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Becoming Parents Podcast
All about the struggles, surprises, joys, and exhaustion of birth and birthwork. Sharing stories about birth, birthwork, and everything it entails - infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy, labor and delivery, bottle feeding, breastfeeding & relactation, self-care after birth, sex to get pregnant and after kids, birth options, to medicate or not to medicate, adoption, midwife vs hospital, and running a successful birthwork business.
Episodes
Becoming Parents PodcastMarriage and family therapist specializing in anger and parenting - Bronwyn Schweigerdt - S6 E74
Bronwyn is a psychotherapist, public speaker, podcaster, and parenting expert. She went from not wanting kids to believing in an idealized parenting…
Becoming Parents PodcastFertility Specialist & Acupuncturist for Postive Pregnancy Project™ with Dr. Beck Hoehn - S6 E73
Meet Dr. Beck Hoehn LAc FABORMWelcome to my world of holistic healing and wellness. I'm Dr. Beck Hoehn, a passionate and dedicated board-certified…
Becoming Parents PodcastMiscarriage, Birth, & Parenting Without Shame & Guilt- With Lois Hollis - S6 E72
Our first interview: https://youtu.be/fQwD7JJTdYQ I had three miscarriages. One lost pregnancy was at 7 months. Finally, I birthed three beautiful girls…
Becoming Parents PodcastSelf-Defense for Self-Development as a Parent - With John Brewer - S6 E71
-Parent to an almost 2-year-old and one born Aug 10th, 2023 -I understand firsthand the stress and sleepless nights that come with worrying about the safety of…
Becoming Parents PodcastTHE ESSENTIAL GUIDE for FAMILIES who are Parenting with DOWN SYNDROME - With Steve Friedman - S6 E70
28 years ago our first daughter was born. Gwendolyn has Down syndrome and has taken us on a wonderful journey. We struggled at times and now celebrate her…
Becoming Parents PodcastAttorney Who Advocates for Exceptional Children - With Catherine Michael - S6 E69
Parent of two girls who are now 21 and 19 and an education attorney representing families of children with special needs. After beginning work with general…
Becoming Parents PodcastA little sliver of vagina - OB turned holistic medicine - With Dr. Nathan Riley - S6 E67
- obgyn: saw thousands of births but was still wholly unprepared for the mental, emotional, and spiritual transformation that happened to me during the birth…
Becoming Parents PodcastGrowing up in the military as a foster family, to parenting his own kids - With Aaron Gore - S6 E66
I have two amazing girls at home, ages 18 months and 5. I grew up in a family that did foster care and childcare for much of my life, including the adoption of…
Becoming Parents PodcastBrutally raped and stabbed at 7, aged out of a group home, parenting as a foster mom, and earned an Emmy - Mandy Lemond - S6 E65
Author Mandy Lemond is a former foster child turned Emmy Award-winning TV Producer. At just 7 years old Lemond‘s father raped her and left her for dead, that…
Becoming Parents PodcastFootball Coach turned Author. Speaker & Parent who is living IN love as a Twin Dad - Roger Pollard - S6 E62
The roller coaster of twins' growth as a parent and couple - prepare for 1 and get 2 - living in love it's not about the fall - we are born with personalities…
Becoming Parents PodcastImmigrant Mom of 2 - Life on Her Own Parenting in a Foreign Land with Bhawna Sharma Puri - S6 E64
Immigrant mom of 2 elementary-age kids. Dealing with pregnancy, birth, and raising kids alone in a faraway land. The first one to have kids so no example to…
Becoming Parents PodcastHarvard Grad to Parenting As A Homemaker of 6 Children with Bracha Goetz - S6 E63
1. Mom of six wonderful parents :) 2. Why would a Harvard grad become a homemaker? 3. Why do people overeat? 4. How can we fill the emptiness within? 5. The…
Becoming Parents PodcastDad who prioritizes active play and communication with kids with Dr. Jim Van Allan - S6 E61
-My background is in communication - as I teach it at the university level and speak professionally across the country -Relational communication is a big topic…
Becoming Parents PodcastFreebirth an Abusive Partner, Surprise Gender & Train4Birth with Monika Patel - S6 E60
Concurrent care (OB and midwife of different organizations)Preparing for birth with an abusive partnerHome Birth - no birth workers presentPrecipitous…
Becoming Parents PodcastHow Reading Transforms Children PLUS Putting An End To Cyberbullying with Dr Danny Brassell - S6 E59
My passion is reading, and now I help parents transform their children from struggling and/or reluctant readers into more passionate and proficient readers…
Becoming Parents Podcast23 Years Married, Entrepreneurs, Speakers, Filmmakers, Parents, and Best-Selling Authors with Christina & Edward Sledge - S6 E58
We have been married for 23 years and have been parents for 22 years. We managed two careers and two daughters while completing four degrees between us. We are…
Becoming Parents PodcastConversation, Education, and Empowerment for Women who are still on their way to Motherhood with Beth Rivelli - S6 E57
I personally missed motherhood which is why, as a Motherhood Story Coach, I am creating a movement of conversation, education, and empowerment for women who…
Becoming Parents PodcastSingle Mom Using Anonymous Sperm Donor, & Children’s Author Of Her Own Story - S6 E56
* At 38, I decided that having kids was more important to me than finding a partner. * This started my journey of becoming a single mom by choice, using an…
Becoming Parents PodcastHow Nursing Aversion and Struggles Breastfeeding Past 1 Led to an Online Breastfeeding Support Event - Samantha Radford, Ph.D. - S6 E55
Stress from moving Going from thinking she didn’t want kids to falling in love with being a Mom Tandem nursing Nursing aversion How she realized those…
Becoming Parents PodcastGenetics and Epigenetics, Mindfulness, and 5 Foundations with James Goodlatte S6 E54
James and I have another fantastic conversation! PAST EPISODES: His story: https://youtu.be/LzD1IOMG83w Toxins in the home: https://youtu.be/iP0yqW3VUYY 5 Part…
Becoming Parents PodcastStay At Home Dad, Entrepreneur of 2 Businesses, & Multiple #1 Bestselling Author with Naresh Vissa - S6 E53
I'm a stay-at-home dad to two boys under the age of 4 years. To manage my stress, I place an emphasis on mental and physical activity - basketball, beach…
Becoming Parents PodcastSecond Interview on Three Second Trimester Miscarriages & A Growing FB Group with Tiffany Alvarez - S6 E52
Today we took a deeper dive from our first interview and discussed faith, how God gets us through, helping others, the growing FB group and lots of insight on…
Becoming Parents PodcastWhen Becoming A Parent Overwhelms a Pediatrician, She Writes a Book - Rebekah Diamond - S6 E51
Even as a pediatrician, I was completely overwhelmed when my daughter was born. I struggled with both the everyday chaos of being an exhausted new parent and…
Becoming Parents PodcastSingle Mom, SAHM, Losing Identity In Motherhood, Depression to Discovering Purpose - Shelley Meche'tte - S6 E50
I was a single parent with my oldest Decided to become a SAHM when I married 7yrs later Lost my identity in motherhood and fell into depression Realized that…
Becoming Parents PodcastInfertility, Foster Care, International & Domestic Adoption, & Orphanage Ministry with Katie Smith - S6 E49
* TTC after two years of marriage * Discovered infertility issues * Pursued foster care, international adoption, and finally, domestic infant adoption * Have…
Becoming Parents Podcast3 Miscarriages, 3 Daughters, Infertility, Divorce, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts, Migraines & Healing - Lois Hollis - S6 E48
I had three miscarriages. One lost pregnancy was at 7 months. Finally, I birthed three beautiful girls Healing from my miscarriages How to become pregnant when…
Becoming Parents Podcast2 Abortions, Finding Christ, Married 25 Years & Her Healing Journey with Crisis Pregnancy Center - Jen Fruechting - S6 E47
Jen grew up in dysfunction, and at 14 had her first abortion, at 15 she had her second abortion. She started dating her husband of 25 years in her Junior year…
Becoming Parents PodcastMate Fertility’s Inclusion-First Approach with LGBTQ & Single Parent Infertility - Traci Keen - S6 E46
Traci Keen is the CEO of Mate Fertility, one of the fastest-growing, venture-backed fertility startups in America. They're on a mission to bring high-tech…
Becoming Parents PodcastHelping people live their uncommon and extraordinary life while battling cancer - with Terry Tucker - S6 E45
I loved this candid interview with Terry about losing his Dad and Grandmother to cancer, his incredible career, having a daughter, and teaching us all how to…
Becoming Parents PodcastStep Parents and Blended Families Get Much Needed Support with Amy Stone - S6 E44
* I married a man who had been divorced and already had 2 young children. * We talked about kids before we committed to marriage. We pretty quickly added two…
Becoming Parents PodcastMinimizing Pollutants, Pesticides, and Toxins in our Homes with James Goodlatte of Fit For Birth - S6 E43
BIGGEST TAKEAWAY: MAKE ONE EASY CHANGE WITHOUT STRESS: OUTLINE: Pollutants and pesticides do cross the placenta History’s Pendulum for creating new products…
Becoming Parents PodcastRealtor. Author. Notary. Jesus Lover. Overcomer. Encourager. Master Negotiator. Teenage Mom with Crystal Reilley - S6 E42
-18 yr old daughter who wants to drop out of community college and work multiple jobs so she can move out and be independent -17-year-old son plays travel…
Becoming Parents PodcastInfertility, a blood disorder, 11 pregnancies, and 4 children with Shelley Knight - S6 E41
Mother of four but it was quite the journey to achieve this due to my fertility journey. Shelley is the Author of self-help books, Positive Changes: A…
Becoming Parents PodcastJoin James & Jenn in this five-part series on corrective exercises - Pregnancy, Postpartum, & Beyond #5 of 5
For 20% off James' programs, go here: https://getfitforbirth.com/becoming-parents/ James Goodlatte is the founder of Fit For Birth, a holistic fitness…
Becoming Parents PodcastJoin James & Jenn in this five-part series on corrective exercises - Pregnancy, Postpartum, & Beyond #4 of 5
For 20% off James' programs, go here: https://getfitforbirth.com/becoming-parents/ James Goodlatte is the founder of Fit For Birth, a holistic fitness…
Becoming Parents PodcastJoin James & Jenn in this five-part series on corrective exercises - Pregnancy, Postpartum, & Beyond #3 of 5
For 20% off James' programs, go here: https://getfitforbirth.com/becoming-parents/ James Goodlatte is the founder of Fit For Birth, a holistic fitness…
Becoming Parents PodcastJoin James & Jenn in this five-part series on corrective exercises - Pregnancy, Postpartum, & Beyond # 2 of 5
For 20% off James' programs, go here: https://getfitforbirth.com/becoming-parents/ James Goodlatte is the founder of Fit For Birth, a holistic fitness…
Becoming Parents PodcastJoin James and Jenn in this five-part series on corrective exercises for Pregnancy, Postpartum, & Beyond #1 of 5
For 20% off James' programs, go here: https://getfitforbirth.com/becoming-parents/ James Goodlatte is the founder of Fit For Birth, a holistic fitness…
Becoming Parents PodcastMale infertility, adoption, parenting challenges, & becoming friends with Joe Zeman - S6 E40
Being a dad is the biggest honor a man receives since I can't have kids, it was a blessing to adopt my wife's son after we got married being a parent is…
Becoming Parents PodcastEctopic Pregnancy, Pregnancy Success, Weight Gain & Postpartum Rage with Alison Avayu - S6 E39
* Struggled for a year through an ectopic pregnancy and 2 emergency surgeries (lost a tube) * Found success with holistic herbs and Chinese medicine * Gained…
Becoming Parents PodcastMiscarriage, Divorce, & Hysterectomy, Running And How YOU Can Help Women Who Miscarry - S6 E38
Today I was featured on Your Runner Dad’s blog: https://doulainreno.com/miscarriage-divorce-hysterectomy-how-running-got-me-through/ I decided it was a great…
Becoming Parents PodcastThree Second Trimester Miscarriages with Tiffany Alvarez - S6 E37
Three 2nd-trimester losses Navigating blood clotting disorders and having an incompetent cervix Scared to try again and worried as hell when I am pregnant…
Becoming Parents PodcastMiscarriage & Loss, Adoption, Medicaid and Opioid Drug Use in Pregnancy with Jenn - S6 E36
It’s time to update what’s going on for me and the podcast! It’s been 9 months since I changed the podcast’s direction from sharing stories of struggle to…
Becoming Parents PodcastBeing a teen mom, getting out of the welfare system, and raising 4 kids with my daughter Casey - S6 E35
Casey discusses being a teen mom, our conversations around that, and how challenging it was, being in a broken welfare system, how she got off of welfare, had…
Becoming Parents PodcastPostpartum Depression, Colic, Single Mom, & Making Peach with Kerri Hummingbird - S6 E34
- postpartum depression after the first delivery, colicky baby - realizing how uncomfortable I was in my own body, breastfeeding in public, and doing artwork…
Becoming Parents PodcastGrowing up in foster care, and learning to set goals with my daughter Casey - S6 E33
Casey is my daughter. She is one of the 5 kids I had long-term in foster care from age 10. She is so brave and strong and I’m so proud of her for sharing her…
Becoming Parents PodcastTruth, Lies & Alzheimer’s - Talking with Children about Alzheimer’s Disease - with Lisa Skinner - S6 E32
How to talk to your children about Alzheimer's disease How to help them understand what is happening to their grandparent/relative who has the disease How to…
Becoming Parents PodcastTeen Mom, Being a Full-Spectrum Doula & Cremating First Trimester Miscarriages - with Emily Griffin - S6 E31
Teen Mom, Being a Full-Spectrum Doula & Cremating First Trimester Miscarriages - with Emily Griffin - S6 E31 In this episode we discuss: - personal childhood…
Becoming Parents PodcastDiscover the Power of Listening to Emotions, Not Words - with Doug Noll - S6 E30
I teach parents how to listen to their children into existence through emotional reflection. This is a foundational skill that deepens trust, emotional safety…
Becoming Parents PodcastAlternative Parenting, Alternative Schooling, 3 Kids, and a Fitness Business - with James Goodlatte - S6 E29
For 20% off James' program, go here: https://getfitforbirth.com/becoming-parents/ -I am a father to three kinds of relationships: (1) A son that was planned…
Becoming Parents PodcastDesigning Life Around 3 Kids as a Single Dad - with Joseph Galata - S6 E28
raised 3 children.... many years as a single dad.. all kids are grown and successful... I designed my life around my kids' lives… as busy as I was... I never…
Becoming Parents PodcastDiscussing Miscarriage in Depth - TRIGGER WARNING - S6 E27
TRIGGER WARNING! We discuss in detail Olivia's miscarriage. She is brave, honest, and strong, and I'm so proud of her willingness to speak out about her…
Becoming Parents PodcastFirst time Mom at 48 and How Life Changed - with Jennifer Pelfini - S6 E26
- became a mom at age 48 in 2018 -relocated to Reno knowing no one - left my corporate career to be a stay-at-home mom after 27 years (high pressure, always…
Becoming Parents PodcastUnexplained Infertility, Delivery trauma, and & Becoming an Advocate with Katie Barnett S6 E25
We decided to get try for a baby early on in 2009. I got pregnant on our first try. Immediately imagined the life I’d wanted for forever. The baby was lost at…
Becoming Parents PodcastIVF, Twins, 3 Kids & Being an Entrepreneur with Nicole Brodie S6 E24
IVF, Twins, 3 Kids & Being an Entrepreneur with Nicole Brodie S6 E24 secondary infertility after my daughter, IVF, twins raising 3 kids, building a business…
Becoming Parents PodcastThe Relentlessness of Parenting 9 Children, Grandkids, & Miscarriage with Laura Wakefield S6 E23
9 children. 7 boys and 2 girls. Currently, the youngest is 14, and the oldest is 31. I have grandchildren now too. I’ve been divorced twice so I can speak to…
Becoming Parents PodcastAbortions, Miscarriages, A Breech Pregnancy, & Emergency C-Section with Mayi Lenz S6 E22
- I became pregnant when I was 21 and had an abortion - 2 Miscarages after that - 2 babies (one breech pregnancy and the other emergency c-section) - Had…
Becoming Parents PodcastFrom sexual assault, depression, and burnout to Empowerment & Sexuality Coach with Kim Coffin S6 E21
Today we talked about Kim's experiences including -a previous childhood sexual assault at 14 by her step-father, and how it kept showing up in her body -3…
Becoming Parents PodcastInfertility, Fibroids, Endometriosis, Miscarriage & Family A Different Way with Walker Brandt S6 E20
We went a little long because discussing surgeries including a hysterectomy - and how you really FEEL - physically and emotionally through Walker’s journey as…
Becoming Parents Podcast2 C-sections, 2 Home-births, & 2 Miscarriages with Elizabeth Andreyevskiy - Season 6 Episode 19
We go into depth about very challenging homebirths after c-section, losing a baby at 17-weeks and her amazing and beautiful experience at the hospital within…