by Katelyn Fusco
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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April 28, 2025
Certified Professional Midwife Carey Glenn discusses the importance of avoiding dogma and embracing nuance in midwifery care, encouraging both mothers and midwives to trust their intuition in this interview.
April 21, 2025
How would you feel if everyone around you, including the medical staff you’ve met with, says you shouldn’t have another baby– but you and your spouse suddenly feel very strongly that you’re being called to…. Have another baby? What would you do? This week we’re speaking to Jess, a mother who had to make this difficult sounding decision. Should we grow our family in the face of adversity? You’re going to love this story, I just know it. Episode Roundup: So if you listened to my re-introduction story, you’ll notice that the exact same themes that I spoke about– About hearing God’s voice and leaning into what he’s saying even when it sounds, frankly, illogical– were present here in Jess’s story. She and her husband Grant both felt and overwhelming peace and need to have their third child, despite their well-meaning community’s pleas for them to reconsider. I find so much comfort in this ability to hear something clearly coming from somewhere outside of yourself, and to put your faith in what you are sensing. This is so deeply connected to intuition. Mothers KNOW what to do– whether that’s the intuitive knowledge that everything is okay and they’re doing exactly what they need to be doing even when the situation looks questionable, OR when things seem fine, but a mother knows something is not fine and needs more attention. What a beautiful gift. Next, let’s talk about the healing power of birth– Birth can bring healing beyond just yourself or your spouse. In this story, we hear how Jess’s third birth acted as a soothing balm to their oldest daughter, Willow, who had experienced such pain during the traumatic hospital stay and birth of her baby brother. And that point brings me to my last point. We were designed to heal. We were designed to heal both physically, and emotionally. How beautiful is it to hear this story– were Jess’s body, which was spoken over so negatively– that it wouldn’t be able to have a healthy pregnancy and birth again, that it was incapable of the pregnancy and labor processes— it healed and it experienced new life. Along with physical healing, Jess and her entire family experienced emotional and spiritual healing. How amazing that we have been designed with so many opportunities to grow, to rewire, to renew our thoughts. This family did just that, and what a joy it was to listen to how it unfolded. Okay, my friends. Let that one reverberate in your mind over the next week. How beautiful. That’s all I’ve got for you today, and I’ll see you back here next week. Links: Samaritan Ministries Happy Homebirth Academy Interview Application
April 14, 2025
We love talking about homebirth here, right? I mean, it’s kind of our thing. But what about the other end of the life spectrum. What about death? This week, we are speaking with Mariah Lassiter, a a Hospice Registered Nurse who had her first baby at home.. As she has supported patients in her career, Mariah has begun to recognize how many similarities there are in the birthing and dying processes, and how both do not have to be viewed as scary, and in fact can be beautiful. We’ll hear her incredible birth story with her first child, and then dive into what she’s learned in her time as a hospice nurse. Episode roundup Let’s start by connecting with our educational tidbit: Not all first births are long! If you’re experiencing the intensity that Mariah described, do not be afraid to reach out to your midwife. Part of her job is checking on you, so don’t worry about “calling her too early.” If you’re worried, her support can be extremely helpful. Intuition is everything. Mariah felt that she needed to give birth at home throughout her pregnancy, and with the quickness of her birth, the reality of that truth became very clear. Listen to your intuition. If you feel like you don’t have intuition or don’t know how to tap into it, pregnancy is the most perfect time to tap in. Turn off your phone, turn off your screens, heck, turn off this podcast and focus inward. You’ll be surprised at how much you can learn and feel. Finally, our bodies know how to be born, they know how to give birth, and they know how to die. It’s really quite freeing to see the similarities in these experiences, and to trust that they were created this way with purpose. If you’re looking for an amazing, grounding, life-altering perspective on dying, I cannot recommend the book Imagine Heaven enough. Wow. I read this book on Near Death Experiences last year, and the amount of peace and beauty that it brought to my life was just incredible and unexpected. You are beautifully designed and deeply loved. Links Samaritan Ministries Imagine Heaven Book Happy Homebirth Academy
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