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Today is Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020.

In this episode, we’ll be talking about fertility and how paying attention to your overall health, nutrition, mindset, and sleep can influence your ability to get pregnant.

Our guest today is Sarah Clark, author of Fabulously Fertile—Supercharge Your Fertility Naturally. You can learn more about Sarah and her work at fabfertile.com.

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Join us as we talk with Kirsten Kowalski-Lane, CNM, CPM about her journey from birth doula to homebirth midwife to hospital midwife to birth center midwife...and how she managed to co-found and co-own the first midwife-owned birth center in Massachusetts.  

The American Association of Birth Centers defines a birth center as a home-like setting where care providers, usually midwives, provide… Read more

Listen in as Emily—a nursing mom of more than five years—shares her experience planning to breastfeed while taking a significant medication, navigating postpartum depression, nursing the same child for five years, and exploring the concept of respectful parenting. Emily has been a middle school English teacher for 14 years and recently completed her second master’s degree in Counseling… Read more

Today is Wednesday, October 21, 2020, and we are discussing the TummyTime™ Method with its creator, occupational therapist Michelle Emanuel. Michelle brings more than 20 years of experience as an occupational therapist working with babies in the neonatal intensive care unit and in pediatrics. Over time, she recognized the need for a private practice where she could also integrate her passion for… Read more

Join us as we learn from Sejal Fichadia, a certified infant massage instructor and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, who is also an experienced postpartum doula and certified TummyTime™ Method instructor. Originally from India, Sejal now lives in Oregon with her husband and children. She currently offers online infant massage and TummyTime™ Method classes—visit her website,… Read more

Hear how our guest—an anesthesiologist and mother of four—endured birth trauma and navigated the system to file formal complaints against those responsible. She shares what she did to prepare for her births, what happened, and the trauma she experienced at the hands of a doctor and nurse. She also discusses the steps she’s taking to heal and offers recommendations for how others can help… Read more

Join us as we talk with Kristen Johnson, a mother of two who decided to give a most amazing gift to another couple (who she didn't know) to carry their baby. She shares with us her birth stories, the process of deciding to become a gestational carrier, the matching process with a couple in need, the process of getting pregnant, how she (and her family) felt about her during that pregnancy, the… Read more

Find out how the law and corporations influence child safety—and what YOU can do to protect children. Join us as we dive deep into childproofing: practical recommendations, trusted brands, available services, and how regulations and corporate decisions affect what products are sold, recalled, and when. You might be surprised!

Our guest is Kimberly Amato—a physical therapist, CPR instructor,… Read more

Join us as we talk with Melanie Salort, a pediatric occupational therapist with 18 years of experience. For most of her career, she has specialized in sensory processing, both in clinical work and teaching. In 2017, Melanie completed a fellowship in Infant Parent Mental Health and has a particular interest in supporting the parent-child relationship. She works at a sensory integration clinic in… Read more