Birthkeeper Banter

HERBAL Birthkeeping
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  • ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

A podcast channel made for birth junkies, discussing birth attending, tips, politics and amazing stories. We are friendly to ALL birth settings and stories, including our personal favorite, freebirth. Join us if you love and believe in BIRTH!

  1. 12/06/2024

    Rae Of Birthkeeping Sunshine

    My dear friend and fellow birth worker Raina and I went deep diving on this episode. Through all the loss she has seen in her life, we explore some tear-jerking emotional experiences first and how those played a hand in her becoming a woman, a mother, and the birth worker that she is today. We talk on how birth attending is a fellowship, the differences in what we offer as traditional attendants as opposed to what the medical model of midwifery offers and how advocacy has been lost in the field of birth workers. We touch on connection with our clients, cause for transfer and how we’ve held space for clients that would have been transferred with literally anyone else sitting at their feet, and yet.. we stayed home. She shared intimately about the births that have made a profound impact on her this year, as well as her own personal birth stories and where she found her calling and her self through her own birthing experiences. We rattle on for hours, affirming what we know to be true, but that others have not yet discovered in this wonderful work we do and how it’s so important to have birth buddies who understand. I am just so thankful that she is in fact one of my birth buddies. I hope you enjoy our friendly banter here.

    3h 20m

  2. 12/06/2024

    Why Authentic Birth Workers Are Worth Their Weight In Gold

    Our longest episode to date… for good reason! Here we are going to talk about why authentic birth workers that show up to walk and sit with women in the true sense of the original meaning are worth their weight in gold. We discuss recent births that have taken a toll on us, what makes it worth it, what behind the scenes hardships and tedious tasks that our clients don’t even know that we deal with, how hard the birth community is and what weight we carry that goes unseen, including motherhood in the midst of mothering women. This is a lengthy but trail mix crunchy of an episode that is sure to hit a ton of points that many can relate with, or need to know before jumping into autonomous birth work.

    2h 49m

  3. 08/04/2024

    Ashley’s Freebirth

    Ashley is a wonderful student of ours, whom went on to birth her fifth baby FREELY! She talks about the variation in her baby’s head, handling dystocia in her freebirth, and how it differed from her previous hospital and midwifery led experiences. Such a good, insightful and informative share.

    1h 9m

  4. 05/09/2024

    IVF First Time Mom Home Birth at Age 43

    On this episode Desirae speaks with Clare, an Australia natural health practitioner, who struggled with infertility and went on to choose IVF. At the age of 43.5 she carried out an IVF pregnancy and chose to birth at home, a birth that ultimately ended up being unassisted! Listen to hear how that came to be. Clare shares about her journey and advocates for other women who desire to choose home as “an older mother”, as well as those who take the IVF route. She wants the world to know that they have options and that they are capable! Her determination and remarkable path to motherhood offers a powerful message that would be great for all women to listen to!

    1h 31m

  5. 03/20/2024

    Attending Families While Pregnant and Postpartum

    Desirae and Savannah Brigman talk about their personal experiences in attending while they were pregnant and fresh postpartum. What issues they ran into, what joys came along with it, as well as what they wouldn’t recommend or do again. If you are considering attending while pregnant or postpartum, give this podcast a listen. While it comes with its pros and cons, attending others while in the childbearing years yourself is possible and can be enjoyable! Listen to hear more!

    48 min

  6. 11/13/2023

    Life Updates - Fall 2023

    Desirae & Taylor hop on to share updates since the summer, as we have not had a podcast episode in a bit! We hope to share more soon, but as a summary, we are well and thriving. We hope you are all are doing amazing, too!

    42 min

  7. 06/25/2023

    Perspective Shifts From The Beginning To Now

    Desirae & Taylor share their thoughts on a variety of common judgements and understandings others hold, and those they may have held as well, and how their views on it have shifted from the beginning to now. Some have stayed the same despite many many births, and some have taken great shifts. It’s all about perspective and giving each other grace and trying to see from the other persons side, isn’t it? A humble and insightful listen for all, we hope!

    1h 6m

  8. 06/02/2023

    Fear-Based Midwifery Trainings

    Desirae and Taylor discuss how fear-based midwifery trainings are essentially just continuing trauma for women and bringing a watered down obstetrical model into women’s homes. If you feel lead to attend a specific training out of straight up fear, their marketing is working! Listen in for an alternative to the scared hype.

    38 min
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A podcast channel made for birth junkies, discussing birth attending, tips, politics and amazing stories. We are friendly to ALL birth settings and stories, including our personal favorite, freebirth. Join us if you love and believe in BIRTH!

Information

  • Creator
    HERBAL Birthkeeping
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    96
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © HERBAL Birthkeeping
  • Show Website
    Birthkeeper Banter