Sarah has come on as an expert who provides yoga psychotherapy and life coaching and she also shares her story through pregnancy, birth and mothering. Thank you Sarah for coming on and sharing your journey through your dark night of the spirit and finding your calling. As well as sharing so openly about what your experiences have been like with pregnancy and an eating disorder, dealing with postpartum OCD all while raising a baby and working as a mental health professional.  You can reach Sarah Dionne at: www.wholehealthcollab.com

Aude talks about her pregnancy and birth of baby #1. We discuss home births and trusting yourself. We go into lessons learned from Aude's labor and delivery. We also share our views on baby products and the pressure of having so many things for baby that are not necessary.    Please feel free to email me if you have questions or want to be on the show.  [email protected]

Garry and I talk about recovery after childbirth. He is a physical therapist assistant and we have been working together for a few months now. Garry shares some great tips on recovery with some do's and don'ts. You can find him at Physical Therapy West in Woodland Hills, CA.  Instagram: pt_west https://www.pelvicsolutions.com/ promo code: saveme10

Sarah is back to talk to us about her pregnancy with baby #2 and her own mother's journey through ovarian cancer during that time. Sarah shares about the struggles of being pregnant during such a stressful time. We discuss her c-section and recovery in detail. I was very moved by her very difficult and beautiful story.    [email protected]

Lily Nichols and I discuss her latest book on pregnancy nutrition-Real Food for Pregnancy, The science and wisdom of optimal prenatal nutrition. This book has a lot of great information backed up with research, a meal plan chapter as well as recipes for real food. We discuss two chapters from the book - Chapter 4-Foods that don't build a healthy baby and Chapter 12-The Fourth Trimester. Instagram: @lilynicholsrdn Web: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/freebies/

Natural birth with an epidural. Sarah shares her story with baby number 1. We talk about the importance of getting care from a care provider who you feel comfortable with. And you do not have to continue care with anyone who does not treat you in a way that is good for you. Sarah talks about her brief stay at the children's ward  with baby after birth due to baby's health.  [email protected]

What will I feel like after delivery? In today's Hot Topics episode I will go over what you can expect to feel like physically after either a vaginal delivery or a c section, as well as what it maybe be like emotionally. At the end I will share my postpartum recovery checklist of useful products/items to have ready. [email protected] 

Laura shares so honestly her beautiful pregnancy and delivery story with her first baby. She had a very fast labor of 4 hours and 20mins with assistance at the very end with forceps to help baby who had his arm stuck. Laura also shares about her struggles with breastfeeding and the lengths she went to to make it work. Such a badass mom with some awesome advice for new parents and on the importance of self care.

Should all pregnant women give birth at home? In today's Hot Topics episode I go over a brief history of birth, why women are choosing home birth and why it is important to me. I discuss my experiences with obgyn maternity care vs. midwife care so far, my preparation and supply lists for my home birth as well as my plans for plan B incase something happens. [email protected]

Pregnant with baby #2 with a 8 month old. We discuss feeling lonely as a mom with a baby at home, second pregnancy and preparing for baby as well as breastfeeding issues the second time around.  [email protected]