Taking Back Birth

Taking Back Birth

Maryn Green

Join host Maryn Green, autonomous midwife of many years, for all things radical birth, midwifery and mothering related. For more info, go to indiebirth.org. To listen to past episodes visit https://indiebirth.org/podcastarchive/

The Bigger Picture of Birth

The Bigger Picture of Birth

I am feeling more clarity lately about what is next for me and Indie Birth. I am sharing here a bigger vision to teach the world about birth and wonder how that might impact our world at large. I know it will, and that it might take time, but this is what feels most aligned for me right now. Take a listen and send me your thoughts! Click the icon below to listen.

Feb 17, • 51:08

Why Pregnancy is an Amazing Time to Learn to Be In Your Body

Why Pregnancy is an Amazing Time to Learn to Be In Your Body

There is no experience like growing a baby for deciding to feel the body and tuning into her! This is a slow process, with time and space and healing cannot be rushed. I share more about how I think this work can benefit pregnant women and mamas specifically, so tune in and see what you think! So grateful to my friend Erny for sharing her session and experience which you can watch and read here. This is the session I reference in this podcast. And my 3 session package deal ($240) is good til

Jan 21, • 46:33

The Doppler Vs Fetoscope for Hearing the Baby’s Heartbeat

The Doppler Vs Fetoscope for Hearing the Baby’s Heartbeat

I’m back here with the last podcast of 2024 to blab about a real nerd topic. Whether you’re the mom or the midwife or student, which is better, the doppler or the fetoscope? There is a lot of nuance here as always and things to consider; from the why and when to the subtleties of the relationships we are wanting to build. Listen to hear more! Also, I start the episode with a reflection on freedom and where I think this New Year may be leading me. Click the icon below to listen.   &

Dec 30, 2024 • 1:01:16

Making Birth Beautiful Again

Making Birth Beautiful Again

Sharing my honest process here and reminiscing about the first birth I ever attended alone, 17 years ago! My sister and my nephew gave me this honor (or rather, the Universe did) and I enjoyed reflecting on this story and the relative innocence. Can we regain innocence and a naive nature for something we know so deeply? Listen in and hear my thoughts and this story. Click the icon below to listen.      

Dec 4, 2024 • 42:58

Sharing Some New Insights with You

Sharing Some New Insights with You

It’s been a weird month that feels both long and short! This is primarily a personal update and also a share about three things (I tried to keep it to 3!) that I came away with during my last intense somatic training. It does tie back to birth and birth work in many many ways and also is a start to educating more people about the way these teachings of the body can benefit YOU. I close with a quote I heard and what it means to me, and I know you will hear it and love it if you’re meant to! Bo

Nov 16, 2024 • 52:47

Calling My Cervix Back to Me

Calling My Cervix Back to Me

Ah, this was so healing to share! I tell the story of having half my cervix taken many many years ago. The story defies what actually happened after (birthing 10 babies!) and I feel like it’s such a powerful testament to our bodies, beliefs and our Soul path. Our bodies know how to heal and where to look is the unique journey. To do a 1:1 session with me (focused on the womb or anything else!) check out maryngreen.co. Also, my new podcast with Jason, my husband and co-host: raising10kids.or

Oct 27, 2024 • 52:29

Remembering Our Divine Purpose with Donna Maria Camps

Remembering Our Divine Purpose with Donna Maria Camps

I am so honored to have recorded this chat with my mentor and elder, Donna Maria. I began life studies with her over 4 years ago and this glimpse into her stories and life and perspective is only a fraction of her wisdom. Her way of seeing is what people NEED at this time, in order to evolve and become royalty walking on this earth. Her teachings about the sacred ceremonies of conception, pregnancy and birth are some of the highlights of our Sacred Birth program. If you are also feeling call

Oct 14, 2024 • 1:11:53

Wisdom of the Womb with Felicia Sokol

Wisdom of the Womb with Felicia Sokol

I loved having this chat with another of our wisdom keepers from the Sacred Birth Certificate program. I love Felicia’s way of speaking about what sacred is, her varied experiences of serving women and a quick swerve into the blood mysteries and the wisdom of the womb. I think you will love this conversation and you can learn more from Felicia through our program which closes October 15. Links From This Episode Sacred Birth Program Felicia’s Links: To learn more about her work or to work wi

Oct 11, 2024 • 1:00:43

Deep Rest and Our Energetic Fertility

Deep Rest and Our Energetic Fertility

Whew, it’s been a big week with so many realizations and new awareness. I share the biggest ones with you here, around the need for really resting the body INTERNALLY and seeing what fabulous things flow out of that. It’s been such a cool experience to see what those things are for me, and to learn more and be in better connection with my body. Also, check out my new site where you can schedule sessions and other things. I am feeling so great about this direction and putting this out to the

Oct 7, 2024 • 57:41

The Creative Impulse With Verena Borell

The Creative Impulse With Verena Borell

In this new podcast, I talk with another of our wisdom keepers from our Sacred Birth Certificate program. Verena is an evolutionary astrologist and shares about her own creative spark and process. It won’t come as a surprise, but life imitates birth and birth is just one of the creative forces that may be available to us as women. The passion, mission and drive to “make things” is something Verena and I have in common, and I thoroughly love her and our chat. Links: Sacred Birth Certificate Pr

Oct 1, 2024 • 1:16:59

The Magic of Miscarriage with Jessica Birnbaum Pratt

The Magic of Miscarriage with Jessica Birnbaum Pratt

I am so excited to feature one of our wisdom keepers from our Sacred Birth Certificate program. In this teaching, Jess shares her sacred miscarriage story. It was so nice to hold space for her and allow you to feel her amazing energy! Learn more about Jessica here. Jessica is a featured teacher for our Sacred Birth program. Details are here. Click the icon below to listen.      

Sep 25, 2024 • 54:37

The Wisdom that Shaped Me as a Young Musician

The Wisdom that Shaped Me as a Young Musician

…and how that has carried through to birth work! With the announcement of our Sacred Birth Certificate program, I wanted to do a lengthier storytelling share about my former life as a young musician. This came to me in a dream recently as something I needed to feel in my body and I know it’s because it all comes back to unraveling LIFE wisdom which informs birth wisdom. This is also the mission and purpose of our Sacred Birth program and if you’re in for a longer listen, I share the tea

Sep 16, 2024 • 1:18:42

Sharing More About My Motherhood Journey: A Chat with Brittany Taylor

Sharing More About My Motherhood Journey: A Chat with Brittany Taylor

I am sharing this podcast I did with Brittany on HER podcast (link below) because it felt so good and resonant to offer my community. I am grateful for this opportunity to share more with you all about our daily life, and how we approach topics like schooling and learning in our family. Brittany’s Podcast (The Brittany and Bridgette Podcast) Brittany’s birth story on my podcast My time on her YouTube Channel Click the icon below to listen.      

Sep 10, 2024 • 1:30:58

Why My Kids Don’t Go to Doctors

Why My Kids Don’t Go to Doctors

I start this podcast with a mini-rant on blame and shame and miscarriage and why I think we need to shift this old paradigm and way of thinking. It’s literally everywhere; in the foods we’re told we shouldn’t eat to the air we breathe to the studies that say…this causes miscarriage. I am feeling this […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Aug 27, 2024 • 58:21

Why Brighter Days and Darker Nights Matter For Your Fertility, Pregnancy and Mothering Journeys

Why Brighter Days and Darker Nights Matter For Your Fertility, Pregnancy and Mothering Journeys

This episode is an interview and chat with Nikko Kennedy, quantum biologist and doula. I love the wisdom she shares here around light and the Sun and all of the reminders to help us get back to what we know. Being human does come with challenges, but it also comes with built in systems to […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Aug 19, 2024 • 1:17:14

The Lessons of One Year In Hawai’i

The Lessons of One Year In Hawai’i

It’s been exactly a year since we arrived here with the intentions of staying a few months. I never dreamed of all the things and gifts and blessings that we would receive here, yet it’s been an intense year of lessons and upgrades. If you have the dream of doing something equally as crazy with […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Aug 6, 2024 • 48:49

A Neither Here Nor There Blab on Birth, Death and Midwifery

A Neither Here Nor There Blab on Birth, Death and Midwifery

I’m physically and emotionally feeling a little in between worlds right now, so come with me on a journey here through vaginal steaming, and then birth, death and midwifery! I somehow tied it all together here by sharing my current desire for the definition of “midwife”; one who witnesses the initiation, whether that be life […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jul 30, 2024 • 42:21

How I Used Midwifery Knowledge to Navigate My Pregnancy Loss

How I Used Midwifery Knowledge to Navigate My Pregnancy Loss

I have so much to share about my recent miscarriage but it felt easiest in some ways to begin by sharing the experience from a midwifery perspective. It really gets me how many women don’t know what a “normal” loss looks or feels like, or are told lies or shoved into the medical system for […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jul 24, 2024 • 1:07:00

Your Birth Desire

Your Birth Desire

Some updates here first and then a ramble about considering what your soul desires for birth rather than your ego or mind. Take a listen and see if you can feel for yourself what I am talking about. Click the icon below to listen.

Jun 17, 2024 • 48:01

Working With HBAC Mamas

Working With HBAC Mamas

This podcast was inspired by a student considering working with a mama who’s had a prior cesarean and wanting to birth at home. I realized how much goes into this for me as a midwife, and what helps me understand and fully believe in a mama who I’m supporting after cesarean. I told her that […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jun 3, 2024 • 51:06

Embodying the Midwife Archetype

Embodying the Midwife Archetype

In this podcast, Margo and I dream about the new version of “midwife” that we are helping to create in this world and through our Indie Birth Midwifery School. It is truly time for a change; away from the drastic, static versions of what exists and has come before. We are imagining a world where […]Click the icon below to listen.      

May 27, 2024 • 58:28

How Do I Know I Want to Become a Midwife?

How Do I Know I Want to Become a Midwife?

In this podcast, I talk about some of the ways that our school is unique and special…plus, she (Indie Birth Midwifery School) is almost 8 years old!!! I share my take on this question of knowing, between stories from my own life and further thoughts for your own inquiry. We are accepting applications and enrolling for Indie Birth Midwifery School through July 1. Click the icon below to listen.

May 12, 2024 • 46:47

A Twin Story With a Twist

A Twin Story With a Twist

On this podcast, I wrap up the transgender madness from the week and then move on to the REAL discussion! I chat with my mama friend and former client Kaleigh about the birth of her two babies last year. Kaleigh has so many insights to share and such a fabulous story. It was so fun […] Click the icon below to listen.      

May 6, 2024 • 1:01:18

Imagining the Virtual Apprenticeship as a Real Option

Imagining the Virtual Apprenticeship as a Real Option

What if students could learn and practice and be in an “apprenticeship” that isn’t in the physical? We may try it out with a few of my former students who live in Kentucky as I stay living in Hawai’i. I love the idea of creating this model and making it sustainable and a win for […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Apr 23, 2024 • 33:50

Stories of Homebirth Mamas in Hawai’i with Dr. Alexandra Kisitu 

Stories of Homebirth Mamas in Hawai’i with Dr. Alexandra Kisitu 

“A return to all that is human, sacred and ancient” -Alexandra Kisitu I loved talking to kindred spirit and author Alexandra about her book, “Back to the Womb: Claiming Birth Sovereignty”. I really loved this discussion with such a kick-ass, smart woman who has dug deeper into the culture of home birth here in Hawai’i. […]Click the icon below to listen.      

Apr 13, 2024 • 1:07:28

Miscarriage as an Embodied Experience with Alyssa Rafidi

Miscarriage as an Embodied Experience with Alyssa Rafidi

What a pleasure to hold space for Alyssa as she shares her intimate journey through the death and birth of her baby in the middle of her last pregnancy. I know you will be inspired by Alyssa’s way of choosing to experience death and live life. You can find Alyssa on Instagram at: @alyssarafidi_ Click the icon below to listen.      

Apr 7, 2024 • 1:13:21

An Impromptu Womb Ritual

An Impromptu Womb Ritual

Deva is 7 today! Her majorly watched birth video is below for you to watch again and share. Otherwise, I share a short recent story and celebration of my womb in the event that you feel inspired and are led to do something similar. I am being shown more and more that ritual in one […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Apr 1, 2024 • 48:14

Embodiment and Birth Work

Embodiment and Birth Work

What is embodiment? Listen in on some musings around what this is and isn’t; I also share some personal stories around learning to feel in my body, honoring where I am at and following what my body is feeling. I definitely see this as (one of) the missing links in abundant and joyful birth work; […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Mar 25, 2024 • 55:34

The First Blood

The First Blood

I share more about my witchy experiences in Spain first; and then move onto how it feels to hold space as a mother for a daughter’s first moon cycle. I love this initiation and am so proud and happy with how my girls have embraced themselves and their new womanhood. It brings me back to […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Mar 18, 2024 • 1:04:35

The Anniversary of Sable’s Birth/Death and Readings From My Journal (Re-Issue)

The Anniversary of Sable’s Birth/Death and Readings From My Journal (Re-Issue)

This past week marked 8 years since my son Sable died in my womb and was born 4 months later. I share how I am feeling now, and how this experience has shaped me and changed me in the last bit of time. Then, I share an older podcast with readings from my journal during […]Click the icon below to listen.      

Mar 11, 2024 • 1:20:41

Why Health Insurance Shouldn’t Factor Into Your Birth Plan (Re-Issue)

Why Health Insurance Shouldn’t Factor Into Your Birth Plan (Re-Issue)

I know, I Know…what?! I am hoping for some huge cultural shifts (and maybe some email responses) around this podcast. I can’t keep quiet any longer that I am TIRED of women/people abdicating responsibility for their birth in a myriad of ways…one of which is the entire paradigm of someone ELSE paying for your birth […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Mar 3, 2024 • 50:30

Pregnancy In Isolation

Pregnancy In Isolation

This is an expansion on an email I wrote recently about going through pregnancy and birth alone, SPECIFICALLY from the lens of trauma and safety. This isn’t a commentary on why all women choose “wild pregnancy” or freebirth but is a perspective on choices being made from the bodily sensations of lack of safety. This […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Feb 26, 2024 • 50:23

When Doulas Become Cogs in the Wheel of Medicalized Birth

When Doulas Become Cogs in the Wheel of Medicalized Birth

After an update, I talk about the feelings I have around “doulas” and what our passion is when creating new doulas in the world. The way I see it, there is still the vanilla/mainstream doula stuff going on and then also the opposite extreme of doulas being trained to attend births outright on their own […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Feb 19, 2024 • 44:57

10 Principles that Guide Sacred Postpartum Care

10 Principles that Guide Sacred Postpartum Care

This is a short synopsis of what my foundational beliefs and teachings are around the sacred postpartum time. We had a lovely Mothering the Mother retreat this weekend, so I have that to share as well. Our Mothering the Mother online course is open and there is a $100 discount if you use code: SUPPORTMAMA. […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Feb 12, 2024 • 35:34

The Weaving Between Somatics and Birth Work

The Weaving Between Somatics and Birth Work

I recently enrolled and completed the first Somatic Experiencing (SE) training and I am so exuberant and full of learning that I wanted to share. I was mindblown around how much similarity there is between SE and the belief systems I already hold around the role of the midwife, and the trust in body; as […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Feb 3, 2024 • 45:06

The Power of Birth: The Initiation of the Human Soul and Divine Feminine

The Power of Birth: The Initiation of the Human Soul and Divine Feminine

I don’t typically share other podcasts on my podcast, but this chat about the power of birth, the initiation of a soul and the Divine Feminine with Bridget Nielsen felt worth sharing. I hope you enjoy it, and subscribe to Bridget’s YouTube channel if you feel aligned. Links mentioned: Pregnancy Care Circle: Spirit Babies on […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jan 29, 2024 • 1:14:30

My Communication With Spirit Babies

My Communication With Spirit Babies

This podcast is actually an old podcast. I released this one in 2018, and thought I’d publish it again for all the reasons. Spirit babies is a topic both new and old and one I love soooo much. Check out my Spirit Baby class coming up and we’ll dive into all things new and old […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jan 23, 2024 • 1:07:22

The Deeper Experience of an Early Pregnancy Loss

The Deeper Experience of an Early Pregnancy Loss

This week, I share some more of my heart and soul with you as I re-tell the experience of a 5 week pregnancy that didn’t choose to stay in my body at this time. There is so much to explore, and I share this all vulnerably with you for our healing as powerful women with […] Click the icon below to listen.

Jan 15, 2024 • 53:15

Moving Away from the Word “Midwife”

Moving Away from the Word “Midwife”

We will be re-naming our Indie Birth Midwifery School and in general expanding our vision, so I wanted to take even more time to share with you how this change is aligned with me and my Soul. I hope it inspires you to always think beyond and above and perhaps you will help us change […]Click the icon below to listen.      

Jan 7, 2024 • 35:05

When Your Birth (Video) Goes Viral and Also Throws You Into Birthwork – A Chat with Kendra Johnson

When Your Birth (Video) Goes Viral and Also Throws You Into Birthwork – A Chat with Kendra Johnson

Kendra was one my favorite mamas to serve and you know her already from her viral birth video. We had such a nice chat about her last pregnancy, how she connected with her baby, how she dealt with fears around birth and what she loves most about now serving women in the role of doula. […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jan 1, 2024 • 50:33

Mothering #12: Our Winter Solstice Traditions

Mothering #12: Our Winter Solstice Traditions

I thought I’d share more about how we celebrate and why and what my intentions are with my family. Our childhoods are such big influences on what we choose to continue with our kids, but I believe our intentions are just as meaningful. With creating ritual and traditions during holiday times, we create the future […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Dec 26, 2023 • 49:52

Taking the Slow Route to Birth Attending

Taking the Slow Route to Birth Attending

There is so much wisdom in moving more slowly; apprenticeship and becoming a birth attendant is no exception. We live in a high octane world where even birth attendants are “made” in minutes or months. While that is an option, I really want us to consider the way it feels. Being in a hurry or […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Dec 18, 2023 • 50:08

“What’s in the Birth Bag?” With Midwifery Student Sam

“What’s in the Birth Bag?” With Midwifery Student Sam

Sam and I chat about the birth bag shopping list she made for me recently. We could easily have spent hours on this, but wanted to share a little taste of the perspective that we share around tools and equipment. I love that Sam has brought such wisdom to our “team” here and I miss […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Dec 10, 2023 • 1:10:29

3 Principles of Pregnancy Care from My Perspective

3 Principles of Pregnancy Care from My Perspective

This podcast is taken from a Full Moon Circle we did all about radical prenatal care. I focused in on 3 principles and kinda went with that as a ramble. I will be offering a new Pregnancy Care Monthly Circle in 2024 that will be donation based and focused on prenatal care from ALL angles; […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Dec 4, 2023 • 1:01:13

Accessing Power as a First Time Mama: My Chat With Kirstin

Accessing Power as a First Time Mama: My Chat With Kirstin

I love the women I serve and love hearing from them after the bubble of birth and early mothering has settled. There is always such wisdom, and Kirstin is a great example of choosing consciously to come into her mothering in a way that felt aligned. Not the way that was taught or modeled for […]Click the icon below to listen.      

Nov 26, 2023 • 56:48

My Freebirth at the Hospital (a Remix) and Other Thoughts on the Feelings of Authenticity

My Freebirth at the Hospital (a Remix) and Other Thoughts on the Feelings of Authenticity

It’s been a few week of social media madness, and I am so glad I could let myself settle before sharing with you, as always, my transparent heart and growth through what could be seen as a “negative” experience. I am so grateful for my somatic lessons lately and for my teachers, because to be […]Click the icon below to listen.      

Nov 18, 2023 • 50:06

Birth Trauma Can Happen In Anyone

Birth Trauma Can Happen In Anyone

This podcast is a riff (once again) on a social media post I wrote in response to the rhetoric I often see online about freebirth and how trauma can’t happen when people chose that. I obviously disagree, and explain why I think this. I talk about how we can best support women to feel whatever […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Nov 13, 2023 • 55:40

Ways Midwives Overuse Technology

Ways Midwives Overuse Technology

I was pondering just a few ways that many midwives overuse technology. It’s not all or nothing, but there is a way to use our intelligence, our intuition and our intention when deciding what if any technology to offer to a client. I think it comes back to how you want to feel and how […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Nov 6, 2023 • 47:35

Birth is a Calling of the Divine

Birth is a Calling of the Divine

This is kinda a riff on a post I wrote last month about birth being something we are called to by our Souls. I share some more thoughts, and some email responses and I hope this can remind you of why you are really here! Click the icon below to listen.      

Oct 28, 2023 • 41:48

Midwifery and Gossip: the “Sister Wound”

Midwifery and Gossip: the “Sister Wound”

On this live podcast, I addressed some rumors being sent my way by instead speaking about the sister wound in birth and midwifery. What is it? Why does this deep wound mean that we can’t be secure in ourselves? How does gossip and such happen among women that are supposed to be supporting women? Take […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Oct 9, 2023 • 52:16

When the Midwife is Blamed

When the Midwife is Blamed

Every midwife I know has a similar story but yet there is shame in admitting them. Here’s some raw truths and my own vulnerable stories woven together around the times I was “blamed” as a midwife for a less-than-ideal outcome. I share my truth with the Universe and you all as a way to mend […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Oct 1, 2023 • 1:12:48

Meditation for Mamas Who Have Birthed Recently

Meditation for Mamas Who Have Birthed Recently

I made this new meditation for postpartum mamas for our new course called Mothering the Mother. If you’ve had a baby recently, or know someone that has, I wish you peace and relaxation with this visualization.Click the icon below to listen.      

Sep 19, 2023 • 18:05

Shoulder Dystocia and “Stuck” Babies!

Shoulder Dystocia and “Stuck” Babies!

Here’s another podcast recorded live on Youtube; this one focuses on the complication we call “shoulder dystocia”; but my focus (as usual) is on the metaphysical meaning and some other out of the box things to consider. Join me for this one, which includes some live Q and A and let me know what thoughts […]Click the icon below to listen.      

Aug 10, 2023 • 1:08:16

A Smorgasbord Blab about Postpartum Hemorrhage

A Smorgasbord Blab about Postpartum Hemorrhage

I did a new thing this past week, which is I recorded this podcast live on Youtube. You’ll hear other people’s questions, and some more thoughts and pondering on how to label postpartum hemorrhage, the rates of hemorrhage in my own practice (hint; it’s super duper low) and other ideas to consider when excess bleeding […]Click the icon below to listen.      

Jul 20, 2023 • 57:39

“You’re Not Allowed” to Not Allow Me

“You’re Not Allowed” to Not Allow Me

Wow, I had fun with this one! We posted a reel this week on Instagram of a beautiful “Closing of the Bones” ceremony that we offered a mama we served. This podcast is a combo of describing that to you AND offering my very transparent truth around this idea of “cultural appropriation”. I won’t spoil […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jul 9, 2023 • 47:20

The Magical Mama Circle and a Webinar Replay

The Magical Mama Circle and a Webinar Replay

I am so excited to finally launch my Magical Mama Circle! I talked all about it after a quick webinar this week called “How to Raise Magical Children”. If you couldn’t attend live, and (like me) you prefer to listen to podcasts over watching videos, this is for you! I talk first about who this […]Click the icon below to listen.      

Jul 3, 2023 • 59:42

A Homebirth After 3 C-Sections with Erny Jett

A Homebirth After 3 C-Sections with Erny Jett

I am so honored to have interviewed one of my favorite mama clients, Erny, who I met a while ago at an Indie Birth free workshop. She invited me on the journey of her fourth pregnancy and what a beautiful journey it was! Listen in as she tells the story of her ecstatic 4th birth; […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jun 20, 2023 • 1:12:18

Why Dopplers are Dumb (Or, the Overreliance on Technology)

Why Dopplers are Dumb (Or, the Overreliance on Technology)

I had fun with this one since I’m not attending births right now and felt I could be so super duper honest! My hope for this podcast is that it inspires you to think beyond the (medical) box we’ve often found ourselves in as midwives and even as mamas that seek midwives. If we threw […]Click the icon below to listen.      

Jun 12, 2023 • 1:01:40

Birth is Not Like Cabinets

Birth is Not Like Cabinets

In this podcast, I wanted to riff on a recent post/blog I made about birth not being something you order up like cabinets. I go into a LOT more detail and expand on this idea with what I feel we CAN and CANNOT influence. Ultimately, we don’t get to choose life or death for another […] Click the icon below to listen.

May 21, 2023 • 50:25

Mothering #11: Continued Breastfeeding Through the Toddler Years 

Mothering #11: Continued Breastfeeding Through the Toddler Years 

I have breastfed 10 babies and (still going) have learned a lot about nursing beyond the baby and infant time. Tune in to learn about Magical Mama membership and my experience around nursing older babies and kids. https://www.magicalmama.org Click the icon below to listen.      

Apr 10, 2023 • 33:37

Meditation for Connecting with Your Baby In the Womb

Meditation for Connecting with Your Baby In the Womb

Take these 10 minutes or so to connect with the baby that is growing in your womb, at whatever stage of pregnancy you are in. Connecting with your baby is one of the most sound ways to open that conversation and receive whatever insight is there to be received. Click the icon below to listen.

Apr 2, 2023 • 17:06

What if Midwifery Apprenticeship Looked More Like This?

What if Midwifery Apprenticeship Looked More Like This?

SO excited to have Sam and Angelia on my podcast! Both of these amazing ladies have been working alongside of me the last year as students and apprentices and friends. I love the conversation we had and the insights and energy they always bring to the table. Imagine being raised as a student midwife with […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Mar 28, 2023 • 58:45

Midwifery Is Broken

Midwifery Is Broken

In this podcast, I reflect on the old and new ways that midwifery is broken. With our new Elevate program, we seek to create a new consciousness. Check it out, registration closes this week! https://indiebirth.org/elevate Click the icon below to listen.

Mar 13, 2023 • 34:54

From Long Time Veganism to Ancestral Foods with Bridget Nielsen

From Long Time Veganism to Ancestral Foods with Bridget Nielsen

So fun to have my friend Bridget back on my podcast after many years! In this chat, Bridget shares her insightful and humble self-directed journey from vegan expert to someone that’s embraced animal products and ancestral foods in the last few years. I loved talking about the power of our blood, reciprocity and hearing more […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Feb 27, 2023 • 1:03:06

Weird Things Midwives Are Taught

Weird Things Midwives Are Taught

There are many ways and reasons that midwives are taught, and continue to do, really weird things. I want to share more about some of the reasons behind this all, as well as using some of the weird things rarely and in a sacred nature! All of this and more will be covered and supported […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Feb 13, 2023 • 45:44

Mothering #10: Kids and Money

Mothering #10: Kids and Money

I’m back for what might be a long awaited Mothering episode! Someone asked me recently to talk about how we handle money and chores and all that in my house. So tune in if you are curious about it all; beliefs around money, how we approach jobs and working and what we pay (and don’t […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jan 29, 2023 • 1:05:02

Honoring Our Yes or No in Birthwork

Honoring Our Yes or No in Birthwork

The new paradigm is such that we MUST use our discretion and our internal compass to know what, who, why or when is right (or not right for us). Gone are the days of “I work with every single woman that comes my way” unless someone chooses to be there or needs to learn those […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jan 3, 2023 • 44:17

Winter Solstice and My Year in Review

Winter Solstice and My Year in Review

With the darkness coming to an end, we release that which does not serve. And heading into the light, we can have appreciation for it and imagine what we will create! Come with me on this journey through my last year; the highlights and low points and lessons. Perhaps it will inspire you to do […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Dec 18, 2022 • 49:08

The Transformation that IS Postpartum

The Transformation that IS Postpartum

A short channeled podcast about the sacred space that is created within us AFTER birth and how if we could just honor that, our world would change. Click the icon below to listen.      

Dec 12, 2022 • 19:18

What’s In Maryn’s Birth Bag?

What’s In Maryn’s Birth Bag?

A more recent review of what is in my prenatal and birth bags nowadays! Most of the items I carry are pretty standard (outside of the fun stuff for prenatals!), but I thought that this might inspire questions or thoughts especially for those students that are putting together equipment and tools for themselves. Click the icon below to listen.      

Dec 5, 2022 • 28:51

How I’ve Changed as a Midwife

How I’ve Changed as a Midwife

The last few years have changed ALL of us. This is not an exhaustive list but just a peek into the ways I’ve been altered in my own life, and how these differences have rippled out to the way I embody the role of midwife. Change is good, and I am always excited to see […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Nov 28, 2022 • 50:35

My 5 Beliefs About Birth

My 5 Beliefs About Birth

I’m releasing this as a public podcast for all if you’d love to be a fly on the wall and hear the beliefs about birth that I share for women here locally that are curious about midwifery care. It feels good to just get it out there, one again, in this present version, so that […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Nov 21, 2022 • 19:27

Bringing Nothing to Birth

Bringing Nothing to Birth

What a deep, dark internal time it’s been! Sharing all the happenings, inside and out that have been going on seasonally and personally. And it’s related to birth because this idea of being present and non-attached manifested this week for me in midwife role and I wanted to share all about that. What do you […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Nov 13, 2022 • 48:01

The Deeper Shadow Side of Pregnancy and Birth and How We Support That as Midwives

The Deeper Shadow Side of Pregnancy and Birth and How We Support That as Midwives

Margo and I recorded this New Moon zoom all about the darker parts of pregnancy and birth and the role we serve in as midwives. Listen in as we share stories, and talk about the tools and ways we hold the mirror for the women we serve in this way. We talk about miscarriage and […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Oct 28, 2022 • 59:18

Womb Medicine Stories with Qiddist Ashe

Womb Medicine Stories with Qiddist Ashe

I loved having this chat and story time with Qiddist, who is a beautiful and radical woman doing amazing work in the world. “Womb stories”, to us, are really ALL women’s stories, and I appreciate the myriad of topics we touched on together in this time and space. You can find Qiddist at: https://thewombroom.co Click the icon below to listen.      

Oct 2, 2022 • 58:11

Saying YES to Cervix with Denell Barbara Randall

Saying YES to Cervix with Denell Barbara Randall

What a beautiful woman Denell is! After a cervical diagnosis, she found her way to wellness and true inner health by following the lead of her cervix. Denell is a wealth of information and inspiration and I know you will leave this chat feeling powerful and with lots of lightbulbs going off. Find Denell at: […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Sep 23, 2022 • 55:38

Why You’ve Gotta Regulate Your Nervous System For Birth (and Life) with Lindsey Lockett

Why You’ve Gotta Regulate Your Nervous System For Birth (and Life) with Lindsey Lockett

I LOVED having this chat with Lindsey, a revolutionary, kick-ass woman who found her truth and life mission through learning and teaching about the nervous system. I had so many questions I wanted to ask, but we talked about the role of the nervous system in hormone production, birth and in common “issues” like anxiety. […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Sep 3, 2022 • 1:05:07

Connection with the Sacred Land and the Ceremony of Aurora’s Birth with Sacha Louise

Connection with the Sacred Land and the Ceremony of Aurora’s Birth with Sacha Louise

I am so honored to talk with Sacha; a magical woman and the very first family I served as a midwife here in Kentucky. I love how “difficult” birth stories can be transformed into wisdom for everyone, and Aurora’s earthside entrance is no exception! Listen to this story of connection, separation and healing and let […] Click the icon below to listen.

Aug 28, 2022 • 57:03

Birth and Our Sexuality with Stacey Ramsower

Birth and Our Sexuality with Stacey Ramsower

We know that birth and sex are related, but how?! This is such a great chat with my friend Stacey, who is a Somatic Sex Educator, a doula, a homebirth mama and more. We talk about pleasure and asking for what we want and Stacey shares some of her own challenges through pregnancy, and mothering. […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Aug 21, 2022 • 1:02:34

5 Things That Interrupt the Sacred Ceremony of Birth

5 Things That Interrupt the Sacred Ceremony of Birth

We typically know what kind of interruptions there are to the hormonal or physical process of birth; but when we consider birth to be a ceremony, what are some things that can interfere? Click the icon below to listen.

Aug 7, 2022 • 40:48

Creating the New Midwifery with Blyss Young

Creating the New Midwifery with Blyss Young

This was such a fun chat! We started off with more of an interview of Blyss and then quickly found our kindred spirit midwife selves and had loads to talk about; from licensing to fear and even death. Listen in as this wise woman shares more about herself, her journey and her new projects. Lear […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jul 31, 2022 • 55:13

Blessing and Meditation for Conscious Conception

Blessing and Meditation for Conscious Conception

The star seeds have been talking to me. Many of them feel that they need to be solidly invited with a blessing to incarnate on this Earth! I hope you enjoy the short visualization and blessing to connect with and welcome your spirit baby. Click the icon below to listen.      

Jul 24, 2022 • 12:34

The Time Has Come For Women to Stand and Speak

The Time Has Come For Women to Stand and Speak

Here’s a short podcast of me reading a blog post from about 5 years back, “The Time Has Come For Women to Stand and Speak.” Link to the blog post: https://indiebirth.org/time-come-women-stand-speak/. Click the icon below to listen.      

Jul 14, 2022 • 13:37

The Tongue Tie Episode

The Tongue Tie Episode

To revise or not to revise? Tongue ties and newborns just go together, right? Is this condition over diagnosed, or not? And what are the reasons to revise or leave the baby’s mouth intact? I share my experience and my own questions and really just encourage you to dig deeper on this one. Click the icon below to listen.      

Jul 3, 2022 • 45:50

When I Cancelled NARM (and the CPM Credential)

When I Cancelled NARM (and the CPM Credential)

It’s a big one! But first…I almost can’t believe I wanted to talk about the recent “reproductive rights” news, but yet I could not hold back and needed to speak my truth. So, listen at your own risk! Then, it’s on to more controversial stuff as I share how and why I am giving back […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jun 27, 2022 • 46:08

The Indie Birth SANCTUARY

The Indie Birth SANCTUARY

Yes, our massive, beautiful vision is re-named, with a more solid Vision and mission! I am so excited to share with you why we made these changes, as well as the words themselves which are very powerful. Visit the Indie Birth Sanctuary here. Click the icon below to listen.      

Jun 19, 2022 • 35:11

Behind the Scenes Chat about Creating Our Kick Ass Midwifery School

Behind the Scenes Chat about Creating Our Kick Ass Midwifery School

Margo joins me for this talk about our co-creation, the Indie Birth Midwifery School and what makes her different and unique. There is no midwifery school out there like this, and we wanted to share some of our stories of how we created her and how she’s changed over the 6 years of beginning. Click the icon below to listen.      

Jun 13, 2022 • 45:31

How Your Husband Can Help At Your Birth

How Your Husband Can Help At Your Birth

I get this question all of the time! Every woman seems to want to know how to prepare her husband and/or have him feel useful or involved during the birth experience. There are so many factors to consider and possible answers and suggestions here. Take a listen and see what resonates with you. Click the icon below to listen.      

Jun 5, 2022 • 1:04:16

A Chat About Twins

A Chat About Twins

After a lengthy update on our Indie Birth Institute, I get to have a fun chat with myself about twins! I am fascinated by 2 babies growing in one human at once; and I share my own experiences, stories and even some myths around why I think twin mamas are treated so differently. Is there […] Click the icon below to listen.

May 19, 2022 • 1:01:28

The “You Don’t Need Anything to Birth” Line

The “You Don’t Need Anything to Birth” Line

I’m all about women birthing in their power, so who’s telling who what they need or don’t need? In this podcast, I give a brief update on the ever-manifesting birth place/center that we’re working on (we’re calling it the Indie Birth Midwifery Institute) and then I launch into embellishing a recent Instagram post I did […] Click the icon below to listen.      

May 9, 2022 • 50:46

The Vision of an (Indie Birth) Birth Retreat Center

The Vision of an (Indie Birth) Birth Retreat Center

Here it is: 12 minutes that we are asking you to please listen to, and share far and wide. We do not know WHO this vision will resonate with, or what will come in to make this a reality. In this podcast, I outline the what, where, why and how about this important and massive […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Apr 28, 2022 • 14:31

Being in the Bubble As the Midwife

Being in the Bubble As the Midwife

In this podcast, I talk about creating the bubble of energy and vibration that feels important to me as the midwife when waiting on mama’s to birth. We end up separating ourselves in a way from “normal” life, much like a pregnant mama does at the end of her pregnancy. I’d love to hear your […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Apr 17, 2022 • 54:45

Do Midwives Make Birth Safer?

Do Midwives Make Birth Safer?

Margo and I get to chat about this complex topic, thanks to an Instagram comment recently and the fact that many/most people do not really understand the true value of a midwife. What is it, anyway? Is a midwife there to prevent death or to help enhance the woman’s experience? Maybe it’s all or none […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Mar 27, 2022 • 49:28

Are You the Right Match for Me?

Are You the Right Match for Me?

This is a question all women should be asking when interviewing a doula or midwife AND a question that all midwives and doulas should be asking when conducting consultations! Either way, this is an equal-opportunity relationship and the consultation is the most important first meeting that will determine which course a pregnancy and birth takes, […]Click the icon below to listen.      

Mar 13, 2022 • 56:13

Mothering #9: Raising Magical Children

Mothering #9: Raising Magical Children

I’m back on the Mothering series to talk about why and how we raise magical children. What is being magical and how can we support this natural state in our kids? I share some stories of our own family living these beliefs and philosophies. I hope this inspires you to raise more magical children! Click the icon below to listen.      

Mar 7, 2022 • 1:03:47

My Call Into Midwifery

My Call Into Midwifery

It’s been said that women get into birth work because they care about women, babies or birth; one usually more than the other! I reflect back on my path so far and how I got called to midwifery, and also how my “why” has changed and shifted over the years doing this work. What is […] Click the icon below to listen.

Feb 20, 2022 • 43:18

Sharing Our Brilliance at Indie Birth

Sharing Our Brilliance at Indie Birth

What makes Indie Birth unique and special in the birth world? I want to tell you, since the energy behind our work, classes, school and more is the guiding force in our success and what we put out in the world. May you be inspired to follow your own path, access your freedom and share […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Feb 6, 2022 • 59:17

The Bar is So Low for Pregnant Women

The Bar is So Low for Pregnant Women

After a brief update, I rant for a bit about the low standard that our world, and most women, seem to have for their pregnancy and birth experience. Whether it’s hospital based, home based or a dogmatic freebirth, it seems to me that women need to want more for themselves first. Otherwise, we just take […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jan 24, 2022 • 41:41

The Sexisode

The Sexisode

200 podcasts plus and no mention of sex or intimacy ’til now! That says a lot I think, but I’m here with this one to remedy it all by sharing my experience. This is especially for breastfeeding mamas of young kids, and includes ideas and resources for creating intimacy with yourself which I think is […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jan 9, 2022 • 1:06:18

Self-Care is Not a Bubble Bath

Self-Care is Not a Bubble Bath

Welcome 2022! This is a new year, a new chance to set intention and create a working routine for yourself that promotes growth and abundance. My routine isn’t the most exciting, but people ask from time to time how I take care of myself while also taking care of 10 kids + clients, and so […] Click the icon below to listen.

Jan 2, 2022 • 54:09

Virtual Visits with Maryn

Virtual Visits with Maryn

Yep, a shameless plug for doing a virtual prenatal or mentorship visit with me! But really; it was time to just blab about the options and how these visits can look and who they are for, since people are always asking. I cover the basic questions you might have; from how it works, to virtual […] Click the icon below to listen.

Dec 27, 2021 • 34:51

Am I Done Having Babies?

Am I Done Having Babies?

For years people have asked me; “are you going to have more?”, and I have also asked myself this many times too. I do eventually offer my two cents around this topic; including some thoughts about spirit baby communication. But first, a Solstice energy round up and a quick Tarot reading. Click the icon below to listen.      

Dec 20, 2021 • 47:16

What Is “Midwitchery?”

What Is “Midwitchery?”

This is a 2 for 1 episode as I explain what midwitchery means to me, and also what “metaphysical midwifery” is and how I see it. Each midwife is responsible for creating her own offerings as she sees fit, and these are the structures and beliefs mine are based on. “Metaphysical” means beyond the physical, […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Dec 12, 2021 • 39:08

All the Things That Create Optimal Breastfeeding

All the Things That Create Optimal Breastfeeding

Ok, not ALL the things. But here’s a 40 minute ramble about SOME of the things that people often don’t think about when they hit a wall with breastfeeding; whether it’s low milk supply or failure to thrive or any of the ways that nursing can feel hard. This list is not exhaustive, but I […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Nov 30, 2021 • 36:47

Whether It’s Birth or Life, Be Authentic!

Whether It’s Birth or Life, Be Authentic!

This was QUITE a ramble! It starts with a Rumi poem and then a trip down the rabbit hole of self-love and REALLY TRULY BEING who you are and seeing it! Whether it’s because you are a midwife/doula/birthing woman or not, the female energy of total love and acceptance for ourselves is needed NOW. Check […] Click the icon below to listen.

Nov 21, 2021 • 47:10

An Interview With My 19 Year Old Daughter, Amelia

An Interview With My 19 Year Old Daughter, Amelia

Today’s Amelia’s 19th birthday! How did this tiny 6 pound baby become this beautiful, smart and funny woman? I can’t take too much credit, but I hope you’ll enjoy hearing from her about the joys of being homeschooled, how it’s been to witness births and the oldest of 10 kids…plus more “randomness” that she shares. […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Nov 14, 2021 • 41:03

Reflections on the One Year Anniversary of Rumi’s Birth

Reflections on the One Year Anniversary of Rumi’s Birth

Yes, it’s one year! Both the longest and shortest year of my life, and by far my most life-altering birth experience. First I share some updates but in typical stream of consciousness style, weave in the lessons and beauty of this day one year ago. Happy Birthday Rumi Sol! (His birth story is here: https://indiebirth.org/rumisol) […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Nov 7, 2021 • 43:46

The Experience of Death in Birth

The Experience of Death in Birth

Whether “death” is emotional or spiritual or even feels physical, what is the role of the death process when we are in the birth process? Thanks to a listener’s email, I offer you some thoughts around this topic at the darkest time of year. Download This Podcast Transcript Click the icon below to listen.      

Oct 31, 2021 • 59:05

The Physicality of Birth (and Life)

The Physicality of Birth (and Life)

The tide has turned! I have been challenged with my own physical process lately (and really since Rumi’s birth!) and I’m beginning to see how this relates to my role as a midwife. Gosh, life is funny! Just when you think you have something figured out, the Universe shows up point you in a different […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Oct 24, 2021 • 40:11

Taking Back (Kentucky) Birth

Taking Back (Kentucky) Birth

Yeah, taking back birth is still the theme! On this one, I share some ethereal stuff as an intro and then get into some nuts and bolts about Kentucky midwifery licensing as I understand it. Ultimately, it’s not a topic that I want to blab on and on about but basic awareness allows me to […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Oct 17, 2021 • 46:08

What I Hate About Births

What I Hate About Births

And what I love about them, too! This was a list I started in my journal after some intense birth attending experiences. My list reflects the crazy nature of being an on call midwife, and is directly related to my own processing and emotional health. I will never “hate” birth, but there are some real […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Oct 12, 2021 • 37:40

5 Birth Lessons from the Field

5 Birth Lessons from the Field

Ok folks, some lessons coming in as I get back to birth attending! Listen in to 5 things I’ve learned or discovered lately. Download This Podcast Transcript Click the icon below to listen.      

Sep 10, 2021 • 19:41

More On Gifting Midwifery Care

More On Gifting Midwifery Care

We’ve been talking a LOT about gift economy here; whether it’s to change the world or just help women have better births, the learning is endless! I am so grateful for the time I’ve had to gather more information (both inside and out!) and am excited to offer this new version of midwifery care here […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Aug 16, 2021 • 42:54

Work With a Midwife and Pass on the Freebirth If…

Work With a Midwife and Pass on the Freebirth If…

After years of emails and messages and literally hundreds of questions, I’m taking a few minutes here to review SOME of the reasons why you might want to hire an autonomous midwife! There are so many myths out there, and also lots of trauma around birth. I think both of those reasons make women feel […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Aug 2, 2021 • 42:17

Apprenticeship #1: What are the Stepping Stones on this Path?

Apprenticeship #1: What are the Stepping Stones on this Path?

Margo joins me for the first in this new series about midwifery apprenticeship. As she says in our chat, it seems that the apprenticeship conversation has occasionally thrown the “baby out with the bathwater” (no pun intended!) around IF there is a structured path(And what it is), or not. I do feel like I have […] Click the icon below to listen.

Jul 18, 2021 • 1:18:09

Welcome to Kentucky!

Welcome to Kentucky!

I left off with a podcast about leaving Sedona and the land there; so what more natural place to begin again than with a “hello” from Kentucky! I want to share with you the magic of the last 4 months in summary, with having landed at our new house and property. I want to share […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jul 11, 2021 • 51:34

Rumi’s Cave

Rumi’s Cave

A super short and last minute (and last!) podcast from Sedona. I wanted to say my goodbye and express my gratitude to this sacred land, to the mountain that has guided and guarded us. I also wanted to take one last visit to Rumi’s Cave, the special spot where I’d go in my pregnancy with […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jul 5, 2021 • 13:34

Burying My Placenta with My Soul Sister

Burying My Placenta with My Soul Sister

One of my besties and former client Christina is back! She’s chatted with me twice on other podcasts (2 of her birth stories) but this time we talk about the ritual of placenta burial. We had the gift of doing this together recently, and like many things, it felt way deeper than we imagined it […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jun 20, 2021 • 35:53

Is the Community Midwife Dead or is the Community Dead?

Is the Community Midwife Dead or is the Community Dead?

I’ve asked myself the community midwife question before but as I ponder what community actually is to me, or what I would want it to be, I feel like maybe the issue lies in the community. Midwifery is mostly fine! Women know how to take care of women, but it feels like we don’t generally […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jun 12, 2021 • 47:39

The Mother Wound

The Mother Wound

I talk with my amazing kindred sister friend Devon Battaglia on this episode! You’ll hear how we met and connected, but one of the topics that she’s written about captured my attention. Whether it’s birth or mothering or just being a woman, most of us can identify with “not being enough”. Listen to this juicy […] Click the icon below to listen.      

May 23, 2021 • 51:28

A Trip Down (Birthy) Memory Lane – and Our Location Revealed!

A Trip Down (Birthy) Memory Lane – and Our Location Revealed!

Ah, packing up a house! I stumbled upon notebooks and journals, all from past (in person) midwifery events of the last 15 years. It was so fun reading through conference sessions I had attended, and I wanted to share some of the brilliant teaching highlights with you from masters like Michel Odent, Marsden Wagner, Gail […] Click the icon below to listen.      

May 16, 2021 • 1:03:25

Witchery 101 – and Thoughts About the World

Witchery 101 – and Thoughts About the World

How do these two topics go together? They do! I want to share my perspective on MY reality of this virus thing and how ultimately, we need to choose each step of the way how we want to respond. Best way to do that? Get in touch with your own innate power and let your […]Click the icon below to listen.      

May 9, 2021 • 43:00

Redefining Midwifery – Part 1

Redefining Midwifery – Part 1

After a moving update and a post-vacation summary, I’m back! I’m calling this “part 1” because I know there will be more ideas and a creative plan that come to be eventually as we settle down in our lives and I get back to birth work. As I share, this is the “burn it down” […] Click the icon below to listen.      

May 2, 2021 • 1:04:32

Mothering # 9: Holding Space for Our Kids on the Topic of Death

Mothering # 9: Holding Space for Our Kids on the Topic of Death

This may be an intense one, but is highly personal as our kids experienced the death of one of our beloved dogs recently. This is another ramble, but one about the belief systems that we have taught our kids regarding death, and also a sharing into what this has looked and felt like for different […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Apr 16, 2021 • 40:17

Calling in My Ancestors

Calling in My Ancestors

This podcast was not what I was planning on, but it’s what happened when I started talking about asking for guidance from my (deceased) grandma and grandpa. It’s not entirely unrelated to the spirit world that we talk about when talking about spirit babies, so I thought I’d share it with you as a “creating […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Apr 5, 2021 • 33:27

A Rant About Being a Good Little Girl (AKA Midwifery Licensing)

A Rant About Being a Good Little Girl (AKA Midwifery Licensing)

Wow, I’m feisty in this one! After a moving update and a nice card pull to share with you, I’m off…have you ever thought about the distinct differences between how midwifery and obstetrics are viewed in the world, and how most midwives have agreed to very little autonomy? This is NOT a new topic for […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Mar 28, 2021 • 57:51

My-So Called Life…With Book Recommendations!

My-So Called Life…With Book Recommendations!

On this podcast, I share my outlook on the energy of moving and what’s going on in my life and why it’s all good and magic! And also, a few brief book recommendations of things I pulled off my shelf that I have really liked reading over the years. Books mentioned: Surrender Experiment; Michael Singer […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Mar 21, 2021 • 33:11

Mothering #8: Sleep

Mothering #8: Sleep

It’s here! The episode on how sleep looks in our house; from newborns to teenagers, to what I have learned over the years about all of it; plus some pro tips I hope are helpful! Click the icon below to listen.      

Mar 15, 2021 • 59:44

Midwifery as a Spiritual Practice

Midwifery as a Spiritual Practice

I’ve been meaning to record this for a while but the timing is perfect because our own lives always get reflected in our midwifery work. In this podcast, I share my journey of spirituality from mindfulness to learning under a local shaman. I’m realizing more with each client and each experience that engaging in the […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Mar 7, 2021 • 57:35

February 2021 Q&A and Claiming Your Power!

February 2021 Q&A and Claiming Your Power!

This monthly Q and A podcast wound up holding this theme of how we are in our power, and where we still need or want to claim it. But detail-wise, this podcast includes responses to questions about Pitocin, the newborn screen, intuition, marketing my midwifery business, the most impactful birth I’ve witnessed and many, many […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Mar 1, 2021 • 58:32

Following Your Truth by Using a PMA (Private Membership Association)

Following Your Truth by Using a PMA (Private Membership Association)

Listen in as I share how, when and where I moved from practicing as a licensed midwife to autonomous midwifery, practicing under a PMA (aka PCA) structure in a state that requires mandatory licensing. This is NOT a “how to” set up a PMA or why I think you need to, but a chronological explanation […] Click the icon below to listen.

Feb 19, 2021 • 1:02:35

Mothering #7 – My Breastfeeding Journey

Mothering #7 – My Breastfeeding Journey

How to sum up almost 20 years of breast-feeding my own 10 children? In a podcast of course! Impossible to completely cover this topic but in this one I talk about a few of my breastfeeding journeys, as well as nursing through pregnancy, tandem nursing, the tongue tie issue, how I’ve dealt with breast infections […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Feb 14, 2021 • 56:42

We Need More Midwives!

We Need More Midwives!

Maryn and Margo are together for this one! They discuss their “world view of midwifery” for anyone that is interested in this, and/or our Indie Birth Midwifery School. What is “midwifery” nowadays anyway? So many types of midwives, so many ways of practicing and so much confusing vocabulary and labels too (birthkeeper, anyone? We still […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Feb 5, 2021 • 26:01

January 2021 Q & A

January 2021 Q & A

In this monthly series, I take questions that have been gathered from our followers on Instagram and go from there. These questions cover a lot of territory, from birth to death, and mothering and beyond. Take a listen and let me know by email or comment if you want me to expand on anything you […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jan 29, 2021 • 54:15

Why I Love Placenta Birth

Why I Love Placenta Birth

I like placentas; but I LOVE placenta birth because it allows us the opportunity as women to fully OWN the birth process from start to finish. On this podcast, I share my own placenta birth history and how it evolved for me to go from not even remembering placenta birth to really looking forward to […]Click the icon below to listen.      

Jan 24, 2021 • 55:12

A Shoulder Dystocia and Resuscitation: The Indie Birth of Veda Rose

A Shoulder Dystocia and Resuscitation: The Indie Birth of Veda Rose

I get the honor of talking to my friend Christina again on this podcast about her 3rd baby’s birth. Christina has appeared before, when she shared about her first VBAC at home, but this story of her daughter comes with even more profound lessons. There were some clinical things for her to share and for […] Click the icon below to listen.

Jan 16, 2021 • 1:04:20

Mothering #6 – My Kids’ Health and Wellness

Mothering #6 – My Kids’ Health and Wellness

This podcast has been a long time coming! People often ask how we keep our 10 kids healthy; what modalities we use and so on. I think I more than covered it here; I talk about my own childhood health, belief systems that keep us bound to sickness, ways I want to inspire my kids […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jan 10, 2021 • 1:16:03

From the Midwife Perspective: The Year’s Birth Experiences (a Review)

From the Midwife Perspective: The Year’s Birth Experiences (a Review)

I am starting the year with a review of the births experiences in which I had the honor of being in the midwife role. There were first time mamas, and fifth time mamas. There were water births and land births. Boys and girls (just about even!) and of course each experience was unique and beautiful […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jan 3, 2021 • 52:09

Behind the Scenes: The Magical Tale of Rumi Sol

Behind the Scenes: The Magical Tale of Rumi Sol

You’ve likely read the birth story (indiebirth.org/rumisol) but this is a long podcast I did with baby Rumi on my lap about his pregnancy and birth from a spiritual perspective. This birth was an initiation; and I recorded this so I would remember all the cool and crazy details that make up this tale. I […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Dec 20, 2020 • 1:40:31

The Time I Had a Freebirth in the Hospital: Maryn and Margo Chat About Rumi’s Birth Story

The Time I Had a Freebirth in the Hospital: Maryn and Margo Chat About Rumi’s Birth Story

The written birth story is here, but in this podcast, I am so lucky to have Margo still here with me so we can talk in person about this crazy experience and how it felt and looked from each of our vantage points. Truly, this was one remarkable birth (and she is one remarkable friend!) […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Nov 13, 2020 • 1:20:46

The Spiritual Side of the End of Pregnancy

The Spiritual Side of the End of Pregnancy

Not so many intellectual thoughts here at the end; but lots of feeling, and dreaming and processing my pregnancy experience thus far. This finishes up baby #10’s pregnancy; and on this podcast I share my thoughts and dreams for birth as well as the overall themes of deep spirituality that were gifted to me over […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Oct 29, 2020 • 51:20

Should I Have a Freebirth With My First Baby?

Should I Have a Freebirth With My First Baby?

Hah, trick question. My answer when people ask me is: I have no idea! What I DO care about if someone asks is that they think about what they want, what they want their ENTIRE experience to feel like (NOT just the birth!) and if they’re ready to get real with themselves about their own […]Click the icon below to listen.      

Oct 4, 2020 • 42:44

Mothering Q&A

Mothering Q&A

In this Mothering podcast, I take the easy way out and answer a bunch of questions from our social network. I ended up blabbing about how it looks in our house with childcare, how we keep our house clean and how I think about relationships and spending time with each of them alone. Enjoy! Click the icon below to listen.      

Sep 10, 2020 • 55:01

10 Questions to Ask Your Higher (Pregnant) Self

10 Questions to Ask Your Higher (Pregnant) Self

On this podcast, I use Danielle LaPorte as inspiration in a few different ways. Join me as I reflect on what it means to connect with your higher consciousness in pregnancy; how the state of the world is requiring more of this from us (like never before), and how some or all of these questions […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jul 22, 2020 • 41:10

Mothering #4: Food, Eating and our Family

Mothering #4: Food, Eating and our Family

Join me on this continuation of my mothering series. In this episode, I talk about my beliefs around food and kids and how ultimately I have settled on trying to control less and allow more freedom. I also share how food often looks in our house; where it comes from, who makes it and how […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jul 12, 2020 • 51:21

The Spiritual Experience of Early Pregnancy (And Yes, I’m Pregnant Again)

The Spiritual Experience of Early Pregnancy (And Yes, I’m Pregnant Again)

“Enough of phrases, conceit, and metaphors, I want burning, burning, burning.” -Rumi Here’s the correct quote to this podcast; my newly pregnant brain got it wrong Here’s to hoping that you enjoy this more spiritual dive into the early pregnancy experience. Full of growth and realization and the mystery of these souls that come in! […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Jun 7, 2020 • 35:12

First Babies Can Fall Out But Often They Don’t

First Babies Can Fall Out But Often They Don’t

Margo and I chat together on this one after a recent run of first births in our own work. We also compiled some fun stats, looking at the many first births we’ve attended over the years and the percentages of long, fast, etc. We hope you enjoy the close look into the midwife’s perspective on […] Click the icon below to listen.

May 31, 2020 • 46:13

The Initiation of Man: Two Nine-Time Fathers Talk About the Magic of Birth

The Initiation of Man: Two Nine-Time Fathers Talk About the Magic of Birth

Listen in as two nine-time fathers (my husband Jason and great friend, supporter of Indie Birth and wise elder, Thom Knoles) talk about the magic of birth! Download this Podcast Episode Click the icon below to listen.      

May 19, 2020 • 1:03:37

The Birth Nerd Series: The Basics of Fundal Measurement

The Birth Nerd Series: The Basics of Fundal Measurement

This sounds really boring, but I promise you that it is quick, and fun! I wanted to record this for all the mamas and students that are constantly wondering about fundal height; and maybe stressing about the measurement or just wanting more information about this in general. Let us know what questions you have, and […] Click the icon below to listen.      

May 12, 2020 • 34:20

How We Named Our Babies

How We Named Our Babies

Who doesn’t love talking about names? Join me in this podcast about baby names! First, a short update from my perspective on some world events…and then time spent on why, how and when people name their babies, as well as how I came to the names of our children. I hope you enjoy this and […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Apr 16, 2020 • 59:56

Body Scan Guided Meditation to Raise Your Vibration

Body Scan Guided Meditation to Raise Your Vibration

Join me in this meditation for raising your vibration in this time of virus pandemic and severe psychological challenge! We don’t have control over the world, or each other, but we can be responsible for our inner state of consciousness. I hope you enjoy this simple guided body scan that may help you replace negative […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Mar 24, 2020 • 11:53

Mothering #3: Rites of Passage

Mothering #3: Rites of Passage

In this Mothering podcast, I talk about my own experiences and thoughts around all the various transitions or “rites of passage” that babies and young kids might experience. When they experience these things, so do we! I cover some examples from night weaning to losing teeth, and explore why these transitions are such big deals […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Mar 11, 2020 • 57:53

I Can’t Afford a Homebirth and Other Money Issues

I Can’t Afford a Homebirth and Other Money Issues

Here it is…my thoughts and experiences around money and energy in the world of birth. Whether you are a birthing woman, a doula or midwife, I hope you will take what resonates with you and leave the rest. The way “out” of the current confusing conversation around birth/midwifery care happens when we have these conversations. […] Click the icon below to listen.      

Feb 11, 2020 • 52:44

Waterbirth? Yay or Nay?

Waterbirth? Yay or Nay?

Maryn and Margo chat together on this episode about all things waterbirth; why people might choose it, why they might choose it, what we notice as midwives and how we come back to the same belief each and every time…choose what is best for you! Download this podcast transcript Click the icon below to listen.

Feb 5, 2020 • 31:08

Birth: the Greatest Opportunity For a Guy to Be a Man

Birth: the Greatest Opportunity For a Guy to Be a Man

This episode isn’t me blabbing about birth from my perspective. Instead, I handed the mic over to my husband Jason, and good friend Nathan, so that they could talk about birth in the way that only 2 guys (with some very varied and unique birth experiences!) could. Share this podcast chat with the men in […] Click the icon below to listen.

Jan 24, 2020 • 56:51

Mothering #2: “Schooling” and Our Kids

Mothering #2: “Schooling” and Our Kids

“When you take the free will out of education, that turns it into schooling.”-John Taylor Gatto Come with me on this ramble as I share my thoughts on formal education, my own story and what my hopes are for my own children. This is a big and touchy topic but since it relates so much […] Click the icon below to listen.

Jan 21, 2020 • 55:28

A Birth At the Ashram

A Birth At the Ashram

Listen in on my chat with Eve; an amazing young woman who recently birthed her first baby, Sofiah, in her complete power! I was honored to meet Eve just weeks before her birth, and just as honored to attend her birth at the beautiful Divine Grace Ashram in Arizona on gorgeous, sacred land in the […] Click the icon below to listen.

Jan 8, 2020 • 1:10:08

Ask the Midwife: From Gloves to Cameras and Back Again

Ask the Midwife: From Gloves to Cameras and Back Again

This is half an hour of me reading and answering some questions we were sent by students in our doula program, the Birth Warrior Project. If you have questions to ask us, just send us an email. To read more, go to https://indiebirth.org/birthwarriorproject Click the icon below to listen.

Dec 29, 2019 • 33:53

Mothering #1

Mothering #1

I’m starting a mini-series within my Taking Back Birth podcast series and it is all about MOTHERING. ** Mothering is so far reaching; way beyond the birth we generally focus on. Yet, I spend literal HOURS and hours counseling women and walking along side them and it is not lost on me how so much […] Click the icon below to listen.

Dec 22, 2019 • 53:38

Recipe for a Perfect Birth

Recipe for a Perfect Birth

Listen in on my “Recipe for a Perfect Birth”! ** Spoiler alert for this podcast: There IS NO recipe for a “perfect birth”; and what does that mean anyhow? Join me as I look into the close up view on things we think matter. Then, we’ll back up our view and consider that maybe nothing […] Click the icon below to listen.

Dec 15, 2019 • 49:34

The Honest Truth About Freebirth

The Honest Truth About Freebirth

Here’s my truth: I’ve personally experienced freebirth AND I’m in the role of midwife and I do not see those two things as mutually exclusive. However, I do have some thoughts/questions and maybe some wisdom to share around what I see the freebirth movement as. I want us all to question the good, the bad and […] Click the icon below to listen.

Dec 6, 2019 • 45:09

Chatting With Madeline of Believe in Midwifery

Chatting With Madeline of Believe in Midwifery

Join me as I chat with midwife Madeline Murray of Believe in Midwifery. One of the best parts of this “job” is that I get to connect with fantastic midwives of all types. Madeline is so enthusiastic and smart and I can’t wait to see how her passion begins to change the current state of […] Click the icon below to listen.

Dec 1, 2019 • 44:08

The Fantastic First Hour After Birth

The Fantastic First Hour After Birth

I loved looking deeper in to this idea of the “first hour after birth”. I definitely learned things too and I want to share these thoughts (and findings and ponderings!) with you. Mostly, I find it interesting how far we can stray, as a culture, from our instinct and knowing. There are so many modern […] Click the icon below to listen.

Nov 8, 2019 • 56:42

Wisdom About a Baby’s Transition Earthside

Wisdom About a Baby’s Transition Earthside

Becoming a human on earth required us all to TRANSITION to life here. ** In this podcast I talk about all of the ways that a baby needs to adapt; from the obvious taking of breaths to what it might mean in a spiritual sense to cross the veil. I share my own experiences and […] Click the icon below to listen.

Oct 30, 2019 • 43:57

ANOTHER chat with the Badass OB, Nathan Riley

ANOTHER chat with the Badass OB, Nathan Riley

He’s the only doctor to be on my podcast twice…what an honor! For me, I mean. Listen in on this “Midwife and doctor” conversation (how often do we imagine THAT conversation happening?!) as we talk about: Shame and blame… How we can help create balance in the birth world How much work there is to […] Click the icon below to listen.

Oct 11, 2019 • 50:31

Why Health Insurance Shouldn’t Factor Into Your Birth Plan

Why Health Insurance Shouldn’t Factor Into Your Birth Plan

I know, I Know…what?! I am hoping for some huge cultural shifts (and maybe some email responses) around this podcast. I can’t keep quiet any longer that I am TIRED of women/people abdicating responsibility for their birth in a myriad of ways…one of which is the entire paradigm of someone ELSE paying for your birth […] Click the icon below to listen.

Oct 3, 2019 • 47:36

Unpopular Thoughts About Labor Pain

Unpopular Thoughts About Labor Pain

In this podcast, I am a free-flow channel for my most current and most true thoughts and feelings about the topic of “pain in labor”. Have you thought about this word “pain” or about the sensations of birth in general? Agree with me, be offended…whatever! Hoping to spark some deeper conversation into this well-loved topic. […] Click the icon below to listen.

Aug 29, 2019 • 29:40

A Chat With Midwife Kerrie Adams

A Chat With Midwife Kerrie Adams

On this podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Australian midwife Kerrie Adams; about her own births, her own power and how she wants to reform the system for midwives. You can find her at https://www.instagram.com/the_kerrie_adams/ Click the icon below to listen.

Aug 15, 2019 • 50:36

Spiritual Midwifery with RainMa

Spiritual Midwifery with RainMa

Join me as I chat with my friend Amber (RainMa) about spiritual midwifery, taking full responsibility and honoring the Divine in our work as women. You can find Amber at: https://www.asouljournerstruth.me Download this podcasts transcript Click the icon below to listen.

Jul 29, 2019 • 45:41

Brittany and Conor Share Their Autonomous Birth Experience

Brittany and Conor Share Their Autonomous Birth Experience

On this podcast, I talk with my friends Brittany and Conor about their autonomous pregnancy and birth experience. These are some of my absolute favorite people, and I know they will inspire tons of people with their authenticity, rawness and humor surrounding the birth of Ilya, their first baby. Download This Podcast Transcript Click the icon below to listen.

Jun 27, 2019 • 51:01

More On Pregnancy Loss

More On Pregnancy Loss

Come along with me as I share what it’s like to hold space for everything from first trimester miscarriage to full term stillbirth. These aren’t easy conversations but I honor all the women that have invited me into their space for this reason; thank you for the opportunity to grow. I also want to see […] Click the icon below to listen.

Jun 16, 2019 • 41:21

Being In the “Flow State” At Births

Being In the “Flow State” At Births

I recorded this podcast chat with my friend Annika! We work together here locally attending births and we had recently gotten into a fun conversation that we attempted to duplicate here. Listen in as we chat about what “flow state” is, how we might desire being in that place as a birth attendant, how to […] Click the icon below to listen.

Jun 3, 2019 • 50:42

Margo’s Second Birth – Maryn and Margo Share Aero’s Birth Story

Margo’s Second Birth – Maryn and Margo Share Aero’s Birth Story

Listen in as Margo and I talk together (and we were actually together, in the same room) about her second homebirth. We recorded just just a few days after Aero was born in her bathroom, so it’s a real and raw review of her birth story. I know this will inspire women everywhere and that […] Click the icon below to listen.

May 16, 2019 • 58:26

Christina’s HBAC Story

Christina’s HBAC Story

In this podcast, Christina shares her story of a stressful second pregnancy, an IUGR diagnosis and the desire to have a VBAC! Seriously, this is such an inspiring tale no matter what your own scenario is that will remind you of a woman’s strength, power and true ability to KNOW what is right for her. […] Click the icon below to listen.

Apr 21, 2019 • 54:28

How I Rewired My Brain to Remove Pain From My Birth Experience

How I Rewired My Brain to Remove Pain From My Birth Experience

In this podcast, I talk about how I prepared for Cove’s birth regarding pain and my desire for this birth experience to be simple and without pain. I don’t have a magic formula, but her birth was everything and more that I had hoped! My wish is that sharing this experience with you might help […] Click the icon below to listen.

Apr 10, 2019 • 1:02:33

Talking About the State of Birth with a “Badass OB,” Nathan Riley MD

Talking About the State of Birth with a “Badass OB,” Nathan Riley MD

On this podcast, I talked with Nathan Riley, OB/GYN; after finding Nathan’s podcast, I was inspired to contact him because he seemed like not-your-typical-OB. I was right! Tune in as we chat about his own training, the state of birth and obstetrics and what’s most important as we serve women and families in this work. […] Click the icon below to listen.

Mar 25, 2019 • 58:09

Mantras For Birth

Mantras For Birth

I made and recorded this podcast at the end of my 9th pregnancy; about 2 weeks before Cove came earthside! These are the mantras and thoughts I had in preparing for her birth, which turned out to be a really fast and painless experience. I hope these mantras are as helpful to you as you […] Click the icon below to listen.

Feb 24, 2019 • 20:04

Walking Between the Worlds At the End of Pregnancy

Walking Between the Worlds At the End of Pregnancy

In this podcast, I share my experiences from the end of pregnancy. Written words aren’t the best to express the feelings at the end of a pregnancy; relief, excitement, anticipation and a general feeling of being caught between worlds. I reflect on the things I am feeling and how labor isn’t really an event but […] Click the icon below to listen.

Jan 15, 2019 • 25:35

The Six Steps of Healing For Birth

The Six Steps of Healing For Birth

We talk a lot about Susun Weed’s “6 Steps of Healing” here at Indie Birth, and I thought it would be fun to talk through the steps from a birth perspective. This would be helpful for pregnant and birthing women who have issues or problems they think they need to solve; from something like heartburn, […] Click the icon below to listen.

Dec 23, 2018 • 43:27

The Six Steps of Healing For Birth

The Six Steps of Healing For Birth

We talk a lot about Susun Weed’s “6 Steps of Healing” here at Indie Birth, and I thought it would be fun to talk through the steps from a birth perspective. This would be helpful for pregnant and birthing women who have issues or problems they think they need to solve; from something like heartburn,...Read More       

Dec 23, 2018 • 0:43

A Conversation For Midwives About Taking Babies to Births

A Conversation For Midwives About Taking Babies to Births

In this podcast, I share my experience and suggestions around bringing my own babies to homebirths over the years. In 14 years of midwifing, I’ve brought more than 6 of my babies to “work” with me, and I want to share what has worked, what has not, and what you might expect if this is […] Click the icon below to listen.

Dec 2, 2018 • 46:56

A Conversation For Midwives About Taking Babies to Births

A Conversation For Midwives About Taking Babies to Births

In this podcast, I share my experience and suggestions around bringing my own babies to homebirths over the years. In 14 years of midwifing, I’ve brought more than 6 of my babies to “work” with me, and I want to share what has worked, what has not, and what you might expect if this is...Read More       

Dec 2, 2018 • 0:46

Exploring Autonomy in Birth

Exploring Autonomy in Birth

What is autonomy in birth? What does it look like? What does it look like? That’s what we explore in this episode. Download this podcast transcript Click the icon below to listen.

Nov 23, 2018 • 25:36

Exploring Autonomy in Birth

Exploring Autonomy in Birth

What is autonomy in birth? What does it look like? What does it look like? That's what we explore in this episode.       

Nov 23, 2018 • 0:25

A High-Risk Pregnancy and Birth Story

A High-Risk Pregnancy and Birth Story

Watch and/or listen to this birth story podcast and video by a woman who had her 6th baby at home against all odds! It was a pleasure walking with this smart woman and her family as they navigated their choices and what was best for them, their baby and this birth. Stories like these remind […] Click the icon below to listen.

Nov 3, 2018 • 1:14:43

A High-Risk Pregnancy and Birth Story

A High-Risk Pregnancy and Birth Story

Watch and/or listen to this birth story podcast and video by a woman who had her 6th baby at home against all odds! It was a pleasure walking with this smart woman and her family as they navigated their choices and what was best for them, their baby and this birth. Stories like these remind...Read More       

Nov 3, 2018 • 0:01

Prenatal Clinic Part I: Do you need a first prenatal visit?

Prenatal Clinic Part I: Do you need a first prenatal visit?

After 9 months of holding a free prenatal clinic here locally, the same questions and topics keep coming up, so I thought I’d share some of that with my podcast listeners. I’m hoping it maybe helps you start a prenatal clinic in your area, or maybe you are a mama who also would love the […] Click the icon below to listen.

Oct 1, 2018 • 35:28

Prenatal Clinic Part I: Do you need a first prenatal visit?

Prenatal Clinic Part I: Do you need a first prenatal visit?

After 9 months of holding a free prenatal clinic here locally, the same questions and topics keep coming up, so I thought I’d share some of that with my podcast listeners. I’m hoping it maybe helps you start a prenatal clinic in your area, or maybe you are a mama who also would love the...Read More       

Oct 1, 2018 • 0:35

Feeling Your Baby Move

Feeling Your Baby Move

The podcast this week is all about baby movement in the womb. This podcast is all about movement; when do babies start to move? When do we actually feel it, on average? What other factors influence how much baby movement we feel and what is “normal”? I share some helpful information as well as my...Read More       

Sep 18, 2018 • 0:48

Feeling Your Baby Move

Feeling Your Baby Move

The podcast this week is all about baby movement in the womb. This podcast is all about movement; when do babies start to move? When do we actually feel it, on average? What other factors influence how much baby movement we feel and what is “normal”? I share some helpful information as well as my […] Click the icon below to listen.

Sep 18, 2018 • 48:20

A Meditation For Midwives For Calming Fear

A Meditation For Midwives For Calming Fear

I created this short meditation for one of my Indie Birth Midwifery School classes after the students had been studying for many weeks about complications in pregnancy. I wanted to finish the course by reminding them, myself and anyone else that our brains can learn many things, but we must always bring our hearts back...Read More       

Sep 11, 2018 • 0:11

A Meditation For Midwives For Calming Fear

A Meditation For Midwives For Calming Fear

I created this short meditation for one of my Indie Birth Midwifery School classes after the students had been studying for many weeks about complications in pregnancy. I wanted to finish the course by reminding them, myself and anyone else that our brains can learn many things, but we must always bring our hearts back […] Click the icon below to listen.

Sep 11, 2018 • 11:44

Listening To My Spirit Baby

Listening To My Spirit Baby

In this podcast, I share about my experience in this pregnancy so far. I realize that no matter how many babies I have had, each requires me to “be” in the pregnancy state in a different way. This baby has had very specific messages for me, if only I would listen! Tune in to hear […] Click the icon below to listen.

Sep 2, 2018 • 31:54

Listening To My Spirit Baby

Listening To My Spirit Baby

In this podcast, I share about my experience in this pregnancy so far. I realize that no matter how many babies I have had, each requires me to “be” in the pregnancy state in a different way. This baby has had very specific messages for me, if only I would listen! Tune in to hear...Read More       

Sep 2, 2018 • 0:31

Julie and Joe’s First Homebirth

Julie and Joe’s First Homebirth

On this podcast, I had the honor of chatting with a family I supported almost a year ago in their first home birth. Joe and Julie are truly some of my favorite people, and you will hear (and see!) why. They are the picture of powerful; they created an ordinary (in the best sense of […] Click the icon below to listen.

Aug 12, 2018 • 48:34

Julie and Joe’s First Homebirth

Julie and Joe’s First Homebirth

On this podcast, I had the honor of chatting with a family I supported almost a year ago in their first home birth. Joe and Julie are truly some of my favorite people, and you will hear (and see!) why. They are the picture of powerful; they created an ordinary (in the best sense of...Read More       

Aug 12, 2018 • 0:48

The First Few Moons of Pregnancy

The First Few Moons of Pregnancy

In this episode, I talk about taking the first few months of pregnancy “out of the box” it’s been placed in and truly appreciating it for the magical time that it is. Download this Podcast Transcript Click the icon below to listen.

Aug 7, 2018 • 34:24

The First Few Moons of Pregnancy

The First Few Moons of Pregnancy

In this episode, I talk about taking the first few months of pregnancy "out of the box" it's been placed in and truly appreciating it for the magical time that it is. Download this Podcast Transcript       

Aug 7, 2018 • 0:34

Rachel’s Journey Through Eclampsia

Rachel’s Journey Through Eclampsia

I recorded this podcast for my class, “multidimensional midwifery in the prenatal period: how to prepare yourself for prenatal complications,” as our students were studying pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome. I came across Rachel Bandstra, on one of our Indie Birth Facebook groups who was (briefly) sharing her story of having prenatal eclampsia in her first […] Click the icon below to listen.

Jul 23, 2018 • 52:59

Rachel’s Journey Through Eclampsia

Rachel’s Journey Through Eclampsia

I recorded this podcast for my class, “multidimensional midwifery in the prenatal period: how to prepare yourself for prenatal complications,” as our students were studying pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome. I came across Rachel Bandstra, on one of our Indie Birth Facebook groups who was (briefly) sharing her story of having prenatal eclampsia in her first...Read More       

Jul 23, 2018 • 0:52

Am I Pregnant? Being Present in the Mystical Space of Not Knowing

Am I Pregnant? Being Present in the Mystical Space of Not Knowing

In this podcast, I sit with you in the mystical space of “not knowing” whether or not you’re pregnant. Download the PDF transcription of this podcast, Am I Pregnant_ Click the icon below to listen.

Jul 8, 2018 • 27:22

Am I Pregnant? Being Present in the Mystical Space of Not Knowing

Am I Pregnant? Being Present in the Mystical Space of Not Knowing

In this podcast, I sit with you in the mystical space of "not knowing" whether or not you're pregnant. Download the PDF transcription of this podcast, Am I Pregnant_       

Jul 8, 2018 • 0:27

Mothers At Birth: How to Make the Right Decision For You About Inviting Your Mother To Your Birth

Mothers At Birth: How to Make the Right Decision For You About Inviting Your Mother To Your Birth

This podcast is all about making the right choice, for you, about whether or not to invite your mother to your birth. There's a lot to think about! Download this podcast transcript       

Jun 3, 2018 • 0:41

Mothers At Birth: How to Make the Right Decision For You About Inviting Your Mother To Your Birth

Mothers At Birth: How to Make the Right Decision For You About Inviting Your Mother To Your Birth

This podcast is all about making the right choice, for you, about whether or not to invite your mother to your birth. There’s a lot to think about! Download this podcast transcript Click the icon below to listen.

Jun 3, 2018 • 41:24

SHOWING the World the Truth About Birth – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 7

SHOWING the World the Truth About Birth – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 7

On this podcast, Margo and I talk about one of our favorite topics: birth in media! Download this podcasts transcript         

May 14, 2018 • 0:31

SHOWING the World the Truth About Birth – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 7

SHOWING the World the Truth About Birth – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 7

On this podcast, Margo and I talk about one of our favorite topics: birth in media! Download this podcasts transcript   Click the icon below to listen.

May 14, 2018 • 31:07

Dealing With Depression and Anxiety

Dealing With Depression and Anxiety

This podcast is all about incorporating more “inside work” into life during pregnancy and postpartum! I definitely feel like talking about “mindfulness” is not optional, but I also know it is not the most popular topic because it requires a bit of dedication and commitment! Getting started with a mindfulness practice is absolutely essential if […] Click the icon below to listen.

Apr 24, 2018 • 43:52

Dealing With Depression and Anxiety

Dealing With Depression and Anxiety

This podcast is all about incorporating more "inside work" into life during pregnancy and postpartum! I definitely feel like talking about “mindfulness” is not optional, but I also know it is not the most popular topic because it requires a bit of dedication and commitment! Getting started with a mindfulness practice is absolutely essential if...Read More       

Apr 24, 2018 • 0:43

Annika Shares the Birth Story of Ruby

Annika Shares the Birth Story of Ruby

My podcast this week is a birth story, told by my apprentice and friend, Annika! Annika birthed her first baby, Ruby, several months ago, and we finally got around to connecting together over this tale. I loved hearing Annika’s version from memory (always different than reading a story!) and loved the lessons and new experiences […] Click the icon below to listen.

Apr 15, 2018 • 1:04:11

Annika Shares the Birth Story of Ruby

Annika Shares the Birth Story of Ruby

My podcast this week is a birth story, told by my apprentice and friend, Annika! Annika birthed her first baby, Ruby, several months ago, and we finally got around to connecting together over this tale. I loved hearing Annika’s version from memory (always different than reading a story!) and loved the lessons and new experiences...Read More       

Apr 15, 2018 • 0:01

Coming Home: A Special Message For First Time Homebirthers

Coming Home: A Special Message For First Time Homebirthers

This podcast is for a specific group of people, although anyone is invited to listen and share! This podcast is for women planning a home birth for the first time! To be clear; that is not someone that is planning their first birth, but rather for women that have experienced one or more medicalized births...Read More       

Apr 11, 2018 • 0:01

Coming Home: A Special Message For First Time Homebirthers

Coming Home: A Special Message For First Time Homebirthers

This podcast is for a specific group of people, although anyone is invited to listen and share! This podcast is for women planning a home birth for the first time! To be clear; that is not someone that is planning their first birth, but rather for women that have experienced one or more medicalized births […] Click the icon below to listen.

Apr 11, 2018 • 1:05:15

Reflections on My First Year Living With a Deva

Reflections on My First Year Living With a Deva

In this podcast, I reflect on my feelings and observations around Deva’s birth, which was a year ago! I talk about the video we made of her birth (you can watch it at www.thebirthmovie.com) and how it has changed me; and Margo, and Indie Birth in general! I also discuss how it feels to “remember”...Read More       

Apr 2, 2018 • 0:41

Reflections on My First Year Living With a Deva

Reflections on My First Year Living With a Deva

In this podcast, I reflect on my feelings and observations around Deva’s birth, which was a year ago! I talk about the video we made of her birth (you can watch it at www.thebirthmovie.com) and how it has changed me; and Margo, and Indie Birth in general! I also discuss how it feels to “remember” […] Click the icon below to listen.

Apr 2, 2018 • 41:35

Changing the World For Families: The Uncensored Story of Indie Birth

Changing the World For Families: The Uncensored Story of Indie Birth

This week, I got right to podcast-making with a never been heard before on a podcast rendition of the “Indie Birth story”. I felt for a while (many years) that this story was “old news” and that everyone I knew had heard my tale of giving my midwifery license back, etc. But, with such an […] Click the icon below to listen.

Mar 25, 2018 • 59:24

Changing the World For Families: The Uncensored Story of Indie Birth

Changing the World For Families: The Uncensored Story of Indie Birth

This week, I got right to podcast-making with a never been heard before on a podcast rendition of the "Indie Birth story". I felt for a while (many years) that this story was "old news" and that everyone I knew had heard my tale of giving my midwifery license back, etc. But, with such an...Read More       

Mar 25, 2018 • 0:59

To Test or Not To Test? A Journey Through the Land of Pregnancy Tests

To Test or Not To Test? A Journey Through the Land of Pregnancy Tests

In this podcast, I talk all about pregnancy tests! Download this podcasts PDF transcript       

Mar 18, 2018 • 0:38

To Test or Not To Test? A Journey Through the Land of Pregnancy Tests

To Test or Not To Test? A Journey Through the Land of Pregnancy Tests

In this podcast, I talk all about pregnancy tests! Download this podcasts PDF transcript Click the icon below to listen.

Mar 18, 2018 • 38:51

Midwifery For the People – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 5

Midwifery For the People – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 5

On this podcast, Margo and I talk about the newest project of the Indie Birth Private Contract Association: Midwifery For the People! Click the icon below to listen.

Feb 7, 2018 • 37:48

Midwifery For the People – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 5

Midwifery For the People – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 5

On this podcast, Margo and I talk about the newest project of the Indie Birth Private Contract Association: Midwifery For the People!       

Feb 7, 2018 • 0:37

Getting Real About Postpartum – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 4

Getting Real About Postpartum – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 4

On this podcast, Margo and I talk about the reality of the postpartum!       

Jan 14, 2018 • 0:41

Getting Real About Postpartum – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 4

Getting Real About Postpartum – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 4

On this podcast, Margo and I talk about the reality of the postpartum! Click the icon below to listen.

Jan 14, 2018 • 41:14

Talkin’ All About Fast Labors – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 3

Talkin’ All About Fast Labors – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 3

On this podcast, Margo and I talk about fast labors. Come along as we walk and talk! Click the icon below to listen.

Jan 11, 2018 • 46:21

Talkin’ All About Fast Labors – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 3

Talkin’ All About Fast Labors – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 3

On this podcast, Margo and I talk about fast labors. Come along as we walk and talk!       

Jan 11, 2018 • 0:46

When Homebirth Doesn’t Happen and Transport Becomes the Best Choice

When Homebirth Doesn’t Happen and Transport Becomes the Best Choice

In this podcast, I talk about homebirth to hospital transports. Why is there such stigma around this? How do we talk about “needed” transport in an era of midwifery at home being defined by “rules and regulations? How do we deal emotionally with transport when we are the mamas? Or the Midwives? This is an […] Click the icon below to listen.

Jan 6, 2018 • 47:54

When Homebirth Doesn’t Happen and Transport Becomes the Best Choice

When Homebirth Doesn’t Happen and Transport Becomes the Best Choice

In this podcast, I talk about homebirth to hospital transports. Why is there such stigma around this? How do we talk about “needed” transport in an era of midwifery at home being defined by “rules and regulations? How do we deal emotionally with transport when we are the mamas? Or the Midwives? This is an...Read More       

Jan 6, 2018 • 0:47

The Sable Journal: Selected Readings From My 15 Week Journey Carrying My Dead Son

The Sable Journal: Selected Readings From My 15 Week Journey Carrying My Dead Son

In this podcast, I talk for the first time in more detail about my 15 week son who died, and who remained in my body for almost 15 weeks! I kept many journals over this time, and during this podcast, I reflect on my journal entries and some thoughts I’ve had in hindsight about the...Read More       

Dec 26, 2017 • 0:01

The Sable Journal: Selected Readings From My 15 Week Journey Carrying My Dead Son

The Sable Journal: Selected Readings From My 15 Week Journey Carrying My Dead Son

In this podcast, I talk for the first time in more detail about my 15 week son who died, and who remained in my body for almost 15 weeks! I kept many journals over this time, and during this podcast, I reflect on my journal entries and some thoughts I’ve had in hindsight about the […] Click the icon below to listen.

Dec 26, 2017 • 1:05:58

Wise Woman Nutrition For the Vegan Mama with Bridget Nielsen

Wise Woman Nutrition For the Vegan Mama with Bridget Nielsen

On this podcast, I talk with my friend and vegan food expert, Bridget Nielsen. You can find her recipes and more at her website, www.bridgetnielsen.com and on her YouTube channel. Download this podcasts PDF transcript   Click the icon below to listen.

Dec 23, 2017 • 47:44

Wise Woman Nutrition For the Vegan Mama with Bridget Nielsen

Wise Woman Nutrition For the Vegan Mama with Bridget Nielsen

On this podcast, I talk with my friend and vegan food expert, Bridget Nielsen. You can find her recipes and more at her website, www.bridgetnielsen.com and on her YouTube channel. Download this podcasts PDF transcript         

Dec 23, 2017 • 0:47

What Are These People Eating? – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 2

What Are These People Eating? – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 2

On this podcast, a new “supplement” to Taking Back Birth, I talk with Margo while I walk with Margo! The main topic for today is FOOD! Download this podcasts transcript   Click the icon below to listen.

Dec 21, 2017 • 38:54

What Are These People Eating? – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 2

What Are These People Eating? – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 2

On this podcast, a new "supplement" to Taking Back Birth, I talk with Margo while I walk with Margo! The main topic for today is FOOD! Download this podcasts transcript         

Dec 21, 2017 • 0:38

Kids At Birth

Kids At Birth

In this episode of Taking Back Birth, Maryn talks about kids at birth using her experience with home birth as a mom and midwife. She shares stories and discusses many things to consider for your own family when exploring this topic. For Maryn, birth is a part of life and she never considered not having […] Click the icon below to listen.

Dec 18, 2017 • 38:40

Straight Talk About the New NRP Guidelines

Straight Talk About the New NRP Guidelines

On this podcast, I asked one of my fellow midwife friends, Angee Hock, to have a fun chat with me. Somehow, we decided to talk about neonatal resuscitation (or NRP) and our experiences resuscitating babies. We also touched on the idea of certifying this kind of knowledge in general (is it worth it, is it […] Click the icon below to listen.

Dec 12, 2017 • 36:25

How Not To Go Crazy – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 1

How Not To Go Crazy – Indie Birth Walk and Talk Episode 1

On this podcast, a new “supplement” to Taking Back Birth, I talk with Margo while I walk with Margo! The main topic is about how to take care of yourself so you don’t go crazy! Click the icon below to listen.

Dec 9, 2017 • 33:31

Restoring Women’s Choice For Vaginal Breech Birth: My Chat with Researcher Dr. Rixa Freeze

Restoring Women’s Choice For Vaginal Breech Birth: My Chat with Researcher Dr. Rixa Freeze

On this podcast, I had the honor of talking to one of the smartest women in birth! Dr. Rixa Freeze is a home birthing mama, but also one of the only researchers focused on vaginal breech birth. She is a wealth of knowledge, and has so many exciting projects on the horizon that the birth […] Click the icon below to listen.

Dec 3, 2017 • 1:07:40

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