*Bonus* Isabella's Birth Work Journey, Grief, Regrets and Recs for Aspiring Birth Keepers

A solocast recorded after ep 97. Recovering Our Instincts & Free Birth in the Age of Undue Influence(s) with Mary Lou Singleton

Listen to the published ep. on all things birth dogma here.

Preview the bonus:

Bonus includes:

-A look into my life before doula-ing

-Why/how I became a doula

-A brief timeline of my evolution through birth work

-Why I was susceptible to a dogmatic free birth online community and $6K virtual “birth keeper” school

-Regrets, what I’d do differently

-Recommendations for aspiring midwives

Episode 97 Resources:

Mary Lou Singleton

Birthing From Within by Pam England

Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin

Unassisted Childbirth by Laura Shanley

Dr. Lewis Mehl’s Study: Physician- and midwife-attended home births Effects of breech, twin, and post-dates outcome data on mortality rates

Perinatal death associated with planned home birth in Australia: population based study