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Central Florida Birth PodcastEp. 11 Beyond Kegels: Real Pelvic Floor Healing with Iveta UhrovskaGuest: Iveta Uhrovska, Founder of Ivetacorefit LLC Hosted by: Ana Munoz & Nicolle Maldonado Runtime: 53:50💬 Episode Summary If you’ve ever been told to “just do your Kegels” and felt let down by the results, this episode is for you. We’re joined by Iveta Uhrovska, a women’s health coach who turned her own postpartum recovery into a mission to help women reclaim their strength, confidence, and pelvic floor health.Iveta shares her journey from personal trainer and yoga instructor to pelvic floor specialist—an...
2025-10-0253 minCentral Florida Birth PodcastEp. 10 Trusting Her Body, Shifting His Mind: A Birth Center Birth with Elizabeth AguilarGuest: Elizabeth AguilarHosted by: Ana Munoz & Nicolle Maldonado Runtime: 53:53💬 Episode Summary When Elizabeth Aguilar found out she was pregnant, she knew very little about birth—but her journey quickly became one of deep learning, fierce self-advocacy, and choosing the birth experience that felt right for her. In this heartfelt conversation, Elizabeth shares how she went from uncertainty to clarity, navigating cultural expectations, weight stigma, and her partner’s initial skepticism about anything outside of traditional hospital birth.Together, we walk through her first p...
2025-09-2553 minCentral Florida Birth PodcastEp. 9 Bridging the Gap: Speech, Bonding & Early Support with Debbie EklandGuest: Deborah (Debbie) Ekland, Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist & Founder of Bridge the Gap Speech Language Services Hosted by: Ana Munoz & Nicolle Maldonado Runtime: 53:20💬 Episode Summary What if support for your baby’s communication and bonding could begin before they’re even born? In this episode, we sit down with pediatric speech language pathologist Debbie Ekland, who’s spent over 14 years helping families feel empowered, connected, and supported through the early years and beyond.Debbie shares how a childhood injury inspired her career, why intervent...
2025-09-1853 minCentral Florida Birth PodcastEp. 8 Healing Intimacy: Understanding & Overcoming Painful Sex Postpartum with Christine LaMee Guest: Christine, Pelvic Physical Therapist & Founder of Sanford Pelvic Therapy Hosted by: Ana Munoz & Nicolle Maldonado Runtime: 56:47💬 Episode Summary For many new parents, intimacy after birth feels tender—and sometimes painful. But painful sex postpartum isn’t something you just have to live with. In this episode, we sit down with Christine from Sanford Pelvic Therapy, who has over 9 years of experience helping women and birthing people heal, move freely, and reclaim intimacy without fear.Christine breaks down the common causes of painful sex afte...
2025-09-1156 min
Trepa'o en TribunaEpisodio 16: Entre geopolĂtica, justicia y desempleo: asĂ late el BoricuaEn este episodio, Jean y Christian arrancan con la polĂ©mica declaraciĂłn del secretario de Salud federal, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., quien afirmĂł que Estados Unidos es el paĂs más enfermo del mundo. Desde ahĂ, reflexionan sobre la responsabilidad individual de cuidar la salud y el efecto que tiene en la sociedad.La conversaciĂłn se traslada a Puerto Rico con el apuñalamiento de la tĂa de la presunta asesina de Gabriela Nicolle en Aibonito, donde se cuestiona la intolerancia social y la percepciĂłn de justicia en una jurisdicciĂłn donde la constitu...
2025-09-081h 01Central Florida Birth PodcastEp. 7 From First-Time Mom to IBCLC: Empowering Families with Brooke SimmonsGuest: Brooke Simmons, IBCLC & Founder of Brooke Simmons Lactation ServicesHosted by: Ana Munoz & Nicolle Maldonado Runtime: 27:01💬 Episode SummaryWhen Brooke Simmons first became a mom, she was given poor advice that nearly derailed her breastfeeding journey. Instead of letting that define her story, she turned it into fuel—eventually becoming an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. In this heartfelt episode, Brooke opens up about the lessons she learned, why having the right support system matters, and how families can feel empowered in both breastfeeding and c...
2025-09-0427 minCentral Florida Birth PodcastEp. 6 Beyond the Baby: Reclaiming Rest, Healing & Community with Sarah FosterGuest: Sarah Foster, Full Spectrum Doula & Co-Chair of Central Florida Birth Network Hosted by: Ana Munoz & Nicolle Maldonado Runtime: 53:30💬 Episode Summary This conversation with Sarah Foster is one you’ll want to sit with. Sarah shares how her own story as a teen mom lit the path to her work as a postpartum doula, advocate, and community builder. Together, we explore what it looks like to not just “bounce back” after birth, but to meet the new version of yourself with compassion and care.From th...
2025-08-3153 minCentral Florida Birth PodcastEp. 5 The Kindred Feminine: Remembering What Your Body Always Knew with Tamara Niedermann✨ Episode Summary: In this deeply nourishing episode, Ana and Nicolle sit down with Tamara Neidermann of The Kindred Feminine—full spectrum doula, herbalist, fertility guide, and original spark behind the current revival of Central Florida Birth Network.Tamara isn’t just a birth worker—she’s a lighthouse. A walking reclamation of ritual, reverence, and radical self-knowledge.Together we dive into:The power of fertility awareness and how it changes your relationship with your bodyWhy Tamara doesn't want to make decisions for you—and what radical responsibility looks like instead
2025-08-1442 minCentral Florida Birth PodcastEp. 4 It’s Never Too Late: Advocacy, Midwifery, and Reclaiming Power with Aelis Rivera✨ Episode Summary: In this soul-rich episode, Ana and Nicolle sit down with the radiant Aelis Rivera—student midwife, domestic violence advocate, and Secretary of Central Florida Birth Network—to explore how lived experience becomes legacy.Aelis began midwifery school on her 50th birthday, proving that timing is divine and power isn’t linear. With decades of experience supporting survivors of abuse and years in birthwork as a doula and educator, Aelis is now weaving it all together as she prepares to serve families as a midwife in 2025.We cover:What it means to answer y...
2025-08-0735 minCentral Florida Birth PodcastEp. 3 VBAC, Midwives & Medical Malpractice — What You Need to Know💬 Episode SummaryIn this timely solo episode, hosts Ana and Nicolle dive into a critical conversation around VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) and the recent shifts in medical malpractice insurance that are deeply impacting midwives offering homebirth VBAC care.Nicolle breaks down what’s happening on the legal and clinical side, how it’s directly affecting Central Florida families, and what birthing people need to know when navigating their options.This isn’t fear-mongering—it’s truth-telling. And it’s a call to action.🔍 In This Episode:What’s changing with medi...
2025-08-0727 minCentral Florida Birth PodcastEp. 2 Legacy, Liberation & Loving Care — A Conversation with Nicolle Maldonado💬 Episode SummaryIn this powerful conversation, Ana sits down with Licensed Midwife and community advocate Nicolle Maldonado, founder of Mother of Thousands Midwifery and Clinical Consultant of the Central Florida Birth Network.Nicolle shares the deeply personal and systemic experiences that shaped her path into midwifery—from witnessing medical racism firsthand, to honoring the ancestral calling passed down from her great-great-grandmother, a traditional Puerto Rican midwife.This episode is a reclamation, a reminder, and a radical invitation: birth can belong to us again.🌟 In This Episode:The birt...
2025-08-0742 minCentral Florida Birth PodcastEp. 1 Becoming a Full Nervous System Advocate: Ana Muñoz on Softness, Strategy & Sacred Support💬 Episode SummaryIn this soulful kickoff to our co-host spotlight series, Nicolle turns the mic toward Ana Muñoz—birth doula, hypnosis practitioner, prenatal massage therapist, and the heart behind Mind & Body Motherhood.Together they explore what it means to become a “full nervous-system advocate,” how Ana’s own birth work has evolved over a decade of supporting families, and why softness isn’t just a vibe—it’s a strategy.Ana wraps the episode with a mini guided hypnosis to help neutralize looping thoughts and anchor into presence—because support begins with the breath.
2025-08-0734 minCentral Florida Birth PodcastEp. 0 Welcome to the Central Florida Birth Podcast💬 Episode SummaryThis is your warm, wild, and grounded welcome to the Central Florida Birth Podcast—your new favorite way to meet the faces, voices, and hearts behind the birth community in Central Florida.In this inaugural episode, co-hosts Ana Muñoz and Nicolle Maldonado introduce the vision behind the podcast, the people it’s meant to serve (psst… that’s you), and the radical idea that peace on Earth begins at birth.We’re here to stir the pot, ask real questions, share resources, and open space for all bodies to feel seen, supporte...
2025-08-0711 min
Hablando Claro de Grad School 🥼1. Hablando Claro🥼 de Grados MD/Ph.D., las Clases más difĂciles, y Tips para lidiar con el EstrĂ©s- Ft. Adriana Nicolle Velez, MS2En Ă©ste primer episodio del season 1 de "Hablando Claro de GradSchool" 🥼, Caro y Mary entrevistan a la estudiante del grado combinado MD/Ph.D. e instagram influencer, Adriana Nicolle Velez.Â
Adriana está haciendo su MD en la facultad de Medicina de la UPR - Recinto de Ciencias Médicas (San Juan, Puerto Rico) y su Ph.D. de la Universidad de Yale, en el departamento de Genética. Y aquà Adriana (y Carolina, que también está haciendo su MD, y tiene su Ph.D.) contestaron las siguientes preguntas:
¿Porqué elegiste hacer un MD/Ph.D?
¿Qué clase(s) f...
2021-11-0847 min