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Aligned Birth Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael
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The Aligned Birth Podcast was created from a desire to share our personal and professional stories and experiences. Dr. Shannon, a Prenatal Chiropractor and Doula Rachael a Birth Doula and Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator are excited to bring you meaningful conversations and interviews about topics surrounding pregnancy and birth to motherhood and the importance of a healthy body and mind through it all. Our goal is to bring you fun, interesting, and helpful conversations that excite you and make you want to learn more. We hope what we share will make an impact and help someone else along their journey. We believe that when you are aligned in body, mind, and your intuition, you can conquer anything!
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Ep 94: Gentle Transitions - New Baby with Siblings
Bringing home a baby can be a big transition, not just for mom and the new baby, but for the rest of the family as well. In this episode, Doula Rachael and Dr. Shannon share their own experiences with welcoming a new addition to the family. They each have two boys who are three years apart, but they bring lots of different birth experiences to the table. Doula Rachael shares how she navigated her home birth with her second child and her approach for introducing their new baby to his new big brother. Dr. Shannon shares her hospital birth experience and how she introduced their 2nd son to his big brother. They also share their professional experience with helping new parents navigate introducing new siblings.
Resources:
Dr. Laura Markham - Aha! Parenting - https://www.ahaparenting.com/Dr. Siggie Cohen - https://drsiggie.com/ Ashley Lingerfelt - Play Time Therapy - https://playtimetherapy.org/ Postpartum Doulas - https://www.northatlantabirth.com/postpartum-doula-services Postpartum Planning Class - https://www.northatlantabirth.com/postpartum-planningEpisode 6: Non-monetary essentials for the postpartumEpisode 7: Building your village for the postpartumEpisode 8: Our favorite things to purchase for the postpartumSupport the showWant to show your support? Want to help us continue doing this important and impactful work: Support the Show (we greatly appreciate it!)
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Sunrise Chiropractic and Wellness
North Atlanta Birth Services
Editing: Godfrey Sound
Music: "Freedom” by Roa
Disclaimer: The information shared, obtained, and discussed in this podcast is not intended as medical advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional consultation with a qualified healthcare provider familiar with your individual medical needs. By listening to this podcast you agree not to use this podcast as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having. This disclaimer includes all guests or contributors to the podcast. -
Ep 93: Postpartum support - guest interview what Gigi (postpartum doula) from Ready for Baby
Conversations of a postpartum doula and a perinatal chiropractor. Today’s episode is a wonderful conversation about postpartum support between Dr. Shannon and Gigi a postpartum doula and host of the Ready for Baby podcast. They both agree that reaching the postpartum population can be difficult, and they hope to shed some light on ways you can take care of your nervous system as well as respecting your mind/body/spirit during this vulnerable time. In this episode they chat about:
Chiropractic care and nervous system functionMotherhood posture and the stress connectionEmotions and birthMatresence and the transition into motherhood How Dr. Shannon focuses on postpartum chiropracticHow Gigi supports families with postpartum doula careResources:
ICPA
Nursing posture and its role in sympathetic dominance
Aligned Birth Podcast - episode 87 - Maternal Stress and Posture: what's the connection?
How to have an Empowered Birth
Affirmations and Visualizations for Birth and Postpartum.
Belly Binding
Support the showWant to show your support? Want to help us continue doing this important and impactful work: Support the Show (we greatly appreciate it!)
Don't miss new episodes: Join the Aligned Birth Community
Instagram: Aligned Birth
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Sunrise Chiropractic and Wellness
North Atlanta Birth Services
Editing: Godfrey Sound
Music: "Freedom” by Roa
Disclaimer: The information shared, obtained, and discussed in this podcast is not intended as medical advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional consultation with a qualified healthcare provider familiar with your individual medical needs. By listening to this podcast you agree not to use this podcast as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having. This disclaimer includes all guests or contributors to the podcast. -
Ep 92: All About Epidurals
When preparing for your birth, one thing to consider is pain management support during labor and birth. It comes up a lot in Rachael’s doula work, and discussing in Dr. Shannon’s prenatal chiropractic office as well. This episode is all about education, helping you make informed decisions when it comes to your birth plan and birth preferences.
In this episode, we discuss:
The pros and cons of epiduralsAlternative easy to manage discomfort/pain/intensity during birth (also check out episode 24: comfort during laborThe procedure of getting the epiduralTips for managing labor with an epidural (did you know you can still move!!)Questions to ask your providerResources:
https://evidencebasedbirth.com/epidural-during-labor-pain-management/
https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/labor-and-birth/what-is-an-epidural/
https://sarahbuckley.com/epidurals-risks-and-concerns-for-mother-and-baby/
Episode 60: The role of pain and hormones during labor
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North Atlanta Birth Services
Editing: Godfrey Sound
Music: "Freedom” by Roa
Disclaimer: The information shared, obtained, and discussed in this podcast is not intended as medical advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional consultation with a qualified healthcare provider familiar with your individual medical needs. By listening to this podcast you agree not to use this podcast as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having. This disclaimer includes all guests or contributors to the podcast. -
Ep 91: Interview with Casey McMinn Howard: Atlanta newborn and maternity photographer
Today’s guest is Casey McMinn Howard, Atlanta’s premier newborn and maternity photographer. She goes above and beyond to help create a space where families feel welcome, comfortable, and at ease with documenting their pregnancy journey. Dr. Shannon and Casey chat about what makes her photography space so unique (she has a beautiful studio in East Cobb and provides hair/makeup and wardrobe), what led her on this specific photography path (she’s a mom to 3 little ones herself), and her goals with her photography sessions (it’s more than just taking pictures).
Be sure to follow her on social:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caseymcminnphotography/
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/1437243483163313/
YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCDjiV6wkkq49BB27qFv2kZQ
Pinterest: https://pin.it/53ojv0n
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-mcminn-howard-574b3989
And check out her website for more info:
Casey McMinn Photography
caseymcminnphotography.com
Support the showWant to show your support? Want to help us continue doing this important and impactful work: Support the Show (we greatly appreciate it!)
Don't miss new episodes: Join the Aligned Birth Community
Instagram: Aligned Birth
Find us online:
Sunrise Chiropractic and Wellness
North Atlanta Birth Services
Editing: Godfrey Sound
Music: "Freedom” by Roa
Disclaimer: The information shared, obtained, and discussed in this podcast is not intended as medical advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional consultation with a qualified healthcare provider familiar with your individual medical needs. By listening to this podcast you agree not to use this podcast as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having. This disclaimer includes all guests or contributors to the podcast. -
Ep 90: Holding Two Truths
“It helps for us to develop our own inner capacity to hold the things that make us nervous and uncomfortable. It helps for us to prepare our internal ground, so that birth may land upon a nervous system that will not default to fighting, fleeing, or freezing in response to the inevitably strong sensations and monumental transformation.”
In this episode Doula Rachael and Dr. Shannon find inspiration from the Pathways to Family Wellness article “Birth Pause” encouraging us to “meet each wave of transformation with grounded flexibility”. There’s empowerment in being able to hold two truths at once even though they may seem to be opposing truths. And birth can definitely be a situation where seemingly opposing truths hold their respective values.
Birth can be both:
Hard + rewardingPainful + beautifulExhausting + BlissfulPainful + PurposefulFrustrating + FunAnd there can be a resiliency when we learn to hold these truths with a flowing balance as birth unfolds.
Support the showWant to show your support? Want to help us continue doing this important and impactful work: Support the Show (we greatly appreciate it!)
Don't miss new episodes: Join the Aligned Birth Community
Instagram: Aligned Birth
Find us online:
Sunrise Chiropractic and Wellness
North Atlanta Birth Services
Editing: Godfrey Sound
Music: "Freedom” by Roa
Disclaimer: The information shared, obtained, and discussed in this podcast is not intended as medical advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional consultation with a qualified healthcare provider familiar with your individual medical needs. By listening to this podcast you agree not to use this podcast as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having. This disclaimer includes all guests or contributors to the podcast. -
Ep 89: Ultramarathons and Birth
Can birth be compared to an ultramarthon - sure! Just ask me, Dr. Shannon. In today’s episode, doula Rachael and I sit down to discuss the unique way I celebrated a recent milestone birthday……running 40 miles for 40 years. Now I am an avid runner, and I’ve used big races to celebrate big life events in the past (like graduating from chiropractic school), but Rachael was able to ask me some questions that will have you seeing the similarities between birth and endurance races like you might not have thought before…….the training and preparation leading up to the race, the pre-race jitters, getting to race day and everything goes awry, pushing through the pain, the mental games we play during races, finally reaching the finish line, and the post-race recovery……
We think you’ll be entertained and surprised at some ultramarathon coping mechanisms I used, and maybe you’ll even learn some techniques for any upcoming endurance events you might have.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_shannon_obrien/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrShannonOBrien
Support the showWant to show your support? Want to help us continue doing this important and impactful work: Support the Show (we greatly appreciate it!)
Don't miss new episodes: Join the Aligned Birth Community
Instagram: Aligned Birth
Find us online:
Sunrise Chiropractic and Wellness
North Atlanta Birth Services
Editing: Godfrey Sound
Music: "Freedom” by Roa
Disclaimer: The information shared, obtained, and discussed in this podcast is not intended as medical advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional consultation with a qualified healthcare provider familiar with your individual medical needs. By listening to this podcast you agree not to use this podcast as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having. This disclaimer includes all guests or contributors to the podcast.
Customer Reviews
Great info & down to earth
I love listening to this podcast! I always learn something new from from both Dr. Shannon & doula Rachael, including better ways to communicate birth work to my own patients. It’s a great podcast to share with pregnant women so they can learn tips on how to manage the pregnancy even better. Dr. Shannon & Rachael sound great, are intelligent, gel with each other so well, and are down to earth individuals.
These ladies are great!
I’m so glad I found this podcast! These ladies are such gems for taking the time to make this podcast and share such a wealth of information with us. Traditional prenatal care is NOT equipping us with the information we need for the births we want to have. I’m so lucky to be local and can’t wait for my appointment with Dr. Shannon! Thanks so much!!
Alignment is Key!
Regardless of the type of birth a woman desires, she should be afforded two key rights-the right to choose where and with whom she will birth, and the right to have a collaborative team intent on helping her realize her plans as much as is safely possible for both mom and baby. Shannon and Rachael’s podcast is instrumental in shining a light on all things birth in a way that will educate birthing families and equip them with the confidence they need to make well-informed decisions for a successfully aligned birth. This podcast brings the beauty and joy possible to ALL birth, whether home, hospital, vaginal or C-section. They are true gifts to the health and wellness of the birth community.