Born Wild Podcast

Sophia Henderson
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Conversations with Midwives surrounding pregnancy, birth, and beyond. Wouldn't it be wild if there were no rules, we had true autonomy, and our loyalty was only to the families we serve? This is a safe space to process experiences without judgement. Questioning what it means to be midwives through continuous self reflection. Remembering what it means to be Born Wild.

  1. 2D AGO

    37 Weeks, Waters Broke Early, 7-Hour Home Birth (Baby Came Before Midwives)

    This episode features a detailed birth story that explores the journey of choosing a home birth, navigating pregnancy challenges, and embracing natural birth practices. The guest shares insights on interventions, the power of intuition, and the importance of support systems. Sophia interviews one of her clients, Aine, where she shares how she navigates different challenges or obstacles, ends up basically free birthing at home, post birth challenges through breastfeeding and so much more. This is a beautiful and inspiring home birth story that will give you so many wonderful insights if you are considering home birth for yourself. To connect with Sophia visit: www.bornwildmidwifery.com To connect with our guest, Aine, email her @aine.kimsey@gmail.com Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Anya's Journey 03:12 The Path to Motherhood 06:06 Choosing Home Birth 08:56 Understanding Pregnancy and Health 12:04 Navigating Pregnancy Challenges 15:06 The Labor Experience Begins 18:05 Anticipation and Emotional Journey 21:03 Induction Conversations and Decisions 27:12 Navigating Natural Birth Choices 30:12 The Birth Experience: Embracing the Journey 34:49 The Role of Support During Labor 39:47 Postpartum Realities and Breastfeeding Challenges 45:35 Empowering Birth: Education and Resources This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only. The views and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not constitute medical, legal, or professional advice. We are not providing medical or legal guidance, nor are we encouraging listeners to engage in any practice that may be unsafe or unlawful in their jurisdiction. Birth choices, medical care decisions, and midwifery practices are highly regulated and vary by state and country. Listeners are encouraged to consult with qualified, licensed professionals and to research the laws applicable to their location before making any health or birth-related decisions. By listening to this podcast, you acknowledge that you are responsible for your own decisions and actions.

    55 min
  2. German New Medicine: Understanding Your Child’s Symptoms

    MAR 10

    German New Medicine: Understanding Your Child’s Symptoms

    In this episode of the Born Wild Podcast, host Sophia speaks with Natasha Nazerali, a German New Medicine educator, about the principles of German New Medicine (GNM) and its application in understanding health and healing. Natasha explains the five biological laws that govern the relationship between the psyche, brain, and body, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the meaning behind symptoms. The conversation also explores the role of microbes in healing, the significance of understanding symptoms as meaningful adaptations, and how parents can apply these principles to support their children's health. Natasha shares resources for further learning and encourages listeners to build a connection with their own biology. Takeaways: German New Medicine is a biological framework connecting psyche and body.The five biological laws explain how conflicts manifest as symptoms.Every symptom is a result of a conflict shock.Microbes play a supportive role in the healing process.Understanding symptoms can help in emotional regulation.Parents can apply GNM principles to support their children's health.The relationship with one's mother is crucial for healing.Biology is accessible to everyone, regardless of education.Symptoms are meaningful adaptations, not random occurrences.Building a connection with one's own biology is essential for health. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to German New Medicine 06:49 Understanding the Five Biological Laws 22:25 The Role of Microbes in Healing 26:19 Symbiotic Relationships with Nature 28:47 Understanding Biological Laws and Healing 30:42 The Quintessence: Meaning in Symptoms 37:34 Supporting Children Through Healing Phases 49:41 Resources for Further Learning Follow us on IG @Bornwildpodcast Connect with our guest, Natasha Nazerali Natasha Nazerali is a German New Medicine practitioner and educator who guides individuals to awaken their primal nature through biological awareness. Raised by a mother deeply grounded in the wisdom of Dr. Ryke Geerd Hamer’s biological framework, Natasha carries this lineage forward, honoring and expanding upon the legacy passed down to her. Natasha is the co-founder of The Bio-Logical Woman course program alongside Dr. Melissa Sell, and the founder of The GNM Weekend, an international annual conference dedicated to The 5 Biological Laws. Through her work in family systems therapy and biological relating, Natasha emphasizes a view of biology that moves beyond the conventional paradigm, honoring the roles that ancestral heritage, relational coherence, and consciousness play in overall health. As a devoted spiritual seeker, Natasha’s work is informed by her studies with sacred Indigenous practices and wisdom traditions. At the heart of her practice is a mission for her offerings to serve as a bridge from the unconscious illusion that we are separate from nature into the conscious truth that nature and human are one.  This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only. The views and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not constitute medical, legal, or professional advice. We are not providing medical or legal guidance, nor are we encouraging listeners to engage in any practice that may be unsafe or unlawful in their jurisdiction. Birth choices, medical care decisions, and midwifery practices are highly regulated and vary by state and country. Listeners are encouraged to consult with qualified, licensed professionals and to research the laws applicable to their location before making any health or birth-related decisions. By listening to this podcast, you acknowledge that you are responsible for your own decisions and actions.

    53 min

  3. MAR 2

    Welcome Back Updates, Long births, monitoring and more

    Welcome back!!!! In this episode, Sophia and Eva discuss their experiences with long labors, sharing practical insights on managing multiple days of labor, team stamina, and patient care nuances. They also explore shifts in their practice, including home visit adaptations and practice management strategies. Key Topics: Understanding what constitutes a long birth and common patterns observedStrategies to maintain birth team stamina over multi-day laborImportance of rotation, rest, and self-care during extended labor supportHow position changes and hydration impact labor progressionMonitoring blood pressure flexibly and balancing safety with minimal interventionThe benefits of teamwork, fresh ideas, and energy renewal for supporting familiesPractice updates: transitioning to home visits, paperwork improvements, and team buildingReflections on the evolving home birth practice and future plans Follow us on IG @ bornwildpodcast If you are in the Sonoma County region and are considering having a home birth yourself, please check us out on our website. Sophia would love a chance to connect. This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only. The views and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not constitute medical, legal, or professional advice. We are not providing medical or legal guidance, nor are we encouraging listeners to engage in any practice that may be unsafe or unlawful in their jurisdiction. Birth choices, medical care decisions, and midwifery practices are highly regulated and vary by state and country. Listeners are encouraged to consult with qualified, licensed professionals and to research the laws applicable to their location before making any health or birth-related decisions. By listening to this podcast, you acknowledge that you are responsible for your own decisions and actions.

    24 min
  4. 149. Honoring Our Roots: Reviving Traditional Midwifery with Lisa Rawson

    11/10/2025

    149. Honoring Our Roots: Reviving Traditional Midwifery with Lisa Rawson

    🌿 Episode Summary This conversation explores the current state of midwifery, highlighting the wisdom of traditional practices and the importance of reconnecting with the roots of the CPM movement. Sophia and Lisa discuss how honoring elder midwives and learning from minority and LGBTQ+ communities can enrich the future of midwifery. Together, they reflect on the challenges and opportunities in integrating traditional, community-based care into modern models of practice — reminding us that the field is at a pivotal moment for change. ⸻ ✨ What You’ll Learn • How traditional midwifery informs and strengthens modern practice • Why inclusivity and cultural humility are essential in midwifery care • The unique needs of minority and LGBTQ+ birthing communities • The wisdom elder and granny midwives bring to today’s birth landscape • How the CPM movement is rooted in traditional, community-based care • Ways to restore informed consent, autonomy, and choice in birth ⸻ 👩‍🍼 Guest Bio Lisa Rawson, LM, CPM, MA-MCHS has been serving families for over 25 years as an educator, midwife, and advocate for equitable access to midwifery care. She has worked in rural community-based home birth practices, unlicensed midwifery, and licensed birth centers. Lisa is passionate about restoring informed consent and true choice through education, social justice, and equitable human rights. She views advocacy as a central part of her midwifery and social justice work. A mother of eight and wife of 28 years, Lisa is also the proud matriarch of a multigenerational family. When she’s not catching babies, she enjoys cooking, swimming, playing games, exploring new places, and sharing her infectious sense of humor. ⸻ 🌐 Connect with Lisa Rawson • Instagram: @lisa_rawson_lm • Facebook: Mountain Valley Midwifery • Website: www.mountainvalleymidwifery.com ⸻ 📚 Links & Resources Mentioned • CPM Movement History – NACPM • Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) • Granny Midwives: A Legacy of Community Birth Work ⸻ 🌳 Connect With Us Instagram: @sophiabirth @bayareahomebirth @bornwildmidwifery Stay Wild 🌳

    42 min
  5. 148. The Heart Behind the Scan: Karen Han’s Story

    11/03/2025

    148. The Heart Behind the Scan: Karen Han’s Story

    In this episode, we sit down with ultrasound technologist Karen Han, whose career path took her from banking and medical transcription to discovering the beauty of birth through the lens of ultrasound. After years working in hospitals, her first home birth experience opened her eyes to the incredible possibilities of physiological birth outside the medical system. Today, she brings warmth, skill, and connection to families seeking both medical reassurance and emotional bonding through ultrasound. ⸻ What You’ll Learn: • How an unexpected career pivot led to a lifelong passion for ultrasound • The contrast between hospital imaging and the intimacy of home birth care • The story of starting a 3D/4D ultrasound business and growing into a trusted partner for midwives • How ultrasound can strengthen family bonding and deepen the birth experience • Insights from a professional who bridges medical imaging and holistic maternity care ⸻ Karen Han’s journey to ultrasound took many twists and turns—through careers in banking, catering, and medical transcription—before finding her true calling in the late 1990s. She trained for four years and became a registered diagnostic medical sonographer after assisting at St. Helena Hospital and Sutter Lakeside Hospital. Married to a chiropractor and a mother of two, she later founded a 3D/4D ultrasound business in 2011 that grew organically as midwives discovered her work. After attending her first home birth in 2012, she fell in love with the beauty and empowerment of birth outside hospital walls and now devotes her work to supporting families with compassion, connection, and high-quality imaging. 📱 Cell/Text: 707-337-8308 (preferred) 📧 Email: karenmillerhan@yahoo.com ⸻ Links and Resources Mentioned: • Learn more about Karen’s services or schedule an appointment: Text or call 707-337-8308 • Email inquiries: karenmillerhan@yahoo.com • Born Wild Midwifery: bornwildmidwifery.com ⸻ If you loved this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your birth-loving friends. Your support helps us amplify the voices of those changing the birth world—one story at a time. ⸻ Connect with Us: Instagram: @sophiabirth • @bayareahomebirth • @bornwildmidwifery Stay Wild 🌳

    52 min
  6. 147. Real Food for Real Moms with Lily Nichols

    10/20/2025

    147. Real Food for Real Moms with Lily Nichols

    In this episode of the Born Wild Podcast, host Sophia Henderson, LM, CPM, interviews Lily Nichols, a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based nutrition. Together, they explore the critical role of nutrition during pregnancy and postpartum, the gaps between current dietary guidelines and modern research, and the importance of combining traditional wisdom with science. Lily shares insights from her best-selling Real Food series, emphasizing the value of high-quality protein, mindful carbohydrate intake, and nutrient-dense foods for fertility, pregnancy, and recovery. The conversation also covers gestational diabetes testing, caffeine consumption, postpartum nourishment, and the need for better education and support for women throughout their childbearing years. ⸻ What You’ll Learn • Why evidence-based nutrition is essential during pregnancy and postpartum • How traditional wisdom aligns with current research on maternal health • The importance of high-quality protein and micronutrients for fertility and pregnancy • How to approach gestational diabetes testing and dietary management holistically • Postpartum recovery foods and the value of meal prepping • How to discern the quality of food sources for optimal health ⸻ Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author known for her evidence-based, sensible approach to maternal nutrition. She is the founder of the Institute for Prenatal Nutrition®, co-founder of the Women’s Health Nutrition Academy, and the author of three influential books: Real Food for Fertility (co-authored with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack), Real Food for Pregnancy, and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Her work has influenced prenatal nutrition policy internationally and is used in university-level maternal nutrition and midwifery courses. When not writing or teaching, Lily enjoys spending time with her husband and two children—most likely outdoors or in the kitchen. 🔗 https://lilynicholsrdn.com 🌿 Real Food Postpartum Recovery Meals ⸻ Links & Resources Mentioned • Real Food for Pregnancy • Real Food for Gestational Diabetes • Real Food for Fertility ⸻ If you loved this episode, follow and share Born Wild Podcast with a friend who’s passionate about holistic pregnancy and women’s health. Leave us a review to help more families find this empowering conversation. 🌸 ⸻ Connect with us: @sophiabirth @bayareahomebirth @bornwildmidwifery Stay Wild 🌳

    52 min
  7. 146. Whole-Body Pregnancy Care: A Functional Medicine Conversation with Sarah Thompson

    10/13/2025

    146. Whole-Body Pregnancy Care: A Functional Medicine Conversation with Sarah Thompson

    In this episode of the Born Wild Podcast, host Sophia Henderson speaks with Sarah Thompson, MAOM, LAc — a licensed acupuncturist, certified functional medicine practitioner, and birth doula with over 20 years of experience in maternal health. Together they explore the importance of nutrition in pregnancy, the role of functional medicine in supporting mothers and babies, and the barriers families face in accessing integrative maternity care. Sarah shares her journey into functional medicine, her evidence-based approach to clinical care, and how nutrition, herbs, and traditional therapies can transform outcomes for expecting mothers. ⸻ What You’ll Learn: • How functional medicine identifies the root causes of health challenges. • Why nutrition is foundational to pregnancy health. • Understanding iron dynamics and the risk of deficiency or toxicity. • How herbs and supplements can safely support pregnancy and postpartum recovery. • The importance of informed consent and individualized care. • Practical ways collaboration among providers enhances maternity outcomes. ⸻ Sarah Thompson, MAOM, LAc is a licensed acupuncturist, certified functional medicine practitioner, and birth doula with more than two decades of experience in maternal health. She specializes in integrating functional medicine, nutrition, and traditional therapies to optimize pregnancy and childbirth outcomes. Sarah is the author of Functional Maternity and Beyond Results, and she offers MEAC-accredited continuing education through her Functional Maternity Academy and Kolibri International Birth Institute, empowering healthcare professionals with evidence-based tools for clinical practice. 🌐 www.functionalmaternity.com 📸 Instagram: @functional.maternity ⸻ Links and Resources Mentioned: • Functional Maternity by Sarah Thompson • Functional Maternity Academy (MEAC-approved CE) • Kolibri International Birth Institute • www.functionalmaternity.com ⸻ If you loved this conversation, please rate and review the Born Wild Podcast — it helps more families and birth workers find us! 🌿 Share this episode with a friend or colleague who’s passionate about holistic maternity care. ⸻ Connect with Us: @sophiabirth @bayareahomebirth @bornwildmidwifery Stay Wild 🌳

    57 min
  8. 145. Revolutionizing Maternity Care with Dr. Stuart Fischbein

    10/08/2025

    145. Revolutionizing Maternity Care with Dr. Stuart Fischbein

    In this episode of the Born Wild Podcast, host Sophia Henderson speaks with Dr. Stuart Fischbein, an obstetrician with decades of experience advocating for physiological birth, midwifery collaboration, and informed consent. Dr. Stu shares his journey from medical student to outspoken advocate for respectful maternity care. They discuss the importance of understanding the risks associated with various birth methods — including breech births and VBACs — and emphasize the need for individualized care in obstetrics. This conversation shines light on the challenges within the maternity care system and the importance of trusting women’s bodies during childbirth. ⸻ What You’ll Learn: • How Dr. Stu’s journey into obstetrics began unexpectedly • Why informed consent is often misunderstood in the medical system • The importance of midwives in supporting physiological birth • Why VBAC should be viewed as a standard variation of normal birth • How “high risk” is often defined by provider comfort rather than evidence • The decline of breech and twin birth skills — and why they matter • The dangers of profit-driven maternity care • How to rebuild trust in nature’s design for birth ⸻ Guest Bio: Stuart J. Fischbein, MD is a community-based obstetrician and an Associate of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology. He is the author of Fearless Pregnancy, Wisdom & Reassurance from a Doctor, A Midwife, and A Mom and several peer-reviewed papers including Homebirth with an Obstetrician, Breech Birth at Home, and Twin Home Birth: Outcomes of 100 Sets of Twins in the Care of a Single Practitioner. After completing his residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Dr. Stu spent 24 years assisting women with hospital births before transitioning to homebirth obstetrics for over 12 years. Since retiring from attending births in 2022, he has focused on teaching and advocacy — traveling internationally to reteach breech and twin birth skills, promote respect for physiological birth, and uphold informed consent. He co-hosts the Birthing Instincts Podcast with Blyss Young, offering hope, reassurance, and evidence-based guidance to families who understand that pregnancy is a normal, healthy function — not a medical condition to be feared. 📍 Websites: birthinginstincts.com birthinginstinctspodcast.com 📸 Instagram: @birthinginstincts ⸻ Links & Resources Mentioned: • Birthing Instincts Podcast • Dr. Fischbein’s Research Publications • Fearless Pregnancy, Wisdom & Reassurance from a Doctor, A Midwife, and A Mom ⸻ Call to Action: If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review, and share the Born Wild Podcast to help more families discover empowering conversations about birth and beyond. ⸻ Connect with Us: Instagram: @sophiabirth | @bayareahomebirth | @bornwildmidwifery Stay Wild 🌳

    57 min
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Conversations with Midwives surrounding pregnancy, birth, and beyond. Wouldn't it be wild if there were no rules, we had true autonomy, and our loyalty was only to the families we serve? This is a safe space to process experiences without judgement. Questioning what it means to be midwives through continuous self reflection. Remembering what it means to be Born Wild.

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  • Creator
    Sophia Henderson
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    150
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Sophia Henderson
  • Show Website
    Born Wild Podcast

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