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Wise Birth Radio
Thriving through motherhood
Ep.42/ Enter the Void to Receive - Ixchel's Sacred Second Trimester Loss
Our beautiful friend Ixchel Prisma talked with us today about the depths and beauty of her second trimester loss with her spirit baby, River Nova.
Ep.36/ Crossing the Threshold - Ashke and Ian's Beautiful Home Birth Story
Out lovely friends Ashke and Ian join us today from the end of their sacred window to tell us the story of their son, Cedar's birth.
Ep.29/ Holding the Sacred and the Mundane - Sara’s Fourth Birth Story
A beautiful simple, yet powerful and profound story. The whole family gathered around to witness the incredible power of their mama in what is both an incredibly powerful and awesome experience and at the same time the most natural, every day thing: physiological birth.
Ep.21/ A Visionary Birth Story - Deep Medicine in the Birth of Makoa
This is the story of the "what ifs". But not "what if something goes wrong", instead it's "what if something goes right?" What if birth can be challenging, transformative, visionary, earth, shattering, and so so beautiful?
Ep.11/ Birth with a Student Midwife Brain (Part 2)
This is part 2 of the story of the birth of my (Maible’s) son, Olin Wren Gillespie. Attended by Sara, a midwife, a photographer, my partner, and my mother, this birth was very straight forward, down to earth, and rather humorous. He was born at home on January 11, 2022 after a 12 hour labor. In integrating the story after, I learned so much about the subtle dynamics of persuasion and experience, and why it is so important to speak your “no”, even if it doesn’t seem like a big deal.
Ep.10/ Birth with a Student Midwife Brain (Part 1)
This is part 1 of the story of the birth of my (Maible’s) son, Olin Wren Gillespie. Attended by Sara, a midwife, a photographer, my partner, and my mother, this birth was very straight forward, down to earth, and rather humorous. He was born at home on January 11, 2022 after a 12 hour labor. In integrating the story after, I learned so much about the subtle dynamics of persuasion and experience, and why it is so important to speak your “no”, even if it doesn’t seem like a big deal.
Ep.9/ Birth Story of Cielo Silver
Here's part three of Sara's birth stories!
A straight forward, self directed pregnancy and birth with a surprise twist at the end! We talk about her relationship with the midwives she was working with, her preference and orientation towards free birth, and the lessons this adorable babe brought with his birth.
Ep.8/ Birthing Under the Trees
Tune in today for the story of Sara and Z's second pregnancy and birth. Like the first, this is a unique story of birth with strong community support. This babe was born in the woods as Sara ha envisioned. We talk about what we assume about midwives, the challenges of being pregnant with a little toddler, and much more.
Ep.7/ Birth of a New (van) Hope
We are talking today with our dear friends Stephanie and Jacob about the birth of their first baby, Forest van Hope. This is an extra special interview for us and there’s some really great gems of knowledge! Stephanie and Jacob are friends of ours who took both our birth education and our Innate Traditions Postpartum Course, and we were their for their birth!
This is such a great story of how you can harness the potential of this period of growth and change to come out centered and nourished as a family. We love being able to share stories like this full of grace through tough times.
Ep.2/ The Sacred Pause (In Birth and Elsewhere)
In today's episode, Sara and Maible chat about leaving space immediately after birth for both mama and baby to take a breath and integrate. Why do we rush to clean the baby off, cover it up, and get everyone snuggled away? And what would it mean to completely respect the timing of the mama to first pick up her baby? Tune in to find out!
Ep.1/ Home Birth of Myuna Joy
We talk today about the pregnancy and birth of Sara's first child, the bold and inimitable Myuna. We cover the beautiful story of how Sara knew a soul was coming in, her journey through pregnancy, and a unique, community supported, and powerful birth. This is only the first of three birth stories with Sara, so stay tuned!