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Join host Maryn Green, autonomous midwife of many years, for all things radical birth, midwifery and mothering related. For more info, go to indiebirth.org. To listen to past episodes visit https://indiebirth.org/podcastarchive/

Taking Back Birth Maryn Green

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.4 • 264 Ratings

Join host Maryn Green, autonomous midwife of many years, for all things radical birth, midwifery and mothering related. For more info, go to indiebirth.org. To listen to past episodes visit https://indiebirth.org/podcastarchive/

    The First Blood

    The First Blood

    I share more about my witchy experiences in Spain first; and then move onto how it feels to hold space as a mother for a daughter’s first moon cycle. I love this initiation and am so proud and happy with how my girls have embraced themselves and their new womanhood. It brings me back to […]

    • 1 hr 4 min
    The Anniversary of Sable’s Birth/Death and Readings From My Journal (Re-Issue)

    The Anniversary of Sable’s Birth/Death and Readings From My Journal (Re-Issue)

    This past week marked 8 years since my son Sable died in my womb and was born 4 months later. I share how I am feeling now, and how this experience has shaped me and changed me in the last bit of time. Then, I share an older podcast with readings from my journal during […]

    • 1 hr 20 min
    Why Health Insurance Shouldn’t Factor Into Your Birth Plan (Re-Issue)

    Why Health Insurance Shouldn’t Factor Into Your Birth Plan (Re-Issue)

    I know, I Know…what?! I am hoping for some huge cultural shifts (and maybe some email responses) around this podcast. I can’t keep quiet any longer that I am TIRED of women/people abdicating responsibility for their birth in a myriad of ways…one of which is the entire paradigm of someone ELSE paying for your birth […]

    • 50 min
    Pregnancy In Isolation

    Pregnancy In Isolation

    This is an expansion on an email I wrote recently about going through pregnancy and birth alone, SPECIFICALLY from the lens of trauma and safety. This isn’t a commentary on why all women choose “wild pregnancy” or freebirth but is a perspective on choices being made from the bodily sensations of lack of safety. This […]

    • 50 min
    When Doulas Become Cogs in the Wheel of Medicalized Birth

    When Doulas Become Cogs in the Wheel of Medicalized Birth

    After an update, I talk about the feelings I have around “doulas” and what our passion is when creating new doulas in the world. The way I see it, there is still the vanilla/mainstream doula stuff going on and then also the opposite extreme of doulas being trained to attend births outright on their own […]

    • 44 min
    10 Principles that Guide Sacred Postpartum Care

    10 Principles that Guide Sacred Postpartum Care

    This is a short synopsis of what my foundational beliefs and teachings are around the sacred postpartum time. We had a lovely Mothering the Mother retreat this weekend, so I have that to share as well. Our Mothering the Mother online course is open and there is a $100 discount if you use code: SUPPORTMAMA. […]

    • 35 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
264 Ratings

264 Ratings

Salina Maria ,

Beautiful Podcast - The Six Steps of Healing For Birth

This podcast (& episode) has been really enlightening. I think these Wise Woman Ways (inspired by Susan Weed’s 6 steps of healing) are so applicable to healing for/from anything and should really be taken into account. I think my favorite takeaway about both this episode and the podcast is the “energetics” and intention around it that’s truly teaching one to be their own healer instead of seeking it outside.

MJbirdcatcher ,

Solid guidance of living your truth

Love this podcast have leaned so much! I love her guidance on how to choose those you want to share your energy with it’s been so helpful to me in my work space that’s not even birth work just life work. It’s brought me so much peace in my decisions.

chezzy_s ,

Obnoxious and harmful

The host is a midwife who silences the voices of people of the global majority (BIPOC) & does not want to take responsibility for her continued appropriation and exploitation of sacred practices by traditional healers. I recommend taking your birth education from someone else who isn’t stuck in a coloniser mindset & has more respect for the history and ancestors of cultural practices. There are many other respectful podcasts out there that can help you on your birth/birthworker journey.

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