Empowered Births at Home - Homebirth Stories

Esmeralda Carrillo
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This podcast is a space where women tell us their positive and empowering homebirth stories. We dive deep into the entire journey from how the decision of homebirth was made to choosing a birth team, preparing, and most importantly the birth day! By listening to these stories you will gain knowledge from learning through other women’s experiences. Sharing these stories play a crucial role in my personal mission to normalize homebirth and empower moms. It’s not a trend, it’s a movement to bring birth back home! Learn more by visiting www.birthsathome.com

  1. 08/11/2025

    50. How Loss Led to The Decision of Homebirth With Beka

    Beka shares her journey of experiencing a hospital birth with her first, loss and pregnancy after loss, and then two beautiful homebirths. To see more from Beka be sure to follow her https://www.instagram.com/beka.xo.co/ Important Links + Resources✨ Explore The Homebirth Vault – your all-in-one space for homebirth preparation:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://birthsathome.com/pages/the-homebirth-vault ⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙️ Want to Share Your Homebirth Story on the Podcast? Fill out the submission form here:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://airtable.com/appIpUj5HcMj8xspE/shrugm504HmilhpS9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🫴 Support the Podcast – if these stories have inspired or helped you in any way, consider making a loving donation:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://birthsathome.com/products/podcast-donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📲 Connect with Me + More Links – https://birthsathome.com/pages/links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💛 Love the Podcast? Share it with a fellow mama, tag me in your stories, and leave a 5-star rating + review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify—it helps more women find these empowering stories!

    37 min

  2. 05/26/2025

    49. No Two Births Are Ever The Same, Jenni Shares Her Homebirth Stories

    Jenni shares her two different homebirth stories with us, one being long and hard and ending in a postpartum transfer, the other being short and fast and absolutely redemptive! Important Links + Resources ✨ Explore The Homebirth Vault – your all-in-one space for homebirth preparation:⁠⁠ ⁠https://birthsathome.com/pages/the-homebirth-vault⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Want to Share Your Homebirth Story on the Podcast? Fill out the submission form here:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://airtable.com/appIpUj5HcMj8xspE/shrugm504HmilhpS9⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🫴 Support the Podcast – if these stories have inspired or helped you in any way, consider making a loving donation:⁠⁠ ⁠https://birthsathome.com/products/podcast-donation ⁠⁠⁠📲 Connect with Me + More Links – ⁠⁠⁠www.msha.ke/birthsathome ⁠⁠⁠💛 Love the Podcast? Share it with a fellow mama, tag me in your stories, and leave a 5-star rating + review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify—it helps more women find these empowering stories!

    36 min

  3. 05/13/2025

    48. When Homebirth Plans Unexpectedly Change to a Hospital Birth with Anastasia

    📌 Anastasia's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/loambirthservices/👇 Important Links + Resources✨ Explore The Homebirth Vault – your all-in-one space for homebirth preparation:⁠⁠ https://birthsathome.com/pages/the-homebirth-vault⁠⁠🎙️ Want to Share Your Homebirth Story on the Podcast? Fill out the submission form here:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://airtable.com/appIpUj5HcMj8xspE/shrugm504HmilhpS9⁠⁠⁠🫴 Support the Podcast – if these stories have inspired or helped you in any way, consider making a loving donation:⁠⁠ https://birthsathome.com/products/podcast-donation⁠⁠📲 Connect with Me + More Links – ⁠⁠www.msha.ke/birthsathome⁠⁠💛 Love the Podcast? Share it with a fellow mama, tag me in your stories, and leave a 5-star rating + review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify—it helps more women find these empowering stories!

    50 min

  4. 05/05/2025

    47. Choosing Homebirth for Your First Birth

    Sam talks about her journey of choosing a homebirth with her first birth after experiencing a not so great hospital stay unfortunately due to having a miscarriage with her first pregnancy. We also talk about the importance of the postpartum period and care. 📌 Sam's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/postpartumnurtureco/ 👇 Important Links + Resources ✨ Explore The Homebirth Vault – your all-in-one space for homebirth preparation:⁠⁠ https://birthsathome.com/pages/the-homebirth-vault⁠⁠ 🎙️ Want to Share Your Homebirth Story on the Podcast? Fill out the submission form here:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://airtable.com/appIpUj5HcMj8xspE/shrugm504HmilhpS9⁠⁠🫴 Support the Podcast – if these stories have inspired or helped you in any way, consider making a loving donation:⁠⁠ https://birthsathome.com/products/podcast-donation ⁠⁠📲 Connect with Me + More Links – ⁠⁠www.msha.ke/birthsathome ⁠⁠💛 Love the Podcast? Share it with a fellow mama, tag me in your stories, and leave a 5-star rating + review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify—it helps more women find these empowering stories!

    53 min

  5. 04/14/2025

    46. Preparing For Another Homebirth After Experiencing a Previous Homebirth Transfer

    Ali shares her homebirth stories with us and goes into how her first ended up being a postpartum transfer due to a hemorrhage and how she was able to prepare for her second after that experience with her first. 📌 Ali's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alisarberg/ 👇 Important Links + Resources ✨ Explore The Homebirth Vault – your all-in-one space for homebirth preparation:⁠⁠ https://birthsathome.com/pages/the-homebirth-vault⁠⁠ 🎙️ Want to Share Your Homebirth Story on the Podcast? Fill out the submission form here:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://airtable.com/appIpUj5HcMj8xspE/shrugm504HmilhpS ⁠⁠⁠🫴 Support the Podcast – if these stories have inspired or helped you in any way, consider making a loving donation:⁠⁠ https://birthsathome.com/products/podcast-donation ⁠⁠📲 Connect with Me + More Links – ⁠www.msha.ke/birthsathome⁠⁠ 💛 Love the Podcast? Share it with a fellow mama, tag me in your stories, and leave a 5-star rating + review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify—it helps more women find these empowering stories!

    1h 1m

  6. 04/07/2025

    45. Navigating Birthing Outside of The System in France

    Christina shares about her experience with living in France, a very anti-homebirth country, and wanting to birth outside of the medical system. Her dreams of wanting a physiological freebirth and believing she would NEVER go into the hospital system were very abruptly shattered when she found out about her baby's diagnosis. She then realized birth is not so black and white, we were able to discuss a bit about the dangers of freebirth culture, while also holding space for the women who feel a very deep and intuitive call to freebirth. Christina goes on to share her second birth experience which was a full circle moment of getting the birth she had always wanted from the very beginning. *I want to be transparent in saying that I do not support or stand with the Free Birth Society. My values and approach to birth work differ greatly from theirs* 👇 Important Links + Resources✨ Explore The Homebirth Vault – your all-in-one space for homebirth preparation:⁠ https://birthsathome.com/pages/the-homebirth-vault⁠ 🎙️ Want to Share Your Homebirth Story on the Podcast? Fill out the submission form here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://airtable.com/appIpUj5HcMj8xspE/shrugm504HmilhpS9⁠⁠ 🫴 Support the Podcast – if these stories have inspired or helped you in any way, consider making a loving donation:⁠https://birthsathome.com/products/podcast-donation⁠ 📲 Connect with Me + More Links – ⁠www.msha.ke/birthsathome⁠ 💛 Love the Podcast? Share it with a fellow mama, tag me in your stories, and leave a 5-star rating + review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify—it helps more women find these empowering stories!

    59 min

  7. 03/17/2025

    44. Birth Center Led Rachel to Choose Freebirth with her Second

    Rachel shares her experience with Birthing at a Birth Center and why she decided to go a different route with her next baby which was to have a Freebirth. *I want to be transparent in saying that I do not support or stand with the Free Birth Society. My values and approach to birth work differ greatly from theirs* 👇 Important Links + Resources✨ Explore The Homebirth Vault – your all-in-one space for homebirth preparation: https://birthsathome.com/pages/the-homebirth-vault 🎙️ Want to Share Your Homebirth Story on the Podcast? Fill out the submission form here: ⁠⁠https://airtable.com/appIpUj5HcMj8xspE/shrugm504HmilhpS9⁠ 🫴 Support the Podcast – if these stories have inspired or helped you in any way, consider making a loving donation:https://birthsathome.com/products/podcast-donation 📲 Connect with Me + More Links – www.msha.ke/birthsathome 💛 Love the Podcast? Share it with a fellow mama, tag me in your stories, and leave a 5-star rating + review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify—it helps more women find these empowering stories!

    39 min

  8. 03/10/2025

    43. The Downsides of Social Media’s “Calm, Peaceful, and Pain-Free” Birth Narrative with Kelli

    In this episode of Empowered Births at Home I sit down with Kelly, a mom of four, birth doula, and birth photographer, to talk about her journey from hospital births to her first home birth in November 2024. While home birth is often portrayed on social media as calm, peaceful, and pain-free, Kelly’s experience was a reminder that birth is raw, intense, and deeply personal.She opens up about the challenges of pregnancy, transitioning from OB care to traditional midwifery, and the unexpected realities of labor—including a five-hour pushing phase that tested her physically and emotionally. We also discuss how social media can create unrealistic expectations about birth and why it’s important to honor every experience, even when it doesn’t fit the “perfect” birth narrative.Kelly’s story is a powerful reminder that birth is unpredictable, intense, and transformative—and that no one experience defines what birth “should” look like. 📌 Follow Kelly on Instagram: ⁠@slimmliving_birthsupport⁠ 👇 Important Links + Resources ✨ Explore The Homebirth Vault – your all-in-one space for homebirth preparation: ⁠⁠https://birthsathome.com/pages/the-homebirth-vault⁠⁠ 🎙️ Want to Share Your Homebirth Story on the Podcast? Fill out the submission form here:⁠⁠⁠ https://airtable.com/appIpUj5HcMj8xspE/shrugm504HmilhpS9⁠⁠ 🫴 Support the Podcast – if these stories have inspired or helped you in any way, consider making a loving donation: ⁠⁠https://birthsathome.com/products/podcast-donation⁠⁠ 📲 Connect with Me + More Links – ⁠⁠www.msha.ke/birthsathome⁠⁠ 💛 Love the Podcast? Share it with a fellow mama, tag me in your stories, and leave a 5-star rating + review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify—it helps more women find these empowering stories!

    38 min
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This podcast is a space where women tell us their positive and empowering homebirth stories. We dive deep into the entire journey from how the decision of homebirth was made to choosing a birth team, preparing, and most importantly the birth day! By listening to these stories you will gain knowledge from learning through other women’s experiences. Sharing these stories play a crucial role in my personal mission to normalize homebirth and empower moms. It’s not a trend, it’s a movement to bring birth back home! Learn more by visiting www.birthsathome.com

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