The Happy Homebirth podcast is your source for positive natural childbirth stories, and your community of support, education and encouragement in all things homebirth and motherhood.
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The Homebirth Midwife podcast is hosted by Sarah McClure, CPM, LDM, LM and Charli Zarosinski, CPM, LDM, LM, founders and primary midwives of Hearth and Home Midwifery, a homebirth practice in Oregon and Washington. They are experts on all things related to natural pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum. Each week the podcast delves into the topics you want to know about regarding your pregnancy and birth.
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Peaceful Homebirth Podcast | Homebirth Preparation for Christian Women & Healing from Birth Trauma
Aly McClain
**TOP 1.5% RANKED PODCAST** Hi! I’m Aly McClain. Bible-believing Christian, Wife of 10 years, Mama to 4, Homemaker, Registered Nurse and Homebirth Coach. I’ve been in the birth world for 7 years and 5 of those years have been helping women prepare for and experience a peaceful birth. After having a traumatic and unexpected ”emergency” c-section I started learning about physiological birth. Despite a diagnosis of low-lying placenta I went on to have a beautiful pain-free water birth at home. ...
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Everything Homebirth is a podcast for families, students, and birthworkers. I am Erin Kershaw, a mother, homebirth midwife, registered nurse, herbalist, traveler, vegan, knitter, and lover of all things homebirth! I have a bachelor's degree in biology and political science from Moravian University, my midwifery diploma is from WomanCraft Midwifery, my nursing degree is from Northampton Community College, at which I served as the president of the honor society and I have also studied herbalis ...
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Ep 231// When Birth Isn’t Terrible: 5 Hour Birth Center Story for First-Time Moms with Aspen
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39:48Today’s episode is with Aspen, a first-time mom, who had a beautiful, five-hour birth at a birth center — but her story starts long before labor began. She grew up hearing that birth was terrible — her mom even said she wished for death during hers. But instead of repeating that narrative, this mama decided to renew her mind and approach birth diff…
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Ep 300: 🔥 Refinement Through Fire: Rachael Nalley’s Story of Faith and Redemption
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1:03:13What happens when God uses birth — and even loss — to refine your faith in ways you never imagined? Welcome to Episode 300 of the Happy Homebirth. Wow, 300 episodes of real, raw homebirth stories, and you’re about to meet your match with this week’s guest. This week, we’re speaking to Rachael Nalley, a home birth doula, micro-baker, and mother of f…
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Melodie and Wes Return: A Second Home Birth with Hearth and Home
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40:58In this episode, midwife Sarah McClure welcomes back Melodie and Wes to share the story of their second home birth with Hearth and Home Midwifery. Melodie describes a calm yet powerful pregnancy and an incredibly fast two-and-a-half-hour labor that culminated in the birth of their son. The couple contrasts the warmth, relationship-based care of the…
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Ep 230// From Hospital Births to God-Led Homebirth: One Mom’s Door-Opening Story with Britt
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39:25In today’s episode, Brit shares the incredible story of how God spoke to her heart before she was even pregnant — giving her the name of her baby and confirming that this child was part of His plan. After having hospital births before, Brit wasn’t sure if they would have more kids, and the idea of homebirth felt like a distant “maybe someday.” She …
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Ep 299: The Birth That Rewrote Her Story: Alicia’s VBAC at Home
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59:43What do you do when an OB refuses to support your VBAC, and then no other local OBs will take you on as a patient because they don’t accept transfers from other OBs? Where do you go? This week we’re speaking to Alicia Downey, a military spouse who has lived in 4 states over the last 5 years, is a mother to two wonderful daughters, and a registered …
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Ep 229//Healing Birth Trauma God’s Way: Finding Peace and Purpose After a Hard Birth with Brigid Tebaldi
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51:29Today, I’m joined by Brigid, a Functional Women’s Health Coach and Mentor who helps moms rediscover that their bodies are not broken — that they’re not falling short in motherhood — and that life can actually be full, joyful, and fun, even in the chaos. Brigid guides women to see the truth that their bodies are beautifully made by God, that their v…
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Ep 298: Entering Motherhood with Homebirth and Storytelling
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1:03:04Hey there Happy Homebirthers, I’ve got a fun little treat for you for this week. Instead of our usual interview setup, I wanted to share a podcast that I was on recently. My friend Sarah at Entering Motherhood recently had me on her show to discuss homebirth and storytelling–particularly healing through storytelling. These are two of my favorite to…
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Ep 228//God's Faithfulness Never Fails, A Homebirth Story of Answered Prayers with McKenzie
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45:00Welcome back to the show, friend. Today’s episode is one that will touch the deepest parts of your heart — especially if you’ve ever walked through a birth that didn’t go the way you hoped. I’m sitting down with Mckenzie, who has experienced two very different homebirth stories. Her first was a grueling 30+ hour birth that left her feeling like bot…
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Placenta Previa: A Midwife's Perspective
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30:21In this episode of The Homebirth Midwife Podcast, Sarah and Charli explore placenta previa, explaining what it is, how it's diagnosed, and how it can impact pregnancy and birth planning. They discuss risk factors, potential complications, and the reality that most cases resolve naturally. The hosts also challenge conventional restrictions often giv…
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Ep 297: From Darkness to Sunrise: A Freebirthed First Baby
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45:26If you choose to have a freebirth, you must be some kind of fearless superwoman, right? This week we’re speaking to Charissa Blair. Charissa is wife to Adam and mother to her freebirthed first baby, Leviticus, with a second baby on the way. In this week’s episode, we’ll hear why Charissa decided to give birth unassisted with her first baby, how the…
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Ep 227//God's Faithfulness and Guiding Steps In Homebirth with Michelle Wolf
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53:52Today’s episode is such a beautiful reminder that God truly is in the details. My guest, Michelle Wolf, is a mom of two who lives in Mexico. She chose homebirth for both of her babies, and while her first didn’t go the way she had hoped — including a difficult recovery after tearing — God used her second birth story to show His faithfulness in such…
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Ep 296:When Birth Becomes Unpredictable: A Beautiful Homebirth with Complications
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47:45Homebirth is great, but if you do happen to have an emergency at home, you’ll always wish you were at the hospital, right? This week we’re speaking with Kennedy Voetberg. At 18, Kennedy became fascinated by the birthing process and underwent training to become a certified birth doula. Almost a decade later, Kennedy is married to her husband, Deter,…
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Two Births, One Midwifery Team: Ally's Journey with Hearth & Home Midwifery
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48:48In this heartfelt episode of The Homebirth Midwife Podcast, Sarah McClure sits down with Ally, a two-time Hearth and Home client, to share her two very different birth stories. From an unexpected breech birth that led to a calm, supported hospital transfer to a peaceful, empowered home birth years later, Ally's story beautifully illustrates the ran…
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Ep 226//Faith Is Not Certainty: Trusting God When You Can’t See the Outcome (Especially in Birth)
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Ep 295: When Prayer and Mental Preparation Lead to a Dream Birth
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45:45How would it feel to be supported in your pregnancy and birth by the women of your family? This week we are speaking to Miriam McCuiston, a stay at home mom to her daughter Zoe. She is married to her husband and best friend, Kyle. Miriam is learning all new things about being a homemaker and mama, and as we’ll hear in her story, she has women aroun…
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Ep 225//3 Ways to KNOW You're Hearing From the Holy Spirit in Your Pregnancy & Homebirth + BIG ANNOUNCEMENT on the Future of Peaceful Homebirth
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Ep 294: The Root Cause of Your Painful Pregnancy Symptoms
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1:05:59Raise your hand if you’ve experienced a symptom or two in pregnancy that you wish you could get to the root of and heal. Food aversions? Morning sickness? Full on Hyperemisis Gravidarum? This week we are speaking to Jes Reynolds, a holistic health practitioner and founder of The Wellness Element, where she guides mothers to protect the health and w…
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Preterm Labor: From Risk Factors to Reassurance
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41:26In this episode of The Homebirth Midwife Podcast, Sarah and Charli explore the topic of preterm labor, answering common questions about what it is, how to recognize it, and what the risk factors may be. They discuss the unique role midwifery care plays in prevention, offering personalized attention and holistic support that helps many clients avoid…
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Ep 293: What it Means to Be a Midwife- to Be With Woman- with Janelle Alier
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58:59The word Midwife means ‘with woman’-- what does it mean to be ‘with woman’? What does it look like, and how does it feel? This week we are speaking with the incredible midwife, published author and poet, Janelle Alier, who in my opinion is the embodiment of genuine midwifery care. We’re going to hear how she became a midwife, or how midwifery happe…
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Ep 224//Spirit Babies, Spiritual Birth, and What We Don’t See
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Colby's Home Birth with Hearth & Home Midwifery
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34:01In this heartfelt episode of The Homebirth Midwife Podcast, midwife Sarah sits down with Colby, a Hearth and Home Midwifery graduate, to share the story of her second home birth. Colby reflects on the challenges of her first birth, including placenta retention and delayed breastfeeding support, and how those experiences shaped what she wanted for h…
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Ep 223//Combating Anxious Thoughts & Retraining Your Brain - Chapter 2 of Finding Joy in Pregnancy & Birth
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Ep 292: Husbands weigh in - supporting postpartum healing, nutrition & homebirth w/ Eric Stein of Restorative Roots
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50:27Husbands, what can you tangibly do to support your wife during postpartum, especially those first few critical weeks? And today we’re having a GUEST interviewer! My very own hero of a husband, Thomas Fusco. Thomas will be taking over the interview reins as he sits down with a father-to-father chat with Eric Stein, CEO of Restorative Roots, and husb…
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Ep 222//When Birth Feels Uncertain: 5 Biblical Anchors for the Dark Moments
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Ep 291: Postpartum Healing & Nutrition with Holly Stein of Restorative Roots
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55:50What do you think you’ll want your first meal to be after having your baby? And does it really matter how we’re fueling our bodies after the baby is born? Holly, her husband Eric, and their 3 children live in Southern California, where they love homeschool, skateboard, and cook. They have built an incredible company, Restorative Roots, that deliver…
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Obstetric Violence and How Midwives Offer a Non-Violent Alternative
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37:33In this episode of The Homebirth Midwife Podcast, Sarah and Charli unpack the challenging but vital topic of obstetric violence. They explore how mistreatment during pregnancy and birth can take many forms—from subtle dismissiveness and coercive language to invasive procedures performed without consent—and why these experiences are so often minimiz…
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Ep 221//Homebirth With Scoliosis and How God Was In The Details with Valery
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39:15What if your first two birth experiences left you thinking, ‘There has to be a better way?’ That’s exactly where today’s guest, Valery, found herself. A mom to three little boys, Valery’s journey to homebirth wasn’t just a decision—it was a calling. After two hospital births that didn’t feel right, she and her husband began seeking God for answers……
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Ep 290: Unmedicated Birth, Unfiltered Business: Lisa’s “Loudmouth” Journey
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57:08We talk about trusting your instincts a decent amount around here– but what does it look like to LEARN how to lean into those instincts? This week we’re speaking with Lisa, who found the confidence to trust her instincts during pregnancy, which has changed her trajectory both as a mother as well as an entrepreneur and coach. Lisa Villani is a rebel…
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Ep 220//Preparing for an OFF GRID Homebirth, Reducing Anxiety about Birth & More with Combat Midwife, Jessica Arlo
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Ep 289: Lessons in Surrender and an Unattended Homebirth
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52:59If you had an arduous labor due to your baby’s positioning once, it’s sure to happen similarly if your next baby takes the same position, right? Ashley Atwood and her husband Sam have 3 active and lively boys. They are a homeschooling family and love adventure and being outdoors. Ashley is a self described birth nerd and loves educating herself abo…
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The Home Birth of Charli's 3rd Baby
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52:31The Homebirth Midwife Podcast is back! Sarah McClure and Charli Zarosinski share the story of Charli's third birth — a joyful and empowering home water birth of her daughter, Daphne. Charli reflects on her more relaxed mindset during pregnancy, the humorous and sweet moments of early labor, and the calm, celebratory environment created by her birth…
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Ep 219//How the Lord Answered EVERY Prayer and Redeemed a Traumatic Birth that Involved CPS Harassment with Ellen Cobb
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1:14:16What happens when the system meant to support you becomes the source of your deepest trauma? In today’s powerful episode, you’ll hear the raw and unfiltered birth story of a mama who endured a grueling 43-hour labor that ended not just in trauma—but in a shocking brush with CPS, medical gaslighting, and a provider who bragged about throwing away bi…
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Ep 288: How to Prepare for a VBAC Outside of the Hospital with Meagan Heaton
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1:04:38Vaginal births after cesarean- are they really safe? And what about vbacs at home, or outside of the hospital? This week we’re speaking with Meagan Heaton, Host and founder of The VBAC Link. Meagan co-founded the VBAC Link in 2018. Although she always felt called to the baby world, she really found her love for birth in 2014 after her second C-Sect…
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Ep 218//"God's the Midwife, I'm just His Handmaiden" with Midwife Carol Gautschi
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1:10:00Miracle story ahead! This episode with Carol was fascinating! God truly cares about women and the process of birth. We are in a time in history where women are realizing the deep need to trust God over their midwife, the medical system, even their own knowledge and intuition. God wants to be invited into ever detail and moment of your birth! For th…
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Ep 287: Held By Heaven with Ivana Burbage
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1:20:32Is it possible to hold space for both joy and grief simultaneously? This week we’re speaking with Ivana Burbage. Ivana is a mom, wife and photographer from San Diego but now lives in Hawaii with her husband Justin. She loves being creative, surfing, spending time in the ocean and since having her babies is passionate about birth and motherhood. And…
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Ep 286: Birth Can Be Beautiful From the Beginning: Facing Fear and Surrendering to God’s Design
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1:07:02Does an empowering birth change you all at once? Or does it do so incrementally? Pulling back layers as time goes on, exposing truths– behaving more like a well-cultivated seed than an instant shift? Abigail Pyle is wife to her husband Jeff, and a stay-at-home mom of five very energetic and delightful children ages 10-2 years. She is navigating hom…
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