Mindful Birth, Peaceful Earth Podcast

08/02/2024

There are still a few spots open for this 6 week prenatal yoga series! Join us this Sunday on our mats Zen Riot!

https://momence.com/Holly-Lammer/Embryoga%3A-6-week-prenatal-series/98250329?fbclid=IwAR2K0fzTix19KO3UTkFkOdkFgWT1v7O4ItT2eYyY3PfWDnuPHEn9RoJSTWE

Join us for this wonderful experience!

27/03/2021

New Podcast Episode!

Timothy Gant, also known as Teddy, is a Full Spectrum Doula and Advocate. He recently started his path as a doula but is constantly growing every day. He first found his passion for birth work when his mother told him her birth story. Hearing her experience gave him a different outlook on life. It showed him how complex, yet beautiful pregnancy and birth can be. Every person on earth starts life this way, and he wants to be able to help as many birthers as he can have a safe and successful birth. After hearing everything about his mother’s experience, he felt a calling to dedicate his life to helping birthers have better experiences.

08/03/2021

This is really incredible to see!

05/03/2021

New Podcast Episode!

In this episode, Staci discusses the importance of prenatal newborn care education. She describes her Newborn Care class and offers some helpful tips for caring for infants. Listeners will learn about creating a safe environment for growing children, and how and why to respect their baby from the very beginning.

www.mindfulbirthpodcast.com

01/02/2021

New Podcast Episode 🎙️
Hormones in Birth
In this episode, Holly Lammer, co-host of the podcast, L&D nurse, prenatal yoga instructor and childbirth educator talks about the hormones of birth, how we define physiologic birth, how do the hormones work from a reproductive physiologic standpoint, and how we can support the hormones no matter what happens during the birth process.
www.mindfulbirthpodcast.com

11/01/2021

In this episode, Jolene will discuss her experience with infertility, the toll it can take on your mental/physical health and relationships, and what its like to beat it. Infertility affects 1 in 8 couples in the United States and is still considered taboo. By sharing her story, Jolene hopes to bring light where there can be so much darkness. Her experience led her down a lonely, confusing path for many years. Feeling helpless, not knowing where to turn, left her mentally and physically unwell. Now experiencing motherhood, she wants to share it all. The good, the bad, the ugly, the beautiful parts of infertility and what it’s like to be a mom.

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01/01/2021

Happy New Year!
Take a listen to our latest podcast episode, all about Postpartum Doulas!
https://mindfulbirthpodcast.com/044-postpartum-doula-support/

21/11/2020

New Episode!
In this episode we talk to Dr. Sayida Pepra. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and birth doula, with over 10 years of experience in both fields. Dr. Sayida is also the Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit organization Diversity Uplifts, Inc., who's mission is “fostering diversity and supporting communities and the providers who serve them.”

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26/10/2020

New Episode, all about PARTNERS!

Dr. Jay Warren talks with us about the vital role that dads play in pregnancy, the birth experience, and in parenting and postpartum support. He gives practical advice and tools on how they can bond with baby starting in pregnancy and continuing on through the early newborn period. He also discusses the importance of self care for dad during this time, and how differences in parenting styles between partners can enhance the family experience and how to deal with the changes that come with the transformative journey to fatherhood.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

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08/10/2020

It's National Midwifery Week!
New Podcast Episode 🎙️
In this episode, Tamara Rolan, a CNM discusses how she became interested in birthwork, the journey that brought her to Idaho, her philosophy and way of practicing with birthing families, and her experiences as a person of color in a predominantly white community.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
www.mindfulbirthpodcast.com

16/09/2020

In this episode, Amy Haderer, founder of [M]otherboard Birth talks to us about how we can use technology to streamline childbirth education and informed choice, and how it can help families and providers build relationships. She will be discussing the importance of autonomy, agency, support, and education during birth and how to avoid trauma by treating families with dignity and respect. We will also be chatting about the pros and cons of building birth plans, new ways to look at communication and collaboration, and how to use birthplans as a framework for education and communication.

06/08/2020

New Episode!
Lynelle King, ICLC and Craniosacral Therapist is back to talk all about Craniosacral Therapy. She gives us all the info about how it can help breastfeeding and more!

28/07/2020

New Podcast Episode🎙️

In this episode we talked with Lynelle King, who is a private practice IBCLC and Craniosacral therapist in Boise, Idaho. She is also the mother to 8 children! Lynelle is so passionate about breastfeeding and support that she is a chair on the Idaho Breastfeeding Coalition. She talked to us about breastfeeding relationships and how to support and protect them! Give this episode a listen and let us know what you think!

21/07/2020

New Episode 🎤

Trista Kovach, LCPC

Partner's go through change with a pregnancy and new baby too! Trista walked us through all the risk factors, causes, symptoms and treatments, hormone implication and gender bias that partners face when a new baby arrives.

Listen to this episode and so many more relating to pregnancy, birth, postpartum and parenting!

27/06/2020

New Episode 🎙
We sat down with Mansai and Poorak Mody and got real about relationships and how having a baby can change everything!
https://mindfulbirthpodcast.com/036-empowered-relationships-how-to-keep-your-relationship-thriving-after-baby/

In this episode, Manasi and Poorak Mody talk with us about why a large percentage of couples report a decline in their relationship satisfaction after having  a baby. They will be talking with us about how postpartum does not make your relationship weaker or harder to connect but highlights the wea...

20/06/2020

Coming up soon, we have a mental health professional that will be speaking specifically about father's mental health. Stay tuned for our upcoming episode!

Supporting the mental and emotional wellbeing of both parents enables families to thrive.

06/06/2020

New Episode 🎙️

Sensitive Subject Alert: This week we will be talking about perinatal loss, which affects nearly 1 in 4 pregnancies. Despite this, only a small number of families who have experienced loss receive routine follow-up support…and this loss can be one of the most profound losses that a family can experience, having a lifelong impact. Loss can include miscarriage, ectopic or molar pregnancy, stillbirth, neonatal death and abortion for any reason. Feelings of loss can also be extreme in cases of various infertility issues. The grieving process can be extremely complicated depending on many factors. We would love to hear from you if you have experienced any of these types of losses and are willing to share.

https://mindfulbirthpodcast.com/034-mindful-care-during-perinatal-loss/

Our discussion with Leslie Gunnerson, RN and perinatal loss specialist, focuses on pregnancy loss and infant death.  While sidestepping difficult conversations about death may often seem like a kindness, avoidance contributes to feelings of isolation, depression, and unresolved grief.  The loss of...

23/05/2020

New Podcast Episode🎙️

Kerry Caldwell's donor egg birth story

From the words of Kerry Caldwell: “I am a burn survivor, domestic abuse survivor, and mother after infertility using donor eggs and IVF. I have been diagnosed with PTSD, depression, and generalized anxiety disorder.
You will be so inspired by hearing Kerry's journey to become a mother!
https://mindfulbirthpodcast.com/033-kerry-caldwell-a-donor-egg-birth-story/

23/05/2020

11/05/2020

Great opportunity!

Join us THIS Monday on Facebook Live with Counselor Megan Koehler, LPC as she hosts a two-part series called Mental Health Mondays. She will engage in important mental health topics such as:
-normalizing mental health issues
-putting our mental health struggles in context to a pandemic
-as well as essential coping tools to incorporate in everyday practices

08/05/2020

New Episode!

Megan Koehler talks all about s*x and body image in postpartum!

https://mindfulbirthpodcast.com/032-womens-mental-health-healthy-s*xuality-and-body-positivity-after-baby/

In this episode, Megan Kohler is back with us and will be talking about women’s mental health–specifically s*x positivity, and body positivity related to women and those who are recently postpartum. Megan will address common issues that women face with s*x and their bodies, how that can be ampli...

02/05/2020

“Body chemistry associated with labor and delivery . . . brings mothers and babies into intimate contact, where the mere touch of a baby’s lips to the ni**le inspires a cascade of love hormones that bless both mother and baby. These hormones trigger expulsion of the placenta, help close and heal the uterus, reduce postpartum bleeding, and facilitate the initial flow of priceless colostrum and a litter later, mother’s milk itself.”
~David Chamberlain, Windows to the Womb

30/04/2020

New Episode 🎤

🌿 Do you know the difference between attachment & bonding?

🌿 Do you know your own attachment style?

🌿Did you know your own attachment style can strongly affect your relationship with your children?

Dr. Stephanie Dueger, known as the "Attachment Doctor" is back to talk all about attachment and bonding!

29/04/2020

Did you know that fear and the perceived sense of loss of control is the number one cause of a traumatic birth experience? Up to 35 % of women in the United States reported that their births were traumatic… and it has nothing to do with the events surrounding the birth or where they gave birth - it has to do with the feeling of loss of control.

Evidence shows that “Pregnant women who undergo mindfulness training report that when they become aware of and learn to relate differently to the negative thoughts that surround their intense physical sensations, they cease to be overwhelmed by feeling unable to cope with the pain, and less fearful of losing control.”

Mindfulness practice during pregnancy reduces the risk of unnecessary interventions, postpartum depression and preterm birth… among many other benefits. Babies are calmer, cry less, and breastfeed better.

27/04/2020

New Episode 🎤

Perinatal and Postpartum Mental Health and Trauma

We chatted with a mother and daughter team to talk about perinatal and postpartum mental health and trauma. Kellie, a Certified Nurse Midwife and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with special training in Perinatal Mental Health discusses the challenges that pregnant women with mental health issues face. Her daughter, Jessica Northam MA, a registered drama therapist, talks about trauma therapy and PTSD as it relates to the birthing community - whether from a previous traumatic birth, or any previous trauma.

19/04/2020

Here is where it all started... Embryoga! I (Jayme) took Holly's Embryoga class when I was pregnant 3 years ago and truly impacted me and my birth. When I reached out to Holly to let her know I thought the everyone needed access to this class, we decided to film it and make it available on YouTube for all to enjoy! Here is the link to Episode 1!

In this first class of the Embryoga series, we will be focusing on the Anja chakra which is the center of insight and intuition. In pregnancy, focusing on th...

19/04/2020

New Episode 🎙️

Especially during these trying times, try to remember that birth is a normal, physiologic event. Listen to this episode where Angela Latta, a nurse practitioner and Kristi Rhodes a CNM talk about common concerns of the 3rd trimester of pregnancy… You are not alone!

https://mindfulbirthpodcast.com/029-common-challenges-of-third-trimester-you-are-not-alone/

13/04/2020

"Mindfulness is about letting go of the past and focusing on right now. It’s about accepting whatever is going on, rather than trying to change it or ignore it. Mindful parenting does not mean being a “perfect parent” and is not something you can fail at. It is not easy and it takes practice, Managing our own emotions and behaviors is the key to teaching kids how to manage theirs."
When you start practicing mindfulness during pregnancy, you are already teaching your unborn child how to manage their emotions through hormones going through the placenta into the developing baby.
Take time to listen to one of our first episodes with Dr. Roger Olson, a neurobehavioral child psychologist talking about how mindfulness affects your child's emotional and behavioral health...and how to grow more peaceful brains!









https://mindfulbirthpodcast.com/004-dr-roger-olson-psyd/

04/04/2020

New Episode 🎤

In her book Transformed by Birth, the guest of this episode, Britta Bushnell talks about how “rites of passage are meaningful transformational experiences that alter a person’s knowing of who they are.” These experiences take people “out of their familiar identity of daily life and thrusts them into something new, often stressful, and possibly threatening.” Does this sound like our whole world right now? We are all experiencing uncomfortable change, increased stress and a whole new way of being. Adding pregnancy, birth and parenting to this may leave you feeling utterly helpless and lost. In this episode, we talk with Britta about the amazing transformation that takes place when we lean into and embrace the uncertainty, the fear, the pain and the unknown. When we are willing to ‘deconstruct’ our known way of being and enter the chrysalis of chaos, we have the potential to emerge transformed. This process is almost always messy, scary, chaotic and uncomfortable, but completely worth it. Please listen, share and leave a review!

https://mindfulbirthpodcast.com/028-the-transformative-journey-from-pregnancy-to-parenthood/

04/04/2020

The third class of the series focuses on the hear chakra which the energy of unconditional lovingkindness and compassion. the electromagnetic field of the he...