The Be Her Village Podcast Be Her Village, Inc.

Kaitlin McGreyes, Founder of BeHerVillage talks with Kristin Revere,  Co-Owner
of Gold Coast Doulas. She's a Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, Certified Newborn
Care specialist, Co-Host of the Ask A Doula Podcast, and Co-Founder of The
Becoming a Mother Course.

Inspired by her own experience in trying to find resources as a newly pregnant
mom, Kristin has worked to make the information around pregnancy, birth, and
postpartum readily available to anyone who is looking for it.

They cover the importance of creating support systems BEFORE giving birth, and
what ongoing support looks like in the postpartum period, for new parents and
for babies.

You can find Kristin and her team here:
Gold Coast Doulas [https://www.goldcoastdoulas.com/]
Ask A Doula Podcast [https://www.goldcoastdoulas.com/ask-the-doulas-podcast/]
The Becoming a Mother Course [https://thebecomingcourse.com/join]
(use the code Becoming50 at checkout for a discount!)

Expectant parents, you can create your registry of support services for free at
BeHerVillage.com [https://behervillage.com]
Providers, you can join us too at BeHerVillage.com/partners
[https://behervillage.com/partners]

Want to share your birth story? Click here [https://bit.ly/podcastparents]!

Content Warning: This episode depicts a traumatic birth experience, with mention
of suicidal thoughts. Listener discretion is advised.
In this episode Kaitlin McGreyes, founder of BeHerVillage talks with Trish
Evangelista of Babylon Crossfit. Trish is a Crossfit Affiliate owner, L2 Coach,
Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Coach, who is using her pregnancy and birth
experience to educate and empower moms.
Trish talks about the importance of being educated before birth and how hiring
and learning from the right coaches can make a huge difference while navigating
pregnancy and postpartum.
She wants moms to know that there are resources for them (for birth and
postpartum as well as fitness) no matter where they are on their journey.
To learn more about Trish, her gym, and her offerings head to
BabylonCrossfit.com [http://babyloncrossfit.com]
If you're getting ready for a baby, you can put support like this on your
registry when you use BeHerVillage.com [http://behervillage.com] Trish is also a
partner with BeHerVillage, so you can add Trish's services directly to your
registry.

In this episode of the BeHerVillage Podcast, Kaitlin McGreyes, founder of
BeHerVillage [http://BeHerVillage.com] talks with Jennie Joseph: globally
recognized midwife, Founder and President of Commonsense Childbirth, Inc. and
Director of the National Perinatal Task Force, and not to mention one of Time
Magazine's Women of the Year for 2022
[https://time.com/collection/women-of-the-year/6150545/jennie-joseph/].

In this episode they talk about Jennie's journey through midwifery and how she's
dedicated her life to making sure birthing folks are getting the safe and
accessible care that they deserve.

For more on Jennie and her work visit:
PerinatalTaskForce.com [http://Perinataltaskforce.com]
CommonSenseChildbirth.org [http://CommonSenseChildbirth.org]
JennieJoseph.com [https://jenniejoseph.com]

BeHerVillage.com [http://BeHerVillage.com] is a gift registry where parents can
register for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support-- instead of stuff. Create
your free registry today.

If you support new mamas you can create a profile at BeHerVillage.com/partners
[http://www.behervillage.com/partners] so new parents can put YOU onto their
registry

In this episode, Kaitlin McGreyes, Founder of Be Her Village
[http://BeHerVillage.com] talks with Pediatrician Dr. Joel Warsh, aka Dr. Gator
about how NOT to get sick (and the answer isn't to obsessively wash your hands).
Dr. Gator talks about how lifestyle factors such as sleep and diet play a really
important role in longterm health and wellness. As a pediatrician he blends his
Western medical background with a naturopathic and holistic approach to help
keep the kids (and families) in his practice healthy by valuing prevention of
illness as much as the treatment of illness. Dr. Gator knows that as a
pediatrician, he is one of the many components to a wellness team that has a
positive effect on health and thriving.

You can find Dr. Gator on IG at instagram.com/drjoelgator
[https://www.instagram.com/drjoelgator/]
Work with him by heading to his website: IntegrativePediatrics.com
[http://IntegrativePediatrics.com]
And sign up for his upcoming masterclass for keeping kids healthy:
RaisingAmazingPlus.com [https://raisingamazingplus.com/]

To set yourself up with a village for wellness for yourself and your new baby,
create a registry at BeHerVillage.com [http://BeHerVillage.com] and register for
the services you want to keep yourself and your family thriving.





*This and all episodes of the Be Her Village Podcast serves to educate based on
personal stories and experiential information from practitioners, and is not to
be used as medical advice. Please see your medical professional for specific
advice pertaining to your unique experience.

On this week's episode of the Be Her Village podcast Kaitlin McGreyes, founder
of Be Her Village is talking with Kate Miller, founder of Mighty Milk— a company
offering online video based breastfeeding classes for new and expectant parents.
Breastfeeding can be hard, no matter how natural it may seem to be. 
t's not always as easy as:  have a baby  and then the baby latches— often there
is struggle, trial and error. Most often, those who reach their breastfeeding
goals are surrounded by support.
Kate and Kaitlin talk about the struggles of breastfeeding, why partner
involvement is so important, how to help a new mom who is breastfeeding, and
what Kate offers in her online courses.
If you're getting ready for baby and you're planning on breastfeeding, check out
MightyMilk.co [http://mightymilk.co] to get yourself and your partner as
prepared as can be.
And if you want to put breastfeeding support or any other kind of support on
your baby registry— create your registry for free at BeHerVillage.com
[http://BeHerVillage.com]

We should be focused on the patient, where relationships are built and trust is
formed between the person giving birth as well as the care providers. Maggie
Runyon, Labor and Delivery nurse, birth advocate, and founder of Your Birth
Partners (a nonprofit that aims to cultivate inclusive, collaborative birth care
communities rooted in autonomy, respect, & equity) talks with Kaitlin McGreyes,
founder of Be Her Village to answer the question: "If you could create change
within the hospital system as is: how would you change it?"
They talk about the disparities in the maternal healthcare system, how much of
the systems that are in place were created to establish and maintain
socioeconomic and racial separation, and what birth workers can do now to help
from right where they are.
Maggie wants to see the system  work to be more trauma informed and
collaborative, where the people giving birth are put first before hospital
policies.
Learn more about Maggie and her mission at YourBirthPartners.org
[http://YourBirthPartners.org]
If you're ready to join Maggie in her mission, there's a Facebook group for you!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ybpcommunity
Set yourself up for the most supported pregnancy, birth, and postpartum
experience when you register at BeHerVillage.com [http://BeHerVillage.com]:
where you can get the funds you need to pay for the support you deserve!