Spiritual LifeStyle

At 41, I had a water birth with my 5th baby! In this episode, I explain the reason why I decided to skip modern medicine, hospitals & doctors and went straight for a natural home birth with a midwife and gave birth in water. I talk about how the documentary The business of being born influenced my decision, however, it was my own bad hospital experiences that made up my unwavering mind up.

https://youtu.be/IRJoshX0JK4 for Grace's birth video https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B000S1LT1A&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_JTsEDbR8CXARK for Ina May's guide to childbirth book.

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Grief is a difficult and uncomfortable subject to talk about, especially when it involves the loss of a child. In this episode, I am joined by Megan Hillukka, the founder of Grieving Moms Haven. Megan shares with us the interruption of her motherhood joy by her sudden and unexpected grief journey. Her healthy 15 month old daughter, Aria, died from Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood while Megan was 8 months pregnant with her 4th child. The experience of finding her daughter dead left her with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that turned her world upside-down and she struggled to care for her older boys and her newly born daughter. Grief is a journey but there is help and hope and most importantly, joy after loss. To connect with Megan, you can visit her website www.meganhillukka.com and on her Instagram @cultivatedfamily

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We are joined once again by Andrea Romero. She had shared part of her story in an earlier episode titled "Mom to an Angel: loss of a child" and now she is back to continue her motherhood journey with raising her daughter, Sarah, who has special needs. Less than a year after losing her son, Andrea noticed that her daughter started to develop the same symptoms. Sarah suffers from a neurological disease that has no name, she eventually lost her sight and some of her hearing. Five years ago, she separated from her husband and found herself really struggling, both financially and emotionally. At which point, she made a decision to give physical custody to Sarah's father. Throughout the years and all the struggles, she found support in the family she thought she had lost and is back in her daughter's life, co-parenting better than ever. You can visit Andrea and Sarah on Instagram @thrusarahseyes or her website www.thrusarahseyes.com

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You can leave a voice message on Anchor FM *(may be featured on a future podcast)

Looking for an alternative way to ease pain? CBD oil is a simple solution. To learn more visit https://familyfriendlycbd.myctfo.com/

Learn more about Heilo Skin Care and their Nobel Prize winning ingredient, EGF, that will leave your skin glowing and cause cell turnover, resulting in plumper, softer and firmer skin with luster. Use promotional code podcast25 at check out for 25% off the entire purchase! www.heiloskincare.com/discount/podcast25

Kind of like "ghosts of Christmas past, present and future" except I include all the holidays. I think you will be surprised as to which holiday is my favorite and even more surprised as to which holiday is my least favorite.

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You can leave a voice message on Anchor FM *(may be featured on a future podcast)

Looking for an alternative way to ease pain? CBD oil is a simple solution. To learn more visit https://familyfriendlycbd.myctfo.com/

Learn more about Heilo Skin Care and their Nobel Prize winning ingredient, EGF, that will leave your skin glowing and cause cell turnover, resulting in plumper, softer and firmer skin with luster. Use promotional code podcast25 at check out for 25% off the entire purchase! www.heiloskincare.com/discount/podcast25

Kid injuries... it happens! Whether its small bumps, bruises or scrapes, or something major like a broken limb, it happens to the best of us. In this episode, I talk about what's happened to each one of my children; from minor bumps to a fractured ankle and a possible broken nose. I also talked about what happened to me as a child and what my parents did to help me. Although we can feel guilty for our kid's injuries, there really is no one to blame and we are still good moms!

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Looking for an alternative way to ease pain? CBD oil is a simple solution. To learn more visit https://familyfriendlycbd.myctfo.com/

Learn more about Heilo Skin Care and their Nobel Prize winning ingredient, EGF, that will leave your skin glowing and cause cell turnover, resulting in plumper, softer and firmer skin with luster. Use promotional code podcast25 at check out for 25% off the entire purchase! www.heiloskincare.com/discount/podcast25