Birth Tide Podcast—Faith Filled Conversations on Natural Pregnancy & Birth

Karissa
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As a birth doula with a passion for faith-filled, natural birth, I’m here to help you prepare spiritually, emotionally, and physically for a birth that is empowering and deeply connected to God's design. On this podcast, we dive into topics that matter most to women preparing for pregnancy and birth—from overcoming fear to embracing your intuition. You’ll hear uplifting birth stories, faith-based encouragement, and practical tips to guide you every step of the way. By the end of each episode, you’ll feel more confident, peaceful, and ready to embrace your birth journey with faith, trust, and surrender.

  1. DEC 16

    63 - Why Your Baby Wakes at Night & Why It’s Normal with Reba, Nurture Neuroscience Practitioner

    Reba is a birth doula based in Idaho and a virtual nurturing sleep consultant specializing in biologically normal infant sleep. She trained under infant neuroscientists Dr. Greer Kurshenbug and Dr. Rocio and is a certified Nurture Neuroscience Practitioner. Beyond her work with families, she’s a stay-at-home mom and ministry mama whose husband serves at their local church. Reach out to Reba: Website: rebathedoula.comInstagram: @rebathedoulaBook Recommendations: The Nurture RevolutionSafe Infant SleepHow Babies SleepTake a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth! Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDEGet access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOKJoin my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa — a Christian homebirth doula serving Lancaster & Lebanon, PA. I bring faith alongside evidence-based birth education to help women embrace a physiological-centered pregnancy so they can birth with confident autonomy and deep, Holy Spirit-led peace. 🕊️ If you’re preparing for a natural, Spirit-led birth and want to feel excited instead of overwhelmed, you’ll love my online faith-based birth course. It will help you and your husband feel genuinely prepared, connected, and ready for an amazing birth. 👉🏼 Enroll Today! ❤️ Come say hi to me on Instagram @thebirthtide — my DMs are always open!

    44 min

  2. DEC 2

    62 - A Powerful HBAC Freebirth After Long Prodromal Labor with Baby Number 6 (feat. Brandy)

    This is the third time having Brandy back on the podcast—just like I promised! Her latest birth story is full of surrender, perseverance, and deep trust. If you go back to episode 44, you’ll hear her earlier journeys: a c-section, a hospital VBAC, an HBAC with midwives, and an unassisted HBAC. Brandy not only carries incredible wisdom from her own births, but she has also supported many women as a birth keeper. You don’t want to miss this episode! Listen to her previous episodes: 08 - Why Hormones Should not be Overlooked in Labor with Brandy  44 - 4 different BIRTH STORIES: unplanned c-section, hospital VBAC, and 2 HBACs (feat. Brandy) 👉🏼 Follow her on Instagram: @wildandfreebirthwellness Fearless Birth Sanctuary  Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth! Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDEGet access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOKJoin my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa — a Christian homebirth doula serving Lancaster & Lebanon, PA. I bring faith alongside evidence-based birth education to help women embrace a physiological-centered pregnancy so they can birth with confident autonomy and deep, Holy Spirit-led peace. 🕊️ If you’re preparing for a natural, Spirit-led birth and want to feel excited instead of overwhelmed, you’ll love my online faith-based birth course. It will help you and your husband feel genuinely prepared, connected, and ready for an amazing birth. 👉🏼 Enroll Today! ❤️ Come say hi to me on Instagram @thebirthtide — my DMs are always open!

    56 min

  3. NOV 25

    61 - 10-minute FULL BODY Prenatal Relaxation Session

    Relaxation is so important at the end of pregnancy and during labor, but it is a learned skill that many of us don't know how to do. Listen to this episode when you have time to sit down in private, distraction-free, to feel yourself TOTALLY relax in under 10 minutes!  Fast forward to 6:18 to skip the intro and jump right to the exercise. Download your PDF copy of this prenatal relaxation exercise HERE (sources from Alberta Health Services www.birthandbabies.com) Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth! Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDEGet access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOKJoin my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa — a Christian homebirth doula serving Lancaster & Lebanon, PA. I bring faith alongside evidence-based birth education to help women embrace a physiological-centered pregnancy so they can birth with confident autonomy and deep, Holy Spirit-led peace. 🕊️ If you’re preparing for a natural, Spirit-led birth and want to feel excited instead of overwhelmed, you’ll love my online faith-based birth course. It will help you and your husband feel genuinely prepared, connected, and ready for an amazing birth. 👉🏼 Enroll Today! ❤️ Come say hi to me on Instagram @thebirthtide — my DMs are always open!

    21 min

  4. NOV 18

    60 - Lindsey's 3rd homebirth!! So much wisdom and leaning into intuition

    We have Lindsey back on the podcast to share her third birth story!! It is so special to have her back to hear all she's learned and how this time was actually so similar to last time, yet uniquely special.  Follow her on Instagram: @lindseywirth Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth! Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDEGet access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOKJoin my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa — a Christian homebirth doula serving Lancaster & Lebanon, PA. I bring faith alongside evidence-based birth education to help women embrace a physiological-centered pregnancy so they can birth with confident autonomy and deep, Holy Spirit-led peace. 🕊️ If you’re preparing for a natural, Spirit-led birth and want to feel excited instead of overwhelmed, you’ll love my online faith-based birth course. It will help you and your husband feel genuinely prepared, connected, and ready for an amazing birth. 👉🏼 Enroll Today! ❤️ Come say hi to me on Instagram @thebirthtide — my DMs are always open!

    50 min

  5. NOV 11

    59 - Reclaiming God-Given Instincts in Motherhood (feat. Hannah, a Jesus lover, traditional doula, birth keeper, and mother)

    Hannah is a Christian & ‘crunchy’ wife, mother, holistic Doula, birthkeeper, parent educator. Her passions are Jesus, family, and changing the birth world and community available to families.  In this episode, Hannah explains the difference between intuition and God-given instinct, exploring how the Holy Spirit leads us to reclaim our motherhood in alignment with God’s design. She talks about radical responsibility, spiritual warfare, and how to reconnect with your body, baby, and Creator through prayer, wisdom, and intentional living. Connect with Hannah: Instagram: @transcendmaternal Website: transcendmaternalservices.com Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth! Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDEGet access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOKJoin my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa — a Christian homebirth doula serving Lancaster & Lebanon, PA. I bring faith alongside evidence-based birth education to help women embrace a physiological-centered pregnancy so they can birth with confident autonomy and deep, Holy Spirit-led peace. 🕊️ If you’re preparing for a natural, Spirit-led birth and want to feel excited instead of overwhelmed, you’ll love my online faith-based birth course. It will help you and your husband feel genuinely prepared, connected, and ready for an amazing birth. 👉🏼 Enroll Today! ❤️ Come say hi to me on Instagram @thebirthtide — my DMs are always open!

    36 min

  6. NOV 4

    58 - Sophia's Home Birth Story as a First Time Mom and Doula

    Sohpia has been a nurse and doula for 5 years. Even though she had a lot of knowledge, she still had her own set of anxieties and fears to face in her pregnancy and birth. She and her husband decided to have a homebirth, and she loved that she chose that.  Connect with Sophia on Instagram: @sunsetbirth Hire Sohpia as your doula or to teach your birth classes in Spokane + Coeur d’Alene: Her website Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth! Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDEGet access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOKJoin my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa — a Christian homebirth doula serving Lancaster & Lebanon, PA. I bring faith alongside evidence-based birth education to help women embrace a physiological-centered pregnancy so they can birth with confident autonomy and deep, Holy Spirit-led peace. 🕊️ If you’re preparing for a natural, Spirit-led birth and want to feel excited instead of overwhelmed, you’ll love my online faith-based birth course. It will help you and your husband feel genuinely prepared, connected, and ready for an amazing birth. 👉🏼 Enroll Today! ❤️ Come say hi to me on Instagram @thebirthtide — my DMs are always open!

    48 min

  7. AUG 26

    57 - Getting Your Husband on Board with Home Birth + Chat About Transfers

    Do you feel called to a home birth but your husband isn’t quite on board? You’re not alone. As a doula, I see this tension often—moms who long for the peace and intimacy of birthing at home, but dads who feel nervous, protective, or unsure. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned in This Episode: Why Not Home? (Documentary) The Business of Being Born (Documentary)Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin (Book)Book a consult (virtual or in-person) with a doula to get your questions answered.Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth! Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDEGet access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOKJoin my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa — a Christian homebirth doula serving Lancaster & Lebanon, PA. I bring faith alongside evidence-based birth education to help women embrace a physiological-centered pregnancy so they can birth with confident autonomy and deep, Holy Spirit-led peace. 🕊️ If you’re preparing for a natural, Spirit-led birth and want to feel excited instead of overwhelmed, you’ll love my online faith-based birth course. It will help you and your husband feel genuinely prepared, connected, and ready for an amazing birth. 👉🏼 Enroll Today! ❤️ Come say hi to me on Instagram @thebirthtide — my DMs are always open!

    29 min

  8. JUL 8

    56 - Birth STATS so far this year & a bit on HOMEBIRTH!!

    I'm been a bit MIA for a few weeks, but I'm backkkk! I really prioriize my in-person doula clients first, and so when that is busy, the podcast goes to the back burner. So I thought I'd bring you inside by recaping my 18 births so far this 2025! I've also been chatting about homebirth a lot on the gram and so I thought I'd share with you WHY and dive deeper into that! Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth! Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDEGet access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOKJoin my online birth classes!: Birth Tide Academy👋🏼 Hey, I’m Karissa — a Christian homebirth doula serving Lancaster & Lebanon, PA. I bring faith alongside evidence-based birth education to help women embrace a physiological-centered pregnancy so they can birth with confident autonomy and deep, Holy Spirit-led peace. 🕊️ If you’re preparing for a natural, Spirit-led birth and want to feel excited instead of overwhelmed, you’ll love my online faith-based birth course. It will help you and your husband feel genuinely prepared, connected, and ready for an amazing birth. 👉🏼 Enroll Today! ❤️ Come say hi to me on Instagram @thebirthtide — my DMs are always open!

    28 min
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As a birth doula with a passion for faith-filled, natural birth, I’m here to help you prepare spiritually, emotionally, and physically for a birth that is empowering and deeply connected to God's design. On this podcast, we dive into topics that matter most to women preparing for pregnancy and birth—from overcoming fear to embracing your intuition. You’ll hear uplifting birth stories, faith-based encouragement, and practical tips to guide you every step of the way. By the end of each episode, you’ll feel more confident, peaceful, and ready to embrace your birth journey with faith, trust, and surrender.

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