The Birth Visionary Podcast Jennifer Dunatov

This episode features Jen Atkisson @jenatkisson. Jen tells the story of how healing her own trauma from domestic violence raised her awareness around provider trauma in nursing culture and the clinical birth setting. We talk about her trauma-informed approach and the techniques she utilizes as a clinical educator, her experience working as an expert witness in birth injury cases, and what she believes it takes for nurses and providers to co-create a new standard of care in birthin...

In this episode, Jennifer talks with Mandy Irby (she/her) @thebirthnurse. We discuss Mandy's journey to becoming a labor & delivery nurse, her decision to leave the bedside, and what it means to be a trauma-informed practitioner. Mandy is a board certified labor nurse with 12 years of experience supporting survivors of assault and trauma through pregnancy, birth planning, and at their bedside during childbirth and pregnancy loss. After experiencing her own birth trauma, she qu...

Kim Summer is a Southern California Full Spectrum Doula, writer, International Cesarean Awareness Network chapter leader, placenta specialist, and activist. A mother to three, she holds degrees in Behavioral Science and Anthropology. She is currently working on multiple books, and pursuing her IBCLC licensure at UCSD. She can almost always be found drinking coffee and chasing the sun. Connect with Kim at kimsummer.com and @mamathreebirdsIn this episode we talk about Kim's work as a hosp...

Cristen Pascucci is a former political and media consultant, now an advocate for human rights in childbirth. Since 2012, she has worked to put obstetric violence in the news and amplify birthing people's stories, as well as worked closely with birth lawyers to defend and advance their rights. She is the founder of Birth Monopoly and in production on a documentary film called Mother May I, which highlights obstetric violence, birth trauma, and the monopoly on birth that keeps us li...

In this episode I talk with Chemyeeka Tumblin, MSPH, MMFT. @positivelymyeekChemyeeka is an advocate, educator, and speaker. She has a Master of Science in Public Health, Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy and over 5 years experience in the field of behavioral health. Chemyeeka is currently a Public Health Professional in the field of Maternal Child Health, a temp-licensed (post graduate under supervision) Marriage and Family Therapist, National Show Your Love ambas...

In this solo episode, I tell a bit of my story and how a series of unexpected challenging and ultimately enlightening events led to my birth ethics work and research.  I invite you to explore the question - can we truly change harmful systems if we participate in them, or do they just change us in the end?  Asking for a friend!