Today I'm bringing you a very special episode, with the infamous and highly esteemed guest (and my best friend), Yolande Norris-Clark. Together, we share our origin story of becoming friends over the internet, and how we chose, from two different countries, to join forces to change the world. We share about the early stages of dreaming up the Radical Birth Keeper School and the lessons we've learned along the way. We get into our thoughts about making money, our numerous collective and individual supposed public scandals and how they've been entirely "for us", and we talk about the difference between authentic midwifery attended- birth &amp; freebirth. The Radical Birth Keeper School is now open for enrollment! You can join us and enroll at www.radicalbirthkeeperschool.com Enjoy! Watch this interview on Youtube: &nbsp; ENROLL IN THE RADICAL BIRTH KEEPER SCHOOL: &nbsp; GET THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FREEBIRTH: &nbsp; JOIN THE FREE BIRTH SOCIETY PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP: &nbsp; 1:1 COACHING WITH EMILEE SALDAYA: &nbsp; ALL FREE BIRTH SOCIETY COURSES: &nbsp; MATRIACH RISING FESTIVAL | JUNE 19-24, 2022: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; SUBMIT YOUR FREEBIRTH STORY:  SUPPORT THE PODCAST: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Money, Midwifery, and the Origins of The Radical Birth Keeper School with Yolande Norris-Clark

On the podcast today, Chelsea tells us the story of her transition into autonomous, powerful motherhood after a hospital birth, pregnancy loss, and midwifery abandonment. Her journey is one of animal medicine, spirit babies, radical birth keeping, &amp; finding and claiming her center. She shares with us what it was like being on the road with her family for her last pregnancy and of her experience being attended in birth by a fellow Radical Birth Keeper School graduate. There are THREE days left to register for The Radical Birth Keeper School, beginning March 1st! We are nearly full, so don’t wait to secure your spot for the ONLY round of 2022! Watch this interview on Youtube: &nbsp; ENROLL IN THE RADICAL BIRTH KEEPER SCHOOL: &nbsp; MATRIACH RISING FESTIVAL | JUNE 19-24, 2022: &nbsp; GET THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FREEBIRTH: &nbsp; JOIN THE FREE BIRTH SOCIETY PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP: &nbsp; 1:1 COACHING WITH EMILEE SALDAYA: &nbsp; ALL FREE BIRTH SOCIETY COURSES: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; SUBMIT YOUR FREEBIRTH STORY:  SUPPORT THE PODCAST: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Choosing Herself After Midwifery Abandonment: Chelsea’s Story

On this very special episode today, Dr. Melissa Sell breaks down the 5 Biological Laws of German New Medicine. We go beyond the body/mind connection, and enter into layers of healing that are completely paradigm-shifting. German New Medicine returns us to a simple truth- the body is ALWAYS healing, and is our wisest teacher. We discuss how to understand your individual symptoms, how healthcare can never be a "one size fits all", and how radical responsibility comes into play when rethinking sickness and healing. You can find Dr. Melissa Sell at  Watch this interview on Youtube:  JOIN US AT MATRIARCH RISING FESTIVAL | JUNE 19-24, 2022: &nbsp; GET THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FREEBIRTH: &nbsp; JOIN THE FREE BIRTH SOCIETY PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP: &nbsp; 1:1 COACHING WITH EMILEE SALDAYA: &nbsp; ALL FREE BIRTH SOCIETY COURSES: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: &nbsp; ENROLL IN THE RADICAL BIRTH KEEPER SCHOOL: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; SUBMIT YOUR FREEBIRTH STORY:  SUPPORT THE PODCAST: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

German New Medicine and Your Healing Body with Dr. Melissa Sell

After a fiery and fast initiation into motherhood, Christine dove into everything "birth" and enrolls in the first round of The Radical Birth Keeper School. Today, she tells us her story of a lifetime of manifesting her motherhood, practicing living in trust, and having the peaceful, casual Friday afternoon freebirth with her second son, that was everything she wanted. Watch this interview on Youtube:&nbsp; JOIN US AT MATRIARCH RISING FESTIVAL | JUNE 19-24, 2022: &nbsp; GET THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FREEBIRTH: &nbsp; JOIN THE FREE BIRTH SOCIETY PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP: &nbsp; 1:1 COACHING WITH EMILEE SALDAYA: &nbsp; ALL FREE BIRTH SOCIETY COURSES: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: &nbsp; ENROLL IN THE RADICAL BIRTH KEEPER SCHOOL: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; SUBMIT YOUR FREEBIRTH STORY:  SUPPORT THE PODCAST:

Trusting the Emergence: Christine's Freebirth

Today on the show, I'm talking with my friend, Sylvie. Sylvie's first birth with medical midwives left her unpacking the dynamic for months, and questioning her capacity as a mother.&nbsp; Supported by The Free Birth Society Community Membership, she committed to her own healing. Sylvie joyfully welcomed in a wild pregnancy and birth with her second baby. In this episode, we discuss physiological placental birth, intuition, and how birth has the capacity to leave us feeling deeply renewed and reborn. Watch this interview on Youtube: &nbsp; JOIN US AT MATRIARCH RISING FESTIVAL | JUNE 19-24, 2022: &nbsp; GET THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FREEBIRTH: &nbsp; JOIN THE FREE BIRTH SOCIETY PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP: &nbsp; 1:1 COACHING WITH EMILEE SALDAYA: &nbsp; ALL FREE BIRTH SOCIETY COURSES: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: &nbsp; ENROLL IN THE RADICAL BIRTH KEEPER SCHOOL: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; SUBMIT YOUR FREEBIRTH STORY:  SUPPORT THE PODCAST:

Trusting Placental Birth: Sylvie's Story

Today on the show we have Anna, who shares her story of saying "yes" to a wild pregnancy and freebirth as a first-time mom. Her deep-rooted trust in the innate intelligence of her body allowed her to experience nearly *zero* fear, as she brought her baby earthside in love, patience, and ease. Watch this interview on Youtube:  JOIN US AT MATRIARCH RISING FESTIVAL | JUNE 19-24, 2022: &nbsp; GET THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FREEBIRTH: &nbsp; JOIN THE FREE BIRTH SOCIETY PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP: &nbsp; 1:1 COACHING WITH EMILEE SALDAYA: &nbsp; ALL FREE BIRTH SOCIETY COURSES: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: &nbsp; ENROLL IN THE RADICAL BIRTH KEEPER SCHOOL: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; SUBMIT YOUR FREEBIRTH STORY:  SUPPORT THE PODCAST:

Letting It Be Easy: Anna's Freebirth With Her First Baby

Today, I'm talking with Anna from Sweden. As an RH negative, first-time mom, Anna was swept up in the fearmongering and control of the hospital system. Despite having what she thought at the time was a "natural" hospital birth, she entered motherhood feeling alone. As she started questioning everything that had happened during her birth, she found freebirth! With her second daughter, Anna went from questioning everything, to knowing what to do as she brought her into the world, surrounded by family and love. Watch this interview on Youtube: &nbsp; JOIN US AT MATRIARCH RISING FESTIVAL | JUNE 19-24, 2022: &nbsp; GET THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FREEBIRTH: &nbsp; JOIN THE FREE BIRTH SOCIETY PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP: &nbsp; 1:1 COACHING WITH EMILEE SALDAYA: &nbsp; ALL FREE BIRTH SOCIETY COURSES: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: &nbsp; ENROLL IN THE RADICAL BIRTH KEEPER SCHOOL: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; SUBMIT YOUR FREEBIRTH STORY:  SUPPORT THE PODCAST:

Freebirthing in Sweden as an RH-Negative Mom

This week on the show, we have Maria from Finland. She tells us about her conscious conception journeys, beginning with meeting her husband in ceremony after a spiritual awakening, and then a near-death accident that solidified her journey of following her heart and her gut instincts in wild pregnancy and freebirth in Finland. We also discuss lotus birth, the necessary social aspect of postpartum care, and remembering the ancient ways of sacred birth. Watch this interview on Youtube: &nbsp; JOIN US AT MATRIARCH RISING FESTIVAL | JUNE 19-24, 2022: &nbsp; GET THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FREEBIRTH: &nbsp; JOIN THE FREE BIRTH SOCIETY PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP: &nbsp; 1:1 COACHING WITH EMILEE SALDAYA: &nbsp; ALL FREE BIRTH SOCIETY COURSES: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: &nbsp; ENROLL IN THE RADICAL BIRTH KEEPER SCHOOL: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; SUBMIT YOUR FREEBIRTH STORY:  SUPPORT THE PODCAST:

A Finnish Freebirth

This week we have Emily, a former Labor &amp; Delivery nurse turned freebirthing-mother. After starting nursing school when she was pregnant with her first daughter, Emily quickly realized that licensure and hospital policies trump all else, and advocating for your patients can only go so far. After her birth with her second son, she removed herself from the medical system altogether, and went on to have a wild pregnancy and a (surprise breech!) freebirth with her third. Watch this interview on Youtube: &nbsp; JOIN US AT MATRIARCH RISING FESTIVAL | JUNE 19-24, 2022: &nbsp; GET THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FREEBIRTH: &nbsp; JOIN THE FREE BIRTH SOCIETY PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP: &nbsp; 1:1 COACHING WITH EMILEE SALDAYA: &nbsp; ALL FREE BIRTH SOCIETY COURSES: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: &nbsp; ENROLL IN THE RADICAL BIRTH KEEPER SCHOOL: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; SUBMIT YOUR FREEBIRTH STORY:  SUPPORT THE PODCAST:

Breech Is a Variation of Normal: Emily's Freebirth

Anna, a Radical Birth Keeper School graduate, shares with all today the simple beauty of her RBK-attended first birth. Surrounded by song, sisters, and silence, Anna talks about being surprised by how easy the whole birth process was, the psychedelic postpartum phase, navigating tongue ties and lip ties, and experiencing breastfeeding grief. Watch this interview on Youtube: &nbsp; JOIN US AT MATRIARCH RISING FESTIVAL | JUNE 19-24, 2022: &nbsp; GET THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FREEBIRTH: &nbsp; JOIN THE FREE BIRTH SOCIETY PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP: &nbsp; 1:1 COACHING WITH EMILEE SALDAYA: &nbsp; ALL FREE BIRTH SOCIETY COURSES: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: &nbsp; ENROLL IN THE RADICAL BIRTH KEEPER SCHOOL: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; SUBMIT YOUR FREEBIRTH STORY:  SUPPORT THE PODCAST:

Surprised by the Light: Anna's RBK-Attended First Birth

After a sabotaged first birth with medical midwives, Madison began her mothering journey feeling depleted. When she fired her medical midwife in her second pregnancy, Madison fully embraced the idea of a normal, peaceful pregnancy and an undisturbed birth. Today, we discuss the normalcy and wildness of birth, the importance of finding community who really "get it", and what it means to put your life (and your needs) first. Watch this interview on Youtube:  JOIN US AT MATRIARCH RISING FESTIVAL | JUNE 19-24, 2022: &nbsp; GET THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FREEBIRTH: &nbsp; JOIN THE FREE BIRTH SOCIETY PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP: &nbsp; 1:1 COACHING WITH EMILEE SALDAYA: &nbsp; ALL FREE BIRTH SOCIETY COURSES: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: &nbsp; ENROLL IN THE RADICAL BIRTH KEEPER SCHOOL: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; SUBMIT YOUR FREEBIRTH STORY:  SUPPORT THE PODCAST:

A Los Angeles Family’s Freebirth

Today, Shayoon tells us the stories of the births of her two sons: her first in Ibiza, Spain, with a male doctor in her home, and her second, a freebirth in Bali. In this episode, Shayoon speaks of her experiences with typhoid during pregnancy, the healing powers of plant medicine, consistently clearing fear and stress from her birthing space- and how she experienced complete healing in her maternal lineage through remaining true to trusting in her body. Watch this interview on Youtube:  JOIN US AT MATRIARCH RISING FESTIVAL | JUNE 19-24, 2022: &nbsp; GET THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FREEBIRTH: &nbsp; JOIN THE FREE BIRTH SOCIETY PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP: &nbsp; 1:1 COACHING WITH EMILEE SALDAYA: &nbsp; ALL FREE BIRTH SOCIETY COURSES: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: &nbsp; ENROLL IN THE RADICAL BIRTH KEEPER SCHOOL: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; SUBMIT YOUR FREEBIRTH STORY:  SUPPORT THE PODCAST:

The Roar of the Wild Woman: Shayoon's Freebirth in Bali

From the jungles of Costa Rica, Luba tells us the stories of expanding and surrendering through her pregnancies and births. We discuss birth as authentic self-expression, pleasure and orgasm in pregnancy and labor, and committing to bringing the birth of her dreams to fruition. Watch this interview on Youtube: &nbsp; JOIN US AT MATRIARCH RISING FESTIVAL | JUNE 19-24, 2022: &nbsp; GET THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FREEBIRTH: &nbsp; JOIN THE FREE BIRTH SOCIETY PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP: &nbsp; 1:1 COACHING WITH EMILEE SALDAYA: &nbsp; ALL FREE BIRTH SOCIETY COURSES: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: &nbsp; ENROLL IN THE RADICAL BIRTH KEEPER SCHOOL: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; SUBMIT YOUR FREEBIRTH STORY:  SUPPORT THE PODCAST:

Expanding in Pleasure through Pregnancy and Freebirth

We’re closing out an incredible Season 5 with Molly from France. After an unexpected pregnancy at a young age, Molly describes her traumatic birth with her first daughter as a "a second rape". She suffered physically, mentally, and emotionally, and promised herself she'd never give birth in a hospital again. With her second pregnancy, she dreamed of a freebirth, and with her third, she brought her dream to fruition-after removing herself from the spiral of medical pathology, and choosing a peaceful pregnancy. She gave her family the biggest gift- and birthed her daughter in full freedom. Watch this interview on Youtube:  JOIN US AT MATRIARCH RISING FESTIVAL | JUNE 19-24, 2022: &nbsp; GET THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FREEBIRTH: &nbsp; JOIN THE FREE BIRTH SOCIETY PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP: &nbsp; 1:1 COACHING WITH EMILEE SALDAYA: &nbsp; ALL FREE BIRTH SOCIETY COURSES: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: &nbsp; ENROLL IN THE RADICAL BIRTH KEEPER SCHOOL: &nbsp; FREE BIRTH SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; SUBMIT YOUR FREEBIRTH STORY:  SUPPORT THE PODCAST:

From Trauma to Triumph: Molly's Freebirth in France

This week I had the honor of talking with a personal hero of mine, midwife Marylou Singleton. Having found feminism at a very early age, Marylou set out on the path of supporting women and families. She has an eclectic and radical background, from living with and training under Ina May Gaskin, being licensed to now unlicensed, and running an alternative community clinic, Marylou possesses a wisdom of the elders that needs to be heard. We dive into the pitfalls of licensing, doulas, the dangers of ultrasound, and how to build community in our own backyards.&nbsp;

Radical Midwife MaryLou Singleton

This week we have Stephanie’s story of freebirthing her twins. Stephanie explains that she would have much preferred to have had the presence of midwives but when she was risked out from the licensed midwifery practice, she was backed into a corner. She had to choose, either return to the hospital where she had been abused in her first birth, or stay home and have a normal family centered birth. And so... she did just that.

Freebirthing Twins: Stephanie's Story

Today we are joined by Rose from the South Coast of New South Wales. After a fairly challenging and dramatic first home birth, Rose was dead set on not having another child for some time. On a trip back to Australia from the Caribbean where her partner was working, she discovered she was pregnant yet again. On the brink of Hurricane Irma, she was separated from her partner for many months, who got stuck in the Caribbean in the aftermath of the disastrous hurricane. Rosie stayed in Australia with family and decided to freebirth. She experienced a simple and painless ecstatic birth with her daughter. She also talks about having her toddler son at the birth, her regret of ultrasounds,, and the lessons she learned from both her births.

An Ecstatic Freebirth on the South Coast of New South Wales

This week we are joined by Kate from New Hampshire, who free birthed both her children. Kate shares how she decided birthing independently with her first child was the safest decision for her family. In the telling of her birth stories, she tells us about how she cried on the phone to Ikea customer service in early labor in one birth, and went to a doula interview in the next! Kate’s stories are such perfect examples of how simple but yet, highly individual each person’s births are. And as always get into a talk about doulas and midwives.

Freebirth in New Hampshire: Kate's Story

This week we have Debbie from Utah sharing the story of her first two births in captivity and then the freebirth of her third. After a mixed bag of experiences in the hospital with her first two, Debbie realized early in her third pregnancy that she wanted to have an unassisted childbirth. Using the tools of hypnobirthing and by way of lots of research, she got ready for an ecstatic birth. Debbie birthed just she had envisioned. Lastly she shares why she chose to go to the hospital after her birth and thankfully, had a positive experience.

Simple & Sweet: Debbie's Freebirth

This week we are doing a deep dive into all things TIES. We are joined by the lovely Jacqueline Kincer, who’s an IBCLC in Arizona. She answers a ton of my questions. We get into lip ties, tongue ties, even buckle ties. She tells us ways to self assess yourself or your baby and what you can do about it. Jacqueline also shares some thoughts on alcohol, diet, and smoking while breastfeeding.

A Dive Into Ties with IBCLC Jacqueline Kincer

When Pheonix became pregnant with her first child, she was living in Atlanta, and was self admittedly still a girl. But the birth of her son launched her into a discovery of self love and conscious living. Pheonix moved her family to Hawai’i, and pregnant with her second child, found herself homeless for many months trying to find her new flow. Her story ends happily with a gorgeous example of ecstatic birth and authentic midwifery.

When Motherhood Launches You Into Self Love and Conscious Living: The Raw Story of Pheonix Wild

This week we have Emily, a beautiful woman from New Zealand, who settled with her partner in Portugal, where she now lives off the grid. Emily shares the journey of following her truth to birth her son alone with just her partner, and the story of her daughter’s birth who was a surprise breech.

A Breech Freebirth Off The Grid In Portugal

Today’s episode is with Andrea, from Go Diaper Free. But this show isn’t about Elimination Communication - it’s about Andrea, and her journey to freebirth. Her first birth was sabotaged by her midwives, sending her into postpartum depression. She then moved to a state where midwifery was illegal, so with her second she began compassing towards doing it at home on her own. Andrea is brutally honest about her own journey of facing her fears and how much work there was to do within herself to finally freebirth her fifth baby in her full power.

Fifth Time's A Charm: Andrea's Story

We’re back this week with Andrea from Go Diaper Free. This episode is all about Elimination Communication. We’re here to demystify it and to give you both the tools and confidence to get you and your baby started. Let’s teach our babies diapers are not their toilet and experience deep levels of connection and communication when we honor their dignity and instincts. And by the way - yes you can do this, and it’s actually, really truly, not hard.

Elimination Communication Demystified with Andrea Olson from Go Diaper Free

We are kicking off 2019 with an absolutely beautiful story, woman, and family. If you follow me on instagram you may notice I’m a tiny bit obsessed with Hannah-Grace and her adorable family. So - I’m really excited to bring you this episode, about Hannah-Grace and her deeply spiritual, deeply intentional journey of her pregnancy and birth with her first child, baby Koa. She speaks to how her birth renewed her vows with the universe, and how she said yes to all the work intrinsic to walking this path. She shares how she found fearlessness and painlessness in her meditation practice, and that preparing for her birth felt like preparing for a sacred ceremony. And stay tuned till the very end because we include a little treat.

Heaven On Earth: Hannah-Grace's Inspirational Freebirth

I have something a little different for you this week, I’m sharing an interview I did with Katya Nova from her podcast, Honey Talks. I’ve gotten pretty comfortable being the one interviewing so it’s always fun to be on someone else podcast and switch it up! So this time - I’m the one interviewed. Katya and I’s conversation turned into something VERY powerful that I am proud to share here with our listeners. We get deep into some of my favorite topics, conscious conception, sexuality after childbirth, matriarchy, and some pretty personal stuff about me and my life. &nbsp;

"What You Wish A Big Sister Would've Told You": Emilee's Appearance on the Honey Talks Podcast

After a terrible first birth in the hospital, Laura knew she wouldn’t return. She resolved to freebirth at home with her second baby, and tell us of the awkward navigation it took being a military family choosing something so radical. Laura came to her own conclusion that to have a licensed midwife in a home birth would be bringing the hospital to her, which she did not want. What would have been a highly medicalized birth in the system, was a normal and ecstatic birth at home, even with her baby’s growth restriction and double nuchal cord. Laura then freebirthed her third child and tells us of her challenging recovery.

Growth Restriction & Freebirth: Laura's Story

This week I sit down with the incredible Julia Jones from Perth, Australia. We talk about 'baby brain' and the importance of understanding how our brains change when we have a child. We get into the significance of learning about our own ancestors birthing traditions, and Julia shares with us the common practices she’s found in cultures around the world. Julia tells us of her own postpartum experiences and how she learned to lead with the question, “Does this bring me peace and joy?".&nbsp;

Understanding Baby Brain with Julia Jones

This week I sit with with Amber, the host of the Medicine Stories podcast. Following her intuition to freebirth with her first child, Amber tells us the refreshing story of how her&nbsp;grandmother and mother came to her in Amber’s time of need to support her in birthing her child. And then a decade later, as Amber prepared for her second child, her beloved mother was tragically killed in a car accident. Amber shares with us the emotional journey of that pregnancy and why she chose to be surrounded by a circle of women in her second birth.

Matrilineal Love: Mythic Medicine's Amber Magnolia Hill

This week I am back with elder midwife Sister MorningStar, diving into her wisdom of holding Village Prenatal in your community. Her 2 part episode of first season continues to be one of the highest downloaded episodes in Free Birth Society’s history and we are returning today to one of the most common questions I get emailed about. Sister MorningStar shines light on how to organize a Village Prenatal in your community and explains what the framework is. We cover the structure, how to find women, the do’s and don’t, the intention, and Sister even gets me to sing with her.

Sister MorningStar Explains Village Prenatals

I am so stoked to be bringing you today the story of an incredible woman, Shylah Ray. Shylah free birthed her child in an off the grid yurt, on Christmas, by candlelight in Southern California. She was also a radical birth keeper for many years, serving women outside the system. She’s also my new favorite musician, so be sure to listen to the end where we share my personal favorite song of hers.

The Wisdom Journey of Shylah Ray Sunshine

I’ve got a very special episode for you today. My friend Anita has a podcast called “The Midwitch” and she recently created a gorgeous and beyond powerful reading of a piece of writing titled "Herstory". The author is Jane Hardwicke Collings, who was a recent guest on this show discussing blood mysteries. When I heard this episode created by Anita, written by Jane, I knew it had to be shared here, far and wide, as I wish for every woman and man on this planet to hear this, take it in, listen to these words, to cry with us, and do better. With Anita and Jane’s blessing, I am sharing with you, “Herstory”. You may want to be somewhere quiet and private, where you can really take this all in, it is sure to rock you.&nbsp;

Herstory: Jane Hardwicke Collings Writings On The Fall Of Matriarchy

The Free Birth Podcast explores what it means to have full autonomy and choice during pregnancy and childbirth. In a technologically obsessed culture where obstetrics has taken over the managment of women's births in the last century, we now find ourselves with an epidemic of surgical births, countless traumatizing birth stories and a deeply imbedded resistance to the normalcy of birth. Pregnancy is treated as an illness and childbirth as an emergency from which women and babies need to be saved. 

Before there were doctors, even midwives, there was just...birth. Women have been successfully birthing healthy babies for as long as we have been alive. Birth is a normal physiological event that rarely needs true medical intervention. To free birth is typically associated with the term unassisted childbirth, meaning a person is choosing to birth without medical assistance and is managing her own care. It can also be extended to mean birthing freely within a medical model - if it's clear the pregnant mother is the leader. This podcast is a virtual corner of the universe to celebrate and validate the movement to reclaim birth as our own. Birth is not a medical event. Join us this year as we discuss legal and human rights in childbirth, investigate the different models of care, and hear from women around the world as they tell their stories of birthing freely. 

*Our intention with this podcast is to lift the voices of people making the decision to opt out of the default medical system and treat their pregnancy and birth as a non medical event, doing what they feel is safest for their babies. This podcast does not suggest that everyone should be seeking similar birthing choices, or that it is the right and only way, but rather to highlight that for some people who choose, free birth is a perfectly safe and viable option. There is enough room in this world for everyone's personal choices, in birth and beyond. 

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