Born Free Method: The Podcast

The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatalMy guests today are some of the more important voices in birthwork in the United States today. Gail Tully is the founder of Spinning Babies®. Nicole Morales is a Spinning Babies® instructor and author of several books. Both of these women attend home births, and both fully embody informed consent and an individualized approach to maternity care. In this conversation, we get into positioning, movement, and breath to have a more easy birth, methods for getting your baby situated in the pelvis appropriately, and we even get into a soft debate around dogmatic concepts like “cardinal movements” and breech being a “variation of normal”. I love both Gail and Nicole so dearly, and I’m so excited that they’re going to be educated at the upcoming 2024 Born Free Twins-Breech. Grab your ticket before we fill up!Visit the show notes for more.Connect with Gail:WebsiteLinkedInInstagramConnect with Nicole:WebsiteInstagramLinkedInReference from the show:Dynamic Body Balancing by Dr. Carol PhillipsForward Leaning Inversion to help baby turn from breech to cephalicA Manual of Midwifery, 1886 textbookLevels of the PelvisS.A.F.E. technique for breech (Adrienne Caldwell)Side-lying release to help with asynclitismBreath and the pelvic floor with Julie Wiebe, PTBIRTHFIT online programs (code BORNFREE for 10% off)2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference:Join 150 birth workers and 20+ amazing presenters in Louisville, August 8-11, to learn some new skills, make some new friends, and show up holistically for your birthing clients!Visit the website and... Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatalDr. Motsei was one of my guides during a recent trip to South Africa to sit in a ceremony with Indigenous midwives through a program offered by my friend Sevonna Brown, National Director of Restore Forward. Sevonna has also been on the podcast. Mmatshilo is a prolific author, healer, and educator, and she will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming Born Free Twins-Breech Conference in Louisville. I am enrolled in her online program “African Spirituality of Childbirth”. In this flowing conversation, we talk about racism, colonization, and spirituality on her continent, using these themes to explore issues within maternal health and birthwork. This was one of my favorite interviews so far…Come, see, and hear from Dr. Motsei and a range of other educators at the 2024 Born Free Twins-Breech. Grab your ticket before we fill up!Visit the show notes for more.Connect with Mmatshilo:Websites: Afrika Ikalafe Pluriversity & Afrika IkalafeLinkedInInstagramReference from the show:Dr. Motsei’s booksFind out more about Dr. Motsei’s online course on the Afrikan Spirituality of ChildbirthGod is Not a Man interview with Aubrey Matshiqi (MOYA Podcast)The Power of Myth, by Joseph Campbell2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference:Join 150 birth workers and 20+ amazing presenters in Louisville, August 8-11, to learn some new skills, make some new friends, and show up holistically for your birthing clients!Visit the website and registerConnect with Nathan:Instagram | Youtube | TiktokMidwife in need of collaboration?Want to consult with Nathan?My Online Courses:Born Free Method: Pregnancy and Postpartum SupportClear + Free: Your Holistic Solution to Persistent HPVThis episode was made possible by:Immune Intel AHCC® - code BELOVED10 for... Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatalGuests: Sevonna Brown is a doula and national director of Restore ForwardHaize Hawke is a midwife in southern California and co-founder of The Victoria Project and The Bridge MidwivesThis conversation is exactly what the birth community needs to hear. Birthwork is the ultimate expression of some of human life's scariest yet most rapturous moments. One becomes the other, and, as such, birthwork itself is an initiation to sitting with the rite of passage of childbirth. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss initiation rites, ancestral lineages, and steps toward resolving horizontal violence in birthwork. A part of this requires we seek a definition of “expertise” beyond labels and credentials alone. Remember: death is on the line in any true rite of passage. What is the role of discomfort as we sit with birth? For us? For the families whom we serve?Sevonna and Haize will be MCing ("weavers of resonance") the upcoming Born Free Twins-Breech Conference in Louisville this August. Come meet them in person! Visit the website and registerVisit the show notes for more.Connect with Sevonna:WebsiteLinkedInInstagramXConnect with Haize:WebsiteLinkedInInstagramReference from the show:Film: The Business of Birth ControlFilm: The Business of Being BornLearn more about Sevonna and Haize’s work:The Bridge MidwivesRooted BirthRestore ForwardThe Victoria ProjectAfrika Ikalafe online training in African spirituality in childbirthConnect with Nathan: Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatalYou will absolutely love this one! Mike and I have known each other for several years now. I helped him in his journey from boy to father, providing remote support to Mike and his wife through the birth of their little man Luca, and, in the process, I fell in love with this guy. Mike is a former world champion athlete turned conscious father. In this conversation, we go deep into the needs of men in a world that provides few tools for showing up presently and consciously. Visit the show notes for more.Connect with Mike:WebsitePodcast: The Path with Mike SalemiInstagramReference from the show:Sacred HuntingFrom the Core, by John WinelandFather-child play: A systematic review of its frequency, characteristics and potential impact on children’s developmentUse code BORNFREE20 to get 20% of either of Mike’s online exercise programs (Kettlebell Lifestyle & Athleticism 4 Life), which are good for everyone, from beginners through enthusiasts. (link → www.mikesalemi.io)2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference:Join 150 birth workers and 20+ amazing presenters in Louisville, August 8-11, to learn some new skills, make some new friends, and show up holistically for your birthing clients!Visit the website and registerConnect with Nathan:Instagram | YoutubeMidwife in need of collaboration?Want to consult with Nathan?My Online Courses:Born Free Method: Pregnancy and Postpartum SupportClear + Free: Your Holistic Solution to Persistent HPVThis episode was made possible by:Immune Intel AHCC® - code BELOVED10 for 10% offWeNatal - Free bottle of fish oil with purchase of Him + Her prenatalsMedical Disclaimer: The Holistic OBGYN Podcast is an educational program. No information conveyed through this podcast should be construed as medical advice. These conversations are available to the public for educational and entertainment purposes only.Music provided by... Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatalHeather and Karina are both parents, and their age gap has provided them sufficient life experience to see the glowing gap in care provided to new mothers in our society. Meeting this need is unlikely to come through allopathic medicine and its myriad of resources because they argue - as do I - that a holistic approach is required. After working for years with women utilizing skills they have picked up in the life and health coaching industry, they then turned their attention to writing a book, “The Way Holistic”, to help new moms (and dads) work with their own stories to become better parents and raise charismatic, healthy kiddos. If you are a mother (or plan to be a parent in the future!) there is a lot of wisdom shared in this conversation!Visit the show notes for more.Connect with Heather and Karina:Websites: Burn360holistichealth.com & Thewayholistic.com Instagram:- Burn360 Holistic Health, Heather Harvey-Chakraholisic, Karina Krepp-The Way Holistic Reference from the show:Caroline Myss, archetypesWork of Leonard Sax, MD, parentingCHEK Institute (to expand your education to include holistic lifestyle principles)2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference:Join 150 birth workers and 20+ amazing presenters in Louisville, August 8-11, to learn some new skills, make some new friends, and show up holistically for your birthing clients!Visit the website and registerConnect with Nathan:Instagram | YoutubeMidwife in need of collaboration?Want to consult with Nathan?My Online Courses:Born Free Method: Pregnancy and Postpartum SupportClear + Free: Your Holistic Solution to Persistent HPVThis episode was made possible by:Immune Intel AHCC® - code BELOVED10 for 10% off Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatalFadwah is a midwife practicing in Florida. She has attended countless births and has served in numerous local and national leadership committees to improve clients' births. As a result, she has been supporting the upcoming Born Free Twins-Breech Conference in Louisville, specifically by maximizing CEUs for attendees. In this episode, we discuss horizontal violence in birthwork, the miserable state of birth worker autonomy in the state of Florida, insurance versus direct-pay as an equitable solution for birthing families, and getting s**t on within and without the “system”.Visit the show notes for more.Connect with Fadwah:LinkedInFacebook InstagramReference from the show:Birthing Models on the Human Rights Frontier: Speaking Truth to Power (Social Science Perspectives on Childbirth and Reproduction), edited by Betty-Anne Daviss and Robbie Davis-FloydEMTALA actACOG’s committee opinion on Planned Home BirthAverage costs of childbirthLearn more about Fadwah’s work:www.midwife360.comwww.birthequityresource.org2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference:Join 150 birth workers and 20+ amazing presenters in Louisville, August 8-11, to learn some new skills, make some new friends, and show up holistically for your birthing clients!Visit the website and registerConnect with Nathan:Instagram | YoutubeMidwife in need of collaboration?Want to consult with Nathan?My Online Courses:Born Free Method: Pregnancy and Postpartum SupportClear + Free: Your Holistic Solution to Persistent HPVThis episode was made possible by:Immune Intel AHCC® - code BELOVED10 for 10% off Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatalMark is sort of a… savant. He has written six books, several of which have become bestsellers. His latest publication is An End to Upside Down Medicine, which, like all of his books, is heavily cited and beautifully written. In this conversation, we touch on a few topics that can be a little confronting: vaccines, germ theory, healthcare economics, and materialism. Please approach this one with an open heart, because there’s a lot of juice in this squeeze!Visit the show notes for more. Video is available on Rumble given the nature of our conversation. Connect with Mark:WebsiteInstagramXReference from the show:Flexner Report of 1910Retracted COVID-19 mRNA vaccine article (Cureus)Dying to Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing, by Anita MoorjaniThe Institute of Noetic SciencesLara Logan’s testimony to congress around censorship in the media 2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference:Join 150 birth workers and 20+ amazing presenters in Louisville, August 8-11, to learn some new skills, make some new friends, and show up holistically for your birthing clients!Visit the website and registerConnect with Nathan:Instagram | YoutubeMidwife in need of collaboration?Want to consult with Nathan?My Online Courses:Born Free Method: Pregnancy and Postpartum SupportClear + Free: Your Holistic Solution to Persistent HPVThis episode was made possible by:Immune Intel AHCC® - code BELOVED10 for 10% offWeNatal - Free bottle of fish oil with purchase of Him + Her prenatalsMedical Disclaimer: The Holistic OBGYN Podcast is an educational program. No information... Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatalDr. K and I met on social media, not the old-fashioned way. Interestingly, my experience with MFMs in my career was bittersweet. I valued their opinion and support in managing high-risk births, but their involvement almost always necessitated intervention by having gotten them involved. But Dr. Kia is different. What stood out to me was her advocacy for home birth. Yes, I’m just as shocked as you! This interview was longer than most because my online community fired dozens of questions that they hoped she would answer, and, in typical brilliant MFM fashion, she took them one by one in this frank, challenging conversation. Visit the show notes for more.Connect with Dr. K:WebsiteInstagramTikTokReference from the show:Lily Nichols’ blog on folate versus folic acidLily Nichols’ blog on cholineLily Nichols’ blog on organ meatsHistory of folic acid fortification in U.S. agricultural products2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference:Join 150 birth workers and 20+ amazing presenters in Louisville, August 8-11, to learn some new skills, make some new friends, and show up holistically for your birthing clients!Visit the website and registerConnect with Nathan:Instagram | YoutubeMidwife in need of collaboration?Want to consult with Nathan?My Online Courses:Born Free Method: Pregnancy and Postpartum SupportClear + Free: Your Holistic Solution to Persistent HPVThis episode was made possible by:Immune Intel AHCC® - code BELOVED10 for 10% offWeNatal - Free bottle of fish oil with purchase of Him + Her prenatalsMedical Disclaimer: The Holistic OBGYN Podcast is an educational program. No information conveyed through this podcast should be construed as medical advice. These conversations are available to the public for educational and entertainment purposes only.Music provided by... Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Carol Gautschi has been attending births in the Pacific Northwest for 48 years. Over this time, she has developed a truly holistic view of birth, including unique inquiries into the “why” behind malpresentation to begin with. I invited her onto the podcast for an exclusive audio interview ahead of her presentation at the 2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference to better understand her approach to "holistic nutrition", which is as much about food as it about other means of "nourishing" our persons, through emotional, mental, and spiritual means. She has continued teaching and attending births due to her calling to help birthworkers re-member the essence of this work. This one was a real honor to record!Come meet and learn from Carol at the 2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference happening in Louisville, KY, from August 8-11, 2024! She'll be joined by international keynote speakers Mmatshilo Motsei, PhD, and Doña Angelina Martinez Miranda, Kristine Lauria, CPM, the team from Breech Without Borders, the team from Spinning Babies, Stu Fischbein, MD, Tracey Vogel, MD, Hermine Hayes-Klein, JD, and many more presenters and speakers. Be sure to register soon, as spots are filling up quickly, and those who register earlier rather than later save money!www.BornFreeTwinsBreech.com Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatalThe FDA has rescinded its approval of mesh placed vaginally for uterovaginal prolapse, yet many gynecologists continue this practice, and it comes at the cost of many women’s long-term health. My guest in this episode is not a healthcare provider and had no interest in women’s health until he started hearing stories of women injured by these procedures. He then started litigating on their behalf and made some friends in high places along the way, including gynecologists, urogynecologists, and many other women’s health practitioners trying to right the ship of history towards healing prolapse and healing the women who bring life into the world. Unlike many attorneys, Adam seems to be very empathetic towards women as a consequence of a career highlighted by innumerable “wins” through the legislative process for women harmed by vaginally-placed mesh procedures for prolapse. This one is an awesome listen!Visit the show notes for more.Connect with Adam:WebsiteReference from the show:Management of mesh complicationsResponse to Wall and Brown: “Commercial pressures and professional ethics: troubling revisions to the recent ACOG Practice Bulletins on surgery for pelvic organ prolapse", by Anne Weber, MDInformed consent cannot be obtained for use of vaginal mesh, by Anne Weber, MDThe Episode on the Obgyno Wino Podcast about Pelvic Organ Prolapse (will provide a link ) and Urinary Incontinence 2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference:Join 150 birth workers and 20+ amazing presenters in Louisville, August 8-11, to learn some new skills, make some new friends, and show up holistically for your birthing clients!Visit the website and registerConnect with Nathan:Instagram | YoutubeMidwife in need of collaboration?Want to consult with Nathan?My Online Courses:Born Free Method: Pregnancy and Postpartum SupportClear + Free: Your Holistic Solution to Persistent HPVThis episode was made possible by:Immune Intel AHCC® - code BELOVED10 for 10% offWeNatal - Free bottle of fish oil with purchase of Him +... Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe