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Does a Cesarean Birth “Save Your Vagina” & Other Myths Busted with Dr. Janelle Howell

Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

I’m so happy that the pelvic floor is finally getting its moment to shine. This incredibly important set of muscles impacts our breath, continence, helps keep our organs in place, and affects our day to day comfort. It certainly deserves our attention! However not all of the information people are sharing about it is factual […]

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Community Birth Story: Processing a Fast Birth with Alisone Bonafos

Birth Stories, Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

If you could choose between a short, fast labor or a long, slow labor, I’m guessing you would choose short and fast. But a precipitous labor can come with some unexpected complications for both the new parents and baby. In today’s episode of Yoga|Birth|Babies I speak with Alisone Bonafos who joined our community during her

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Newborn and Childhood Vaccinations with Dr. Ana-Maria Temple

Mothering, Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

The vaccination schedule for your baby can feel daunting. It also may seem a little strange,  you might wonder why a newborn needs to be protected against Hepatitis B? Between frequent visits to the pediatrician and fears you might have over adverse reactions to the vaccines, many parents wonder how they can best support their

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Why We MUST Talk About How We Really Feel About Parenting with Rachel Bailey

YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

Parenting. Let’s talk about it. Whether your child is 6 days or 6 years old parenting can lead to a mix of feelings from love and joy, to judgement, expectation, and frustration. Sometimes this can leave you feeling not so great about being a parent. In this week’s episode of Yoga| Birth| Babies I speak

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Tearing Versus An Episiotomy with Dr. Heather Jeffcoat

Childbirth Education, Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

You may have heard it’s easier to repair a straight and even cut as opposed to a jagged tear from vaginal births. But is this something that’s actually supported by medical evidence or merely a falsehood passed down about birth? In today’s episode of Yoga| Birth|Babies I talk to Dr. Heather Jeffcoat DPT all about

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Understanding Attachment and Bonding with Your Baby with Bethany Warren, LCSW, PMH-C

YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

Meeting your baby for the first time is love at first sight right? For many of us, this isn’t the case. Personally, meeting my son for the first time left me wondering what I was supposed to be feeling. Whether this idea of instant love and connection is something you’ve learned from movies and tv

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Containerize Your Life & Create More Time with Rachel Nielson

Mothering, Postpartum, Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

I don’t know about you, but as a parent I’m busy! It seems there’s never enough time in the day to get through family, work, and personal to do lists. So how can parents accomplish what needs to get done without burning out? As today’s guest Rachel Nielson points out, “time isn’t a naughty child

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Supporting Formula Fed Babies & Parents with Dr. Bridget Young

Mothering, Postpartum, Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

There is so much information about supporting breastfeeding right now, particularly on social media. With its current popularity as something “good moms” do formula or bottle feeding parents are left in the dark.  In this episode of Yoga|Birth|Babies, I speak with doctor of perinatal and pediatric nutrition, Dr. Bridget Young about the stigma around formula

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Know Your Options: Pain Meds During Labor with Rachel Salem CRNA

Birth, Childbirth Education, Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

No matter which way you may be leaning in terms of pain meds during labor, it’s important to know all your options so that you can make an informed decision. In this episode of Yoga|Birth|Babies, I speak with Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Rachel Salem, about all your options for pain medicine during labor. Rachel shares the

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Am I More Than A Parent? with Katherine “Kat” Casey

Mothering, Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

Have you ever looked at an old picture of yourself before kids and thought about how much your life has changed?  Crossing the threshold into parenthood isn’t about simply adjusting to life with a child. It’s a remarkable transformation to one’s personal identity and how you relate to the world around you and within relationships. 

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The Importance of Sharing Your Birth Story with Bryn Huntpalmer

Birth Stories, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

For many years, before formalized childbirth education class, knowledge of birth was transferred to expectant parents through birth stories from members of their community and families.  Birth stories can continue to contribute to the preparation and confidence for one’s upcoming birth and offer personal stories and real human interactions rather than a medical account of the

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How To Approach Your VBAC With Confidence with Meagan Heaton of VBAC Links

Birth, Childbirth Education, Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

VBAC’s are a birth option that one comes to with a great deal of preparation and planning. If this is your envisioned birth option, likely you desire the chance to experience a vaginal birth.  To help see that vision come true, it’s important to stack the cards in your favor and one of the best ways

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Healing from a Traumatic Birth with Kristin Lasseter, MD

Birth, Postpartum, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

1 in 3 new parents report their birth as traumatic. This leaves a tremendous amount of new parents adjusting to new parenthood while also overcoming an emotionally traumatizing event. Sometimes the healing is never resolved and subsequent pregnancies and births can bring up past traumatic feelings.  This week’s episode of Yoga|Birth|Babies was inspired by conversations within

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The Ultimate Guide To Sex After Baby With Debra Pascali Bonaro Revisited!

Mothering, Postpartum, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

Do you remember the Saturday Night Live skit about “Mom Jeans”? It pokes fun at “moms” and emphasizes that once someone becomes a mother they trade in the sexy body, cute clothes, and sense of self for a frumpy bodied person with poor fashion sense who is fully family focused. Why does society accept the deeply

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Community Birth Story: A Surprise Ending with Cindy Walters

Birth, Birth Stories, Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

What do you do when your birth is going well then very suddenly isn’t? That’s the path Cindy’s birth took.  To give you some peace of mind, Cindy and her son are healthy and well, but they had a very unusual turn of events in their birth journey. In my 20 years working with pregnant folks, this

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From Stage to Stroller and Back Again with Megan Fairchild

Birth Stories, Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

For the majority of people, pregnancy won’t cause your career to come to a screeching halt. Now imagine that your body is the instrument your career centers around. That’s exactly what happened for Megan Fairchild, principal dancer with New York City Ballet. For her pregnancy meant a quick pivot and stepping back from her career

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Trust Your Body and Release Control During Pregnancy & Birth with Dr. Carly Snyder

Birth, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

During pregnancy and birth a certain level of anxiety is to be expected as much is unknown and many things change. However it’s important to note ways depression and anxiety can manifest. A common way for it to appear during this time of life is a lack of trust in one’s self, one’s body, ability

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Why Did No One Tell Me This?: The Doulas’ Honest Guide for Expectant Parents with Ash Spivak & Natalia Hailes

YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

The transition into pregnancy, birth, and postpartum often comes with a steep learning curve. Many people come out the other side of parenthood saying, Why did nobody tell me this?  That sentiment was the inspiration for the book, WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME THIS?: THE DOULAS’ HONEST GUIDE FOR EXPECTANT PARENTS. In this episode of

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Community Birth Story: A Fast, Primal and Confident Birth with Jenn Gross

Birth Stories, Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

Studies have shown that hearing positive birth stories can increase one’s confidence in their own upcoming birth.  In this episode of Yoga|Birth|Babies, I speak with new mother, Jenn Gross. Jenn shares her fast, primal and confident birth story. She talks about how she prepared for her birth and how she was able to find such

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Raising Anti-Racist Kids and The Steps Parent Can Take to Start Important Conversations and Change with Dr Beverly Tatum

Mothering, Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

As parents, we aim to raise our children to be good people. Inclusive, respectful people that help move humanity forward. To do this, we have to have open, honest and sometimes difficult conversations about issues that our country and society faces. Simply stating “Do onto others as you would have them do onto you” is

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Navigating Constant Togetherness as Parents and Partners

Postpartum, Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

During these unusual times, we are asking so much more of ourselves, our partners and our children. How much constant togetherness can people handle before resentment sets in and everyone gets itchy for alone time? How does one parent under what feels like “house arrest” ? What can you do when you feel lonely and

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Development, Emotional, and Social Milestones with Nekole Eaton of Kids OT Help

Mothering, Postpartum, Yoga | Birth | Babies, YOGA | BIRTH | BABIES Podcast

Have you ever wondered what the appropriate milestones are for your baby? What is there to do if your child is not meeting these benchmarks? In this episode of Yoga|Birth|Babies, I speak with pediatric occupational therapist, Nekole Eaton. Nekole specializes in child development and shares her deep knowledge about expectations and variations in reaching developmental

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