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The Holistic OBGYN Podcast Nathan Riley, MD
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4.2 • 313 Ratings
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The institutions and individuals who run the world would like you to believe that you are powerless. That there's nothing you can do to improve the wellbeing of your family. That you aren't smart enough to understand shmancy science stuff. That eating and living well is too hard for most...so why try? That exercising your rights to informed consent and refusal is irresponsible. That having a birth on you terms, in your own home would be incorrigible. That pregnancy is a disease and childbirth is a medical procedure. That your symptoms are "all in your head". That cervical cancer is an inevitable consequence of HPV infection.
They're wrong. Welcome to your revolution.
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Mini-Sode: Carol Gautschi, a classical midwife, needs midwives to re-member the essence of midwifery
Carol Gautschi has been attending births in the Pacific Northwest for 48 years. Over this time, she has developed a truly holistic view of birth, including unique inquiries into the “why” behind malpresentation to begin with. I invited her onto the podcast for an exclusive audio interview ahead of her presentation at the 2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference to better understand her approach to "holistic nutrition", which is as much about food as it about other means of "nourishing" our persons, through emotional, mental, and spiritual means. She has continued teaching and attending births due to her calling to help birthworkers re-member the essence of this work. This one was a real honor to record!
Come meet and learn from Carol at the 2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference happening in Louisville, KY, from August 8-11, 2024! She'll be joined by international keynote speakers Mmatshilo Motsei, PhD, and Doña Angelina Martinez Miranda, Kristine Lauria, CPM, the team from Breech Without Borders, the team from Spinning Babies, Stu Fischbein, MD, Tracey Vogel, MD, Hermine Hayes-Klein, JD, and many more presenters and speakers. Be sure to register soon, as spots are filling up quickly, and those who register earlier rather than later save money!
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Women are being harmed by transvaginal mesh for prolapse repair, with attorney Adam Slater
The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal
The FDA has rescinded its approval of mesh placed vaginally for uterovaginal prolapse, yet many gynecologists continue this practice, and it comes at the cost of many women’s long-term health. My guest in this episode is not a healthcare provider and had no interest in women’s health until he started hearing stories of women injured by these procedures. He then started litigating on their behalf and made some friends in high places along the way, including gynecologists, urogynecologists, and many other women’s health practitioners trying to right the ship of history towards healing prolapse and healing the women who bring life into the world. Unlike many attorneys, Adam seems to be very empathetic towards women as a consequence of a career highlighted by innumerable “wins” through the legislative process for women harmed by vaginally-placed mesh procedures for prolapse. This one is an awesome listen!
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Reference from the show:
Management of mesh complicationsResponse to Wall and Brown: “Commercial pressures and professional ethics: troubling revisions to the recent ACOG Practice Bulletins on surgery for pelvic organ prolapse", by Anne Weber, MDInformed consent cannot be obtained for use of vaginal mesh, by Anne Weber, MDThe Episode on the Obgyno Wino Podcast about Pelvic Organ Prolapse (will provide a link ) and Urinary Incontinence
2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference:
Join 150 birth workers and 20+ amazing presenters in Louisville, August 8-11, to learn some new skills, make some new friends, and show up holistically for your birthing clients!
Visit the website and register
Connect with Nathan:
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My courses:
Born Free Method: Pregnancy and Postpartum SupportClear + Free: Your Holistic Solution to Persistent HPV
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When Fetuses, Babies, Children, and Other Loved Ones Die w/ Blyss Young, LM, CPM
The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal
Birthwork is a sacred calling. And as we accumulate life experience we can become more comfortable and present with birth, particularly when we begin to accumulate direct experience with the death of loved ones. Death and dying aren’t words that are typically used in a conversation about birth, but many women and their partners don’t experience as radical a confrontation with their own mortality outside of birth, which is a sacred rite of passage. Blyss Young is one of my closest mentors, and she was present for my first home birth, while I was in residency. Having gone through deep losses in succession in recent years, she was gracious enough to share her experiences with me in this very vulnerable and heart-opening conversation 3
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Reference from the show:
We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it, Nora McInerny's TED TalkThe Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief, by Francis WellerThe Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise by Martín Prechtel
2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference:
Join 150 birth workers and 20+ amazing presenters in Louisville, August 8-11, to learn some new skills, make some new friends, and show up holistically for your birthing clients!
Visit the website and register
Connect with Nathan:
Instagram | Twitter | YoutubeMidwife in need of collaboration?Want to consult with Nathan?
My courses:
Born Free Method: Pregnancy and Postpartum SupportClear + Free: Your Holistic Solution to Persistent HPV
This episode was made possible by:
Immune Intel AHCC® - code BELOVED10 for 10% offWeNatal - Free bottle of fish oil with purchase of Him + Her prenatals
Medical Disclaimer: The Holistic OBGYN Podcast is an educational program. No information conveyed through this podcast should be construed as medical advice. These conversations are available to the public for educational and entertainment purposes only.
Music provided by EdvardGaresPremium / Pond5
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Infant Formula is Bullsh*t w/ Kaleb Valdez
The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal
Kaleb Valdez, DC, author of “Starving Babies”, rightfully argues that infant formula is the equivalent of feeding your kiddo junk food. Unless necessary, run as fast as you can away from the formula aisle at the store, and head in the direction of your local raw dairies and breast milk donation station before you inadvertently wreck your newborn’s physical and mental health. The importance of breastfeeding goes way beyond the nutritional components. It’s also critical for co-regulation between a mother and her new baby, the structure of the baby’s jaw and palate, and so much more. Kaleb doesn’t hold back in this expose of BigFood’s relentless pursuit to replace “liquid gold” with processed formula.
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Reference from the show:
Kaleb’s book “Starving Babies”The Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA)An observational study of associations among maternal fluids during parturition, neonatal output, and breastfed newborn weight lossDeterminants of excessive weight loss in breastfed full-term newborns at a baby-friendly hospital: a retrospective cohort studyIntrapartum intravenous fluids for cesarean delivery and newborn weight loss: a retrospective cohort studyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Home-made formula recipes from Weston A. Price
2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference:
Join 150 birth workers and 20+ amazing presenters in Louisville, August 8-11, to learn some new skills, make some new friends, and show up holistically for your birthing clients!
Visit the website and register
Connect with Nathan:
Instagram | Twitter | YoutubeMidwife in need of collaboration?Want to consult with Nathan?
My courses:
Born Free Method: Pregnancy and Postpartum SupportClear + Free: Your Holistic Solution to Persistent HPV
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The many uses of cannabis for women, from the reproductive years through menopause with Michelle Sexton, ND
The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC & WeNatal
Since the 60s, cannabis has been deeply stigmatized, but my work as both an OBGYN and end-of-life doctor has helped me to appreciate the various therapeutic uses for “weed”. Fortunately for you, Dr. Sexton is an expert in the neurochemistry of this wildly misunderstood plant, unfortunately still very stigmatized. DISCLAIMER: After listening to this episode, you will want all the extra puffs you can get before you pass that dutchie at your next friendly gathering (or before some nighttime debauchery).
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Connect with Michelle:
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Reference from the show:
Pax Plus Handheld Vaporizer Dr. Sexton’s book: Eat, Sleep, Relax, Protect, Forget: An Endocannabinoid (ECS) Guide to Systems Wholeness Green Women's Guide
Connect with Nathan:
Instagram | Twitter | YoutubeMidwife in need of collaboration?Want to consult with Nathan?
My courses:
Born Free Method: Pregnancy and Postpartum SupportClear + Free: Your Holistic Solution to Persistent HPV
This episode was made possible by:
Immune Intel AHCC® - code BELOVED10 for 10% offWeNatal - Free bottle of fish oil with purchase of Him + Her prenatals
Medical Disclaimer: The Holistic OBGYN Podcast is an educational program. No information conveyed through this podcast should be construed as medical advice. These conversations are available to the public for educational and entertainment purposes only.
Music provided by EdvardGaresPremium / Pond5
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Chiropractors are doing more than OBGYNs for women’s rights in childbirth (with Elliot Berlin, DC)
The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC
I met Dr. Berlin at a lunchtime presentation while I was an OBGYN resident. He screened his film “Heads Up: The Disappearing Art of Vaginal Breech Delivery”, and I was discouraged to realize that if I didn’t pursue training in vaginal breech maneuvers, I couldn’t call myself an expert in childbirth. Elliot’s advocacy set me off on a radical path, which ultimately resulted in my being able to offer vaginal breech birth to my birthing clients. I’m so grateful for his work that I should probably offer him my first-born child. Just sit back and enjoy this one. Elliot is a delight!
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Reference from the show:
Learn vaginal breech skills! 2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference, August 8-11, 2023 in Louisville, KYElliott's streaming platform dedicated to all things pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting available at: Informed Pregnancy+ Watch Elliot's film “Heads Up” for free on Informed Pregnancy Plus
Connect with Nathan:
Instagram | Twitter | YoutubeMidwife in need of collaboration?Want to consult with Nathan?
My courses:
Born Free Method: Pregnancy and Postpartum SupportClear + Free: Your Holistic Solution to Persistent HPV
This episode was made possible by:
Immune Intel AHCC® - code BELOVED10 for 10% off
Medical Disclaimer: The Holistic OBGYN Podcast is an educational program. No information conveyed through this podcast should be construed as medical advice. These conversations are available to the public for educational and entertainment purposes only.
Music provided by EdvardGaresPremium / Pond5
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Customer Reviews
My Absolute Favorite Podcast
I love this podcast! I discovered Nathan Riley from an interview he did on someone else’s podcast and was drawn to the way he talks about women’s health and overall care. I’m obsessed and have gone back to the first episode to listen to them all. I wish all health practitioners were like him! Amazing topics and every guest he interviews is incredible in their own right. I’ve probably learned more about my body, health, and the different modalities of medicine in the last few months of listening to this podcast than I ever have. I truly hope this podcast blows up so more people shift their view on healthcare the way he has and we create some real change within the space. I don’t work in medicine at all, I’m just a woman who wants health, vitality, and bodily autonomy. Nathan, you’re doing excellent work and I thank you!
I’m OBSESSED!
I consider myself a podcast and birth nerd and this is one of my favs so far! This podcast is so informative and thought provoking. As a birth doula, this information and knowledge is only going to improve the way I serve my clients. Everyone should give show a listen!
Dr. Valdez
This episode was incredible!! Such a powerful masculine space being held and such wisdom.
Thank you for using your voice and I help shift the collective to news ways of being.
Keep doing what you are doing it’s changing the world!
Arōha Nui
Meg