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

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EP51: Sarah Landis PT- Let's Talk Pelvic Floor

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

EP50: Tune Into Your Core

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

EP49: BirthStory Gina Harris Burchill

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

EP48: BirthStory Daria Harding

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

EP47: Mary Sheila Gonnella

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

EP46 BirthStory: Willow Barger

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

EP45: BirthStory Brittany Dudley

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

EP43: LD Rant- NY 2020 Ritual

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

EP43: Weaning a Toddler

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

BirthStory EP42: Bethany Atchison

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

EP41 BirthStory: Emma Greenlaw

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

EP40: Real Talk about Postpartum with Bobbie Spurlock

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

EP39: LD & Kimberly Hatley Cabot

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

EP 38: LD Rant: COVID19

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

EP36: Real Foods for Pregnancy

Intimate Conversations From Womb to Tomb: Birth stories, Interviews and Conversations for Midwives, Mama's and wanna-be's. Answering your questions and exploring life's natural events. Episodes are full of Alternative Dialogue that will reframe our relationship to birth, life and death.

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