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Free Birth Society

Free Birth Society

Emilee Saldaya

The Free Birth Society Podcast features honest, gripping, inspiring, and transformative freebirth stories hosted by the founder Emilee Saldaya in conversation with wild women worldwide. In the vast tapestry of childbirth experiences, a thread runs undisturbed, unmedicated, and true to its ancestral roots: freebirth. This differs from your usual home birth with doulas or midwives in attendance. Freebirth stands apart, where birthing is solely in the hands of the birthing woman, accompanied only by her intuition, rhythms of nature, witnessed by her family. The Free Birth Podcast invites you to a unique corner of the universe where we dive deep into the raw essence of birth, untamed and unassisted. Pushing against the tides of modern obstetrics and its violent approach, we venture into stories of women who've boldly chosen to claim this primal rite of passage. Here, we're not merely sharing tales; we're challenging the status quo and redefining the very narrative of childbirth. As we unravel discussions on rights in childbirth, dissect varied care models, and amplify the unfiltered voices of freebirthing women from around the planet, our purpose remains clear: to spotlight the distinction and significance of wild birth. This isn't an argument against the myriad ways women choose to birth, but rather an affirmation that freebirth has its revered space in the continuum of birth choices. Join us in celebrating a movement that underscores the powerful message and has changed the lives of thousands: Birth, in its purest form, is not a medical event but a profoundly personal journey. The Free Birth Society Podcast is your compass to navigate and rediscover that journey. *Freebirth = Birthing in the absence of any hired professionals, away from medical institutions or their agents. Also known as family birth, unassisted birth, wild birth. *Sovereign birth = Birthing outside of the medical paradigm, inclusive of births with authentic midwives and doulas. We include many stories on the show where women birthed outside of the medical system with doulas and radical birth keepers. While these births are not freebirths, they are certainly sovereign births!
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Free Birth Society episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Free Birth Society for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Free Birth Society episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Free Birth Society - That Light Bulb Moment: Anita’s Journey to Freebirth
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01/21/21 • 57 min

Today on the show we have Anita, who after having a homebirth with a registered midwife, and a pregnancy loss, describes her light bulb moment that she could just freebirth. Anita shares about her painful sutures after her first birth, her challenging postpartum, her spirit connection with her son, and the freedom she found in her unassisted birth. 

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Free Birth Society - Aligned with Nature: Nebila’s Freebirth
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01/15/21 • 41 min

Nebila admits that she began her mothering journey truly terrified of giving birth, assuming that she would just go in for the epidural straight away. But after her hospital birth, she wanted more. So Nebila stayed home to have a pain free homebirth with a midwife. Nebila tells the charming story of her journey to freebirth with her third, finding herself in a foreign country during a pandemic, and she shares how she created the opportunity for everything to go just right. 

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On today’s show, Sarah shares a common and familiar story of women who trade in their pregnancy and birth desires in order to make other people comfortable. With her first child, Sarah had a homebirth, but many of the decisions she made were for her partner- and even for her midwife. Sarah shares how it wasn’t until she freebirthed her second baby, that she realized what went wrong with her first birth. In her third and most recent birth, Sarah shares the riveting and heartbreaking story of her baby spending his first hour of life between the fluid spaces of life and death, and his first weeks of life in the NICU. Sarah shares her ongoing processing of birth, mothering, and surrendering to the wild unknown.

Attend Matriarch Rising Festival: Limited Tickets Available Here: https://www.freebirthsocietycourses.com/matriarchrising

Craving your village? Join Free Birth Society’s Private Membership: https://www.freebirthsociety.com/pages/private-membership

The Radical Birth Keeper School starts again September 1st, 2021. You won’t want to miss it: https://www.freebirthsocietycourses.com/radicalbirthkeeper

Check out more of Free Birth Society’s courses and offerings! 

https://www.freebirthsocietycourses.com

Get The Complete Guide to Freebirth: A sweeping, all-inclusive childbirth education course, designed to prepare pregnant mothers and families for the most powerful independent birth experience possible: https://www.freebirthsocietycourses.com/cgtf

Are you wanting to take responsibility for your life? Work with Emilee: https://www.freebirthsociety.com/collections/coaching

Want more? Birthing Truth: A Collection of Freebirth Stories:

https://www.freebirthsociety.com/blogs/birthing-truth-a-collection-of-freebirth-stories

Our Gift to You: Gorgeous pregnancy affirmations straight to your inbox:

https://www.freebirthsocietycourses.com/opt-in-pregnancy-affirmations-gift

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Free Birth Society - As above So Below: Amelia's Freebirth
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12/14/20 • 98 min

Today we have my dear friend Amelia, who shares her story of her spiritual journey into motherhood. After becoming sober and meeting her husband, Amelia embarked on a conscious conception journey that brings in her first son. After being mistreated by her midwives she found the courage to critique her birth experience and began the deep discovery process of what it could mean to take 100% responsibility in her next pregnancy. 

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This week we have the lovely Bec from Australia who finally decided with her third baby to stop compromising her vision and had a glorious home birth with her daughter, which both challenged her marriage and the previous stories she’d been told about her body in birth. Bec is a doula turned radical birth keeper who shares how she chose to hop out of the machine and live her life aligned with her truth. 

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Today we have a special episode with a first time mom in our community. Clarke found a registered midwife to attend her that also held willingness to center the mother, in her entirety. I thought this story was worth telling on our “Free Birth” podcast as it highlights how determined pregnant women can hone in on what they want and actually get it! Midwife attended births, of course, can be wonderful, and I wanted to highlight one that was, in hopes that it will inspire women to speak up and commit to what they want. And of course - to encourage midwives to center the women they serve. Join us today for a lighthearted sweet story of the wisdom of a young new mother diving into the work of bringing a child earth-side.

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Free Birth Society - Carlita's Freebirth During Global Lockdown
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05/08/20 • 55 min

Left feeing unsatisfied with the total lack of support she received from her midwife the first time around, Carlita knew with her next pregnancy that she’d be doing it alone, on her own terms. Supported by her husband, Carlita birthed her son into the world just five weeks ago, under a global lockdown, wild and free.

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This week I sit down with elder witch Jane Hardwicke Collings, an Australian midwife. Jane's wise musings on our blood mysteries are guaranteed to blow your mind. If you want to reclaim your blood as power, this episode is for you. 

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If you know me or follow me, you know I am obsessed with the book “Everything Below The Waist - Why Health Care Needs a Feminist Revolution”. The author is Jennifer Block and I’m happy to say she’s on the show today. You may know of her from her previous book Pushed which rocked the worlds of birth workers and parents alike. Everything Below The Waist is a continuation of the work she did in Pushed and is now broadening the conversation into all elements of female health care. 

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Kara Dansky is a feminist and attorney, here to talk with us today about Executive Order 13988. In this EO,  the definition of sex is rewritten to include gender identity throughout all federally funded agencies.

Kara brings us a message of hope-filled action as she informs us of what our future will look like if we don’t protect sex-segregated spaces for women and girls.

How many women are we going to sacrifice at the altar of this ideology?

 

Please support the resistance. You can donate and give signatures to help fight this bill at www.womenpicketDC.org.

 

Feminist Current Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feminist-current/id603245791

 

Declaration on Women’s Sex-Based Rights: https://www.womensdeclaration.com/en/

 

Women’s Liberation Front: https://www.womensliberationfront.org

 

Read about Executive Order 13988: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/25/2021-01761/preventing-and-combating-discrimination-on-the-basis-of-gender-identity-or-sexual-orientation

 

Check out Free Birth Society’s courses and offerings! 

https://www.freebirthsocietycourses.com

 

Want to become the Radical Birth Keeper the world needs? Join The Radical Birth Keeper School: https://www.freebirthsocietycourses.com/radicalbirthkeeper

 

Craving your village? Join Free Birth Society’s Private Membership: https://www.freebirthsociety.com/pages/private-membership

 

Are you searching for clarity and alignment? Work with Emilee: https://www.freebirthsociety.com/collections/coaching

 

The Complete Guide to Freebirth: https://www.freebirthsocietycourses.com/cgtf

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How many episodes does Free Birth Society have?

Free Birth Society currently has 507 episodes available.

What topics does Free Birth Society cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Free Birth Society?

The episode title 'F.E.R. At Its Finest: Mari's Fearless VBAC' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Free Birth Society?

The average episode length on Free Birth Society is 68 minutes.

How often are episodes of Free Birth Society released?

Episodes of Free Birth Society are typically released every 6 days, 16 hours.

When was the first episode of Free Birth Society?

The first episode of Free Birth Society was released on May 1, 2017.

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