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| 6/24/26 |  Answers from the Hearth: Estimated Due Dates | Oh, Due dates! How much hinges on them! What psychological impact they can have! How grossly inaccurate they are!!In this episode we're talking all things estimated due date. Like: - how often the word "estimated" gets removed from the entire concept- various ways of calculating when a baby might be born (you might have 5 different EDDs)- the argument for adjusting our language and expectations around the timing of birth, both for ourselves and for others in our lives- the spiritual lessons and wisdom related to waiting for unpredictable events like giving birth (or Christ's return)- and moreIf you've ever been curious, confused, or downright crazy about an EDD, this is for you.Mentioned in this episode:Guess Dates Workbook (a 6-page freebie loaded with links, scriptures, a reflective questions)Connect:Email us to say hi: hello@hearthmotherministries.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://hearthmotherministries.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/community/home?invite=6a3acb7b9e1f37cda3920fb6Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Sister Birth: The Podcast - short, beautifully scripted episode to encourage your along the wayIntro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
| 6/17/26 |  Cup of Tea:: "Middling" and Flowers in the Valley | In this month’s chat over a cup of tea (or lemon water?!), one of us has a surprising update for our listeners. The other one is doing a lot of “middling.” We’ll let you guess which is from which.You’ll also hear us reflect on the fruit of a mission trip to Brazil, unexpectedly stepping in to use one’s hands in a birth, facilitating women’s groups in our churches, and the ministry of songs!Thanks for joining us here, friends. And don’t forget to “write back.”Mentioned in this Episode:Middling (a substack)First-To-Know list for fall cohort of HJQuestions for Women's Circle SharingConnect:Email us to say hi: hello@hearthmotherministries.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook)Become a holy, wild birthkeeper or traditional midwife with us inside Hearthmother Journey From Lauren:Midwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
| 6/3/26 |  Leah Wilson :: Expect Things To Go Well | - Sensitive Content Disclaimer - This episode includes discussion of pregnancy loss, miscarriage, and second trimester loss. Listener discretion is advised, especially for those who may be walking through grief or processing similar experiences.-----In this deeply moving conversation, we sit down with a mother whose journey through loss, faith, pregnancy, and birth challenged nearly every mainstream expectation around maternity care and healing. She shares candidly about trusting both God and her body through uncertainty, grief, and ultimately an instinct-led birth experience that reshaped the way she views motherhood and surrender.We talk about what it looked like to remain grounded in faith while enduring a miscarriage that did not resolve for weeks — and how she chose to interpret her body’s process. She shares the profound dream in which she encountered her daughter, the peace and meaning that experience brought, and how it transformed the way she understood loss and life itself.Our conversation also explores the tension between intuition and medicalized narratives, including her decision to reject a diagnosis she felt did not align with what her body was communicating under the circumstances. We discuss the standards she held for anyone involved in her birth space — especially her guiding litmus test for birth attendants: expect things to go well. She shares how unexpected circumstances ultimately left her without a midwife, and how a virtual mentor became a stabilizing and supportive presence during pregnancy and birth prep..This episode also dives into the role that Embrace Birth Journey (EBJ) played in helping her prepare mentally and spiritually for a more primal, instinctive birth experience. Brooke’s birth video playlist inside EBJ became a powerful tool in reinforcing her confidence that birth unfolds as it is meant to, rather than something that must constantly be managed or controlled.We also discuss how the discovery of meconium-stained waters led to a last-minute separation from her doula, the mysterious and meaningful presence of what she describes as “angel midwives,” and the mindset that carried her through labor: be where your feet are.Additional topics include:Forgoing ultrasoundsViewing birth as a profound opportunity to operationalize faithThe importance of honoring and celebrating every life, no matter how briefConnect with Leah here:Reclaim Vitality Book: Reclaim Vitality: A Guide to Exit Conventional Medicine and Live NaturallyIG: @standforhealthfreedom @lwilson4181Website: www.standforhealthfreedom.com, www.reclaimvitality.comX: @standforhealth1 @leah_wilsonpodcast: One Dream Podcast One Dream Podcast with Dr. Nick and Leah WilsonConnect:Email us to say hi: hello@hearthmotherministries.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest ApplicationHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): Rooted in Eden PMABecome a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Embrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. BIRTH STORY DISCLAIMER:The choices, beliefs, and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke. | — | ||||||
| 5/27/26 |  Answers from the Hearth: Boundaries in Postpartum | You may have many people in your life who are very excited to meet and love on your baby, or who want to support you after your birth. This is a great problem to have, right? But maybe you feel overwhelmed, crowded, or smothered by it. Maybe some of the people who are eager to get into your postpartum space bring up feelings of discomfort or resistance: having them there just doesn't feel good in your body, even though they're very nice and/or related to you. Do they have a right to be there anyway? Are you obligated to tell your parents the moment the baby comes out? Is it necessary to allow your in-laws to visit and "meet the baby" within 24 hours? Should you allow others to hold the baby that first week? In this episode we explore the concerns and tensions that many mothers (and fathers) experience about how to include loved ones in the earliest days of their baby's lives, what it looks like to honor the critical time period of the first week of a baby's life when the mother and baby are a dyad, and how to lovingly and clearly set boundaries or establish expectations with both healthy and unhealthy people. Mentioned in this Episode:Nils Bergman's work on the importance of continuous skin-to-skin contactHearthmother Journey Connect:Email us to say hi: hello@hearthmotherministries.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest ApplicationHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): Rooted in Eden PMABecome a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Sister Birth: The Podcast - short, beautifully scripted episode to encourage your along the wayIntro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
| 4/1/26 |  Gemma:: A Radically Holy Birth (and Re-Birth)! | This episode is a deeply personal conversation with Gemma, who shares her journey through birth work, loss, faith, and what it has meant for her to be transformed along the way.Gemma has spent over eight years in the birth world, moving between the medical system, traditional midwifery, and unassisted birth, while building a homesteading life in rural British Columbia. Her story opens with profound loss, carrying and birthing twins at home, followed by a hemorrhage that brought her face to face with surrender in a way she had never experienced before. Just two weeks later, she found herself pregnant again, stepping into a season where peace and fear coexisted in a very real way.She shares how her upbringing in New Age and how her previous births left her feeling physically overwhelmed and, at times, traumatized. There was a deep longing to be rescued from the intensity of it all, paired with the weight of feeling like she had to carry everything on her own. During this pregnancy, everything began to shift. Gemma describes encounters with Jesus through dreams and visions, even as she wrestled with resistance. A question stayed with her, “Who told you you couldn’t be saved?” It marked the beginning of releasing the need to prove her strength and allowing herself to receive help.Hearing other women’s stories of inviting Christ into their births gave her language for what that could look like & she began to lean into faith more intentionally, especially as she navigated concerning symptoms and long stretches of time alone while her husband worked as a train conductor, often gone 12 hours a day.When labor began, she eventually came up against a wall of fear. In that moment, she felt a sense of being given true choice, an invitation to continue or seek help, and she chose to surrender more deeply.. Alone, she describes it as peaceful, flowing, and effective in a way that surprised her.She shares candidly about navigating meconium-stained waters and then a larger amount appearing later, and how she worked through the emotions that came with that. Worship music became a powerful anchor throughout labor, and at one point, crying out to God brought an immediate shift in her body and spirit.As birth progressed, she realized her baby was breech. She describes feeling coached through the pushing phase, staying present and supported as she brought her baby into the world.Throughout the story, fear becomes something different than an obstacle. It becomes an invitation to lean in, to trust more deeply, and to continue surrendering. LINKSHer post in our FB group: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=2274989219664289&set=gm.1601978701221077&idorvanity=181048103314151Gemma on IG (it’s on pause/archived for now): Gemma Epp 🕊️ (@wyldbirth) • Instagram profilereach out by email wyldbirth@gmail.comA Sacred Beginning book: A Sacred Beginning: Nurturing Your Body, Mind, and Soul during Baby's First Forty DaysConnect with the Holy Wild Birth team:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest ApplicationHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our FREE, private community (off Facebook): Hearthmother Ministries CommunityBecome a holy, wild birthkeeper with us this fall inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) | — | ||||||
| 1/1/26 | REPLAY: Mystery Can't Be Measured | We have double feature Holiday Bonus for you! We’re pressing pause for the month of December to rest, reset, and spend intentional time with our families — but don’t go anywhere. We’ll be back in January with a full lineup of brand-new episodes, deep-dive conversations, and the same honest, faith-filled encouragement you’re used to. Until then check out this oldie but goodie!Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss what’s coming in the new year!Connect: • Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com • Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form • Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest Application • Hang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our FREE, private community (off Facebook): Hearthmother Ministries Community • Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us this fall inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren: • Instagram • Midwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke: • Instagram • Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) • Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox • Embrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) | — | ||||||
| 12/31/25 | REPLAY: Sharon Overcoming Doubt | We have a special double feature Holiday Replay for you today! A birth story first from mom's perspective and then later today you can hear the lessons Lauren gleaned as the midwife at the birth. We’re pressing pause for the month of December to rest, reset, and spend intentional time with our families — but don’t go anywhere. We’ll be back in January with a full lineup of brand-new episodes, deep-dive conversations, and the same honest, faith-filled encouragement you’re used to. Until then check out this oldie but goodie!Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss what’s coming in the new year!Connect: • Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com • Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form • Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest Application • Hang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our FREE, private community (off Facebook): Hearthmother Ministries Community • Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us this fall inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren: • Instagram • Midwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke: • Instagram • Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can) • Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox • Embrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community) | — | ||||||
| 12/23/25 | REPLAY: A Good Birth Attendant Is... | Here's another oldie that's a goodie we're offering up as a replay with a freshly recorded introduction. In this episode, we dive into what makes a good birth attendant (doula, birthkeeper, midwife)? As a mother, how do I recognize one? Or, as an aspiring birthworker, how do I become one? Where can I learn to do this holy work? These questions and variations of, are things we hear often and have lead to some great conversations. These conversations sparked a project that we first revealed in this episode in the summer of 2023! Tune in to hear our thoughts, hearts and what we're offering to the birth world for women of faith who want to uphold God's design for birth. Mentioned in this episode:Hearthmother Journey: Raising the Next Generation of Holy Wild BirthkeepersGet on the first-to-know list for the Spring 2026 cohort (enrollment opens in February) | — | ||||||
| 12/10/25 |  REPLAY: The Way of the Hearthmother | We're re-playing some of our favorite episodes during the month of December, and today that's the episode that ended up becoming the launching pad and scaffolding for some of our most important work in the world: the Way of the Hearthmother. Given to Lauren as a sort of "Holy Spirit download" years ago, this episode is the first time she spelled it all out in detail for our listeners (and for Brooke). It's made such an impact on our listeners in the past, and is making such an impact on our students. We can't wait for you to hear it. Mentioned in this episode: The next cohort of Hearthmother Journey starts on March 31st. To be on the first-to-know list when enrollment opens, click here.Join us in our NEW community space (it's free): Hearthmother Ministries CommunitySHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formBecome a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:Midwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Sister Birth: The Podcast - short, beautifully scripted episode to encourage your along the wayIntro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
| 9/24/25 |  Lessons from Jael with Sarah Holcomb | I (Brooke) am joined in this episode by our friend Sarah to talk about her call to birth work and then deliverance ministry for women in their childbearing year. Through her own testimony and experiences, and through sharing what the Lord has taught her through Jael (the woman who drove a tent peg through the enemy's temple), this episode offers many insights and action points on spiritual warfare in fertility, pregnancy, birth, and beyond. Some themes present in this episode:That God expects and is ready for our wrestling when he asks us to lay things down.The enemy despises the womb and life: “She’s carrying what he (the enemy) can’t create.”The specially targeted warfare against fertility, pregnancy, and birthMiracle stories from Sarah's current pregnancyThe story of Jael and its lessons for us (see Judges 4)How to position ourselves concerning the reality of spiritual warfare around childbearingThe value of sitting with the Lord How to Cast out Demons by Isaiah SaldivarManual for Children’s Deliverance - Frank and Ida Hammond You can find Sarah here:@thejaelproject or @liatministries (on IG)Liat Ministrieshttps://www.liatministries.com/the-jael-projectSHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest ApplicationHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): Rooted in Eden PMABecome a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
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| 9/19/25 |  Becky:: Not to be Deterred (Part 2) | Welcome back for part 2 of Becky's birth story! Join Brooke as she talks with her in-real-life friend, Becky, about her three births (a special surprise). Though her first two attempts at a home birth didn’t turn out the way she diligently planned for (as you’ll hear in Part 1), she was not to be discouraged, and went on to have an incredible, redemptive story (as you’ll hear in Part 2).Among other things, Becky touches on:How a shift from nursing background to preventative and root-cause driven healthcare impacted her birthing choicesPregnancy during Covid and the fear that came with itComing to terms with a difficult birth story she can’t rememberThe leap of faith in choosing to have another baby after trialsLearning fertility awareness “late” in the game** becky is in IRL acquaintence of Brooke’s** | — | ||||||
| 9/17/25 |  Becky :: Not To Be Deterred (part 1 or 2) | SHOW NOTES:Join Brooke as she talks with her in-real-life friend, Becky, about her three births (a special surprise). Though her first two attempts at a home birth didn’t turn out the way she diligently planned for (as you’ll hear in Part 1), she was not to be discouraged, and went on to have an incredible, redemptive story (as you’ll hear in Part 2).Among other things, Becky touches on:How a shift from nursing background to preventative and root-cause driven healthcare impacted her birthing choicesPregnancy during Covid and the fear that came with itComing to terms with a difficult birth story she can’t rememberThe leap of faith in choosing to have another baby after trialsLearning fertility awareness “late” in the gameBIRTH STORY DISCLAIMER:The choices, beliefs, and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke.SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Sister Birth: The Podcast - short, beautifully scripted episode to encourage your along the wayIntro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
| 9/10/25 |  The Birth of A Birthkeeper :: Kurin’s Story | In this episode, we sit down with Kurin (@kurinadele & the "The Mindful Mama Podcast"), a current Hearthmother Journey student and soon-to-be graduate, as she shares her long and beautiful unfolding into birth work. From her mother’s words spoken over her as a toddler—that she would one day be a midwife—to a detour into other career paths, marriage, a hospital birth, loss, and then the redemption of a home birth, Kurin’s story is rich with depth and faith.She opens up about the major mindset shifts she’s experienced, how Christ has become the center of her calling, and the power of prayer in birth work. Kurin’s journey through Hearthmother Journey has been the final push that empowered her to fully step into serving women in their birth spaces with courage, reverence, and joy.🔥Enrollment for Hearthmother Journey is open now through September 15th—join us as we prepare the next wave of birth workers to walk faithfully in this calling. (https://www.rootedineden.org/hearthmother-journey#payment-options)----Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:Midwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a 3-part video series delivered to your inbox ($7)Embrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)-------Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
| 8/20/25 |  Community Hearth Call w/ Trandi, Elizabeth, and Jakota | Introducing yet another "genre" or podcast episode here at Holy Wild Birth: The Community Hearth Call where we host a live coaching call in our community on Mighty Networks and take live "callers" on camera with us to talk through their questions and conundrums regarding their calling as birth servants. On this inaugural community hearth call, you'll hear: Trandi and her quest to catch up with the call of her community to attend births, how she wants to shape her business and what sort of birthworker she wants to be (one who does "nothing"). At the end she receives a "kiss from the Lord" that's very sweet.Elizabeth wrestles with how to build a meaningful and supportive community with local midwives and doulas when the path she is walking is pretty different than theirs and what it means to harness rebellious tendencies for good.Jakota wonders whether being a birthkeeper is dangerous and hears Lauren and Brooke discuss the need to face the fear and follow God anyway because birth attnedants have never not been persecuted.🥁HEARTHMOTHER JOURNEY IS OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT RIGHT NOW!!! The fall cohort launches September 30thEnrollment closes September 15👉🏼 rootedineden.org/hearthmother-journeyJoin the next generation of holy, wild birthkeepers-------SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Sister Birth: The Podcast - short, beautifully scripted episode to encourage your along the wayIntro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
| 8/13/25 |  Stephanie :: 8th Baby, 1st Home Birth | Stephanie always did things the mainstream way: she had her babies in the hospital, usually started with an induction and a couple of times with rushed cesareans before labor started. But for er 8th pregnancy -- a surprise that took some getting used to -- she and her husband took a hard pivot and chose the home birth route. Armed with faith in the goodness of God, a wonderful midwife, Embrace Birth Journey, and determination, they went on to have the best home birth she could have dreamed of.In this episode, we cover:How a miscarriage opened up her hear to having childrenHer first 7 births in the medical systemGestational diabetes and induction The twins that were NOT gender tie-breakersThe “they know better than I do” phenomenon and how she overcame itReasons for high blood pressure that aren’t pre-eclampsiaWhat made one of her cesareans more emotionally traumatic than the otherGetting to acceptance and surrender regarding an unwanted pregnancyBeing turned down by midwives before finding the right fitThe vast difference between OB prenatal care and midwifery prenatal careStumbling upon Embrace Birth Journey and recognizing it as exactly what she needed for her preparation as a ChristianAn IUGR scare and the value of a second opinionDoes midwife’s brew work with only 1 tsp of castor oil in it?The birth pool set-up fiascoThe contraction that wouldn’t stopExperiencing fetal ejection reflexWatching her husband rise to the occassion when he was neededRegrets about not making meals for postpartumWords for the mom considering her first home birthResources mentioned in this episode:Restorative Roots (postpartum meal service) - use code SISTERBIRH to get $20 off your first order of $200+EBJ - sisterbirth.com/journey - use code STEPHANIE for $20 offPrecipitous labors episode of Holy Wild BirthYou can connect with Stephanie on FB or IG (@MamaKamps)BIRTH STORY DISCLAIMER:The choices, beliefs, and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke.SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest ApplicationHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): Rooted in Eden PMABecome a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
| 8/6/25 |  Sacred Spaces, Thin Places | If you've heard these phrases spoken in relation to birth, you may have wondered what exactly these woo-woo words mean, what their origin is, and whether it's a Biblical concept. In this episode we'll explore the meaning and etiology of "thin places" and "sacred space," why we feel that pregnancy and birth ARE these things, where we see this concept in the scriptures, and how to surrender to and facilitate the experience of them as mothers and as birth workers.Resources referred to in this episode:birth is prayer IG post Anointed birth definition Sacred Ceremonies for Birth (get it in the shop OR as a freebie bonus you can access after going through the Faith-Filled Home Birth Challenge)Hearthmother Journey The Sacrament of Pregnancy The Last Days of Pregnancy: A Place of In-Between (a must-read late in pregnancy!)Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
| 7/23/25 |  Cup of Tea: Community & Bodies of Water | Welcome to a rambling conversation between friends on a range of topics so varied that thematically naming this episode became a real challenge!You'll hear about:what's in our mugsa sad induction to knitter statusBrooke's overthinking about light therapyour shared love of nature and waterwhat we like about where we live and why we both love arizona tootaking things slow with habit changesall the many births Lauren supported since our last cup of tea episodethat time when we thought we could whip up a huge training program in a single week 😂the power of namingmidwife husbandsbougie espresso machines"cousinness"why Brooke is unexpectedly going back on call earlier than plannedthe value of community PS: Don't forget to join us in our Mighty Networks community so you can attend the upcoming FREE, live birth worker mentoring calls. | — | ||||||
| 7/16/25 |  Pattern Noticer with Alisha Meyers | In this episode, Lauren is joined by traditional midwife and Hearthmother Journey graduate, Alisha Meyer, for a rich and reverent conversation about the design and rhythm of birth. Together, they explore the sacred balance between ancient midwifery wisdom and modern science—how the two can harmonize to support both physiological safety and the deeper, soul-level unfolding of birth.Alisha shares from her lived experience, offering insight into the patterns woven into the natural process and the importance of learning to recognize and trust them. From the signals of early labor to the intuitive knowing that rises in both mothers and midwives, this episode invites listeners to consider what it means to co-labor with the design rather than manage it.Whether you're a birth worker or a mother preparing for your own journey, this conversation will stir your confidence, sharpen your discernment, and remind you that honoring the innate is not only wise—it’s holy.Want to connect more with Alisha? - Find her website, podcast, adn mentorship opportunities below:Website: https://birthcultivated.com/Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/birth-cultivated/id1805256067Mentorship: https://birthcultivated.com/subscriptions/⭐️ Learn more about Hearthmother Journey and Attend the Open House on August 18, 2025 ⭐️ Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
| 7/9/25 |  Jamie :: 4 Births, 3 Countries | Because the Lord called her and her husband to move to other countries to serve as missionaries, Jamie had her 4 home births in 3 different countries. In each one, she encountered the beauty of midwifery care and the gifts of cultural differences and honorary grandmothers supporting them. Her story shows us how wherever God places us, He is trustworthy to provide a way.You can connect with Jamie Nunes in our private community (anointed-birth.mn.co) or on IG (https://www.instagram.com/mrsnewness/)BIRTH STORY DISCLAIMER:The choices, beliefs and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke.SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestHang out with us in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:Midwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:CoursesNewsletterIntro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
| 7/9/25 |  Freebirth Before It Was Cool: Part 3 w/ Heather Meyers | In this short series, we're speaking with women who have been free-birthing long before it became trendy, back when it was called Unassisted Birth and there weren't very many resources devoted to it, let alone a society devoted to it.Each of these women chose free birth for reasons that essentially come down to their faith.In this episode, we’re joined by our friend Heather Meyers, a mama to 8 living children (5 - kind of 6? - of them born unassisted). Among other things, you'll hear about:First freebirth in 2012 - it was called unassisted thenFirst were precipitous home births with hands-on midwivesTwins were a freebirth in the hospitalShe herself was born at home and grew up around home birth culture, apprenticing with a midwife after high schoolHer husband’s roll in the decision to birth unassisted for the first timeOff-grid camper birthActivist tendencies tempered by humbling experiencesWhy unattended births make sense for her personalityHer second-trimester loss at home, unattendedNot about performance, but presenceThe unassisted hospital birth of her twins at 26 weeksFreebirthing with helping friends and kids around vs. with just her and her husbandHow labor patterns aren’t predictable or “normal” after you have several babiesavoiding adamant checklists or “shoulds” about a birth and just asking Him who’s supposed to be there and for the next stepsWhen Jesus says “follow me,” and it means taking some gutsy leapsHer usual DIY prenatal care routines (And ways she broke from them when led to do so)How birth resets her bond with her husband and her confidence in himTimes she has shown up to support other women in their birthsWhy your “yes” is a responsibility and investmentMentioned in this episode:Unassisted HomeBirth: An Act of Love SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
| 7/5/25 |  Free Birth Before It Was Cool : Part 2 w/ Rosalie Buist | In this short series, we're speaking with women who have been freebirthing long before it became trendy, back when it was called Unassisted Birth and there weren't very many resources devoted to it, let alone a society devoted to it. Each of these women chose free birth for reasons that essentially come down to their faith.In part 2, we're joined by Rosalie Buist, a mom of 8 (5 of them free birthed) with a huge heart for the Lord.Here's some of what we cover:Differences in birth by region (rural vs. city)Her prefered term for the kind of births she hasThe foundations our ancestors had, which we’d be wise to retainWhy everyone should know how to give birth, even if they plan to have a midwife or doctor!Birth is an extension of the relationship with God and an extension of normal life“This is God’s baby”Pushing through moments of doubt and disblief that it will workOnly God knows how to bring babies out (or put them in!)Her perspective on the risksKnowing the no-brainer emergencies that need assistance and think about them ahead of timeFamiliarizing yourself with the capabilities of hospitals in your areaThe necessity of trusting God and taking responsibility no matter what birth plan you haveHow birth choices are similar to educational choices for your kidsWhy she almost hired a midwife for baby #8How I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant show inspired her to make the birth choices she’s made 😂Why she has considered hiring a midwife again, even after several successful unassisted birthsHer advice for anyone considering a DIY Birth (it’s a GREAT list)Resources:Your unique birth approach freebieMark 4:26-27Kierra Blaser on walking through fears (A Heavenly Welcome) - Pygmy tribe births - Baby Designed by God (book) SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest ApplicationHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): Rooted in Eden PMABecome a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
| 7/2/25 |  Free Birth Before It Was Cool: Part 1 w/ Bree Moore | In this short series, we're speaking with women who have been freebirthing long before it became trendy, back when it was called Unassisted Birth and there weren't very many resources devoted to it, let alone a society devoted to it. Each of these women chose free birth for reasons that essentially come down to their faith.In part 1, we're joined by Bree Moore, a mom of 7 (5 of them free birthed) and author of two books on freebirth! Here's some of what we cover:Default position of just her, her husband and GodThe role of seeking assistance and using technology (and how to know when to do so)Inviting husband to walk the uncertain road and finding unity/partnershipWhat self-directed prenatal care can look like in a wild pregnancyFacing the fear of death using statisticsThe role of humility,a willingness to be uncomfortable, and resourcefulness (and other things required to be a freebirther)a more beautiful experience or a more guttural and messy one?!Beware of making free birth an idolSocial media isn’t a good place to get advice while you’re in laborThe power of stories to shift perspective and shape decisionsWhy freebirth is not a magic wandMentioned in this Episode:Adam and Eve’s Midwife (book) - out of print 😔Powerfully Pregnant by Donna Young Bree’s books on free birth Brooke's 5th baby's birth story is featured in Seasons of Birth (the Autumn section).Birth Becomes HersSeasons of Birth (Brooke's 5th birth story is in this one, in the Autumn section!)Bree's fantasy books featuring freebirths:The Lady's Last Song: Short story Mother Stone, in this collectionUnhindered Childbirth Sara Wickham's review of studies about unassisted birth outcomes Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest ApplicationHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): Rooted in Eden PMABecome a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother Journey | — | ||||||
| 6/25/25 |  Cup of Tea :: Fiascos and Fashion | In this lighthearted and sort of all over the place episode you’ll hear us talk about herbal drinks and our lack of tea (again), what we’re watching and reading, Brooke’s growing Anglophile tendencies, Lauren’s recent fiascos, the app that’s helping us reduce our phone usage, high heels, bangs, and more. You’re getting some snippets of our silly sides here, so buckle up. Mentioned in this episode:Molly & Herbs Herbal Honeys - Home of the HerbellionBePresent | Reduce Screen TimeThe Lunatic Farmer documentary (Joel Salatin) and The Biggest Little Farm documentaryThe Marvelous Pigness of Pigs: Respecting and Caring for All God's CreationThe Remains of the Day: Winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureHuman Garage - Home - Human GarageRowe Casa Dry Shampoo - DRY SHAMPOO | 2 ozWildlings (Lauren’s barefoot shoe pick) - Wilding our lives with every stepGrounding Shuhe (Brooke’s barefoot shoe Pick) - Groudingschuhe - EtsySHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
| 6/18/25 |  Community-Building in All Seasons with Arianna Tomak | Arianna — mother, birthkeeper, HJ grad, and wise woman — joins Brooke on the podcast today to talk her journey in birthwork and motherhood, the ways she has served and learned in each season thereof, and about a subject she’s especially passionate about these days: community building. Here are some of the topics that came up in our conversation: Honoring cycles and seasonsWell-rounded birth workMotherhood and Birthwork: Can it Be Done? (a piece written by Arianna)Hearthmother JourneyHow we got to such a state of disconnection in our societyWhy community is as essential to wellness as good food, clean air, and hydrationthe ways that having babies — especially if you make “alternative” birth and parenting choices — can increase isolationHealthy boundaries around consumption on social mediaThe upside of the algorithmsThe embodied craving for communityHunt, Gather, Parent It Didn’t Start with You Why in-person is better than virtual when it comes to building communityHow to Form a Sister CircleFind and connect with Arianna:wellwomanhood.comIG: @well.womanhoodWomen’s Gatherings and Village Prenatals Virtual Community SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest ApplicationHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): Rooted in Eden PMABecome a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
| 6/4/25 |  Did God REALLY Say?: Temptations & False Gospels | Distortions and lies that detract from the application of the gospel can slip in even to our birth choices. This episode explores the similarities between purity culture and freebirth perfectionism, prosperity gospel and home birth ideals, and the ways that the same temptations presented to the first humans in the Garden of Eden and to Jesus in the wilderness reverberate into even our birth choices.This one is part Bible study, part our usual reflections and discussions. Mentioned in this episode:-What is the Prospersity Gospel? - Phylicia MasonheimerPhylicia Masonheimer IG post -Margo’s email Alisha Meyer’s podcast episode ep 9 - "the problem isn't midwives..."Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest ApplicationHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): Rooted in Eden PMABecome a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | — | ||||||
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