The Birth Journeys Podcast®️: Lifting the veil on the birth experience
Welcome to The Birth Journeys Podcast®, a unique space where we share powerful and transformative birth stories that illuminate the realities of childbirth. Hosted by a labor nurse and prenatal coach who specializes in transformational coaching techniques, this podcast goes beyond traditional birth ...
Recent Episodes
June 29, 2025
Embracing the Unexpected: Alex Wachelka's Third Birth Journey
Send us a text When Alex Wachelka predicted her third baby would arrive on December 15th—despite professionals insisting otherwise—her intuition was right. But the path to that moment wasn’t easy. After two very different births—one at a birth center and one rapid home birth—Alex expected another f…
June 15, 2025
Building Your Birth Dream Team: Finding the Right Doula
Send us a text Navigating the search for your perfect birth doula can feel overwhelming. How do you find someone who aligns with your vision, fits your budget, and helps you feel secure during one of life’s most vulnerable moments? Drawing from over a decade of obstetric nursing experience, I’m bre…
June 1, 2025
Making a Birth Plan? Here’s What You’re Probably Missing
Send us a text The birth plan has become a staple of pregnancy preparation, but most expectant parents are approaching it all wrong. What began as a revolutionary tool for restoring autonomy during the natural birth movement of the 1960s has too often devolved into a rigid checklist that sets birth…
May 25, 2025
One Way or a Mother Episode 1: A New Podcast from Dr. Elliot Berlin, DC
Send us a text One Way or a Mother is a new narrative podcast from Dr. Elliot Berlin, DC, host of The Informed Pregnancy Podcast. Each season is an intimate story of one woman, one pregnancy, and all of the preparations, emotions, and personal history leading up to the birth. Episodes feature the e…
May 11, 2025
Reimagining Postpartum Care: The 100 Weeks Project with Dr. Venice Haynes
Send us a text "Congratulations, you're both alive." This shockingly low bar for maternal healthcare success reveals everything wrong with how America treats new mothers. In this eye-opening conversation, Dr. Venice Haynes, Senior Director of Research and Community Engagement at United States of Ca…
April 27, 2025
When Nurses Become Magicians: Getting Babies Unstuck with Marya Eddaifi
Send us a text From personal birth trauma to revolutionary solutions for laboring mothers—this conversation with Marya Eddaifi reveals how innovative manual techniques are changing birth outcomes worldwide. Marya's journey be...
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