One Way or a Mother is a new narrative podcast from Dr. Elliot Berlin, DC, host of The Informed Pregnancy Podcast. Each season is an intimate story of one woman, one pregnancy, and all of the preparations, emotions, and personal history leading up to the birth. Episodes feature the expectant mother along with her family, doctors, and birth work team.In season one of OWAM, we meet Arianna who is pregnant with her second baby after a traumatic first birth experience. Follow along over 10 episodes as we hear her tell her story. She’s a mother of one who is seeking new resources and using learned life lessons to create a different, more positive birth experience for baby number two. Episodes feature Arianna and her inner circle including her mother, husband, doula, doctor, and other birth professionals who supported her process.Episode 1: Meet Arianna and her husband Zach as they prepare for the birth of their second child. Arianna recounts her tumultuous younger years filled with rebellion, experimentation, and the struggles of growing up with a single mother in southern California. Now a filmmaker, she delves deep into her past and shares about how her experiences are shaping her current journey. With humor and vulnerability, Arianna discusses generational trauma, how close companionship turned into marriage, and how she's planning for a better birth experience this time around.One Way or a Mother is an Informed Pregnancy Media original series. Season one is presented by Mahmee.Expert care, every stage.Meet your team of doulas, nurses, lactation consultants, and more. One team caring for the whole you. Covered by most insurance plans. Check your eligibility today at mahmee.com.Credits:Elliot Berlin - Executive Producer, Creator, Host, WriterRose Hart-Landsberg - Producer, WriterNatalie Pulvino - Producer, WriterNikola Tarabaovic - Audio EditorGlenn Nishida - Sound EngineerGuilherme Silva - Music CompositionPaul Greenberg - Consulting ProducerMallory Edson - Story, Audio Editing, Sound MixingOlivia Trueblood - Copywriter, ArtJawad Salimee - Main Series ArtFeaturing: Arianna Lasry, Zach Lasry, Aleks Lyons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Melissa Drake, MD pulls the curtain back on obstetric care and take us behind the scenes, discussing commonalities about the typical patient experience. Why do appointments feel rushed? Why do doctors seem burnt out? She discusses how she found herself drained by the demands of the modern medical system and decided to transform her practice model. She stepped away from the larger insurance driven system, seeking a new offering of personalized, patient focused care.Connect with Dr. Drake: @dr_melissa_drake and melissadrakeobgyn.comWant more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Media and Mahmee present an all new podcast by Dr. Elliot Berlin. One Way or a Mother is a new narrative podcast from Dr. Elliot Berlin, DC. Each season is an intimate story of one woman, one pregnancy, and all of the preparations, emotions, and personal history leading up to the birth. Episodes feature the expectant mother along with her family, doctors, and birth work team. Coming 4/1.Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get early access to One Way or a Mother today!Keep up with Dr. Berlin and Informed Pregnancy Media online!informedpregnancy.com@doctorberlinYoutubeLinkedInFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Garrett Kusmierz conceived on her first try but it led to a challenging postpartum journey. Her experience inspired her to change careers and create innovative products for new parents, like a biodegradable postpartum bra. What comes next for this momtrepeneur?Connect with Garrett:@garrettnwood@kozekozemama@kozekozemama on TikTokkozekoze.comWant more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. B is joined by special guest Dr. Alyssa Berlin, a perinatal psychologist, self trained chef, and his partner in parenthood as a mother of four. They discuss why stress, anxiety, and feelings of overwhelm are skyrocketing, especially for new parents, including clinical and non-clinical ways to reset and reclaim balance like culinary therapy and EMDR.Connect with Dr. Alyssa: @dralyssadberlinBerlin Wellness ClinicDr. Alyssa's course The AfterBirth Plan on IP+Dr. Alyssa's cookbook Plated on AmazonWant more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer Campbell, a mother of eighteen (18!), might have the most unique background in birthwork. She discusses her work as a certified birth, bereavement, adoption, and surrogacy doula, childbirth educator, certified lactation educator, including how she's currently pursuing her IBCLC. Connect with the guest:@doulainreno, Facebook, doulainreno.comWant more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Creative director and product designer Isabelle Kosciusko discusses her recent pregnancy and birth when, despite aiming for a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), her baby wouldn't stop doing somersaults.Connect with the guest: @isabellekm and isabellek.designOhm Mama: Dr. B's birth meditation as mentioned by IsabelleWant more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Arielle Mitton is an internal medicine physician and board member of The HER Foundation (Hyperemesis Education and Research). She discusses the unexpected hurdles in her own pregnancy, including secondary infertility, which led her to a deep desire help others navigate hyperemesis gravidarum. Connect with the guest:@rainbowsurrobabyThe HER FoundationDocumentary: Sick: The Battle Against HG on IP+The untold story of women experiencing Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), a terrible pregnancy sickness that affects 3 million women leading to thousands of abortions of wanted children and 9 months of hell. HG campaigner Charlotte Howden challenges the medical profession and explores women's politics, secrets, loss, and reveals new scientific breakthroughs in HG research.Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Registered kinesiologist, clinical exercise physiologist, and mother of two Sarah Zahab joins the podcast to talk exercise, motherhood, and her postnatal strength workouts, now streaming on Informed Pregnancy Plus.Connect with the guest:@continuumfitFacebookContinuumFitness.caSarah's workouts available on IP+Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah O'Leary is a mother of two and the CEO of the wearable breast pump company Willow Innovations. She joins Dr. B in conversation about life in motherhood and business, two worlds that can sometimes be a challenging mix.Connect with the guest:Sarah O'Leary@willowpumpWillow Pump on Facebookonewillow.comWant more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Natalie Parlett is a functional nutritional therapy practitioner, personal trainer, gym owner, mother, and grandmother. She joins the podcast to discuss her motherhood journey which began when she had twins after becoming pregnant at age 15.Connect with Natalie: @natalieparlett and natalieparlett.comWant more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices