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Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastFrom Hospital to Birth Center to Home Birth with Martina Cifiello (DIAH Classic)What influences your birth choices?It’s helpful to look at this, to see what matters to you when it comes to birth, and how you can create a birth environment and culture around you that supports you best.Today we’re chatting with Martina Cifiello about her birth journey. From a hospital birth with her first child to a birth center with her second to a home birth with her third, Martina walks us through the factors that inspired the changes and evolutions of her births along the way...2024-07-1154 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastFinding Your Midwives and Releasing Fear with Marissa Olivera (DIAH Classic)Marissa is a mom of 2 from Utica, NY, with both a hospital and home birth story. Marissa experienced intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) with her first pregnancy. That, along with some early signs of labor made for a hospital birth that included a lot of intervention and fear. The way she sees it, baby Maxwell just wasn’t ready yet. She planned for a home birth again with baby number two, Miles. With positive reinforcement from resources like Ina May Gaskin and Birth Without Fear, Marissa went into her second birth tuned in to her intuition and...2024-07-0751 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast53-Hour Labor, Hospital Transfer and a Badass Mama with Bekah Kitchens and Jesse Carroll (DIAH Classic)When asked a question by a care provider, do you have to respond right away?Most of us don’t know or realize that we have choice. And especially when it’s not an emergency, we can take time to process and decide what we want to do and even refuse what doesn’t work for us. This is a powerful message from our guests in today’s episode, who experienced this firsthand during the birth of their son while in the hospital after transferring from their home birth plan. And it’s a special treat becau...2024-06-2548 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastBirth as a Rite of Passage: Messages for Birthers and Birth Workers with Blyss Young, LM, CPM (DIAH Classic)Where will you hear about home birth story details, the difference between modern and traditional midwifery, what to do when you are inspired to enter birth work and the connection of birth with sexuality and spirituality?This episode of the podcast, that's where! Today we’re joined by Blyss Young, LM CPM. Blyss is a home birth midwife, teacher, circle facilitator, energy healer, reiki practitioner, mother, yoga teacher, entrepreneur, breathwork facilitator, placenta encapsulator and natural living consultant. Through her guidance and love centered approach she has supported thousands of families to birth in th...2024-06-191h 10
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastThe 40-Hour Home Birth That Almost Wasn't with Josephine Breen (DIAH Classic)How can you utilize the power and intention of prayer for your birth?Regardless of your faith, setting intentions for your birth experience can be a big part of preparation for the experience.Today’s guest, Josephine Breen, weaves her faith into her birth story of her daughter Myriam. Josephine was born at home, and always remembers her mother being positive and open around the topic of birth. Then at 12 years old, Josephine got to witness the birth of her sister. Josephine walks us through her pregnancy and birth, including a lot of the...2024-06-1352 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastTrust, Surrender and the Magic of Home Birth with Melissa Thormahlen (DIAH Classic)Melissa Thormahlen knows how to give me “all the feels.” I knew her story would impact many when her first email to me about her birth story had me tearing up.She experienced most of her birthing experience at home with her first baby Emeline, before transferring to a hospital and having a beautiful birth. For Tyler, baby number 2, she knew she wanted to go for a home birth again because she trusted her body and her amazing birth team. In Tyler’s birth story, Melissa explains the trust and surrender to the process...2024-05-3147 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastHaving a Victorious HBAC with Christina Winsnes (DIAH Classic)“Is my body able to give birth?”This is one of the questions that Christina Winsnes asked herself as she prepared for the home birth of her second child, after an unplanned cesarean birth with her first child Emma.With the support of her husband Yeti and the rest of her team, Christina took time during her second pregnancy to deal with fears and concerns. Also to come to a place of peace and acceptance that a non-vaginal birth was not a failure.She walks us through this process and then the birth of h...2024-05-2348 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastFrom Hospital to Birth Center to Home to Possible Free/Unassisted Birth with Emilee Petrill (DIAH Classic)How does the experience of one birth influence the plans for births that follow?Today we chat with Emilee Petrill, and we pack a lot into a sub-hour conversation. Emilee has experienced a hospital birth with her first son Corbyn, a birthing center for her son Penn and finally a home birth for her son Moxy. She walks us through the processes and decisions around each of those experiences. Then we get into the details of her home birth, and why she’s thinking about a free/unassisted birth for a future baby. Bonu...2024-05-1554 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastA Christmas Day Home Birth Full of Statistics and Spiritual Connection with Ashton Parker (DIAH Classic)Can you approach birth from both a statistics and research-driven mind as well as with an intention to connect more deeply spiritually?YES!And our birth story today is an example of that. Ashton Parker shares her home birth journey with us. First with a good hospital birth for her first child, which included 5 hours of pushing. Then considered another hospital birth for her second child, but after some research and statistics, landed on home birth. Ashton also shares how listening to DIAH was such great birth prep (which overwhelms us with joy!). S...2024-05-091h 13
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastTalking Home Birth and Placenta Encapsulation With Jenny DiPietro (DIAH Classic)We’re entering a new phase of the podcast! In addition to our episodes that feature Matthew and me discussing some topic related to home birth, we’re publishing our conversations with moms and families who have experienced home birth along with professionals and thought leaders on the subject. First to kick off this endeavor is our chat with Jenny DiPietro. Jenny is a mom of 4, who has experienced both home and hospital birth.In our talk, we cover things like:
The details of her births
What went into her decision-making process to cho...2024-05-0237 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastHaving a Healthy Relationship with Food in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum with Laura Jean (DIAH Classic)Would you say that you eat with awareness?In today’s episode, we’re chatting with registered dietician and creator of Eat With Awareness, Laura Jean.Laura works with women and assists them in becoming the experts in their personal relationships with food.This covers the preconception, pregnancy and postpartum experiences. We talk with Laura about how to approach your nutrition with a holistic and loving mindset. This looks like learning what your body is saying and then figuring out how to honor that. Also letting go of rules, negativity and pressure that come...2024-04-2446 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastA Home Water Birth Story and Normalizing Postpartum Anxiety with Carolyn G. (DIAH Classic)How does your first pregnancy and birth experience impact your second?In today’s interview, we’re chatting with Carolyn about her pregnancy and birth story of her son Solomon, while pregnant with her second child. We go over her decision to have a home birth as well as the intense first trimester sickness she experienced. Also the denial around labor starting, which we’ve heard quite a few times from mamas on the show.Carolyn shares that while the birth went very well, it was still different from what she imagined in her min...2024-04-171h 19
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastTwo Confident and Fearless Home Births and the Importance of Doing Your Homework with Emily Stanwyck (DIAH Classic)When it comes to birth, what does it mean to “do your homework?”This is a big theme of our conversation with Emily Stanwyck, birth doula, Birthfit trainer and home birth mom of 2.According to Emily, “you can have 2 perfect home births when you do your homework!”We talk about what this means for her not only as a doula but as a mother. Plus details of both of her home births, addressing the fear of the unknown and talking about the really uncomfortable things that can come up around birth and having a “why”...2024-04-101h 00
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastBirth Center Transfer and Planning A Home Birth with Lindsay Bonnar (DIAH Classic)Today's episode is an interview and home birth story of Lindsay Bonnar. Lindsay is another beautiful face of home birth, sharing her plans for home birth with her daughter that eventually shifted into a transfer to a birthing center.Now pregnant with baby number two, Lindsay is planning another home birth, a decision that we are totally inspired by and know others will be as well. For Lindsay, birth was the most spiritual experience of her life. And she talks about trusting herself and her body in such a way - it’s an amazing exa...2024-04-0344 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastWhen Your Water Breaks 3 Days Before Labor Starts with Jenna Lehr (DIAH Classic)For those mamas who experienced their waters breaking - how long did it take for labor to begin after that?Well in the case of today’s guest, Jenna Lehr, her water broke on a Tuesday, and her baby was born that Saturday!What we love about this detail is the opportunity it provides to normalize all the unique aspects of every woman’s body, baby and birth itself. Sometimes waters break and it takes a while (or days) for active labor to begin). Sometimes the waters break in the middle of labor. Sometimes during deli...2024-03-2738 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastNatural, Holistic, Spiritual Approach to Birth, Plus Dealing with IUGR with Amy Zhou (DIAH Classic)How do you prepare for birth beyond the physical factors?Today’s guest is Amy Zhou, a certified Health Coach and Medicine Woman who specializes in teaching women (and men) how to heal their body, mind and spirit naturally at home. She’s also a new mama to her son Nathaniel, who is three and a half weeks old at the time we recorded this episode.We cover a lot of great things with Amy. For starters, she gave birth in the exact days the situation of COVID-19 dramatically shifted and accelerated in the United Stat...2024-03-211h 03
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastHow to Plan Birth Support During COVID-19 with Heather Delaney (DIAH Classic)Have circumstances impacted your pregnancy and/or birth?Today we’re chatting with Heather Delaney, childbirth educator, certified labor and postpartum doula and CEO of Maryland State Doulas. Heather walks us through how she and her team of doulas and birth professionals shifted during the 2020 Pandemic to serve their clients with virtual support. When policies (like partners and/or doulas not allowed in birthing rooms of hospitals and centers) and communications have been challenging, they’ve found alternative ways to educate and empower, regardless of the birthing location.We talk about what some of th...2024-03-131h 00
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastThe Super Fast Bradley Method Water Birth with Kimberly Huck (DIAH Classic)In today’s episode we’re talking with Kimberly Huck, mama to Henry and wife to Dan. And we have a special connection with Kimberly. We live near each other and...we used the same midwives! So the same women who helped deliver baby Maya, delivered baby Henry just a few months earlier.Kimberly and I connected after she posted a cool home birth related article on Facebook that happened to make its way into my awareness (article link in the show notes). Kimberly is a chiropractor, and she and her husband Dan own a fitness studio in M...2024-03-0658 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast23 Years After Home Birth with Mimi Adeogba (DIAH Classic)Why home birth?That’s typically a question we ask every guest in some form or another. For today’s guest, the response circled around family and culture. Because when you were born at home and your father helped deliver you and all your siblings, as was custom in his home in Nigeria, it will probably influence you to explore home birth for yourself when the time comes. Our latest DIAH mama is actually a close friend (a first for the show!). Mimi Adeogba, yoga instructor and yoga teacher trainer and all around amazing human being...2024-02-2846 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastA Secret Home Birth and Postpartum PTSD from Hospital Trauma with Stephanie Aberlich (DIAH Classic)Have you experienced postpartum PTSD?Today we’re talking with Stephanie Aberlich, not only about her home birth of her son Arlo (which she and her husband Dustin planned for and kept a secret from friends and family), but also the traumatic ER visit and hospital stay for baby Arlo just 24 hours after he was born and was experiencing fast breathing.Doctors later diagnosed him with polycythemia and kept him in the PICU and then the NICU for a total of 5 nights and 4 days. Stephanie talks about their experience, including all the procedures that Arlo un...2024-02-201h 35
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastTrusting Baby and Staying Empowered During a Postpartum Hospital Transfer with Lauren Leduc (DIAH Classic)What does it mean to become a student of birth?For Lauren Leduc, that was the role she took on when she planned for her home birth.“I took on pregnancy and birth like it was my major in college!”Who else can relate to that? Lauren shares her birth story of her daughter Gemma. Unsure at first if she wanted to have children, things shifted for Lauren after she turned 35. Eventually she and her husband Arthur made plans to grow the family. Lauren walks us through some of the challenges that...2024-02-141h 10
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastA Home Birth Story and A Birth Center Story with Maria Mengel (DIAH Classic)Here we have another magical home birth story for you. Maria reached out to us after listening to the show and felt inspired to share her experience of home birth. We love stories like these - full of candor, vulnerability and humor. Maria has the experience and perspective of giving birth in a birthing center as well as at home, so we were really excited to sit down and pick her brain about it all.We learn about the birthing center experience and why Maria was certain on the drive home with her new daughter t...2024-02-0746 min
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Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastFirst Time Mother and Labor and Delivery Nurse on the Safety of Home Birth with Corrie Oyinloye (DIAH Classic)Why would a labor and delivery nurse choose home birth?There are quite a few reasons, at least for today’s guest Corrie Oyinloye. Corrie has been a labor and delivery nurse for 10 years. And two years ago, she chose home birth for the birth of her daughter, Rachel. While working in the hospital, Corrie saw how midwives’ rights were being taken away. She also did her own research and found home birth to be safer for mothers, and just as safe for babies. That in combination with her feelings around delivering in a hospital, given...2024-01-231h 01
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastHyperemesis Gravidarum, Membrane Sweeps and En Caul Birth with Melanie Meador (DIAH Classic)How do we move through the discomforts of pregnancy and birth?This comes up in today’s interview with Melanie Meador. Melanie shares her journey with both of her home birth experiences. Melanie had hyperemesis gravidarum with both pregnancies (extreme and persistent nausea during pregnancy, often with frequent vomiting). With her first birth experience, she was feeling a little rushed going into the process, because her midwifery practice was going to close 3 days after her due date. Plus she was working full-time. The birth lasted 34 hours with her waters broken. This is a star...2024-01-161h 10
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastJourneying From Cancer to Home Birth with Eva Whipple (DIAH Classic)How could lessons from surviving cancer empower you in your birth?For Eva Whipple, going through cancer at age 19 shifted up her perspective on things. It taught her about priorities and her ability to push through. She recognizes that it also taught her to be present. And this carried into both of her births, both on the same day two years apart.For her first birth of her daughter Lois, Eva was in a birthing center (birthing at home was illegal). Then for surprise pregnancy number two, she decided on a home birth for son...2024-01-0743 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastCouples Birth: Strengthening Your Connection with Your Partner and Including Them in the Experience with Lynn Griesemer (DIAH Classic)Ever heard any of these approaches to birth: couples birth, daddy delivery, husband and wife birth?Well today our guest Lynn Griesemer, who is a mother of 6, marriage coach, podcaster and author (among many other things) joins us for a conversation about including your partner in the birth experience. Giving them an active role and making birth a family-led experience. We chat about some of Lynn’s own experience with 4 hospital births, followed by 2 unassisted births (or free births), as well as her insight into creating a safe and trusting environment for birth that can inf...2023-12-2952 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastQ&A with Midwives About the Midwifery Model of Care, Informed Consent and Family-Centered Birth with Sarah McClure and Charli Zarosinski (DIAH Classic)What does a midwife do? Might seem like an obvious answer if you’ve been in the birthing world for a while. But if you’re unfamiliar with different models of care or exploring home birth for the first time, it’s a very legitimate question with answers that could be very significant in your birthing journey.Today we’re joined by Sarah McClure and Charli Zarosinski, midwives of Hearth and Home Midwifery and hosts of The Homebirth Midwife Podcast. We unpacked a lot of really great topics in this conversation including:
The differ...2023-12-2250 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastPeaceful Birth, Healthy Baby or “Birth is not pain, birth is power!” with Megan Kibling (DIAH Classic)Meet Megan, mom to 6-year-old Aurelia and 19-month-old Leonardo Iztali from Denver, Colorado. We connected with Megan via another DIAH mom, Marissa (whom we interviewed a few weeks before). Megan had sent a banner to Marissa to decorate her home in preparation for home birth. The same banner has made its way to other mamas since then, and Megan plans to continue to send it to friends as they want it.Besides supporting other women in their home birth journeys, Megan has an amazing story of her own. After having a great experience with her first birth...2023-12-1353 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastTwo Mamas Welcome Their Baby with Caitlin and Sho Thompson (DIAH Classic)Were you surprised when your labor started?For mama Caitlin Thompson, she shares that even though she felt somewhat ready, there was still a part of her that didn’t expect it. Today’s home birth story is a followup to our interview with Caitlin back in episode 126 when we spoke to her about the emotional journey to conception for her and her wife Sho (definitely listen to that episode if you haven’t yet - it’s amazing).Now today we have Sho joining us (and even a little cameo from baby Florence!) to talk bir...2023-12-0654 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastTwo Different Home Births in Two Different Countries with Lindsay Wolff (DIAH Classic)Any mamas out there who have birthed in multiple countries?Today’s guest, Lindsay Wolff shares her two home birth experiences with us. Her first with her daughter Isla was in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and her second daughter Marin was in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Both times Lindsay and her husband Jeremy had to navigate entirely new birthing communities, laws and care systems. Some of the highlights of our conversation include her water breaking 5 days before labor starting in her first birth, along with 7.5 hours of pushing!And now 3 years as a do...2023-11-2353 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastBirth Worker Burnout and the Balance of Holding Space for Birth with Martha Lerner, Doula and Photographer (DIAH Classic)How do we prevent birth worker burnout?This is one of the great topics we dive into this week with Martha Lerner, birth doula and photographer. Martha shares her wisdom with us around the following topics:
some of Martha’s memorable moments from home births she’s attended in the birth worker role
tips for those who want to get into birth work
best practices for staying in birthwork long term
how to balance/manage all the space holding as a birth worker and what the birth community collectively can do to support the birth...2023-11-1445 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastWhy Non-Moms are Important in the Home Birth Conversation with Katy Drew (DIAH Classic)We have a fun and little different kind of episode for you today. Katy emailed us after her great friend and fellow DIAH mama Katie McCormick (from episode 73) shared the podcast with her.Katy thanked us for what we’re up to with the show. As a “non-mom” (though she plans to be in the future), she’s always been fascinated by pregnancy and birth. She’s been exploring the option of home birth for herself when that time comes. So we figured...let’s get on the phone, hit record and see what happens! We believ...2023-11-0836 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastHome Birth for Baby #3 with the Help of an Enema During Transition with Alyssa Reeves (DIAH Classic)Would you consider using an enema during the labor process?In today’s birth story, we’re chatting with Alyssa Reeves, wife to Kirk and mama to twin boys Sam and Niko and daughter Zooey. And while there’s a lot more and totally magical elements to Alyssa’s story, she’s the first mama on the show to share her experience of using an enema during her transition phase of labor. We’re so grateful for her open and informative sharing on how helpful it was for her in preparation for pushing. So now other mamas listening to...2023-11-0151 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastA Home Birth Transfer to the Hospital is Not a Failure with Allison Rich (DIAH Classic)Has anyone ever felt like a failure because their birth didn’t go exactly the way they planned?We think this happens far too often. That’s why we’re happy we have conversations like the one we have today on the podcast. Allison Rich joins us to share her birth story. After a false diagnosis of PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) medically mismanaged miscarriage, Allison and her husband Rafe wanted a different experience the next time they got pregnant. Allison actually met with a group of midwives after her miscarriage (before becoming pregnant again) t...2023-10-3156 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastHow Orgasmic Birth Is Connecting Women To Their Power With Debra Pascali-Bonaro (DIAH Classic)Warning: this is an amazing episode. Full of conversation around pleasurable, joyful, ecstatic birth. It may cause you to feel empowered and excited around birth. There, we gave you a heads up!But seriously, we are so honored to have Debra Pascali-Bonaro join us on the show. She’s another one of the powerhouses of the birthing community that we’ve been anxious to meet and chat with. She is the creator and director of the documentary, “Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret.” She’s also the co-writer of “Orgasmic Birth: Your Guide to a Safe, Satisfying and Pleasurable...2023-10-1851 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastOvercoming Diagnoses of “Incompetent” Cervix and IUGR with Sarah Schade (DIAH Classic)How do you plan for a positive hospital birth experience, when you were originally intending to have a home birth?This is such a great topic to cover. For many who start out with a home birth plan, sometimes that changes for various reasons.Sarah Schade shares her story with us. From a diagnosis of an “incompetent” cervix (definitely not a term we’re fond of around here) to another diagnosis of IUGR (intrauterine growth restriction), Sarah and her husband Jeremiah went through a lot of ups and downs. She shares all the thought...2023-10-111h 22
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastRainbow Home Birth Baby After 2 Miscarriages and a Stillbirth with Mellisa Reeves of Motherbirth (DIAH Classic)What would you do if you really trusted yourself?This is a beautiful question that comes up in today’s episode, and I think everyone can take something from it and carry it into their lives.Mellisa Reeves of Motherbirth is sharing part of her journey with us. From some of the traumatic elements of her first hospital birth with her first son Aiden, a stillbirth in hospital at 41 weeks pregnant with her second son Rowan and two subsequent miscarriages, she brings us to the healing process and experience of her home birth with her da...2023-09-2245 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastLeaning Into Birth and Postpartum Challenges with Joy Kiesch, Part 2 (DIAH Classic)In this episode, we continue our conversation with Joy Kiesch, our DIAH mama who had her first baby Dakota at home.We dive into some of the things that pop up in the early postpartum stage. Things like dealing with family and visitors, informing people about the birth and how you deal with the outside energy and comments. What happens when the whole “I just had a baby!” thing starts to sink in. You’re 72 hours in and just lose it. Crying. Don’t know what to do. Joy is real, raw and totally awesome to share...2023-09-1220 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastLeaning Into Birth and Postpartum Challenges with Joy Kiesch, Part 1 (DIAH Classic)In today’s episode we speak with Joy Kiesch, wife to Yamil and mama to Dakota. Our conversation flowed so organically, that we decided to make it a two-parter! More on that in a second.The way Joy describes the home birth of her son Dakota goes something like this, “born peacefully at home, surrounded by love.” Joy considers herself a great candidate for home birth given her health and overall mindset. There were also other factors that influenced their decision - like for one, home birth is actually the more affordable option in many instanc...2023-09-0842 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastHealing Through Trauma After a 48-Hour Labor and Unplanned Cesarean with Katie Suder (DIAH Classic)What do you do when it’s difficult to come to terms with how your birth unfolded?In today’s episode, Katie Suder shares her journey with us. From her unexpected and joyful pregnancy to currently 9 months postpartum and still processing a lot of her birth experience. While waiting the few weeks before she could see an OBGYN for her first appointment, Katie had time to reflect and research her options. This led her and her fiance Andrew to a home birth midwife. Fast forward to birth, baby Andrew Michael was 13 days past the gu...2023-08-301h 00
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastEmpowering Hospital Births with a Home Birth Mindset with Cami Harper (DIAH Classic)What do you do when you want a home birth, but life circumstances make it a bit challenging to create?Cami Harper is sharing her story with us and how she embraced her situation to make it beautiful, even though it wasn’t exactly what she wanted.Cami herself was born with the help of midwives, so she knew she eventually wanted a holistic and natural approach to birth. She shares her process of both of her pregnancies with her sons James and Howie, along with the support of her husband Dustin.W...2023-08-2833 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastGiving Birth in Another Country Without Fear, Intervention or Complication with Amy Brown (DIAH Classic)What’s it like giving birth outside of your native country?It’d be understandable to have fears and/or reservations around birthing in a different country. But what if it could be normal, uncomplicated, supported and without fear?Our guest today is Amy Brown. Amy traveled from Chicago, Illinois to Peru in 2011 to work as a teacher, and hasn’t left since. After meeting her now husband Marco, she has since set up life in Lima. And she has given birth to her two children: daughter, Leah and son, Christopher in a birthing center in the...2023-08-1655 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastWitchcraft, surprise babies, and moving during pregnancy with Meggie and Steve Andrews (DIAH Classic)In today’s episode we’ve got the whole family on the line - Meggie and Steve Andrews join us, along with their baby William, or Liam as they refer to him.Meggie reached out to us during her pregnancy, thanking us for what we’re doing on the show and sharing how helpful it had been for her as she planned for the home birth of her first child with her husband Steve (we’ve copied her original email below). And interesting fact - they weren’t planning on having children. But, surprise! So they worked through so...2023-08-1250 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast“I did it!” - Building Confidence in Our Births with Naomi Jardine (DIAH Classic)Do you feel confident in your ability to birth?Today’s birth story features Naomi Jardine, sharing her journey to home birth. Naomi felt a loss of control with her first birth of her daughter Jasmine, followed by some traumatic stitches to repair her tearing. She was left feeling disappointed, not at peace. For her second birth, she wanted to do something different.So she prepared more this time - she read, listened to podcasts (like DIAH!) and joined local groups to connect with other mothers. It gave her the opportunity to get clear on wh...2023-08-0244 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastChoosing Home Birth from an Academic Perspective and the Power of Women with Isis Rose (DIAH Classic)Are you the type to research and look for evidence and information to support your decisions when it comes to your birth?In today’s episode, we’re chatting with Isis Rose, a PhD student, doula and mama to baby Xena. Isis shares her journey to home birth, which first entered her awareness during a doula training. She’s a PhD student studying birth and reproductive justice. Her husband Chris, a fellow academic, is a visiting professor at UIUC. So it makes sense that Isis took a very analytical approach to planning her birth. She searched for truth...2023-07-291h 05
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastHow the Letdown of a Hospital Transfer Can Shift to Magic and Gratitude with Cadyn S. (DIAH Classic)How do we cope with the parts of our birth that didn’t go the way we envisioned?In today’s episode we chat with Cadyn about her birth experience. She and her husband planned a home birth, because (in her words) of “how special we consider our home and surrounding space to be, and that this was where it seemed that magical portal of birth was meant to open.”After a long labor, Cadyn transferred to the hospital. It was frustrating and heart-breaking. But after a period of time, she was able to get hydrated...2023-07-201h 29
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastWhen You Find Out You’re Pregnant and Don’t Know What to Do Next with Brittney Seitz (DIAH Classic)What did you do the moment you found out you were pregnant?What was going through your mind? How were you feeling?We talk about that in today’s episode with our guest Brittney. Brittney actually reached out to us within the first few hours of discovering she was pregnant, and it opened up a beautiful dialogue. We felt inspired to bring that conversation into this space and share it with the DIAH community.We talk about Brittney’s plans to have a home birth, how she’s preparing and how her partner Spence...2023-07-1247 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastHome Birth for Second Baby After a Hospital Transfer with First Baby with Thea Robnett (DIAH Classic)What happens when the news and experience of your pregnancy isn’t all sunshine and rainbows?We’ve talked about this once or twice on the show and we know it’s more common than culture and society would have us convinced of - that sometimes there is confusion, reticence, frustration and even guilt around getting pregnant. For returning guest and DIAH mama Thea Robnett, she’s open and honest about the mix of emotions she dealt with when she got pregnant right after her first daughter, Harley, turned 1. She and her husband Alex had debated o...2023-07-041h 00
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast6 Children, 4 Home Births, Circumcision and the Inner Work with Amelia Page (DIAH Classic)Why home birth?This is a question we ask most guests on the podcast. Today we dive into that with Amelia Page, mama of 6. We chat about her first two births and the influence that moved her towards home birth for her remaining 4 children. We touch on the topic of circumcision (respecting all choices), as well as the inner work that supports in the pregnancy, birth and motherhood experience. Pregnancy was a challenging experience for Amelia, so for any mamas who can relate - this is a great one to feel understood. You are not a...2023-07-0456 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastLessons in Surrender, Gratitude and Strength During Home Birth and Postpartum with Katie McCormick Part 2 (DIAH Classic)We welcome back Katie McCormick to the show today! She joined us back in episode 73 where we talked about her and her husband Ryan planning a home birth in their cottage in West Cork, Ireland after leaving life in Portland, Oregon.Since talking with Katie McCormick, we spoke with another Katy - Katy Drew, a friend of Katie McCormick’s and a “non-mom” who inspired episode 76. And get this - while we were speaking to Katy - Katie was in labor! So lots of cool connections and happenings since we first connected with the expat mama to be.2023-06-1946 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastAn Expat Planning a Home Birth in Ireland with Katie McCormick (DIAH Classic)What is it like planning a home birth as an expat in a new country?Well, Katie McCormick has some stories to share about that! Katie and her husband Ryan decided to leave their life in Portland, Oregon - quit their jobs and travel across Europe. They decided to settle in Ireland, eloped and got pregnant shortly after. Katie knew immediately that she wanted to have a home birth. But being an expat in a new country, she had no idea where to begin as far as planning and resources.In th...2023-06-0732 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastHow to Create Something Different After an Unpleasant Birth Experience with Angela Johnson (DIAH Classic)Today’s episode takes its root in episode 36: So What Happens After Your Home Birth? - where we chatted about an article from Romper.com by the lovely Angela Johnson, who now joins us for this episode number 65!The article, titled 7 Things That Happen After You Give Birth At Home breaks down some of the “what to expect” as you might guess, after a home birth! Angela is speaking from experience, having birthed her second child, son Aden, at home in New York City. Angela really dove into her craft of writing while pregnant with her fir...2023-05-2539 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastMother's Day Special Edition: We Interview Our Own Moms! (DIAH Classic)In today's super special episode of the Doing It At Home podcast, we are interviewing our own moms about our birth stories!In this show we interview tons of moms and families on their home birth stories, and so we thought we'd switch things up a bit for Mother's Day and hear about how each of us came into the world from the women who ushered us earth side.Derry Bivens is mother to Matthew, and Kathryn Russell is mother to Sarah. Both moms have beautiful birth stories filled with courage, strength, determination and joy. 2023-05-211h 20
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastHigh-Risk Pregnancy, Traditional Midwives and Trusting Your Body with Erin Zekis (DIAH Classic)How do you learn to trust your body after some difficult experiences and a high-risk label?In today’s episode, we’re talking with Erin Zekis about her journey to home birth. From premature labor with her first pregnancy and a hospital transfer, to exploring different methods of care for her second pregnancy, Erin and her husband Kevin were very intentional about what they wanted to experience for the birth of both their sons, Tobin and Aldrin. Erin walks us through her process of coping with elements of her first birth, fears around premat...2023-05-141h 05
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastChoosing Home Birth as an Evidence-Based Minded Person Plus Letting Go, Accepting Pain and Being Patient with Shira Page (DIAH Classic)Can you over prepare intellectually for birth?This is a topic that comes up in our interview with Shira Page, NP and CLC.According to Shira, when it came to her first birth:“I had been planning to deliver at home my entire life because my mom gave birth to my brother at home. We did Bradley, I read all the books, watched all the documentaries, and listened to DIAH non-stop. My labor at home was over 40 hours of nonstop stabbing back pain and non-progressive labor. We went to the hospital to get mo...2022-11-291h 03
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastA Peaceful HBAC During Chaos and a Powerlifter Mama with Kara Lambert (DIAH Classic)How many of us feel a sense of failure after a birth experience?We’re clear that it’s far too many. In fact, one is too many.We’re grateful for stories like this who can help with the healing and rescripting. Our guest, Kara Lambert, shares her birth journey. After her cesarean birth with her son Theo, as she puts it, “I felt like I failed.”Great resources like ICAN helped Kara in her process of planning for a future VBAC. She and her husband Russ started with an OBGYN with their seco...2022-10-0550 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastBehind the Scenes of DIAH with Birthing Outside the Box’s Jani and Dr. VEver wanted to know more about the history of Doing It At Home or some of the behind-the-scenes life of running the show? In this bonus episode, we’re sharing the interview we did on the Birthing Outside the Box podcast with Jani and Dr. V. Last week we shared an episode (no. 394) where we interviewed them. So this week we thought it’d be fun to share the conversation where the roles were reversed and we got to be the interviewees.What’s cool about it is we take off our “host hats” and we just hav...2022-08-051h 37
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastNavigating Challenges of Switching to a Home Birth at 25 Weeks with Porshe Turner (DIAH Classic)Where do you feel most safe to give birth?Ultimately, that’s one of, if not the most important question to consider when it comes to your birth plan. When it came down to it, home was the answer for today’s guest, Porshe Turner. This was Porshe’s third pregnancy. Influenced by COVID-19 and circumstances related to it, Porshe and her husband Jeremy switched to a home birth plan at 25 weeks pregnant. They kept their plans quiet, like many others we’ve spoken to on the podcast (some prefer to keep home birth plan...2022-05-1848 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast45 Hour Hospital Birth and 4.5 Hour Precipitous Home Birth with Jazmin and Ben Marshall (DIAH Classic)Enjoy this DIAH Classic today, featuring a brand new bonus segment at the beginning of the episode - a short interview with listener Malina and her mother Char. What inspired your journey to birth empowerment?For today’s guests, Jazmin and Ben, their journey began in 2017 in Seattle following an ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage. It prompted them to do research and plan for future pregnancies in a different way. According to Jazmin, “It was my first experience realizing I had to advocate for myself with medical professionals, especially considering I'm a black woman, as many brush...2022-04-061h 33
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastPostpartum Hemorrhage and a Safe, Successful Hospital Transfer with Janette Silberman (DIAH CLASSIC)What if...?Probably the biggest question that comes up around the choice to have a home birth. Whether you ask it to yourself, your birth team, or you have other people ask you - it comes up.As today’s guest Janette puts it - “Things did not go to plan, birth never does.”We talk about Janette’s decision to have a home birth - both she and her husband work in a hospital (her as a childbirth educator and doula and her husband as an RN), and so after feeling hesitant to give...2022-03-081h 14
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastFirst-time Mom and Doula at 22 with a Positive Home Birth Story with Katherine Ward (DIAH CLASSIC)What is intuitive birthing?It can look different for each of us. But the general philosophy of allowing for the process to be what it is for you in your own unique way is a beautiful concept that comes up in our interview today.Katherine Ward shares her home birth story of her daughter Remi with us. Katherine started her doula training at 18-years-old. Through this experience she determined that when the time came for her to give birth, she wanted something different from what she witnessed in the hospital.By the time...2022-02-081h 01
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastPrimal, Ancestral and Awe-inspiring Birth with Charly and Dan Swanberg (DIAH Classic)How do you trust in the process of your birth experience?In today’s birth story, we’re chatting with Charly and Dan Swanberg about the births of both of their daughters: Luna and Kaiya.Charly’s mother had 3 home births herself, so the experience was already familiar and normalized for Charly. Both chiropractic students, Charly and Dan have cultivated a strong understanding and trust in the human body and its abilities.We get to hear about both pregnancies, which went for about 42 weeks. As well as the surprise of getting pregnant 4 months after...2022-01-111h 02
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastTraining for the Marathon of Birth with Brooke Cates, Founder and CEO of The Bloom Method (DIAH Classic)Can you train for the experience of birth?We’ve often heard birth compared to a marathon. Most people have a lot of intense and focused training when it comes to their marathons. So how can a woman prepare for the marathon of birth? In today’s birth story we’re chatting with Brooke Cates, the founder and CEO of The Bloom Method, a pre and postnatal fitness method and training for the modern mama. Brooke shares her home birth story of her son Leven and how she applied all of her knowledge and brea...2022-01-071h 01
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastHOME BIRTH STORY - Plan for the Success of Your Birth and Lean Into Your Vision with Angela Potts-Mang’andah (DIAH Classic)What are you focusing on the most when it comes to your birth?As you prepare for your home birth, there are obviously many factors and considerations. Are you truly allowing yourself to envision the success of the experience, whatever that looks like for you?Today’s guest, Angela Potts-Mang’andah, walks us through her home birth journey from first starting with hospital care, then shifting care providers two more times (with some twists and turns in there as well in terms of how financial costs would be covered and where the birth would actually take...2021-12-2958 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastHOME BIRTH STORY - Using Trust and Intuition to Have a Raw, Real and Beautiful Unassisted Birth Experience with Adina Rivers (DIAH Classic)What do you do when your care providers drop you and tell you to change your birth plan, at 35 weeks?This is the exact circumstance that Adina Rivers found herself in during her second pregnancy. Originally planning for a home birth with a midwife, Adina was now facing not only her midwife releasing her from her care, but no other midwife in her area in Bali would take her. Virtually everyone was telling her that she had to have a hospital birth. “F*** that,” was her basic response. She told her partner Oliver, “we’re go...2021-12-2159 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth PodcastHOME BIRTH STORY - Normalizing Going Past Due Date: Natural Induction at 41 Weeks with Jessica Prigmore (DIAH Classic)What happens if you go past your due date?That depends on a number of factors. One thing that we’ve found helpful when it comes to due date or “guess date,” as we’ve seen it referred to (and tend to prefer), is that this is an area of variation of normal. That a very small percentage of babies are born on the projected due date, and that it’s not an exact certainty. Today’s guest Jessica shares her journey of her second pregnancy and birth and what influenced her to shift from a hospital pl...2021-12-141h 23
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 145: Mommy Talks With Diah- Overly PamperedIs it okay to pamper our children occasionally? How about over pampering? What will it lead to?Why are overly pampered children often spoilt too? How can we help them and care for them without disabling them? How can we love them enough such that they will grow up to be responsible and thoughtful adults? Children who are overly pampered grow up to live in a different world than all other people. Agree? Listen to this episode of Mommy Talks With Diah.2021-12-1306 min
DIAH PUSPITADiah Puspita || IMPOSSIBLE to I'M POSSIBLEThis episode is about changed your life from IMPOSSIBLE to I'M POSSIBLE2021-11-2405 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 133: Mommy Talks With Diah & Shakeel - Kids & LiesAll kids lie. Or rather, everyone lies. Yes or no?But as parents, we will definitely get overly concerned when we catch our kids lying. Shakeel too lies occasionally. He lies to get himself out of a situation. Listen to this episode of Mommy Talks as Shakeel revealed more about his stomachache lies. Also, how can we address lying in kids? Talking about lying may be a long conversation, but it’s important to give our kids the message that honesty is important. Have a listen to th...2021-11-1508 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 121: Mommy Talks With Diah- Pressure Sia!“The fastest way to be yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.” But there is this powerful force called Peer Pressure which basically means you choose to do something you wouldn’t otherwise do, because you want to feel accepted and valued by your friends.And it’s every teen’s desire to fit in. Or is it not?In this episode of Mommy Talks With Diah, Diah’s teens - Sharleez, Mysha and Myreen give their thoughts on what they think of Peer Pressure.2021-10-1813 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 108: Mommy Talks With Diah- I Wished You Knew.You would be surprised to know how much you don’t actually know about your kids. Especially your teens. In this episode, Diah’s teens Sharleez, Mysha and Myreen some of the things they wished Diah knew. We need to understand our teens and go beyond what they are showing or telling us. Most times, it’s more than that. That’s one tip to surviving the teen years!*Colors by Shiny*Fueling the love for colors and intellectual curiosity.Hands-up if you ever had to scrub your toddler’s face aft...2021-09-2013 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 99: Diah’s Mommy Talks- Funny Hair EverywhereIn this episode of Mommy Talks with Diah, she got her teens Sharleez, Mysha & Myreen to ask her some common questions about Puberty. Puberty is something that every boy and girl will go through between the age of 9-16 years old. Have you talked to your son or daughter about puberty? If no, why not? Do you find it embarrassing? Or you do not know where to start? Perhaps, you can listen to this episode then with your daughter and let her better understand what puberty is and what she should expert. After which, you can...2021-09-0108 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 97: Copycats In BusinessCompetition is usually considered a positive thing for any business. It forces you to continue to improve and gives your customers more options. But, what happens when the competition starts mimicking exactly what you are doing? What would you do? Would you be affected? Would you keep doing what you are doing? Would you find something else to sell?In this episode, we invited the very inspiring Nina Chua (founder of Inara Organics) to talk about her experiences as one of the pioneers as far as selling essential oil healing balms is concerned. How does she h...2021-08-3028 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 92: It's On The House!Renovating your first home can be a very daunting process because you have zero experience or limited knowledge of it. What to expect? Which ID or renovation company to choose? Should you believe the company 100%? What if they cheat you? We have all heard of home renovation stories that left homeowners with a gutted home and an empty bank account. But have you heard of renovation companies who did not get paid by their customers?Boss of Icon Interior Design Wayne Chan and senior ID Medz shared with us more about what to expect before, during...2021-08-2335 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 86: Good Touch Bad TouchWhat is a good touch? What about bad touch?Have we really discussed this with our kids? How early should we start telling them? We definitely do not want them to grow up thinking it is okay to inappropriately touch anyone. It is not okay to hurt someone physically too.Diah explained to Shakeel the differences between Good Touch and Bad Touch.She also took the opportunity to talk to him about his private part and the correct name for it. Have a listen with your kids!2021-08-1607 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 81: Raising The Little OnesStarting a family requires a lot of planning. Concerns over the cost of having kids are common, but they are do-able with planning and the discipline to make sound financial decisions.In this episode, the Moms discussed their finances and how they go about paying for their family expenses. How does Shikin handle her expenses with four kids in tow? Who pays for Diah’s constant supermarkets trips? How does Denise pay for her son’s enrichment classes? Why does Nura believe in good preschool education?The Moms invited Nazmi and Elysha from MFA Group to talk...2021-08-1028 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 79: Do Kids Need Tuition?In this episode, the moms discussed the importance of tuition or enrichment classes for their kids. Do their kids really need tuition? What are the indicators usually? They shared their kids’ struggles with the Malay language or Mother Tongue, in general. Where to find assessment books? How to help their kids cope better with their Mother Tongue subject? And where to send them for Malay tuition programme? To help them with their queries, they invited Mr Yang Iskandar and Cikgu Hayati Abdullah from Edufront Learning Centre and Pusat Nusa Bahasa. Diah also shared more ab...2021-08-0631 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 76: Does Tatek Know Diah Well?In this quickie episode, Diah tested Tatek with some very simple questions about her. Did he answer all correctly? Which answer did he get stuck at? Hope you are all ears to listen to this very quick and lightsome episode!2021-08-0303 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 75: How Well Does Shakeel Know Diah?In this quickie episode, Diah asked Shakeel to answer some basic questions about her. Does Shakeel know his Mummy well? Sometimes our kids (especially the playful ones) observe us far more than we give them credit for. Take a listen to this very lighthearted episode!2021-08-0304 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 69: The One The Boys Talked About Their ParentsIn this quickie episode, Diah decided to ask Shakeel (her son), Oumar (Nura’s son) and Adriel (Denise’s son) some questions about their parents! What makes their parents happy? What makes them sad and angry? Have a listen to this very lighthearted episode!2021-07-1905 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 58: The One Diah Rapid Fired Her Kids!As a part of her sweet revenge, Diah decided to have a round of Rapid Fire with her kids. Studies have shown that young children ask over 300 questions each day. But here’s the thing, the older they get, the lesser they communicate. Parents are always neither here nor there as a result. Rapid Fire is one of the best ways to question our kids in a way that they have to give more than one-word answers.So let’s listen to what Diah’s kids answered her!2021-07-0508 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 50: The One Diah's Kids Spilled The Beansn this episode, Mommy Diah's kids answered some questions contributed by followers of A Mom Us. One of them is, “What is it one thing they love about their mommy?”Listen to this quickie episode to find out much more!2021-06-2305 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 40: The One Diah Talked About Shakeel, The Teens and Food.In this quickie episode, Diah answered the following questions from the followers of A Mom Us :1.How do you get your younger kids to sit down and study? How do you find the time?2. How do you ensure your children can talk to you?3. Diah do you really eat and finish all the food you review? Is there any food that you don’t like cos you seem to eat everythingWant to know the answers?Have a listen then!2021-06-0906 minA Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 40: The One Diah Talked About Shakeel, Sharleez, Mysha, Myreen, and Food.In this quickie episode, Diah answered the following questions from the followers of A Mom Us :1.How do you get your younger kids to sit down and study? How do you find the time?2. How do you assure your children can talk to you?3. Diah do you really eat and finish all the food you review? Is there any food that you don’t like cos you seem to each everythingWant to know the answers?Have a listen then!2021-06-0906 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEPISODE 39 : The One We Talked About MarriageIn this episode, A Mom Us discusses about the kind of wives they are, and the kind of wife society expects women to be. With 16 kids between them, how do they balance being a good mother to many, and a great wife to one?While Denise believes that date nights are crucial, do the rest of the moms agree with her? When Shikin realised that her priorities have gone haywire, how did her husband set them all straight for her? How do Diah and her husband find alone time with 5 kids always in between them? What does Umie...2021-06-0831 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 31: The One Diah Talked About Her Pre- Natal Depression And Her Children’s Fashion SenseIn this quickie episode, Diah answered the following 2 questions from AMU followers!1. Did any of you experience post natal or pre natal depression. How did you over come it?2. Diah, I love your girls’ fashion sense. How do you teach or support them?Listen to this episode to listen to Diah’s answers!2021-05-2607 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 30: The One About Growing MoneyIn this episode, A Mom Us chats with Wealth Strategist duo Naddy Hassan and Sabariah Rashid, who will educate us on growing money in a healthy and halal way.Naddy and Sabariah share with us on the smart ways of saving money for your present and future needs. How the conventional way of saving money in a bank is not the fastest and wisest way of multiplying your assets. Also why it is important for us to only invest in Halal investments.Diah wonders if she should continue to save or withdraw Sharleez’s endowment fund. Nu...2021-05-2525 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 24: The One Where Diah Handles HBLHBL and WFH - what a killer combo!In this quickie episode, Diah shared 5 tips to survive HBL & WFH! How does Diah handle her work and the smaller kids when the bigger kids are having their HBL?Can she manage? Or is HBL affecting her usual productivity?Tune it to find out!2021-05-2005 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 19: The One With Teenager DiahThe kind of teacher your kid has actually matters a lot. Diah shared about her secondary school life and how that cute yet strict form teacher of hers motivated her perform well in her studies from Sec 2 onwards. How did Diah handle secondary school crushes? With a mighty kick.2021-05-1601 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 17: The One About Our Raya MemoriesHari Raya always invokes a lot of sentimental and emotional vibes, which then reminds us of fond memories. In this episode, A Mom Us talked about their everlasting childhood memories of celebrating Raya. From checking out the lampu lap-lip at Geylang to getting ready for Raya to pushing each other when it comes to Salam Raya ritual to receiving green packets to celebrating Raya in a big family and yes, deciding which house to go to first on the first day. How was it like for Denise when she first celebrated Raya as a convert? They discussed it...2021-05-1415 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 9: The One Diah MothersSo Diah thought she had it easy with her daughters. But that was before Shakeel came along. God is indeed fair.2021-05-0601 min
A Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 6: The One With Nurul AiniIn this episode, we talked about self-esteem. Who grew up feeling inferior? Who is facing teenage acne? Find out what exactly happened to Diah’s son, Shakeel that made him cry. Who is the kid that didn’t want to go to school because of severe eczema? And why do teenagers not want to be featured in their mommies' IG stories anymore?Even the most sought-after celebs occasionally fight low self-esteem. Suria actress and host Nurul Aini shared how she struggled with low self-worth when she was growing up. As she told us more about that one particular inci...2021-04-2733 minA Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 3: The One We Talk About RoutinesIn this episode, A Mom Us admits that despite the glitters of social media, they’re all just Super (Struggling) Moms.Find out why must Diah shower by 5.30 am. And why does Umie’s day begin at 3 am? Why does Nura feel that watching her tribe’s social media updates is integral for her day? And just how many naps does Denise need to stay fluffy? Shikin also shares the challenges of keeping up with her teenagers’ schedules.How does A Mom Us plan our day around our kids’ schedule while still ensuring productivity? Tune in to find ou...2021-04-2120 minA Mom Us The PodcastEpisode 1: The One Where A Mom Us Takes Baby StepsHow was it like to grow up as Denise, Diah, Nura, Shikin and Umie? Who had armpit hair at 10? Whose fault is it if you are born with a Resting Bitch Face? Does scoring 216 for PSLE means you are screwed for life? Is it the end? How does it feel like when a teacher hates looking at your face? Would you ever think of using a guitar to discipline your kids? All that and more. We promise you that we will regale you with anecdotes of our lives. Stuff that we have not shared on social media before...2021-04-1129 min
Bincang (Tak) BermaknaEp. 02 Mengikhlaskan untuk Kebahagiaan Diri SendiriHai. Selamat datang di Bincang (Tak) Bermakna. Perkenalkan, nama gua Diah. Biasa dipanggil Diah sejak kuliah. Gua adalah mahasiswi tingkat akhir di salah satu universitas yang ada di pulau Jawa. Episode kali membahas tentang mengikhlaskan seseorang bukan untuk kebahagiaan dia, tetapi untuk kebahagiaan diri sendiri. 2020-08-0707 minBincang (Tak) BermaknaEp. 01 Kuliah dan PerkuliahanHai. Selamat datang di Bincang (Tak) Bermakna. Perkenalkan, nama gua Diah. Biasa dipanggil Diah sejak kuliah. Gua adalah mahasiswi tingkat akhir di salah satu universitas yang ada di pulau Jawa. Topik hari ini berisi tentang perkuliahan berdasarkan pengalaman gua pribadi dan pengalaman teman-teman gua.2020-08-0225 minBincang (Tak) BermaknaPROLOGHai. Selamat datang di Bincang (Tak) Bermakna. Perkenalkan, nama gua Diah. Biasa dipanggil Diah sejak kuliah. Gua adalah mahasiswi tingkat akhir di salah satu universitas yang ada di pulau Jawa. Bincang (Tak) Bermakna berisi konten-konten yang berkaitan dengan permasalahan kehidupan sehari-hari maupun topik terhangat di masyarakat.2020-08-0101 min
Podcast Cuma NgomongS2-Intro Podcast Cuma Ngomong by Diah SallyHei, intro Podcast Cuma Ngomong S2 ini adalah ucapan terima kasih saya kepada rekan-rekan yang sudah mendengarkan Podcast Cuma Ngomong S1. Kurang lebih 2.3k pendengar yang sudah mendengarkan S1, saya tak menduga ternyata sebanyak itu yang mendengarkan padahal Podcast ini dibuat hanya untuk memuaskan passion saya dicuap-cuap. Hehe. However, thank you so much ya. So, terimalah persembahan saya, Podcast Cuma Ngomong S2! 🙂2020-07-3102 min
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast163: Inspiration from the DIAH Community and the Famous Oxytocin TattooToday we’re sharing a few listener emails, talking about their birth planning and experiences. It’s such a testament to this community and the space of the DIAH platform. So many mothers that we interview on the show share how excited they are to tell their stories, mostly because they feel this beautiful opportunity to “pay it forward” to other mamas. They’ve been so inspired by the stories they’ve heard and want to be a part of the collective energy of empowered birth.Offers From Our Awesome Partners:
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