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The Morning EditionBest of 2025: What is freebirthing?Hi, it’s Samantha Selinger-Morris here, and I’m the host of The Morning Edition. We’re bringing you the best episodes of 2025 before your Morning Edition team returns next week. With the tragic death of a wellness influencer after the birth of her child at home in Melbourne, the practice of freebirthing was thrust into the spotlight last year. In this episode, senior writer Wendy Tuohy takes us through the nuances of homebirthing, a woman’s right to choose where she has her baby, and why ‘freebirthing’ is seen as so radical.Subscribe to...
2026-01-0519 min
Woman's HourFreebirthing, Author Sarah Mughal Rana, Syria: One year onHave you heard of Freebirthing? It’s giving birth without any medical help or intervention. A new podcast by The Guardian has investigated an American organisation – the Free Birth Society or FBS – a multimillion-dollar business which professionals claim promotes some dangerous views. Nuala McGovern is joined by Sirin Kale who undertook the investigation along with her colleague Lucy Osbourne. Dr Claire Feeley, midwife and senior lecturer at Kings College London who has done research into freebirthing, discusses the free birth picture here in the UK.Today marks a year since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria...
2025-12-0857 min
The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESPTheESP – Ep. #507 – Freebirthing 101: 'Dead is Dead'We start by noting that COP30 was pretty disappointing although we are not too surprised. On another, more positive side, Michael Frass‘ terrible study claiming that homeopathy can help in cancer treatment finally has been retracted! Also, get your flu vaccines, everyone.In TWISH we hear how António Egas Moniz invented lobotomy and was awarded one of the most controversial Nobel prizes for it, but also why it cannot be retracted. Then, we go to the news:SWEDEN: People die of breast cancer after choosing alternative treatmentsEUROPE: Eurobarometer Survey 2025: science, skepticism, and the battle against misinformationI...
2025-11-281h 07TheESP – Ep. #507 – Freebirthing 101: 'Dead is Dead'We start by noting that COP30 was pretty disappointing although we are not too surprised. On another, more positive side, Michael Frass‘ terrible study claiming that homeopathy can help in cancer treatment finally has been retracted! Also, get your flu vaccines, everyone.In TWISH we hear how António Egas Moniz invented lobotomy and was awarded one of the most controversial Nobel prizes for it, but also why it cannot be retracted. Then, we go to the news:SWEDEN: People die of breast cancer after choosing alternative treatmentsEUROPE: Eurobarometer Survey 2025: science, skepticism, and the battle against misinformationI...
2025-11-281h 07
Zeitfragen. FeatureFreebirthing - "Natürliche" Alleingeburten und ihre GefahrenImmer wieder gibt es Berichte über gesundheitliche Schäden oder sogar Todesfälle bei Alleingeburten. Trotzdem entscheiden sich werdende Mütter für Coaches statt Kreißsaal. Die "Freebirthing"-Bewegung verspricht Wellness und selbstbestimmtes Gebären. Weingart, Christopher; Schlicht, Svenja www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Zeitfragen. Feature
2025-11-2027 min
The Morning EditionA birthing trend is leading to deaths. Why is 'freebirthing' growing in popularity?A series of tragic deaths of Australian mothers and babies, as a result of so-called “freebirthing” has put this practice into the spotlight.What is “freebirthing”, you ask? Call it birth without a safety net, that is: without any doctor, trained clinician or registered midwife present. Some women are alone. Some are just with their partner.Today, senior writer Wendy Tuohy on why women are arguably risking their lives - and that of their baby - to engage in this increasingly popular practice, and the “birth influencers” encouraging them, some of whom have reportedly claimed to have more...
2025-11-0419 min
Born Wild Podcast143. Karma’s Path of Support, Sovereignty, and Financial WellnessIn this episode of the Born Wild Podcast, host Sophia Henderson speaks with Karma — a woman devoted to supporting women outside of conventional systems through full-spectrum doula care, women’s circles, and financial wellness guidance. Karma shares her transformative journey into birth work, her commitment to holistic support for women across all stages of life, and her vision of weaving financial empowerment into women’s wellness.Together, Sophia and Karma explore the power of community, the importance of honoring traditional practices, and the challenges of navigating systems that often limit women’s choices. This conversa...
2025-09-2247 min
Free Birth Society4: From Single Mother to Sovereign Birth Keeper: Mimilia’s 4 BirthsHow deep can birth take you when you fully surrender to the mystery?In this episode, I sit down with Mimilia—mother of four and a recent graduate of our MatriBirth Mentor Institute. Her story is a breathtaking journey through four radically different births, each one deepening her trust, sharpening her discernment, and calling her closer to truth.We begin with her first birth: newly single, choosing freebirth in her homeland of Puerto Rico, and awakening to her own power in the most unexpected of settings. From there, Mimilia shares the si...
2025-08-2250 min
Driven by Faith Doula PodcastEp7: Birth Storytelling with Shaunna Grant | Freebirthing Her 8th BabyIn this powerful episode of the Driven by Faith Doula Podcast, we welcome Shaunna Grant, a mother of eight and a 2024 graduate of the Faith Driven Doula Training Program. Shaunna’s story is a beautiful testament to unwavering faith, divine conviction, and the strength that comes with trusting God’s plan during birth.Join us as she shares her journey into birth work, her early experiences with freebirth, and the incredible story of freebirthing her eighth baby. Through her words, we gain insight into what it means to surrender to God’s presence in labor, navigate unexpe...
2025-02-2245 min
Free Birth SocietySeason 8 TrailerThe Free Birth Society Podcast is BACK *this* Friday!
If these clips already have you crying, get READY for the most epic, transformational free and sovereign birth stories.
It’s gonna be a wild ride, sisters. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll be rocked to the core by these women’s power stories.
You’ll hear about...
* Discovering down syndrome in sovereign birth
* Freebirth...
2024-09-0200 min
Valley Village Collective13 | Marie’s Birth Story - From Medical Birth to freebirth and wild pregnancy - Second Pregnancy, Conscious Conception, Birthing outside the medical system.In this week's episode, we explore the empowering journey of freebirthing with Marie, who shares her personal experiences and insights on what freebirth means to her.
Marie reflects on her first birth within the medical system, detailing the transformative moments that led her to seek a different path for her second pregnancy. Embracing a wild pregnancy and freebirth, Marie explains why this choice felt deeply right for her and her family, and how it influenced her approach to childbirth.
She vividly describes the realization of her pregnancy following a conscious conception and her decision to navigate the journey outside the...
2024-06-021h 10
Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More22. [WISE WOMAN] WITH KARMA OF PRIMAL WOMAN - DEEP DIVE INTO WOMB REMEMBRANCE & WOMEN'S RITES OF PASSAGEKarma supports and honours women as a Matròn, which is a Haitian Traditional Midwife, in Costa Rica and British Columbia, Canada. She works with women in all seasons of life —from womb to tomb, supporting all stages of the Female and Primal ContinuumsKarma offers her fullest devotion when working with women who want to begin walking the Path of Womb Remembrance so she may be their grounded anchor as they spiral deeper into the void of their womb’s wisdom And she is also t...
2024-05-271h 05
WISE WOMEN DIARIESFreebirthing in the Costa Rica Jungle at 34 Weeks | Hari Alexandra's StoryHari Alexandra (@sacred_flute) is a mother, somatic therapist, and freebirth mentor for women. She shares her birth story as a first time mom, freebirthing in the Costa Rica jungle at 34 weeks with a few hiccups that resolved through the help of her community. Hari discusses the power of intuition and the need for women to reconnect with their inner guidance in order to navigate life.
https://www.sacredflute.org/
Follow the host on Instagram: @trusting_birth
2024-04-1054 min
WISE WOMEN DIARIESEating Disorders, Panic Attacks, & "Infertility" to Freebirthing and True Freedom | Audrey's StoryAudrey Ross, (@ajoyfulbirth) a mother of five, birthkeeper, birth prep coach, and a freebirthing woman, shares a condensed version of her life trials that led her to true freedom. She overcame an eating disorder, detoxed off of ~11 Big Pharma medications, healed constant panic attacks, and learned the true power of her mind to finally become her authentic, true self! Audrey had "infertility" for about 10 years with another 5 year lapse of not conceiving later on, but went on to naturally conceive four children. She shares her prophetic dreams from God, being led to foster and adopt children, and how her...
2024-04-041h 31
Cuppa with a doula#031 Brittany PT2 - the difficult road from wanting a home birth to freebirthing remotely. An empowering dive into the reality of freebirthThanks for tuning into part 2 of the amazing conversation I had with Brittany. After taking us through her first 2 birth, one heavily medicalised and one where she almost accidentally birthed her baby at home, Brittany reflected and decided to take a different path for the birth of her third son
In this episode we chat all about
✔️how Brittany’s second birth and postpartum influenced her to do differently this time
✔️finding out that her GP who doesn’t support home births, used to be an obstetrician but had to stop...
2024-03-032h 00
Free Birth SocietyThe RH Negative Freebirthing Sisters from New Zealand: Sophie & JuliaWatch this episode HERE
Sophie and Julia, adorable freebirthing sisters and musicians from NZ join me on the show today, sharing their birth stories and journeys into motherhood. I received an email from them expressing their gratitude for the podcast and how it had changed their lives, so of course I had to bring them on the show. Both sisters are RH negative and without the rhogam shot, they freebirthed two healthy babies into the world. Together they share their stories full of wisdom, laughs, and insights of shedding fears, the power of words, and how...
2024-01-051h 05
Freebirthing in Color ™32. I Can Do Hard ThingsThis is the last episode in Season 1 of the Freebirthing in Color™ Movement and today I have a beautiful conversation with Veladya.
We get into speaking about her first pregnancy that started off in the care of an OB and Medical Midwife, but after the first few routine appointments with the OB, Veladya felt that there was something lacking from the care she was receiving.
Veladya then attended a mother’s retreat in the Caribbean at 27 weeks pregnant and was opened up to the idea of birthing free of the...
2023-11-231h 12Freebirthing in Color ™31. I Went From Being in So Much Pain to LaughingIn this episode, I speak with Aissatou. She’s a first time mother that knew having her baby free of the medical system was the best option.
Aissatou started her journey of self reclamation in 2019 when she and her partner removed her IUD, just the two of them, in the comfort of their home.
A few years later, when finding out she was pregnant, Aissatou began down the path of self acceptance and being okay with who she was and where she was going within this new place in lif...
2023-11-1652 minFreebirthing in Color ™30. I Know What I Did Was RightToday I have a very beautiful conversation with Tressalyn. I reached out to her after seeing her birth video of her fourth child on instagram. It was amazing to see such a force of energy move through her body as her baby was being born, but I’ll let her tell that story.
What I will say is, Tressalyn had her first baby within a hospital setting and was harmed due to, in my opinion, medical malpractice with the deliverance of an epidural that she didn’t even want. Tressalyn also had an un-consented epis...
2023-11-091h 32
Free Birth SocietyLeaving the System as a Medical Midwife to Experience the Ecstasy of Freebirthing Twins with BibiEpisode #238
Leaving the System as a Medical Midwife to Experience the Ecstasy of Freebirthing Twins with Bibi
Watch this episode HERE
Bibi became a licensed medical midwife at 19 years old. She had never heard of freebirth, but when she became pregnant with her first child it was an obvious no that she’d expose herself and her baby to ...well, where she worked. This is an important episode, enjoy.
Here’s what you’ll hear:
-How Bibi freebirthed her first ba...
2023-11-0357 minFreebirthing in Color ™29. The Birth of My Twins Happened Exactly as I Imagined itToday, I have a beautiful conversation with Bibi. She’s the second mother that I’ve spoken with who has birthed twins free of the medical system!
We’re coming to the end of Season1 for the Freebirthing in Color™ Movement and I couldn’t leave this amazing twin freebirth story until next season, so I had to put it out there now.
Twin pregnancies and especially births free of the medical system are still quite rare. So I’m so grateful that I was able to speak with Bibi and hav...
2023-11-021h 02Freebirthing in Color ™28. It Was the Most Beautiful, Magical, Quick Experience of My Life!Today, I’m talking with Nichollette, a mom who birthed outside of the medical system with her first child.
She was very strong in her conviction to have her birth go the way she wanted, so Nichollette held very strong boundaries with friends and family. In order to protect her energy, Nicolette even cut some people off to preserve the flow and peace of mind she was cultivating in her pregnancy and later for birth.
When Nichollette’s birthing time came she was ready for whatever was to come her way and was su...
2023-10-2652 minFreebirthing in Color ™27. This Is The Best Thing in The World!Today, I have a beautiful conversation with Neala. This is a super special interview as Neala is the first mother that I’ve spoken with, so far, that has birthed her twin babies free of the medical system!
Her mothering journey started at the age of 18 years old where she had her first three babies born within the medical system.
After reading through her medical records and not being treated with respect throughout those pregnancy and birth experiences, Neala decides that her next babies would be born free of the medical system.
Neala had...
2023-10-191h 27Freebirthing in Color ™26. I Am Responsible EnoughIn this episode, I speak with Rae. We talk about how in Trinidad, first time mothers don’t actually have the choice to birth at home with a medical midwife, but have to birth in the hospital.
Also most mothers that birth within the hospital system aren’t able to have their husbands/partners with them while birthing their baby.
Rae is also the first mother within the movement that I have spoken to who is RH-. She refused to take the Rhogam shot that can cause blood diseases and effect the mother in a more...
2023-10-121h 36Freebirthing in Color ™25. I’m Not Going to Betray Myself AnymoreToday, I’m speaking with Chantal. She speaks to me about her journey into motherhood while living in the Arab Gulf with her husband.
With her first birth, Chantal stayed at home for as long as possible before entering into their system. After having her waters opened without her consent, Chantal was told that her baby was in distress and a cesarean was needed.
She was wisked away to be prepped for a cesarean, but at the last minute and being 10cms, the doctors said Chantal could birth vaginally, but...
2023-10-051h 23Freebirthing in Color ™24. We’re Having A Baby By OurselvesIn this episode, I speak with Kyrah. She tells me of her journey into birthing her first child without having a medical professional present.
While working in a birth centre while pregnant, Kyrah was seeing all the 1st time mothers being transferred to hospital and that started to get her wheels turning for finding a different way to birth.
Kyrah decided to birth at home and tried to hire a Traditional Midwife, but with no response, ended up hiring a medical midwife to attend to her.
Kyrah and the Medical Midwife didn’t real...
2023-09-2848 minFreebirthing in Color ™23. My Birth was Peaceful, Therapeutic, Beautiful and NaturalToday, I’m speaking with Ashley. She tells me of the two different birth experiences she had while living in the GCC.
Her first child was born in a hospital setting where Ashley had her waters ruptured without her consent which caused her birth to increase faster than she was ready for. Ashley had a moment where she decided to not get an epidural and relied on her faith to get her through the experience and birthed her baby vaginally.
By the time, Ashley was pregnant with her second child, she attended a birth within the...
2023-09-211h 40Freebirthing in Color ™22. Her Emergence Was AmazingToday I’m speaking with Karen. She tells me of the journey she took before she was pregnant. She started to heal her inner child, nourish her body through eating animal and traditional foods and really took this pre-conception time that she was about to go on very seriously.
Through her experiences of healing and knowledge, Karen was opened up to the idea of wild pregnancy and freebirthing. The empowerment of that concept really stuck with Karen and led her into another journey of stepping into her power for pregnancy and birth.
Take a good li...
2023-09-141h 11Freebirthing in Color ™21. I’m Proof You Can Break Out of Systematic ConditioningIn this episode, I speak with Brianna. This is a very special episode because Brianna is a mother of 3 children and her first 2 babies we born via cesarean.
With her third, Brianna took her power back and birthed that baby completely free of the medical system, to have an amazing and healing vaginal birth.
This is such an inspiring story because so many women are told that after they’ve had a cesarean its almost impossible to birth your subsequent children vaginally. And sadly, most women who’ve had their...
2023-09-071h 35Freebirthing in Color ™20. My Cat Gave Me the Inspiration To Birth How I Wanted ToToday I speak with Simone. She talks to me about going down the free birthing rabbit hole and choosing to birth her first child completely free of the medical system. The straw that broke the camel’s back for Simone making her final decision to freebirth was when she witnessed her cat birth 7 of her kittens freely at home.
Simone. was very adamant that because it was only herself and her husband who conceived the baby, it was only necessary to have just the two of them present for the birth — a notion that I co...
2023-08-311h 07Freebirthing in Color ™19. Wow! I Want To Do That AgainIn this episode, I speak with Davana. She has had 2 births outside of the medical system following a very unnecessary cesarean with her first child.
Davana’s fist birth ended abruptly with an unnecessary cesarean for a baby, that during a non-stress test showed no heart tones. Without further information to back this finding, Davana was fully put under anesthesia to have her baby cut from her body. She later came to the realization that the information given to her was false, as it happens for most, if not all “emergency” cesareans.
Becaus...
2023-08-241h 05Freebirthing in Color ™18. Trust Your Intuition. Trust Birth. Trust Women.In this episode, I speak with Brielle. She started her birthwork journey, as most young women do, working within the medical model of industrialized birth.
Over time, Brielle was able to align to the physiologic and natural way of birth and started stepping into the realm of birth work outside of the system.
Brielle has been on a spiritual journey of growth, not only for herself, but for the women that she supports in birth as she lives in the mountain of Peru at this time.
I cannot wait for you to listen to...
2023-08-1752 minFreebirthing in Color ™17. I Was Like a Wild Animal, Licking Her Head and Holding Her CloseToday, I talk to Fiona. Her story is truly an incredible one. Fiona has 2 children and the journey from her first birth to her second is quite the tale.
Her first baby was diagnosed with omphalocele, that’s when some of the baby’s inner organs have stayed outside of the body while in utero. This all happened during the mess of 2020, so to spare herself greater trauma of potentially birthing completely alone, Fiona chose to have a cesarean section for the delivery of her child.
Fiona was separated from...
2023-08-101h 36Freebirthing in Color ™16. Everything Was So SimpleToday, I’m speaking with Danielle. We talk about her first birth within a birth centre. The experience ended with her son being unnecessarily pulled from her body by the medical midwife, causing tearing to her vulva.
After having a friend mention to Danielle that what had happened to her, during her first birth, was not right, Danielle came to realize that for her next babies she wasn’t going to pay to have another provider pull them from her body.
She chose to birth free of the medical system with her second baby, where her...
2023-08-031h 14
Radically Alive WomenConscious Parenting: Rose O'Connor - with Hannah AbouzahrahRose O'Connor is interviewed in this episode by Hannah Abouzahrah (who has been an interview guest herself a while ago on conscious Freebirthing, listen in here) on her experience with Aware Parenting against the background of her own emotional healing journey with Possibility Management.
Rose shares how she found out the power of holding space for the feelings and emotions of her son Xavier, who at the time of the interview was 11 months old. She speaks of the importance of trusting the baby's capacity for healing and your own intuition, as well as the importance of the...
2023-07-3024 minFreebirthing in Color ™15. A Straight Forward, Efficient BirthToday, I’m speaking with Claire. She talks about the struggles she faced with breastfeeding after her first baby and even going in to seek medical care, which resulted in a D+C after a lengthy time in hospital.
With her second baby, Claire speaks of her choice to take this mothering journey solo. After a few attempts of using donor sperm from a man found via Facebook, Claire wasn’t getting pregnant. A dear friend of hers offered to assist her and on the first insemination attempt her daughter was conceived.
2023-07-271h 34
Normal Boring Freebirth for Normal Boring People12. Chelsea-Lee's Breech Freebirth and Birth by the side of the Road.
In this episode we hear from Chelsea-Lee from Australia, as she shares her epic breech freebirth story. From an unexpected pregnancy following PCOS, to reclaiming her body after sexual assault, Chelsea-Lee's story is one full of wisdom and healing.
Her first birth was an adrenaline filled side-of-the-road birth, and Chelsea-Lee was determined that her next would be different. We talk about some unhelpful elements of traditional Hypnobirthing, calling a new baby's soul in, and the cross overs of death and birth.
Chelsea-Lee shares about stored trauma in the body following the assault, and how her...
2023-07-261h 35Freebirthing in Color ™14. I Was So Honoured to Have This ExperienceIn this episode, I speak with Jess. She shares with me the two very different stories of her 2 breech presenting babies. Her first breech baby an unnecessary cesarean and the second breech baby, birthed free of the medical system.
Jess tells the story of how she ended up having 2 free births after her first unnecessary cesarean, while also speaking to the very beautiful lessons that she learned along the way.
Have a listen to Jess’ stories of birthing her babies in freedom and even wishing her birth processes could’ve lasted a little longer.
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2023-07-201h 18Freebirthing in Color ™13. I am Safe. You’re Safe. We’re Safe. We’re Doing This Together.In this episode, I speak with Valeria. She is the first freebirth after cesarean story of the podcast and this is such an inspiring listen.
I’m not going to say too much about this episode because this is one that needs to be heard from Valeria’s mouth to feel the power and emotion of how she birthed her daughter in the safety of her own home after a very unnecessary cesarean section.
Valeria was able to have a redemptive birth with her second child and didn’t fall into the trap of repeat cesare...
2023-07-151h 29Freebirthing in Color ™12. Your Womb Will Tell You Everything You NeedIn this episode, I speak with a wise Elder, Maha al Musa.
Maha is a birth pioneer, activist, mentor and educator. She’s of Palestinian/Lebanese origin, raised in Australia and has been an independent international birth educator and mentor for almost 3 decades.
Maha is the author of the award winning world first book on bellydance for birth - Dance Of The Womb - endorsed by Sheila Kitzinger, Dr. Sarah Buckley, Dr Michel Odent, and others as well as the producer of the award winning videos series of the same name.
Maha is a mot...
2023-07-061h 25Freebirthing in Color ™11. My Body Knows What She’s DoingIn this episode, I speak with Kenyata. She talks to me about not being entirely sure if she wanted to even be a mother, but after trusting in herself and doing the personal work, Kenyata listened to her inner voice, and followed where her heart wanted to lead her — Merida, Mexico.
Kenyata left the United States and travelled solo at five months pregnant to find a new home for herself and her child. Kenyata had a sense of intuition that everything would work out in her favour even if she was travelling alone for the first time ou...
2023-06-2956 minFreebirthing in Color ™10. Trusting My Gut.In this episode, I’m speaking with Emily. She tells me of how the decision to freebirth her first baby was a gradual but very easy one to make. And with the decision to take her birth into her own hands, Emily talks about to the rift that it caused between herself and her sister. Fortunately for Emily, she was grounded enough to listen to her intuition and followed through with bringing her baby into the world the way that she wanted.
Here is Emily’s story of how she trusted her gut and was fully supported by h...
2023-06-231h 04Freebirthing in Color ™9. Our Bodies Remember ThisToday I’m listening to Stella speak about the powerful journey to birthing her first baby.
Stella comes from a very Medically minded family, but chose to birth her first child free of the medical system with the trust and knowing that her body was capable of navigating this experience.
After learning that it’s totally possible to have a safe and uncomplicated pregnancy journey without engaging with the medical system, Stella chose hold her autonomy throughout this pregnancy and to listen deeply to her intuition.
When getting close to the very end stag...
2023-06-151h 02
The Mother Daze with Sarah Wright Olsen & Teresa PalmerSurprise twins! A homebirth story with New Earth Mama’s Emma JohnstonNever before have you ever heard a birth story like this. New Earth Mama’s, Emma Johnston, walks us through the remarkable moment immediately after freebirthing her fourth baby at home, when she discovered there was another one coming!!From devastating landslides, floods and illness in the first few weeks of her pregnancy, to a rapid expansion of her business halfway through, Emma Johnston anchored to her intuitive inner voice throughout the unfurling of this pregnancy. Join us as we celebrate her story, delve into the inspiration behind her glo...
2023-06-1556 min
What The Fuck Is Happening?Riding The Lines of Discomfort: Wild Mothering and Freebirth with Sophie LeaWomen’s Yoga Health Coach and Sammy’s good friend, Sophie Lea, shares her journey that led her to freebirthing her son, Obi, in her power. Sammy and Sophie touch on conditioning and deconditioning surrounding birth, how to examine when you’re giving your power away, sitting with true discomfort, and why women everywhere are built to give birth.In this episode:Can you give birth for free? Wild pregnancy and FREEbirthStop giving your power away: Trusting that YOU know yourself bestTesting social norms and consenting to your lifeSophie’s postpartum hospital experienceLaboring for 20 hours alongside her husb...
2023-06-1451 minFreebirthing in Color ™8. Meeting Myself as Goddess through 5MEO-DMTIn this episode I’m talking with Settareh. She speaks to the births of her two son’s.
Her first birth was managed by Medical Midwives and during that pregnancy, Settareh struggled with HG (hyperemesis gravidarum) — feeling nausea and throwing up multiple times a day.
Instead of having a natural and undisturbed start to this brith, Setta was directed by her Medical Midwives to use at home induction methods to start her process. The whole birthing experience was filled with chaos, fear and being berated which ultimately left Setta with trauma that she was continually gaslit...
2023-06-081h 13Freebirthing in Color ™7. Finding Strength in My FearsToday, I’m speaking with Meghann. We talk about her journey into pregnancy at 40 years of age. She and her husband took intentional time to prepare for bringing their baby into the physical world, but even with that preparation there was the awareness for the lack of knowledge that Meghann was missing and coming to terms with the very deep programming about pregnancy and birth in our current culture.
Meghann knew what she wanted for her birth and felt that there wouldn’t be a bridge for the gap of what she wanted and what was available with...
2023-06-011h 04Freebirthing in Color ™6. This is My ResponsibilityToday I’m talking with Daja. She speaks on her journey of a beautiful pregnancy experience in the height of 2020, which allowed her and her husband to turn inwards using their skills of yoga and the 8 limbs to create a sacred, connected and flowing journey. Daja then goes on to speak to the gifts of breath that she gave to her child through the practice of meditation which allowed her to create a space of ease and calmness when her daughter surprisingly emerged breech. I also want to mention, that this is the first breech birth story to be fe...
2023-05-2555 min
Rooted Woman33. From Labor/Delivery Nurse to Freebirthing Mother: Anna's Stories of Initiation and TrustAnna shares her stories of the calling to serve mothers, leading her into the system as a labor and delivery nurse, and her emergence out of that world after the traumatic first full-term birth of her son. She talks about psychedelic conception, early pregnancy loss at home, her story and approach with pre-eclampsia, and her most recent fast freebirth of her second son at home. Anna's stories are her evolution as a woman and mother; stories of cultivating deep trust and instinct through birthing in her power.
Follow Anna @freebirth.freelife.
2023-05-211h 22Freebirthing in Color ™5. How An Unnecessary Cesarean and A Healing Miscarriage Lead to My FreebirthToday I’m speaking with Cielo. She speaks to me about her false positive downs syndrome diagnosis and false IUGR (Intra-uterine growth restriction) label that created a lot of anxiety within her first pregnancy journey. Cielo was switched to Obstetrics care to “monitor” the pregnancy, then at 38 weeks her OB started talking induction.
After Cielo’s waters spontaneously released and she entered into the hospital before the actual induction was due to take place, she was met with very abusive and very traumatic treatment and because of this, Cielo had a cesarean section for “failure to progress”.
Cielo...
2023-05-1846 min
Mothermouth1 - Freebirthing, breech birth & birth story integration - Gauri Algar from the Yoni TreeIn this first episode, I have the pleasure of conversing with Gauri, a remarkable individual who serves as a freebirthing doula and facilitates a birth story circle right here in Frome, a town nestled in the west country of the UK.Gauri shares insights from her background in psychology and trauma-focused healing, revealing how her spiritual journey and tantric healing work intertwined with her experiences giving birth to her two sons, ultimately guiding her towards becoming a freebirthing doula. Her stories illuminate the transformative power of birth, including a vaginal breech birth.We talk about...
2023-05-151h 02Freebirthing in Color ™4. Surrendering in All DirectionsIn this episode, I speak with Maria. This story highlights a beautiful journey of trust in oneself and of the intuitive guidance that Maria listened to when seeking birth support.
Maria navigated 2 wild pregnancies and felt the call to invite a wise Elder Midwife who was on the cusp of her retirement when Maria was having her first child. For her second birth, Maria chose to have a group of women support her and hold her in reverence and love throughout the birth process of her daughter.
Maria then speaks to the healing that she...
2023-05-111h 00
The Heart of the Soul with Amana55. Katie’s pregnancies, births & nursing journeys including birthing at 44 weeks. These stories are full of wisdom, compassion, trust & loveHappy Full Moon Beautiful Soul Sisters Moon 🌕
Today is May 5th (5/5/2023)
✨ I feel deeply honored & grateful to be sharing with you stories & wisdom from one of my Sistership clients and Soul Sister, Katie Watson. Katie is an incredibly wise woman who shares her stories with honesty, vulnerability and compassion.
✨ Katie shares her incredible journey & transformation from Maiden into Mother. Her first birth a free birth turned hospital transfer, her second birth a freebirth at 44 weeks at home with her husband and son.
This Episode was recorded on April 2nd 2023
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2023-05-051h 49Freebirthing in Color ™3. My Uncomplicated and Uneventful Pregnancy and Birth ExperiencesIn this episode, I speak with Chalé. She always had the deep intuition and knowing that she would be a mother who birthed her babies at home.
She tells me of her first, pretty straight forward pregnancy where she birthed at home with medical midwives and then she goes on to describe her decision to release her second pregnancy shortly after her first baby was born.
Upon becoming pregnant again, Chalé’s partner suggested to just birth the baby themselves and that opened up the territory of birthing her next children with only family present. Even...
2023-05-041h 40Freebirthing in Color ™2. Experiencing the Peaceful Golden Hour I've Always EnvisionedIn this episode, I speak with Josee. She tells me of her 3 different birth experiences and how they have shaped her into being the woman that she is today. Her first birth, under the care of an OB created the perfect recipe for unnecessary interventions that lead to a vacuum extraction for a “too small pelvis”. After that experience Josee felt as though her body was broken but kept questioning if all that had happened to her was even necessary.
Then moving forward, Josee wanted to do things differently, so she hired a local Medical Midwife to have...
2023-04-271h 01
Positive Birth AustraliaS4 EP112: Laura Simpfendorfer: Pregnancy Loss/Healing pregnancy/HomebirthOn today’s show first-time mother, Laura, takes us through her journey to bring her son earthside.A previous pregnancy loss led to understandable anxieties in her first trimester. It was at her 11 week scan that those fears were decimated when she saw her babies strong heartbeat for the first time. After years of suffering from mental health issues, she describes her pregnancy as being a healing journey that restored deep trust in her body and what it was capable of. Living a holistic lifestyle, Laura innately pulled away from the medical system, knowing that she...
2023-04-2748 minFreebirthing in Color ™1. Ashley's Journey into Motherhood and MatriarchyIn this episode, I speak with Ashley, a mother of 2 children who started her mothering journey at 20 years of age. Recently married and finding out that she was pregnant, Ashley was catapulted onto a deep spiritual journey and a path of awakening that opened her up to the awareness of her ancestral burdens and curses surrounding motherhood.
Ashley made the choice to birth her first baby in a birth centre in America as she was not aligned to the idea of birthing in a hospital. During her pregnancy, Ashley was facing family shadows, external fear and a l...
2023-04-201h 34Freebirthing in Color ™Welcome to the Freebirthing in Color™ Podcast!My name is, Karma and I’m your host of the Freebirthing in Color™ Podcast. I’m so grateful to be able to have a space where I can lift-up, amplify and make sure that the voices from Women of Color and Indigenous Women are heard far and wide.
New Episodes drop every Thursday morning, so stay tuned for the next amazing story to be shared on any platform that you prefer to listen to your podcasts on or watch these episodes on the Freebirting in Color™ YouTube page.
YOUR voice and YOUR story matters, for the...
2023-04-1902 min
Radically Alive WomenFreebirthing Love: Hannah AbouzahrahListen in for the (almost) incredible story of a woman freebirthing her daughter in March 2022, following on from a decision to heal her feminine lineage.
From the beginning of her pregnancy, my guest Hannah Abouzahrah prepared for giving birth without medical assistance. She had decided to venture into this path due to her third miscarriage, which empowered her to notice that she actually knew how to handle her body.
It is the story of reclaiming the inner authority over a woman's capacity to give birth, to know her body, to heal her past emotions and...
2023-04-1323 minNormal Boring Freebirth for Normal Boring People10. Take Your Birth by Storm: Mieke's Freebirth story.In this episode, we hear from Mieke in Canada, as she shares her 'normal day' freebirth story.
Mieke witnessed home births as a doula, before her own first birth, which was a ferocious and powerful midwife-attended home birth.
We discussed the potent effects of castor oil, the midwife attending in a Halloween costume, and ways of navigating vaginal examinations.
Mieke shares how the home birth support locally had broken down, so that freebirth for her next child really felt like the only option. Indeed, lots more women are freebirthing in the area she...
2023-04-101h 40
Positive Birth AustraliaS4 EP108: Dani Morris: Positive Hospital Birth + Accidental FreebirthOn today’s show, Dani, takes us through her journey to bring her two daughters earthside. Moving overseas with her husband was a venture they both wanted to tick off their bucketlist before settling down. Only 8 months into their planned 2 year trip Dani had a surprise positive pregnancy test. Once pregnant, she reflecting back to a past Yoga Retreat where a mother shared her empowering birth stories, reminding her that it was possible to love your birth experience.Although her planned homebirth didn’t eventuate for varies reasons, Dani encompassed surrender and trust to the path...
2023-03-301h 05Normal Boring Freebirth for Normal Boring People9. Traumatic Hospital Birth to Transformational Freebirth! Kathryn's story.In this episode, we hear from Kathryn in Leeds, as she shares the freebirth of her second child.
Kathryn's first birth was what is unfortunately quite a common story; unquestioned hospital birth, labouring in the car park.
After being refused entry to a birth pool in hospital, despite knowing she needed to be in water, things went down hill from there. Second time around, Kathryn had already begun to question things and describes "moving away from an abusive relationship" with mainstream maternity care. For her, it was a gradual process.
Kathryn had a...
2023-03-061h 12Normal Boring Freebirth for Normal Boring People8. Eugenie's Freebirth: Exploring Birth Culture in France.In this episode, Eugenie from France shares her freebirth story of her second child, and we learn about freebirthing in France!
Eugenie's first pregnancy was smooth, followed by a highly medicalised hospital birth that resulted in a spinal fluid leak.
After having experienced such a straight-forward pregnancy Eugenie was left thinking, what the hell happened during the birth?!
Her birth felt so awful that Eugenie didn't want another child for a while, but when the time was right she became pregnant again, and knew things could be so so different.
Eugenie...
2023-01-291h 14
The Great Birth RebellionEpisode 8 - Giving Birth at HomeMel talks with Aimee Aroha (@aimeearoha) about giving birth at home along the full spectrum from freebirth to homebirth. We discuss the research about homebirth, freebirthing culture and what it means to be fully autonomous and liberated at and by your birth wherever you choose to birth. We discuss authoritative knowledge about birth and why decolonising and demedicalising birth is a rebellious act in a society that values making birth medical.
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2022-09-251h 03
The Transformation Project34: FreeBirthing by GraceIn recent years we have started to see a swing back from a vast majority of mothers having very controlled hospital births to home and free birthing. So we wanted to know more about it and understand why a woman might choose that option and exactly what it entails. Join us as we chat to Rebekah Parker, a doula specialising in freebirth and assisting mothers to awaken their understanding of their own body’s health and functions. Within the care she provides, she aims to illuminate an individual path for each mothers unique journey and as a...
2022-08-2947 min
Positive Birth AustraliaS3 EP93: Ashley Winning - Two cesareans/GD/Special Scar + FreebirthOn today’s show we hear the three contrasting birth experiences of mindset coach, podcaster and birth advocate, Ashley.
Ashley went into her first pregnancy and birth handing over complete control to the healthcare professionals supporting her. She held projected shame over being plus-size which left her feeling disempowered, alone and intimidated. Her first birth ended in a cesarean.
Diving deeper into education for her second pregnancy gave her the tools she knew were necessary to advocate for the VBAC she desired, but the constant fight to uphold her birth preferences wore her down, leading her to another cesarean feeling de...
2022-08-241h 10
Spirited Hearts the podcast11. Psychospiritual Parenting, Re-Parenting & Re-Culturing with Marion RoseSend us a textIn this new episode, I had an empowering, inspiring and insightful conversation with Marion Rose PhD. Marion is a Level 2 Aware Parenting Instructor and the Regional Coordinator for Aust/NZ, the Founder of The Marion Method, the creator of many amazing courses, has a PhD in the mother-infant relationship and the co-host of The Aware Parenting Podcast.Our conversation took us on a journey with the many aspects of parenting, why shame and guilt come from the Disconnect Domination Culture. We explored The Marion Method and the 3 aspects of Love, Will...
2022-07-1851 min
The Brave Table with Dr. Neeta Bhushan27. Trusting Your Power as a Mother, and Being Brave in Wild Free Birthing at Home with Davana MayHey fam, we’re back today for another fiercely brave conversation—this time with the divine Davana May. Davana is a Radical Birth Keeper, the co-founder of Sacred Sisters Circle, and a fully embodied queen whose purpose is to share her innate wisdom of the sacred feminine and help women reclaim their birth. What you’ll learn out of this episode… - Following your intuition, reclaiming your power, and rewilding womanhood - How to learn from your difficult experiences and use them as an opportunity to choose differently next time - Things...
2022-05-0254 min
Mother the Mother111 | Why Your Intuition is EnoughMcLean is back with another solo episode! And today, she’s talking about intuition and birth. We as women are so often taught not to trust our bodies, but there’s an innate wisdom we hold, despite what any experts may say. McLean breaks down why birth has become a big business in recent years, touches on what it’s like to work towards empowering women within a broken medical system, and shares a powerful story about freebirthing that changed her. Listen to feel empowered, refreshed, and to learn how to start finding your way back to that innate wisdom...
2022-04-1358 min
Second ThoughtCrunchy Mom Catches Second Baby | EP 12Second Thought, presented by Oana and Sierra.Episode 12: Todays episode we discuss taking a pay cut for your dream job, dating age gaps, freebirthing and emotional cheating**********Follow us!Twitter: https://twitter.com/2ndThought_PodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/secondthoughtpod/Email us!secondthoughtpod@gmail.comLeave us a voice message!https://anchor.fm/secondthought/message--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
2022-02-071h 06
The Mature Momma LifeSeason 3 Day 4: You Should Not Be AloneHey Mommas!! Freebirthing, let's talk about it...respectfully of course. If you look through birthing history, there was never a time when birthing alone was celebrated or recommended. There was ALWAYS someone in the city, town, or village that was called to assist with labor and delivery. Then there was a team of support to help during the postpartum period. In every culture, there was always someone. There was always a community. This episode is just a transparent conversation on MY opinion of freebirthing and why I 1. Don't think it's safe and 2. How th...
2022-01-2444 min
Positive Birth AustraliaS2 EP65: Ally Collins - Twins Freebirth + Two hospital births + DVT issueS2 EP65: Today’s episode features the inspirational journey of freebirthing twin mama, Ally. The birth of Ally’s first daughter was a pleasant enough experience for her to opt back into the same model of care during her second pregnancy, until one simple question from her five year old daughter prompted her to consider a homebirth.
Using fertility treatments to fall pregnant with her second child, and having to go on a last minute trip to America, put her at a higher risk of a blood clotting condition known as deep vein thrombosis. When she raised concerns about a DVT...
2021-11-241h 22
The Renegade MamaNatalie Rees - My Journey To FreebirthToday on the show I invited my beautiful husband, Oliver Wenn to interview me and ask me about my journey to freebirth from my point of view. Oliver told his side of the story last season and now here is mine! We chat about my grandmother freebirthing my Mum, my own birth to my Mum (an induction) and then my homebirth transfer (with midwife) with my son Charlie. Lastly we chat about about my simple freebirth of my daughter Stella and being in my full power. We also delve into patterns of shame around my menarche and needing a...
2021-11-211h 27
Raise the Vibe with Liz PodcastTilly Storm, The Relationship Matrix and IntimacyRaised Southern Baptist, Tilly was taught that desire was sinful and that sexuality was a source of shame. She had internalized these messages and didn’t begin questioning them until after freebirthing her first baby at 23. By the time she was 27, she was divorced with two kids, feeling frustrated because she could only orgasm in one way, was uncomfortable with her body, and bumping up against the limits to her pleasure. Tilly realized there must be more to sex than this! So began her long journey researching ways that one could feel more confident and comfortable in the...
2021-11-1051 min
On The Edge Podcast with Scott Groves[Audio Quicktakes] - Tilly Storm: Making America "Sleep Together" Again 😜This is an abbreviated version of the full podcast, also available here!
This week with On The Edge Podcast we’re talking with Certified Love, Sex & Intimacy Coach Tilly Storm.
Normally, you would find the chapters of the podcast listed here for easy click-thru navigation, however due to the sensitive nature of the conversation, we will not be listing all of the subjects.
WARNING: Sexually Mature Content.
Raised Southern Baptist, Tilly was taught that desire was sinful and that sexuality was a source of shame. She had internalized these messages and di...
2021-11-0817 minOn The Edge Podcast with Scott GrovesTilly Storm: Making America "Sleep Together" Again 😜This week with On The Edge Podcast we’re talking with Certified Love, Sex & Intimacy Coach Tilly Storm.
Normally, you would find the chapters of the podcast listed here for easy click-thru navigation, however due to the sensitive nature of the conversation, we will not be listing all of the subjects.
WARNING: Sexually Mature Content.
Raised Southern Baptist, Tilly was taught that desire was sinful and that sexuality was a source of shame. She had internalized these messages and didn’t begin questioning them until after freebirthing her first baby at 23. By the time she...
2021-11-041h 43
The Renegade MamaCatherine Bell: Birth Cartography, her 20 minute freebirth and accepting death as part of birthToday on the show I speak will with Birth Cartographer, PhD Student and Freebirthing Mama Catherine Bell. Catherine’s concept of The Birth Map differs from a birth plan in that is allows a map of different options rather than fixed ideas or outcomes in birth. For example for freebirthers it might be an option of what does it look life if I don’t get the pool up in time? Do I land Birth? Or what does it look like if I transfer? The idea is to explore all your options and decisions very throughly so in the mome...
2021-10-171h 15
Positive Birth AustraliaS2 EP59: Dr Diana Pakzamir - Hospital birth + Accidental Freebirth During a PandemicOn today’s show I chat with Melbourne chiropractor and mother of two, Diana. Coming from a long-line of generational birth trauma, Diana chose to change the narrative with her own birth journey. She hired a doula, did a hypnobirthing course and learnt all she could about physiological birth to give her the tools and knowledge she needed to navigate the system and give birth, drug-free, at her local hospital.
When she became pregnant with her second child, she again planned to birth at the local hospital only two minutes away, but her daughter had other plans and she ended up...
2021-10-1345 min
HypnoGeeks PodcastThe Wednesday Wellbeing show 29th of September 2021 with Samantha SurteesThis week on the #Wednesday Wellbeing show, we talk baby boom and conscious Birthing with the beautiful Samantha Surtees. Contrary to fears that the coronavirus pandemic could cause a “baby bust”, the numbers of women in England expecting a baby appear to be on the rise. Experts say baby booms are common after tragic events, which was famously the case for the “boomer” generation born after the second world war. The phenomenon has also been observed on a smaller scale, including after Princess Diana’s death and the 2004 tsunami in south-east Asia. Up to 1.9 million...
2021-09-291h 07
CYCLE WISEBirth is Ceremony - 4.5 days of freebirthing my sonToday I am taking you on a journey through my epic 4.5 day long freebirth of my son. That’s right, four-and-a-half-days in the birth portal with just my husband and I present, there’s quite the story to tell! Join my husband, Rachan Chindarsi, and I for a very personal, story-time conversation where we take you through what happened, the unexpected challenges we had to face, and how we made it through so many sleepless night laboring, while guided by the knowing that “Birth is ceremony”. Our Freebirth JourneyThis episode is a throwback to January 2020, when I was still...
2021-09-161h 30
Saint MajellaEpisode 11: Home birth, free birth, wild pregnancy and lotus birth experiences shared by Amy, a mother, artist and birthkeeper from Byron Bay.In this weeks episode we chat with Amy (known as @bushrat_ in the instagram world), a birthkeeper (doula) who works with home birth and freebirthing families in northern NSW. A mama of three beautiful babes all born at home: Sylvester (6), Essie (2) and Solomon (5 months). Amy experienced a wild pregnancy and freebirth with her son Solomon and it was easily the most incredible experience in her life. She talks through her three births and also shares her experience of a lotus birth.SHOW NOTES:Amy refers to a few books and resources in...
2021-09-131h 07
The Renegade MamaEx-Hospital Midwife and child health nurse turned freebirthing goddessToday on the show I speak with ex hospital midwife and ex-child health nurse Kimberely Rose. Kim now works in the somatic sex area as well as studying Naturopathy. Kim’s first birth was a hospital birth, second homebirth with midwife and the last two were fabulous free births. We ponder over a lot if things including her time in the system and the second hand trauma she experienced even though most births would have been considered “good” births. As well as chatting about her somatic sex work and debating over pornography - I hold very strong views on this...
2021-09-121h 05
The Renegade MamaEmma Penno - “My Non-event Freebirth” - How Simple Birth Can Be!Today on the show I speak with Mama of 2 Emma Penno who lives in remote WA in Port Headland. Emma herself was a c-section baby and so were her 3 siblings. Emma believed for a long time that c-sections were the safest and best option. But, fast forward to her first pregnancy Emma intuitively knew she wanted a natural birth but lost her her first baby at 8 weeks. She fell pregnant for the second time shortly after and had a straight forward physiological birth in hospital. After this birth she decided to freebirth her 2nd son and although she did...
2021-08-291h 18
Brendon Marotta ShowYolande Norris-Clark on Family Birth Outside the System (#016)Yolande Norris-Clark, freebirth educator and coach talks about family birth outside the system. Yolande shares her 20 years of wisdom and experience in natural home births. We discuss the importance of freebirth, the common misconceptions and how we can best provide a safe, natural environment for our newborns. Topics Discussed In This Episode:[2:43] Yolande’s Journey to freebirthing [3:19] How to prepare for having a natural home birth[5:52] What does a healthy natural birth look like?[14:53] How to handle cultural stress as a free birther [20:57] Natural home births and how to best prepare [33:43] How we can let g...
2021-06-081h 35
Positive Birth AustraliaS2 EP38 - Sarah Blue - Two hospital births with private midwife + FreebirthToday’s show features freebirthing mama, Sarah, sharing her three births. Her first two girls were born in a hospital with a private midwife, completely straight forward and somewhat fast. When she fell pregnant with her third baby, she took the approach of tuning into her intuition and being mindful of how she felt throughout her pregnancy, never feeling the need to call on anyone and ultimately deciding to freebirth at home.
Sarah takes us through how she handled any fears that arose and how the prodromal labour she experienced leading up to her birth made her question whether she wa...
2021-05-1236 min
The Renegade MamaAmber Kevill - My Self Manifested Accidental FreebirthToday on the show I speak with doula and mother of two - Amber Kevill. Amber had her first baby in the birth centre and went on plan a homebirth with a private midwife for her second. And although Amber never spoke the words aloud she managed to self manifest an accidental freebirth. I found it really interesting hearing Amber’s process and the fight inside her to decide what she really wanted. Amber said she felt a lot of judgement around freebirth and this is partially why this decision was so hard. Like so many Mum’s that freebirth - Am...
2021-05-101h 05
The Natural Birth PodcastFreebirthing in NatureIsabella is a mum of 4 from Byron Bay, Australia.
She is a shamanic drum maker and aspiring doula.
Today we will hear about her 3 birth centre births and her last birth, which was a free birth in nature.
Last week we heard the birth stories of Ashley who choose to free birth due to not being able to find a care provider willing to assist her at her home birth.
Today we get to hear the other side of free birthing.
The one where a woman a...
2021-04-111h 12The Natural Birth PodcastFreebirthing after 2 CaesariansAshley is a mother of three from QLD, Australia.
She is the founder of the motherhood circle and the VBAC home birth stories podcast and today she will share her own VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarian) freebirth story.
We will start by exploring the reasons to her first two caesarians and the wisdom she gained through and from her birth trauma within the medicalized hospital system.
We will then dive in to her VBAC freebirth story.
Ashley never intended to freebirth, but due to her co:morbidities and...
2021-04-041h 21