Born Free Method: The Podcast

I've been fanboying over Kelly for years, ever since I read her book "A Mind of Your Own" and learned about the dangers of hormonal contraception (specifically "the pill") and their propensity to foster or worsen mood and depressive disorders. Her work is truly revolutionary, yet it's shockingly simple. While her approach is simple - diet, movement, sleep, meditation, and other lifestyle modifications - this work is never simple, but her clients rave about the outcomes. Kelly's practice is to get people off of their psychiatric meds for good, which I think we can all get behind. I'm so stoked for you to hear this interview! And we'll be following up with a part 2...[00:06:10] - The monoamine hypothesis of depression (aka "too little serotonin") is probably wrong[00:13:30] - Trauma-based mind control is present in allopathic medicine...for sure[00:20:15] - The illusion of control in birth and death[00:28:45] - The gift of COVID[00:34:00] - When we surrender, the universe delivers[00:39:00] - How would your life improve if you learned to say "no"?[00:46:00] - Sovereignty often begins with choosing a home birth[00:59:45] - "Who am I?" often arises postpartum[01:03:22] - Kelly's Vital Mind Reset ProgramReferences from the Show:- If you are ready to reclaim your life and mind, sign up for Kelly's "Vital Mind Reset Program" (enrolling for a limited time)- Kelly's website (and books)My online store (discounts on many products mentioned in the show)Find me on Instagram @nathanrileyobgyn and my practice at: www.BelovedHolistics.comSponsors:FullWell Fertility - Use code BELOVED10 for 10% off the best prenatal vitamin on the market (and check out their vitality and nerve support tonic!)Fit for Birth - Use code BELOVED for 20% discount off personal prenatal exercise coaching or courses to improve your coaching practice!Music by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

In this solo-cast, Dr. Riley elaborates on his observations of what has gone wrong in "western" medicine over the past few years, which was an acceleration of a process put into place hundreds of years ago with the advent of "modern medicine". He also elaborates on what truly holistic OBGYN care looks like. What tools does he use? How does he help his clients re-harmonize with their surroundings?[00:06:30] - Who am I? What is my purpose?[00:11:15] - Positive realizations from the pandemic[00:12:30] - A physician's job is to be curious and to embrace nuance[00:14:00] - Luciferic versus Ahrimanic forces[00:21:30] - Allopathy generally works against nature, not with her[00:24:00] - Tools in my unorthodox toolkit[00:49:00] - I don't want MORE clients; I want TIME with clients[00:53:30] - Case study: endometriosis[01:05:45] - Case study: fertility[01:19:00] - Holistic pregnancy support[01:36:15] - Our home birth story[01:39:55] - Insights into induction of labor[01:43:00] - Insights into vaginal breech birth[01:50:00] - Insights into postpartum support, TOLAC, GBS, fetal monitoring, and Rhogam[01:58:45] - Insights into vaccines, vitamin K, and informed consent and shared decision making[02:01:00] - Insights into menopauseReferences from the Show:The prequel to this solo castThe Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine, by Jon Jureidini1st chakra2nd chakraDUTCH testingChek InstituteEfifji Breathwork (My interview w/ Sarah Charmoli)Biogeometry pendantsConscious Technologies harmonizing pendantsThe Fifth Vital Sign, by Lisa Hendrickson-JackVery Small is Beautiful, lecture by Sally Fallon MorrellOnline store (discounts on many products mentioned in the show)Find me on Instagram at @nathanrileyobgyn and my practice at www.BelovedHolistics.comSponsors:FullWell Fertility - Use code BELOVED10 for 10% off the best prenatal vitamin on the market (and check out their vitality and nerve support tonic!)Fit for Birth - Use code BELOVED for 20% discount off personal prenatal exercise coaching or courses to improve your coaching practice!Music by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message:... Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Hehe owns Tranquility by Hehe, a concierge birth support company that focuses on preparing birthing people and their partners for the challenging, exciting, and joyful experience of childbirth. She does a great deal of educating through her hilarious - but on-the-money - Instagram and Tiktok accounts. She's also the host of 'The Birth Lounge Podcast', which might become required listening for anybody at any stage of their conception or pregnancy journey. We get into birth plans, setting boundaries, 'no means no', and we find common ground way outside the confines of the 'wu' closet. It's a great pleasure to have Hehe on the show![5:30] - Radical responsibility and birth plans[11:30] - It’s never too late to start Birth planning[16:15] - How would Hehe ideally like to give birth[20:50] - The importance of setting and respecting boundaries[26:00] - Every hospital has a ‘Patient Bill of Rights’[29:00] - The moment you coerce a decision from a person, you are inflicting trauma[35:20] - Safe passage through childbirth is never guaranteed[42:45] - Support for and from the partner of a birthing person[49:00] - The role of the divine masculine in holding space in birth and parentingReferences and links:Tranquility By Hehe (Website, Instagram, Tiktok)Hehe's Podcast "The Birth Lounge" (she even interviewed little ol' me!)Hermine Hayes-KleinTracey Vogel, MDIndie Birth Midwifery SchoolFind Dr. Riley on Instagram at @nathanrileyobgyn and his practice at www.BelovedHolistics.comSponsored by: FullWell Fertility - Use code BELOVED10 for 10% off the best prenatal vitamin on the market!Music by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Jared Pickard was working on Wall Street before he experienced a calling to nature, which led to biodynamic farming. He and his wife now operate Be Here Farm + Nature, where they pump out the highest quality skin care products on the market (no joke...I mean it). Jared is a kind and caring husband and father, and he is one of my favorite new friends from 2021. His life's journey is rich with opportunities for reflection. Who are you? And what is your purpose? Be careful, if you're like Jared, you might decide to make drastic life and career changes that provide better connection to nature and yourself...watch out![00:08:30] - Jared never imagined he would start a skin care line[00:16:45] - Paul Chek's "4 Doctor" model helped him find his path[00:30:00] - Jared had to care for the soil and landscape to create the 300-acre farm he dreamed6[00:36:00] - Making things by hand instills the product with the energy of the maker[00:41:00] - Creating for the purpose of creating not necessarily for profits[00:43:00] - What is biodynamic agriculture? (versus chemical agriculture)References and links:Be Here Farm + Nature (Jared's Instagram)Purchase their excellent skin care products at Sun PotionLearn more about biodynamic farmingThe Chek InstituteAlex and Alyson Grey - Chapel of Sacred MirrorsGeorge's boots videoDennis KlocekHealing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection, by John Sarno, MDFind Dr. Riley on Instagram at @nathanrileyobgyn and his practice at www.BelovedHolistics.comSponsored by:Needed: https://www.thisineeded.com (Use code BELOVED for 20% off!)Music by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Lauren Hall, PhD, is professor and chair of political science at Rochester Institute of Technology. She is the author of The Medicalization of Birth and Death, which was inspired by first-hand struggles with navigating the conventional medical model through her own births and accompanying her family members through death. Her current research is on the moral and political implications of healthcare regulations as well as issues relating to gender and the family. Her book needed to be written, and I'm so happy she did it so that I didn't have to (whew! close one!). Savor every second of this juicy conversation![00:09:00] - Lauren fired her first OB when she was 16 weeks pregnant[00:13:00] - Lauren's metaphor of an uncontrollable river current without the ability to swim to shore[00:15:00] - "Standard of care" and "permission" in childbirth[00:20:50] - Nobody walks into battle without a plan...why is it different for birth?[00:30:30] - Lauren's personal experience with hospice care[00:34:00] - "Medicine" has been reduced to only the measurable aspects of being alive[00:36:00] - The recent shift in "science" from observation to control[00:39:00] - Birth and death can't be standardized like medical conditions[00:46:15] - Inpatient versus out-of-hospital birth and death[00:50:45] - There is still a good reason to have hospitalsReferences and links:Lauren on Instagram, Email: lauren.hall@rit.eduLauren's book: The Medicalization of Birth and DeathBirth MonopolyEnd Well ConferenceYoko Sen TedMed Talk: "Reimagining Hospital Sounds"Big thanks to our sponsors:Organifi: https://www.organifi.com/beloved (Use code "BELOVED" for 20% off at checkout)  Needed: https://www.thisineeded.com (Use code BELOVED for 20% off! Or use code BELOVED100 to save $100 off your first three-month order of their Complete Nutrition Plan(s))  Music by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Errin Smith, also known as “That Health Chick”, is an avid health and fitness fanatic who has trained and practiced within holistic health for over 10 years. She is a consultant for the top practitioners in the world, such as Dr. Zach Bush, MD. She’s also the founder, host, and producer of ‘What We Crave: The Emotional Eating Summit’.[00:05:30] - Emotional eating: the good, the bad, the ugly[00:13:00] - How things might change if you see yourself for the beautiful Goddess that you really are[00:17:45] - Modern society offers many distractions from tapping into what we actually need; there are no gurus[00:20:15] - Nathan’s own journey with adrenal fatigue while in medical residency[00:23:00] - Menstrual irregularities related to dieting[00:26:00] - Worthiness and eating disorders[00:30:45] - Shame is a big part of a Christian upbringing[00:40:00] - You are not an island; practices for self-remembering[00:45:15] - What we truly crave is to be our authentic selves[00:51:00] - The illusion of scarcity and inadequacy[00:57:30] - Shame, guilt, careers, and pregnancy[01:02:30] - Errin’s reflections on her sister’s home birthReferences and LinksErrin on InstagramWhat We Crave - WebsiteSpontaenous Halos on InstagramZach BushSteve PompaThe Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life, by Arthur FirstenbergTricia NelsonBobbi VogelBig thanks to our sponsorsOrganifi: https://www.organifi.com/beloved (Use code "BELOVED" for 20% off at checkout)  Needed: https://www.thisineeded.com (Use code BELOVED for 20% off! Or use code BELOVED100 to save $100 off your first three-month order of their Complete Nutrition Plan(s))  Show Notes | Donate Music by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

FOR THE DADS is a series of podcasts that will provide helpful insights to current or soon-to-be fathers! Kyle and I became quick friends through Paul Chek. We took a wild ride together on medicine served by Paul and have been exchanging ideas and love ever since, ranging from health optimization to longevity to parenting to freedom. Kyle is a former UFC fighter turned conscious father and awakened man. This was a beautiful conversation between two men who are just trying to figure this whole thing out...It's my great pleasure to share this one with you![00:05:45] - How Kyle met Aubrey Marcus and got his start with Onnit[00:12:00] - Prepare for the worst; hope for the best[00:23:00] - Kyle’s tenderness is on par with his intensity[00:28:45] - Parenting forces you confront your childhood traumas[00:32:00] - Raising kids responsibly requires “the village”[00:37:45] - Birth is a transformation of spirit[00:45:00] - Psychedelics can assist with the challenges to our Ego presented by fatherhood[00:48:15] - Even Kyle experiences negative self-talk (Hint: it never goes away completely)References and LinksKyle’s - Website, Podcast, InstagramFit for ServiceZion - a new, uncensored approach to social mediaThe Soul of Discipline: The Simplicity Parenting Approach to Warm, Firm, and Calm Guidance- From Toddlers to Teens, by Kim John Payne Kim John Payne’s podcast, “Simplicity Parenting”Hold on to Your Kids, by Gabor MateJilly's Terrible Temper Tantrums: And How She Outgrew Them, by Martha Heineman Pieper (children’s book)Tash Kingsbury’s interview on The Holistic OBGYN PodcastThe Power of Kabbalah: 13 Principles to Overcome Challenges and Achieve Fulfillment, by Yehuda BergBig thanks to our sponsorsOrganifi: https://www.organifi.com/beloved (Use code "BELOVED" for 20% off at checkout)Needed: https://www.thisineeded.com (Use code BELOVED for 20% off! Or use code BELOVED100 to save $100 off your first three-month order of their Complete Nutrition Plan(s))Show Notes | Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Mark Groves is one of the greatest new friends that I made in 2021. He's a former pharmaceutical rep-turned connection and relationship expert. In this episode we bounce from community and connection to self-knowing to building a better world. If we don't know ourselves, then how can we support others? If we can't sit with our own pain, how can we attend the pain of those we hold dearest? In birth and in death, there is a transformation of spirit. You don't get a vote as to how or when these things events unfold; the only thing we can control is how we spend our time from now until then. If I had a choice, I would be spending more time with people like Mark.This was one of my favorite interviews so far![00:06:45] - “Systems” don’t always prioritize community[00:09:45] - Attunement, “our reactiveness to other people”[00:20:50] - What if you weren’t broken? And had everything you needed?[00:24:10] - You only get a vote as to what your happens from this moment until you die[00:29:30] - Be you and watch the world adjust[00:31:10] - Relationships invite us to examine those areas in which we aren’t liberated[00:36:00] - Would you rather live in connection for 10 years or live in isolation for 50 years?[00:39:00] - The newly emerging world[00:44:45] - Dehumanizing anybody dehumanizes yourself[00:49:00] - “You can only alchemize the lowest level of truth that you can hold”[00:52:30] - You can’t un-see the man behind the curtain[00:59:30] - Nature rewards courage[63:00:00] - Communitas begets catharsisReferences and LinksMark Groves - Website, Instagram, Podcast, Youtube ChannelWayne DyerGabor MateHarriet Lerner’s book: Dance of Intimacy and Dance of AngerCharle’s Eisenstein’s essay “The Coronation”Ram DassPaul Selig’s book: The Book of TruthAldous Huxley’s book: The Doors of PerceptionFilm: American CircumcisionByron KatieBrene BrownBig thanks to our sponsors!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED25” for 25% off)Organifi: https://www.organifi.com/beloved (Use code "BELOVED" for 20% off at checkout)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín... Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Robb Wolf is a legend in my book. We met at PaleoFX years ago, and we have stayed in touch. At that first meeting, I was a medical student increasingly disillusioned by the lack of nutritional or lifestyle medicine that I was being taught through my $400k education at Temple University (Go Owls?). That's when I found Robb's first book "The Paleo Solution", and his research and gift with words has lived in perpetuity in my own life and the care I bring to my patients and clients. His new book "Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat: Why Well-Raised Meat Is Good for You and Good for the Planet" is co-authored with another thoughtful food scientist, Diana Rodgers, RD. Robb continues to advocate for food system reform along with personal sovereignty. It was a huge pleasure to have one of my heroes on my podcast. Enjoy![00:02:02] - Meat quality[00:09:10] - Sovereignty[00:18:18] - Limitations of evidence-based medicine[00:24:40] - Seeing the world through the lens of evolution[00:40:10] - Care for women[01:03:07] - Ketosis and women’s health[01:11:02] - Robb’s new electrolyte company: LMNTReferences and LinksRobb Wolf - Website, Instagram, LMNT Product, PodcastSacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat, by Robb Wolf and Diana RodgersPaleo Solution, by Robb WolfSacred Cow - WebsiteDiana Rodger - WebsiteJacob Egbert - WebsitePaul Saladino - WebsiteLily Nichols - WebsiteReal Food for Pregnancy by Lily NicholsDarwinian Evolutionary LensBig thanks to our sponsors!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED25” for 25% off)Organifi: https://www.organifi.com/beloved (Use code "BELOVED" for 20% off at checkout)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Jesse Golden has been modeling her whole life. When she became unexpectedly pregnant in her twenties, she realized the limitations of the health care system, and she embarked on a healing journey utilizing holistic principles. She also started creating her own natural skin care products as a teenager and later launched her own natural skin care line, The Golden Secrets. She is also a trained yogi and teacher. It was a great pleasure to have her on the show to share her journey. #BeGolden[4:30] - Jesse’s health journey with rheumatoid arthritis and her first pregnancy[8:45] - Put intention into everything that you do; the real “work” of birth[12:00] - A distrust in the health care system motivated Jesse’s skin care endeavors[15:15] - Jesse started making her own skincare products as a teen[19:30] - Jesse’s yoni steaming practice[22:15] - Jesse’s journey with fertility and miscarriage[28:40] - IVF can be very hard on a relationship and a woman’s mental health[33:00] - The hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid-adrenal-axis[36:00] - Our cycles can be empowering[39:15] - A woman’s body isn’t as simple as an automobileReferences and LinksJesse Golden - InstagramHer skin care line - Website, Instagram, Blog (use this LINK for a phat discount)2nd chakra and emotional expressionBig thanks to our sponsorsWaveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED25” for 25% off)Needed: https://thisisneeded.com/ (Use code “BELOVED” for 20% off)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe