Born Free Method: The Podcast

Felicia is a traveling doula, birth keeper, birth educator. birth coach, fertility coach, and wombworker from the US, located in Europe. She’s supported dozens of births and birthing women, their partners, and their families. She has also supported people dealing with loss. She believes the line between birth and death is quite thin. Both must be honored and loved.  When not attending births or teaching childbirth ed, she is also an astrologer and shamanic reiki practitioner. When not engaged with those things, you can find her hosting Wisdom Weavers podcast. What three things does Felicia Sokol want the world to know about caring for women? - Meet her where’s she at- Consider the whole picture- We aren’t designed for isolation5:30 - Meet a woman where she’s at8:40 - The limitations of systems of control10:00 - Checking yourself before trying to “help”14:00 - Considering the whole picture16:10 - The inadequacies of generalizable labels19:15 - We aren’t designed for isolation21:00 - The Compartmentalization of our society23:00 - Common ≠ normal24:30 - Factors involved in decisions around free birthing25:00 - Bringing back ritualLinks from the show:www.feliciasokol.comDa a Luz Midwifery SchoolFelicia’s Wisdom Weavers podcastDr. Riley’s interview on A New and Ancient Story w/ Charles EisensteinFelicia on InstagramFelicia’s Red Trace CollectiveThanks to Our Sponsor:Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 10% off)SUPPORT THE SHOW!Full show notes available at www.BelovedHolistics.comMusic 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

Sara brings her passion and rich experience as a doula, childbirth educator and mother to all pre and postnatal women seeking support for the growing needs of their minds and bodies. She is the author of The Birth Deck and founder of Glow® Birth & Body, a prenatal and postpartum massage therapy practice serving Chicago, Oakland and New York City. Glow® has supported more than 10,000 families since its founding in 2010 while The Birth Deck remains a bestseller. Her second publication, You’ve Got This: Your Guide to Getting Comfortable with Labor released this summer. Both are extensions of Sara’s effort to bring effective birth support into more hands. Sara is a Licensed Massage Therapist in New York State and holds Diplomas of Remedial Massage Therapy (2005) and Oriental Therapies in Australia (2006), where she graduated from Endeavour College and Shiatsu Australia. Sara achieved a BA in medical sociology from the University of Michigan (2004) with focused research in women’s health and integrative medicine. What three things does Sara Lyon want the world to know about caring for women?  - Prenatal massage therapy should be the best massage you’ll ever give - Birth preparation is psychological as much as it’s physical - Listen5:55 - Benefits of Giving and Receiving Prenatal Massage6:50 – Side Lying Position, Meridians, & Hormones in Prenatal Massage8:58 – Working Through Old Injuries, Scar Tissue with Prenatal Massage9:37 – Massage During Labor: Acupressure & Static Points11:29 – From a Partner’s Perspective12:45 – The Mind’s Role in Labor19:43 – Labor: Psychedelic Journeying22:05 - The Gift of Listening in Postpartum Recovery24:08 – Power of Processing Labor & Storytelling in Postpartum26:26 – Grief in Postpartum Recovery27:38 – Campfire Storytelling: Recapturing the Magic of Storytelling30:19 – Call for Advocacy from Medical CommunityLinks from the show:TheBirthDeck.com (Use Code “BELOVED” for 15% off)You Got This: Your Guide to Getting Comfortable With LaborFollow Sara on Instagram: @thebirthdeckGlow Birth and BodyThanks to Our Sponsor:Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 10% off)SUPPORT THE SHOW!Full show notes available at www.HolisticOBGYNPod.comMusic 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 and Melissa Sonners are chiropractors and owners of HBOT USA (that's Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy USA). Their combined training as chiropractors includes: board certified pediatric and prenatal/post partum chiropractic, Diplomate of the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition (DCBCN) and Diplomate of the International Board of Applied Kinesiology (DIBAK). They are raising three amazing kiddos and are committed to living their best lives by treating their bodies with respect.  They insist on pushing their bodies and their minds hard, fueling them with mostly excellent things, creating the time for and making the investment in things that keep them healthy and make them even healthier as their bodies age and change. Together, Drs. Jason and Melissa Sonners own Core Therapies, an integrated wellness center with ten chiropractors, massage, acupuncture, sauna, laser and more as well as HBOT USA. They sit on a variety of boards and faculty including the International Hyperbarics Association, The Medical Academy for Pediatric Special Needs, The Age Management Medicine Group. Dr. Jason Sonners is also currently enrolled at the University of Miami School of Medicine pursuing a PhD in molecular biology with a focus in molecular biology.Runga Retreat [00:01:30]Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy [00:04:48]Using Hyperbaric As More Than A Last Resort [00:10:00]Summary Of The Hyperbaric Experience [00:11:48]Is All That Oxygen Leading To Downstream Consequences? [00:16:13]Bodies Adapt And Upregulate [00:19:50]HBOT For Postpartum [00:21:55]HBOT For Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain, Balancing Hormones, And Infertility [00:24:00]The Sonners Start With HBOT [00:26:46]Passive Process Of HBOT [00:30:24]Melissa's Birth Stories [00:34:55]Intervention City And Cognitive Dissonance Towards The Process Of Birth [00:39:33]Homebirth [00:42:40]Links from the Show:HBOT WebsiteDr.Jason's Email Address (email him for a free copy of his book!)Dr. Jason’s bookInstagramRunga RetreatUse code BELOVED at checkout for 10% off of EMF blocking technologies at WaveBlockSUPPORT THE SHOW!Full show notes available at www.BelovedHolistics.comMusic 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

Lisa Marie has had the privilege of working with birthing families for close to 25 years in a variety of settings and circumstances. From her early years raising her own family, to being a doula, to her midwifery practice now, her love and passion for this art only increases over time. She has a passion for women that have known emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, and she believes birth can help integrate and heal their experience. It has been an evolution of learning and stretching that has allowed her to empower women and men to embrace their experience and catch their own babies. Oftentimes the prenatal time is a time of exploring, stripping, and untangling old wounds so that the way of the heart is made clear. Lisa Marie believes pregnancy is The Great Revealer, causing us to see things more clearly than before, including our current relationships.What three things does Lisa Marie Sanchez Oxenham want the world to know about caring for women?- The collective wisdom of a woman’s ancestry is in her DNA. Her story hides in her cervix and requires disclosure for birthing to unfold.- Each birth is an invitation to different aspects of our own growth potential. We are separate parents for each soul.- We have to be willing to be changed by the women we care for: midwifery is often a mirror. Know your biases, your history, and seek healing. Learn from the people you serve.Connect with Lisa Marie:- Website- InstagramSUPPORT THE SHOW!Full show notes available at www.BelovedHolistics.comMusic 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. Cliff Oliver has been involved in complementary holistic medicine since 1972. Drawing on his formal education as a registered nurse and doctor of chiropractics as well as years of personal study on nutrition, holistic medicine and spirituality, Dr. Oliver has developed a unique and powerful ability to help his clients to overcome their health challenges. He has worked with both professional and amateur athletes, assisting in the facilitation of improved performance and was on the SD Padres advisory board for 6 years. Dr. Oliver co-created the three levels of the CHEK Institutes Nutrition and Lifestyle Coaching courses and went on to teach them around the world. Dr. Oliver is an also an award winning and published nature photographer, accomplished musician, teaches the Native American flute and didgeridoo, holds U.S. patents in surfboard design, and has shaped thousands of surfboards for some of the worlds elite surfers.What three things does Cliff Oliver want the world to know about caring for women?- Lead with compassion- Support a woman’s creative expression- Women are sensitive to their bodies’ needs and to those around themSuper Charged Deep Breath  [00:07:11]Compassion Of Women  [00:09:00]Evolution Of Algorithms And The Healing Touch  [00:19:30]Creativity & Flow State  [00:23:10]The Cliff Hanger  [00:30:30]Connect with Dr. Cliff Oliver:Dr. Oliver’s Practice (Mention this podcast and get 20% off his services!)Dr. Oliver’s Surf PhotographyWebsiteInstagramDr. O’s San Diego iPhoneography workshopsLinks from the show:Neuro-Linguistic Programming - Tony Robbins websiteWaldorf School Systems  The Checklist Manifesto by Atul GawandeOpen Focus Brain by Les FemhiStealing Fire by Steven Kotler and Jamie WhealUse code BELOVED at checkout for discounts from our partners: 5% off at Mitozen Scientific (try the Meditation Mist EO) 10% off at BiOptimizers (try their Magnesium Breakthrough)10% off at Essential Oil Wizardry (try their Cosmic Orgasm tincture) (up to) 15% off at Quicksilver Scientific (try their Liver Sauce + Glutathione detox protocol) 15% off on The Birth DeckSUPPORT THE SHOWFull show notes available at www.BelovedHolistics.comMusic 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

​​Sara Gustafson is a CHEK Practitioner, Instructor, and a research analyst in all fields of exercise and health sciences. As a holistic practitioner, and through her work as an educator and counselor, Sara draws from a wide background in exercise science & kinesiology, holistic nutrition, metaphysical & somatic psychology, as well as integrative transformational therapy gaining her doctorate in Philosophy with a specialization in Metaphysical Counseling. She is the author and creator of Holistic Health & Performance for Women, a course program published through the CHEK Institute, which is the first of its kind to outline every variation that sets women apart on a physiological, musculoskeletal, limbic, somatic, biochemical and even cellular level. At Primal Fusion, Sara focuses on her continued research in order to achieve the highest integrity blending science and spirituality for work with individuals and groups seeking to embrace the unseen, repressed aspects of Self as a pathway to connection, healing and awakening. Sara is a badass and one of my favorite people.Females Are Energetically Different [00:11:15]Women’s Labs Can Be Different Each Week [00:17:15]Factors In Finding The Root Cause [00:18:40]Vaginal Steaming Explained [00:23:30]Intuition vs. Ego [00:29:30]Mapping Imbalances [00:36:00]Art Therapy [00:44:55]IUD Removal Success Story [00:55:00]Physics Of Electronics In Our Bodies [00:62:00]Science Harmonizing With Nature [00:68:00]COVID Gaslighting [00:71:30]Exploration Of The Truth [00:75:00]Questioning Science Will Never Be Wrong [00:78:58]Connect with Sara: InstagramWebsitePrimal Pride ForumOther links from the show:How To Lie With Statistics by Darrell HuffThe Illusion Of Evidence Based Medicine by Jon Jureidini and Leemon B. McHenryUse code BELOVED at checkout for discounts from our partners:5% off at Mitozen Scientific (try the Meditation Mist EO)10% off at BiOptimizers (try their Magnesium Breakthrough)10% off at Essential Oil Wizardry (try their Cosmic Orgasm tincture)(up to) 15% off at Quicksilver Scientific (try their Liver Sauce + Glutathione detox protocol)15% off on The Birth DeckSUPPORT THE SHOWFull show notes available at www.BelovedHolistics.comMusic 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

Charles Eisenstein is one of the greatest thinkers of our time. While some of his ideas are controversial, they only feel this way because they force you to confront the inadequacies of the Old Story, the Story of Separation. The majority of Charles' essays and books implore one to embrace the emerging New Story, the Story of Interbeing, that our hearts crave. Charles is the author of several books, including one of my most gifted, "The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible".Addicted to Control [00:10:00]Heart Navigation [00:14:00]Anti-Life [00:30:40]Lens of Participation [00:34:23]Mechanisms and Results [00:39:12]Time to Push [00:42:00]Crossing the Minefield [00:50:00]Gratitude and Abundance [00:55:13]Life Raft of Birth and Death [00:70:00]Links from the show:Charles's booksEssay: The CoronationEssay: Time to PushNew and Ancient Story Online CommunitySupport Charles' work through PatreonUse code BELOVED at checkout for discounts from our partners:5% off at Mitozen Scientific (try the Meditation Mist EO)10% off at BiOptimizers (try their Magnesium Breakthrough)10% off at Heart & Soil (try their Beef Organ capsules)10% off at Essential Oil Wizardry (try their Cosmic Orgasm tincture)(up to) 15% off at Quicksilver Scientific (try their Liver Sauce + Gluthathione detox protocol)15% off at Cymbiotika (try their Liposomal Vitamin C)15% off on The Birth DeckSUPPORT THE SHOWFull show notes available at www.BelovedHolistics.comMusic 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

What three things does Yury Opendik want the world to know about caring for women?- Protect and honor the divine feminine- Forget everything your mom told you about what you need to be happy- Hold space for your partner to be themselfConnect with Yury:- Train with Yury (Wim Hoff Method)- InstagramDONATE HEREFull show notes available at www.BelovedHolistics.comMusic 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

What three things does Jennifer Summerfeldt want the world to know about caring for women?- Women’s bodies are innately intelligent.- Women are resilient; healing is possible.- Women need nourishment; we need to drink from the ‘well’.Connect with Jennifer:- Jennifer's practice, Ask Therapy- Jennifer's books: Healing After Birth and Midwifery for The SoulDONATE HEREFull show notes available at www.BelovedHolistics.comMusic 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

What three things does Nicole Morales want the world to know about caring for women?- Take care of the nervous system- Validate people and their bodies- Listen to people and individualize their careConnect with Nicole:- Nicole’s websiteDONATE HEREFull show notes available at www.BelovedHolistics.comMusic 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