The Peaceful Birth Podcast (Victoria Tippins)

Here’s a little teaser before the release of our first birth story interview!

Kristine Petterson's winding dharmic path led her from childhood people pleaser and insomniac high school teacher to a Birth Doula and Pre/Postnatal Yoga Instructor. She's now a Mindful Sleep and Parenting Educator with healthy boundaries and rocking sleep hygiene. It's her mission to help others set down the heavy baggage of mom-guilt so they can "do the work" of being human with greater ease, connection and joy!

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode will cover topics including miscarriage, and stillbirth.

Description: Ashley Rose is a Mom of two living children, Jadyn (9) and Westyn (3), as well as two angel babies, Lena Franklyn & Katelyn. She is a devoted Military Spouse, Full Spectrum Doula and Certified Pregnancy & Infant Loss Coach. Her passion is in supporting families through every stage of the parenthood journey, especially those impacted by loss. Through her own experiences, she has navigated the ups and downs of pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Her losses have deeply shaped her understanding of the crucial need for support during this time and inspired her to be there for others. Ashley Rose offers a sanctuary for families, guiding them through challenging moments with empathy and understanding. She is dedicated to helping to ease fears, discover moments of joy, and fostering a connection with their body, mind, and spirit throughout their parenthood journey.

Resources: https://countthekicks.org/

Mariah is a mother of 5 and a half year old twins, who was able to have a vaginal birth at 38 weeks and 3 days. She is passionate about early childhood and the experiences that shape us as human beings. She worked as a nanny and preschool teacher for over eleven years before becoming a mother. Having twins really required her to slow down and surrender into motherhood. She's passionate about supporting mamas and their mental health through her work with WellMama, as well as supporting people in having choices in birth. She's excited for her path in life to continue unfolding. 

Tilawi is a mother of two boys, ages six and one. After two beautiful home births, she enjoys tending to her family, and her work in helping people find healing and empowerment.

Annie Reneau is a mother of three—a teen and two young adults—from Eastern Washington. She is a writer and editor at Upworthy and her favorite hobby is traveling and exploring our beautiful world.

Athena is a 48 year old grandmother of two and mother of five children. She grew up in Oregon and currently lives in Hawaii. She serves women through her work in women's circles and wellness coaching. She has a passion for plants and women.

Athena has a master's degree in education and she uses her teaching ability to teach about Medicinal plants and health. She also makes herbal products that can be found in local stores throughout Hawaii.

Athena's Website: www.luminatedhearthealingarts.com

Athena's Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/luminatedheart/?etsrc=sdt&load_webview=1&bid=XLXO9Zpeuyrd0OJE8QtaS-C3FV7Z&load_webview=1&bid=3JHalaNgjG40KIuCcfktJaa4QRy5

Jen is a mother of three amazing humans and Alisi (Grandma) to two other amazing humans. Jen is going to share the story of her three beautiful homebirths. Jen feels strongly about supporting the families in her community with pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and feeding. She provides evidence-based information so that they can make the best decisions for their family.

She feels passionate about providing services to families who live in rural areas and understands the particular needs that they may have. Jen has been a birth keeper for 26 years, and perhaps many life times. She works as a birth and postpartum doula as well as supporting families with termination and loss.

She is also passionate about supporting local sustainable agriculture and food production and equitable access to this food in the community. Jen enjoys spending time in the garden and the woods growing, harvesting and preserving food and medicines.

For information on balancing hormones and cycle tracking, visit https://www.peacefulbirthmethod.com/blog/can-you-get-pregnant-when-you-re-not-ovulating

Sarah Delk lives in Dallas, Georgia with her husband, Wayne; two daughters, Lillian and Camille; and her stepson, Joe. Sarah served as a police officer for seven years before having children and leaving the career for better hours and more flexibility. The first of her family to have a homebirth, Sarah switched to the midwifery model of care at 33 weeks pregnant with her first daughter and went on to have her second daughter at home, too. Her greatest joy in life is her family and while busy schedules and working doesn’t often afford her time for hobbies, she loves the day-to-day of having a family and experiencing life through the eyes of her children.

Rachael is the creatrix of the Elemental Birth Rites course journey and has been nurturing and caring for the seeds of this project for several years. Having come to midwifery with a background in Alternative Healing through her study of massage therapy, sound healing, herbal medicine, and many other modalities, she always felt a deep call to fuse these passions.

After she graduated midwifery school and got certified as a professional midwife in 2015, she began caring for clients and providing homebirth in the rural mountains of Colorado. She witnessed many homebirth scenarios where women were left traumatized or let down by how their birth stories transpired. She felt a powerful need to honor the holistic experience of birth by addressing issues beyond the physical reality that had shown to play out and contribute to challenging births. She created a synthesis based on her personal study of ancestral healing, transpersonal psychology, and earth based spirituality, that became the basis of the Elemental Birth Rites course journey.

She is so excited to have a space to share her passion for exploring shadow work for healing, personal transformation, and her deep reverence for the sacredness of birth and her role in service to the ones who are choosing to be born at this time along with the families welcoming these new spirits. Rachael devotes to the art of birth keeping in her practice, Elemental Midwifery, located in rural Maine where she takes each of her clients through the Elemental Birth Rites journey.

Website: https://www.elementalmidwifery.com/healing-course

Rebecca is the mother of two beautiful boys, Levi (Leh-vee, rhymes with “heavy”) who is 3 and a half, and Myer who is 5 months. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, which is where she and her husband Cameron have decided to raise their kids and their dog Nala. An aspiring architect, she is passionate about art and design, and loves creating things with her hands. She’s a cloth diaper enthusiast, enjoys singing, and considers herself a chocolate milk connoisseur. She has many dreams and aspirations but her biggest dream—to become a mom—has already come true.

Keena Good, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, spent the last eight years in Eugene, Oregon. She is a loving mother of two and an accomplished intimate wedding & family photographer. Keena has a deep passion for capturing the essence of motherhood and documenting births with an authentic, documentary-style approach. A strong advocate for medical freedom, she empowers women to make informed decisions when it comes to pregnancy & birth. She values the importance of being a woman and understanding your body, and she believes in the power of advocating for yourself in all aspects of life. Keena emphasizes that it's crucial for women to have the choice to birth wherever & however they choose, whether at home, in a hospital, or elsewhere, maintaining control over their bodies on their birthing day.

Clare is a mom of two, ages five and three, who has had one hospital birth and one home birth. She loves canning, cooking, and getting outside with her family.

Today we talk about why waterbirth is a safe and evidence-based option for low risk people, the benefits of waterbirth, and the reasons why waterbirth isn't accessable in most hospitals in the U.S.

Interested in my coaching program? Book your call with me here: https://calendly.com/peacefulbirth/peaceful-birth-method-intro-call

Explore my courses and offerings here: www.peacefulbirthmethod.com

Links:

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/waterbirth/

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Waterbirth-Handout.pdf

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/water-immersion-during-labor-for-pain-relief/

 Creating a peaceful birth experience is not only for your benefit. ✨

Peaceful birth can change the world. 

The choices we make influence the state of the planet and the human culture we leave to our children.

Each of us choosing to honor our authentic values and love ourselves throughout this process is the first step.

That is the best gift we can give to our children. 

Interested in my coaching program? Book your call with me here: https://calendly.com/peacefulbirth/peaceful-birth-method-intro-call

Explore my courses and offerings here: www.peacefulbirthmethod.com

In this episode we explore informed care and informed consent in the birth setting.

Evidence on birthing positions: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-birthing-positions/

Evidence on intermittent monitoring: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/fetal-monitoring/

Evidence on water breaking: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-inducing-labor-water-breaks-term/

Informed Consent: https://code-medical-ethics.ama-assn.org/ethics-opinions/informed-consent#:~:text=Informed%20consent%20to%20medical%20treatment,well%2Dconsidered%20decisions%20about%20care.

Today we discuss some of the options for induction and augmentation of labor, and illustrate how many people are unnecessarily pressured to receive inductions for reasons that are not evidence-based. My goal is to help you understand your rights and your options so you can make informed choices in alignment with your values. This is your birth, and your body. You’ve got this. 

The Peaceful Birth Podcast is an evidence-based platform dedicated to shifting the cultural narrative of birth to one of power, joy, and ceremony for our children’s children. Join us as we support birthing families in making choices from love, in honoring the inherent wisdom of their bodies, and in creating the peaceful birth experiences they deserve.

 Resources:

Induction for suspected big babies:

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-for-induction-or-c-section-for-big-baby/

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Big-Babies-Handout.pdf

The Arrive Trial:

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/arrive/

ACOG’s stance on induction for suspected big babies:

https://opqic.org/acog-practice-bulletin-173-fetal-macrosomia/#:~:text=For%20suspected%20fetal%20macrosomia%2C%20the,fetal%20outcomes%20(Level%20B).

 Today we talk about how we can create a culture where all people bringing life into the world are held in the arms of safety, respect, and love—the bare minimum of what every birthing family deserves.

The Peaceful Birth Podcast is an evidence-based platform dedicated to shifting the cultural narrative of birth to one of power, joy, and ceremony for our children’s children. Join us as we support birthing families in making choices from love, in honoring the inherent wisdom of their bodies, and in creating the peaceful birth experiences they deserve.

Resources:

For more information about how The Peaceful Birth Method can support you, visit:

https://www.peacefulbirthmethod.com/

For more information about how the provider of your choice can impact your risk of tearing, visit:

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-birthing-positions/