Oct 30, 2019
Hospitals are the safest place to have your baby. Doctor’s are using evidence-based care. Right? Not exactly. In this episode, we get into the unreported side of birth so you know the full range of your choices from whether to be induced to understanding why what’s often the “normal”, standard of care might not...
Oct 23, 2019
After giving birth, all the attention shifts to the baby. Yet Mothers have just gone through a rebirth themselves. Ayurveda says 40 days of care for 40 years of health are necessary for women post-childbirth. Kimberly Johnson shares with us how to cultivate a 4th trimester that sets a strong foundation for this new life...
Oct 16, 2019
Conventional nutrition guidelines and myths like “you can eat for two” influence how we eat in pregnancy. Layered on is managing weight gain fears and expectations. For those with a history of battling food, pregnancy can leave us overwhelmed with how to eat and enjoy this time.
In this episode, Ali will look at...
Oct 9, 2019
Rachelle Garcia Seliga takes us on a riveting ride of midwifery history and how understanding our physiology can facilitate an empowered birth experience, support our health from womb to tomb and birth the culture change we need to support maternal health.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How the witch hunts...
Oct 2, 2019
When trying to get pregnant, we can focus only on nutrition or what’s wrong with our body. And often, Western Medicine’s fertility metrics — whether discouraging or “normal”— aren’t the whole picture we need to pay attention to.
Dr. Joy, a naturopathic physician who helped Ali overcome her infertility...