
43. Planning an Empowered Birth Experience and Navigating Your Choices - with Sarah Grantham, RN
07/22/20 • 49 min
This week Michelle talks to Sarah Grantham, a registered nurse working in labor and delivery and assisting with home births. We talk about what choices you may have during labor that might not be presented as a choice. We talk about informed consent and feeling comfortable with your providers. We also talk about some of the benefits and cons of choosing a home birth.
Where to find Sarah:
Resources:
Where to find us:
Michelle - @michelletagge_ntp
Marissa - @confidentlybalanced
E-mail: [email protected]
This week Michelle talks to Sarah Grantham, a registered nurse working in labor and delivery and assisting with home births. We talk about what choices you may have during labor that might not be presented as a choice. We talk about informed consent and feeling comfortable with your providers. We also talk about some of the benefits and cons of choosing a home birth.
Where to find Sarah:
Resources:
Where to find us:
Michelle - @michelletagge_ntp
Marissa - @confidentlybalanced
E-mail: [email protected]
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42. Safe Sun Exposure, Glucose Testing and Pre-Diabetes, and Kids with Potential Food Intolerances
This week Marissa and Michelle answer listener questions. We talk about how to determine how much sun is safe and how sun exposure can support your health and Vitamin D levels. We talk about how to handle symptoms of low blood sugar like light-headedness. We also discuss what this means in terms of either healing the imbalance or how it could progress to Type-II Diabetes. We also talk about kids having tantrums and what you might look for to determine if it could be from a food intolerance.
Where to find us:
Michelle - @michelletagge_ntp
Marissa - @confidentlybalanced
E-mail: [email protected]
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44. Am I in Control of My Brain? - Mindfulness Meditation with Stacy DiGregorio, RYT
This week Michelle talks to Stacy DiGregorio about Mindfulness Meditation. We talk about what is mindfulness and how the different types of meditation can contribute to mindfulness. We discuss how you can get started as a beginner. We talk about neuro-plasticity and the benefits of regular meditation for stress levels and for performance. We also talk about the benefits of mindfulness when it helps you pay better attention to your partner and your kids without needing distractions. She describes how meditation allows you to get to know yourself better and gives you space before reacting so that you can live more intentionally.
Sample meditation at 42:27 for 4 minutes
Resources:
With Compassionate Understanding: A Meditation Retreat
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E-mail: [email protected]
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