International birth educator, creator of EmbodyBirth™ and BellydanceBirth®, and mother of three Maha al Musa joins the podcast. She discusses motherhood and her work, including her intuitive movement program for pregnancy and her holistic childbirth trainings offered to birth workers worldwide. IP+ members have access to her work within our subscription library! Connect with Maha online: @embodybirthinternational and mahaalmusa.com Access Maha's content on Informed Pregnancy+ Want more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two&nbs ..read more

Psychologist, program director of The Motherhood Space, mom to 2, and creator of Motherhood Feels Dr. Jill Garrett joins the podcast to discuss her work and perinatal mental health. Connect with Dr. Jill online: @motherhoodfeels and Motherhood Feels Want more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and parenthood from everyday mothers through a lens of celebration and honor. Empowered Mama is available exclusively on Informed Pr ..read more

Restauranteur and mother of two Stephanie Devlin talks about her challenging journey to parenthood including an ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, an unplanned C-section, and finally a healing home birth. Connect with Stephanie online: @stephdevv Want more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and parenthood from everyday mothers through a lens of celebration and honor. Empowered Mama is available exclusively on Informed Pregnan ..read more

VBAC doula, childbirth educator, and host of The VBAC Link podcast Meagan Heaton shares her own personal birth stories and discusses the path to her work today. Connect with Meagan online: @thevbaclink Learn more about The VBAC Link podcast here: TheVBACLink.com Want more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and parenthood from everyday mothers through a lens of celebration and honor. Empowered Mama is available exclusive ..read more

Birth educator and doula, mother of five, and host of The Natural Birth podcast Rachel Mans talks about becoming deeply involved in the birth world, her personal birth experiences, adoption, and all the lessons she's learned along the way. Connect with Rachel Mans online: https://www.instagram.com/thenaturalbirthsite/ Check out The Natural Birth podcast online: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naturalbirth-talk/id1597027882 Read about life after a miscarriage on the Informed Pregnancy Blog: https://www.informedpregnancy.com/single-post/ip-filmmaker-spotlight ..read more

Placenta encapsulation specialist and mother Valerie Rosas discusses everything you need to know about your placenta options including raw versus steamed, the process and the benefits, and how she got into the profession. Connect with Valerie online: @feelgoodplacenta Learn more about placenta encapsulation services by Valerie: The Feel Good Company Placenta Encapsulation Want more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and pa ..read more

Co-founder and CEO of NEXUS Rachel Gerrol returns to the podcast to talk about her new baby and giving birth for the first time at age 45.  NEXUS is a premier international community of young investors and social entrepreneurs who collaborate to use their wealth to accelerate social, political, and environmental justice and change. Connect with Rachel online: @rachelgerrol Learn more about NEXUS: nexusglobal.org Want more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful st ..read more

It's an unbelievable personal story about the long path to parenthood. Recognized for her dynamic work in innovative philanthropy with a global impact, co-founder and CEO of NEXUS Rachel Gerrol joins the podcast to talk about her years long IVF experience, her first pregnancy at 45 years old, and how she's preparing for birth.  NEXUS is a premier international community of young investors and social entrepreneurs who collaborate to use their wealth to accelerate social, political, and environmental justice and change. Connect with Rachel online: @rachelgerrol Learn more about NEXUS ..read more

Doula and entrepreneur Dawn Thompson discusses her path to becoming a birth worker and advocate, the creation of her perinatal support platform Birthify, and life as a mother of 6. Connect with Dawn online: @birthify_ and birthify.net  Want more pregnancy + parenting? Check out this raw, beautiful film about infertility and modern families on Informed Pregnancy Plus: One More Shot "Infertility has never been revealed in a film like this before. Shot first person and told from the participants themselves, this is an unflinching look at the hope, loss, and humor ..read more

Author Alexis Jones had a challenging road to parenthood. She joins the podcast to chat about learning to let go of control and Joy Hunter, a raw memoir about her experience with love, loss, and discovery. Connect with Alexis online: @alexisjones and alexisjones.com  Get Alexis' book Joy Hunter: Messy Faceplants, Radical Love, and the Journey That Changed Everything Want more pregnancy + parenting? Check out this raw, beautiful film about infertility and modern families on Informed Pregnancy Plus: One More Shot "Infertility has never been revealed in a ..read more