Born Free Method: The Podcast

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

Dr. Steven Johnson, DO, is the sitting president for the Physicians’ Association of Anthroposophic Medicine and a Board representative for the Academy of Integrative health and Medicine (AIHM). Through his career Dr. Johnson has developed extensive experience with medical plants from cultivation through to the subtle alchemical and pharmaceutical processes of making a medicine. He is the author of Mistletoe and the Emerging Future of Integrative Oncology, and he uses mistletoe therapy to treat cancer at his NY-based integrative practice.[00:08:10] - What is Anthropological Medicine?[00:16:38] - Mistletoe Therapy[00:23:03] - Immune Surveillance[00:30:49] - SalutogenesisReferences and LinksSteven Johnson - Website, Facebook, TwitterBooks by Steven JohnsonMistletoe and the Emerging Future of Integrative Oncology (Steven’s book)PAAMRudolf Steiner - Website, BookHildegard von Bingen - WebsiteFrancis Peabody - ArticleAaron Antonovsky - JournalVictor Frankl - Website, BookThe Noble Eightfold Path by Bhikkhu BodhiSlow Medicine by Victoria SweetBig 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

Lynn Schulte is a Pelvic Health Physical Therapist for over 30 years and she is the principal instructor at the Institute for Birth Healing. She has been helping moms heal from all the issues women experience after birth and is now teaching courses to bodyworkers to help them do the same. She found a common birth pattern that shows up in the pelvis after birth and knows how to effectively release these patterns. Knowing we are more than just our bodies, Lynn works on all levels, physically, energetically, and spiritually with women to help them access their full potential. She also teaches bodyworkers how to work with the energy of the body and how to access and use your intuition in your bodywork sessions. She offers a certification process to help birth professionals become Birth Healing Practitioners. Lynn holds a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from St. Louis University.[00:08:29] -  What do you see in a woman's body as a result of trauma?[00:13:08] - Feet apart, knees together![00:16:34] - Squeezing the hips together[00:22:10] - Healing processes takes different lengths depending on the area of the body[00:24:43] - Certified birth healing practitioners[00:27:37] - Anatomy[00:29:10] - Lynn’s practices[00:36:10] - Piston Breathing[00:39:30] - Metaphysics of how trauma plays out[00:53:25] - Lynn’s most powerful tool[00:56:03] - Trauma is like an entity[01:00:01] - Birth Healing SummitReferences and LinksRegister - Birth Healing SummitInstitute For Birth Healing - Website, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeThe Center For Birth Healing - WebsitePenny Simpkins - WebsiteIt Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle, by Mark WolynnThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk M.DJulie Wiebe, PT (website)Nicole Morales, CPM (website)Big thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” 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

As business leader, head of communications, and master facilitator for Effiji Breath, Sarah Charmoli is passionate about the transformational power of Effiji Breathwork and the practices that make up the holistic programs designed to support people in their personal consciousness work. In her role as the primary support person to Elijah Nisenboim the founder of Effiji for the last nine years Sarah has successfully organized, executed and co-led multiple personal development and facilitator certification programs across the globe. Sarah is committed to the growth of each individual and their exponential evolution on the path to personal and spiritual liberation.[00:06:17] - Why are people averse to breathwork?[00:13:34] - Types of breathwork[00:37:10] - Sarah’s perspective on child birth[01:00:29] - Conscious hyperventilation[01:06:10] - Cold immersion therapyReferences and LinksEffiji Breath - Website, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeContact - MailCommunityWim Hoff MethodBig thanks to our sponsor!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

Jason Leister is a recovering "Straight-A Sheep" who spent the first 30 years of his life thinking, doing and saying what he was told. One day, he realized that virtually everything he thought to be true was a lie. Since then he has been on a journey searching for the truth about everything. He is the father of 10 children, is psychologically unemployable, and publishes the Sovereign Business Daily e-newsletter, where he writes about sovereignty, freedom, family, business and living well outside of the Matrix.[00:04:39] - FreedomWorks PCA[00:07:09] - What is a private association?[00:15:22] - Birth certificate conundrum of a home birth[00:34:07] - Purpose of establishing a private association[00:34:14] - What is the ideal person to work with you in order to set up a private association?[00:46:30] - How do you talk to people and counsel people about the utility of a private association?[00:58:13] - ConsentReferences and LinksFreedomWorks - Website, FAQIndie Birth - Website, InstagramFruit From a Poisonous Tree, by Mel StamperBig thanks to our sponsors!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” 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

Dr. Rixa Freeze has a PhD from the University of Iowa. Her research focused on the history of healthcare and medicine with specialization in pregnancy, childbirth, and maternity care. Her dissertation examined why women in North America choose unassisted home births. She has published several papers in major journals (see links below). She also authored a book chapter titled: “Freebirth in the United States” in the 2020 book Birthing Outside the System: The Canary in the Coal Mine. Rixa is the founder and president of Breech Without Borders, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to breech training, education, and advocacy. She also blogs at Stand and Deliver. She is the mother of 4 children, all born at home.[00:14:03] - Dr. Rixa’s story of a scary breech birth[00:37:04] - Division within the birth community between birth workers[00:46:12] - Street Epistemology[00:58:44] - Connecting meaningfully with your OBGYN[01:01:16] - Goddess of the ChurchReferences and Links3 things with Rixa Freeze - Previous EpisodeBlog, FacebookTrain in breech maneuvers through: Breech Without BordersGrounded by Erin Yu-Juin McMorrow“Staying Home to Give Birth: Why Women in the United States Choose Home Birth” (JMWH 2009)“Attitudes Towards Home Birth in the USA” (Expert Review of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2010)“Breech birth at home: Outcomes of 60 breech and 109 cephalic planned home and birth center births” (BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018)Rixa’s essay “Biodynamism: body and soil”Big thanks to our sponsor!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

Yury is a certified Yoga teacher and a Holistic Coach with the CHEK institute. On his way to Poland to study with Wim Hoff in January of 2020, his journey of self-healing journey. Throughout the retreat he was in pain, but the experience of overcoming it was a cosmic gift. After returning from Poland, he healed himself using breathwork, visualization techniques, meditation, and restorative exercises. Throughout his life he has experimented with natural healing methods. Many years of plant medicine work helped him work through his fears, anxieties, and old belief systems that were limiting him in ways he would only realize much later. The biggest challenge for Yury was becoming free of religious beliefs, ideologies and social dogmas. It took many years of deep spiritual work and facing his fears to emerge free of all of that. He recognizes all human beings as unique expressions of themselves.[00:05:11] - Yury’s morning routine[00:12:12] - Wim Hoff and beyond[00:42:19] - Yoga[00:51:46] - PsychedelicsReferences and LinksYury Opendik - Website, Instagram, FacebookThe Invisible Rainbow by Arthur FirstenbergBreath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James NestorFirst Steps to Higher Yoga by Shri Yogeshwaranand ParmahansaBig thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 25% 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