How do I become one? Where can I learn to do this holy work? These questions and variations of, are things we hear often and have lead to some great conversations. Conversations that sparked a project that we are finally ready to share with all of you! Tune in to hear our thoughts, hearts and what we've been working on to bring to the birth world. Mention in this Show: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/episodes/The-Way-of-the-HearthMother-e1mvm6j/a-a8i8rlj CONNECT Stay in the know about this project by signing up on the Hearthmother Journey Waitlist Email us with your questions: ⁠holywildbirth@gmail.com⁠ Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: ⁠Fill out the form⁠ Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: ⁠sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest⁠ Join the⁠ Believing Birth Keepers Circle⁠ Join ⁠Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted)⁠ - a FB community From Lauren: ⁠Instagram⁠ Midwifery consults: Email lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop ⁠- a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox ⁠Embrace Birth Journey Membership⁠ - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

Hey Sisters! We just wanted to drop a quick hello, to tell you where we have been. Give it a listen and drop your guesses on what you think we are working on! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

On this week's episode of Holy Wild Birth I (Brooke) am joined by a graduate of Embrace Birth Journey who is offering up her stories of miscarriage, followed by a rainbow baby and lovely home birth, then a slow transition for her baby, which was punctuated with a difficult NICU stay. ⁠ ⁠ Aly speaks candidly about the highs and lows of every part of her journey to becoming a mother, the ways she experienced God's provision and care along the way, her acceptance of the painful parts, and the ways she learned to wisely advocate for her daughter.⁠ ⁠ I hope you'll be inspired by her faith and courage. ⁠ ⁠ You can read Aly's written miscarriage story on her substack. Subscribe if you'd like to also catch her written birth story when she adds it there in the near future. https://open.substack.com/pub/alyolichny/p/baby-jack-and-grandpa-darrell?r=2sg05&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post CONNECT Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a FREE, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) ⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

This is an episode about loss, specifically first- and second-trimester loss. They say that 1 out of 4 of women will experience miscarriage at some point in their childbearing years. This is not uncommon, but it is often hidden and unspoken. In this episode, we hope to bring our own stories -- as well as the stories and wise reflections of our friends in the Believing Birth Keepers Circle -- into the light. We hope that hearing of them will communicate to you that you are not alone and that perhaps you will hear your own heart and experience mirrored in what is shared here, then paired with a powerful hope. These stories include experiences of being very well supported and also very much alone. There are stories of the miscarriage process happening at home as well as in the hospital, with varying degrees of medical intervention. These are stories of grief, and also stories of meeting Jesus in places of great sorrow. Be warned that this episode is long, and of course, the content is sad. Please take your time and take care of yourself as you listen through this at a pace and in a place that is best for you. If that means skipping this episode altogether, that's ok too. CONNECT Email us to share your own story of loss (know we hear you, deeply): holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join the Believing Birth Keepers Circle Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults or processing your own loss story: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

This is our first FTM home birth story! So often we think that only moms who have already had a baby in the hospital have a home birth. NOT TRUE! Brooke's first was born at home, too, but today we have a beautiful guest mama to share her experience of having her first baby at home. Ella's first pregnancy was a surprise, but she was pretty clear right out of the gate about her desire to have a home birth, even though some voices around her said they'd never have been brave enough to have a first baby at home. Even with some scary first trimester incidents, and even when she was thrown a couple of curve balls at the beginning of her labor, she went on to have a beautiful and pretty textbook home birth, keeping her curiosity and connection very much online through it all. Her story shows how home birth is a wonderful choice for first-time moms! But breastfeeding turned out to be the bigger challenge. Ella had to navigate her self-judgment for "failing" to live up to some cherished ideals, connect with her underlying values, and make some compromises to give her baby what he needed in order to thrive (and herself too!). Her message for moms here is SO important. Ellla is a jazz singer and a teacher of somatic practices (hello, nervous system regulation!). You can find her and her music/work here: Personal IG @thesounds_ofearth Band IG @third_coast_swing_band Band FB https://www.facebook.com/thirdcoastswingband CONNECT WITH LAUREN AND BROOKE Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

How do you know when your family is complete or when you're "done" having babies? What does God's word have to say about having babies and how many? What if you and your husband have differing convictions about how many children to have? In this episode, we're going to get personal about our own personal convictions and journies up to this point... while simultaneously giving a very NO one-size-fits-all answer to the above questions. We know this is a topic that comes up a LOT in the FB groups we moderate, so we hope this episode will give some good fodder for discerning conversations between you, your husband, and the Lord. CONNECT Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

Taleitha Selby, wife and 4x homebirth momma, tells the story of her 3rd pregnancy and birth that she attributes to breaking her out of the mold of what she thought birth was. Listen to her share her story of how stepping out from how she had always done things prepared her for an accidental unassisted precipitous birth and self-led neonatal resuscitation. Our conversation also turned to the end caps of the physical life on this earth, as returning both to birth and death to the home holds special places in both of our hearts. CONNECT Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

They aren't stone statues, and we don't bow down on a literal knee, but they're idols all the same. Certain "brands"/styles of mothering, nutritional principles/disciplines, birth choices or outcomes, birth attendant titles/positions.... we're tearing 'em down in today's episode. That may seem strange coming from a couple of passionately opinionated gals like us, but we're striving to keep all things rightly ordered. Mentioned in this episode: Lauren's IG post on the topic Brooke's IG post on “the real goal" Phylicia Masonheimer's motherhood series of podcasts Hearthmother episode of Holy Wild Birth Believing Birth Keepers Circle CONNECT Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

Lauren, with guest Jaclyn have a fun conversation swapping their precipitous birth stories, 6 to be exact! They both each have had 3 fast labors and so they not only share their stories but discuss the mutual experience of having babies in a fast and furious style. They chat about way to prepare their hearts and minds to be able to surrender to whatever birth may hand them. It's a fun conversation and I hope it helps you feel seen and hear if your perfect but fast birth felt a traumatizing and gain some perspective should you find our self preparing for a possibly very fast birth again. Note: Lauren couldn't recall that it was Kimberly Ann Johnson define trauma as "too much, too fast, too soon" CONNECT: Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults or virtual services: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

Arguably, one of the most important decisions you'll make about your birth is not WHERE or HOW you give birth but WHOM will be there with you. For an expectant mother, the birth team MATTERS and we have some things to offer up for consideration as you're selecting your attendants. The lesser-known other side of the coin is how important it is for a birth attendant to carefully select which mamas/families she will serve. If that sounds iffy to you, this episode is a must listen for you, too! We cover: The role of time and prayer before saying yes to one another Pre-screening processes Having an aligned philosophy of birth Knowing yourself and your biases (birth attendant) or needs (birthing mama) The intangible things people carry into birth spaces ...and more! RESOURCES mentioned in this episode: Brooke's What I Want In A Midwife document (filled out) Blank template of What I Want In A Midwife (save a copy of this google document to edit) CONNECT Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holy-wild-birth/support

You know the story of Abraham, right? Of how God told him it was time to hit the road and go to... a place he would show him later (huh?!). In other words, "Pack up everything you have and everyone in your family and get going. But you don't get to know the destination just yet." How do you plan a road trip (with thousands of livestock, nonetheless) when this is all you have to go on? FAITH is what carried that man forward. As Marina shared her story with me for this episode, that biblical story kept coming to mind because the similarities are many. Walking in faith, Marina and her (big!) family ended up in places they didn't expect to be -- metaphorically and literally -- for the birth of their 8th baby. It wasn't always easy, but in the end, it was just right. May you be encouraged also, dear listener, to walk by faith. Like Abraham. And Marina. You can connect with Marina (and her incredible wisdom as a big family mama and mission to share Jesus) on IG at LewandowskiAdventures or email her at mommilew@gmail.com. CONNECT: Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults or virtual services: Email lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/holy-wild-birth/support

You think you might be called into birth work... And you're also a mother of small children (another calling!).  How can you live out both of those callings without either of them suffering?  We hear women wrestling with this so often, reaching out in the DMs or making posts about it in Natural Christian Home Births. And we ourselves have wrestled through it. In this characteristically meandering conversation we'll cover: How do you know you are called? Discerning your season The role of your marriage/husband in birth work Not sacrificing your family on an altar of birth work Types of apprenticeships (numbers & speed & preceptor type) Embracing a Head-down-power-through season Knowing that "the work will always be there" Expand our definition - what are you actually called to? Why being older when you start birth work isn't such a bad thing How our everyday life is training for this work Resources mentioned in this episode: Are You Called To Be A Midwife (blog post by Brooke) Anointed Midwifery Unschool  - email Lauren to apply! The Way Of The Hearth Mother (an episode from season 1) Connect: Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community Go Deeper with Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email  lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com Go Deeper with Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/holy-wild-birth/support

Grace took a long, meandering path to home-birthing her 4th baby, and that path was inexorably intertwined with her conversion to eastern orthodoxy. You'll love hearing how the practices, perspectives, and prayers of her faith informed her journey through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. We touch on facing the fear of death, the church's discomfort with the feminine, offering up our suffering to Christ... and much more. If you'd like to reach out to Grace, you're welcome to email her. Birth Story Disclaimer The choices, beliefs and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke. ------- CONNECT Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/holy-wild-birth/support

If you missed it, there was recently a court case in Nebraska that made the mainstream media and was even televised on Court TV. The state of Nebraska brought charges against traditional midwife Angela Hock (aka Angee). Angee is a friend of ours and for the three years leading up to her trial, we've been prayerfully holding vigil. We wept when the verdict was declared: NOT GUILTY. In this episode, Lauren recorded a conversation with Angee with the intention fo really just giving her the floor to share about this experience as much as she wanted to, without censorship or agenda. Her story touches on so many of the issues facing midwives today and the rights of birthing women. If the Spirit leads you to link arms with Angee, here is the donation link for our donors to contribute to her extensive legal fees. https://chuffed.org/project/zplbylweo4ya Connect: Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/holy-wild-birth/support

By baby #4, Tori and her husband were united on the plan to have a home birth, but they had to find a midwife. Using a local FB group to gather recommendations, they ended up finding a wonderful Mennonite midwife to work with, and what resulted was a simple, beautiful birth and a new friendship. Find tori on Instagram or Facebook to connect. The choices, beliefs, and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke. -------------------- CONNECT Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a facebook community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram YouTube Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/holy-wild-birth/support

It's a new year and with that come new year resolutions which often include various forms of SELF-CARE. As moms and women we're so often told not to forget to take care of ourselves, to fill our own cup so that we can pour out on others. And while none of that is entirely WRONG, it often seems shallow or laughably unattainable. That is until you redefine self-care and bring it into alignment with what your soul is really thirsty for. In this episode, Lauren and Brooke dig into what self-care is and isn't. We cover: How the podcast season break was a self-care thing Self-care doesn't equal "me time" Distinguishing between distraction/tuning out vs true self-care Lauren's “cheat sheet” of things to do after a hard birth Building in rhythms proactively The role of self-talk in self-care And more! Grab your mug of hot beverage and listen in. Mentioned in this episode: An Invitation to Self-Care: Why Learning to Nurture Yourself Is the Key to the Life You've Always Wanted, 7 Principles for Abundant Living Connect: Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Join Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/holy-wild-birth/support

Today's episode is for those of you who deeply desire a home birth or unassisted birth but whose husbands are not sold on the idea.⁠ ⁠ We'll cover things like: ⁠ ❤️ Why dads might be opposed or resistant⁠ ❤️ What our response as Christian wives should be⁠ ❤️ Tools for having a conversation that might bring you onto the same page⁠ And more!⁠ Oh, and this episode also has a special secret guest appearance that I'll think you'll really appreciate. ⁠ We're on a season break after this episode, so we'll see you back here in January. In the meantime, Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes here: Fill out the form Other Links: Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest Connect with Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com Connect with Brooke: Instagram YouTube Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/holy-wild-birth/support

Preparing for birth without preparing for postpartum is like preparing for a wedding without preparing for a marriage. Though we obviously think preparing for birth is vital, the truth is that it's only 2-48 hours of your life, and if what follows isn't also carefully set up, the negative implications can be vast. Listen in on this conversation between two multiparas (moms of many!) who have learned a bit more each time about how to prepare well for this season and ensure we get every last benefit possible out of it. We'll cover things like receiving visitors, the 5-5-5 "rule", herbs, homeopathy, pelvic floor rehabilitation, the "winter" nature of this time, nourishing food, mothering the mother, doing the emotional work.... and MORE. This episode was recorded when Brooke was 1.5 weeks into her lying-in period, so she's speaking about this topic while living right in the middle of it. This also means you'll hear baby Gilbert in the background. Show notes: Lauren's IG post on Winter Brooke's PP “journal” on IG - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 Brooke's postpartum worksheet --> sign up for Brooke's Freebie email sequence and it'll arrive in email #3 Lauren's postpartum vision journal A Sacred Beginning (book) From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram YouTube Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a FREE, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/holy-wild-birth/support

Our very own Brooke gave birth to her 6th baby, Gilbert Ignatius, on October 29, and today she's telling her story in conversation with Lauren. No two births are ever alike, and Brooke had to learn to flow with some things that she didn't see coming. It wasn't without agitation, but it was all purposeful and ultimately beautiful as she practiced flowing with it. If you prefer to READ a birth story rather than listen, go here. You can listen to Brooke's previous 5 birth stories on Birthing Outside the Box episode 25 or the Birth Journeys Podcast Connect with us! holywildbirth@gmail.com From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram YouTube Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/holy-wild-birth/support

"To rediscover midwifery is the same as giving back childbirth to women." - Michel Odent Listen in as Hannah tells her story of rediscovering midwifery and everything that has led to the proclaiming of a promise to herself and women she serves. "I don't midwife with the government" From Hannah: Business Instagram Personal Instagram From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram YouTube Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/holy-wild-birth/support

If you found out you were pregnant with twins -- both breech -- at 32 weeks and your midwife wasn't able to keep you on as her client, what would you do? Forced to choose between a scheduled c-section or a last-ditch effort to secure a different midwife and keep her home birth plan, Jessica opted for the latter. This is her amazing story of overcoming the voices of fear and doubt around and within her, tuning into the Good Shepherd's still, small voice... and then using her own voice with strength and clarity to give her babies the birth she knew was meant to be. Tune in for this juicy and moving story which is also sure to boost your faith! From Lauren: Instagram Midwifery consults: Email lauren.rootedineden@gmail.com From Brooke: Instagram YouTube Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox Embrace Birth Journey Membership - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) Natural Christian Home Birth (Assisted and Unassisted) - a FB community --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/holy-wild-birth/support

In this episode, Lauren and Brooke have a meandering conversation about all the varied aspects of preparing for labor -- mind, body, spirit, heart! Since Brooke is currently in the thick of this process, she'll share a bit from her own current experience. And at the end, you'll get to hear Lauren read a beautiful description of an Anointed Birth. Show notes: -Christian Hypnobirthing app, Made for This Birth app, birth affirmations track from Natural Christian Mommas -Sarah Buckley's hormonal physiology of childbearing -picture book recommendations -Progressive muscle relaxation resources -Letter to first time moms: “is this really labor?” -Fears Release document freebie (from Brooke) -Holistic Nesting Guide freebie (from Brooke) -Birth dream board freebie (from Lauren) - Holistic, faith-based childbirth education/preparation membership --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/holy-wild-birth/support