Here's another oldie that's a goodie we're offering up as a replay with a freshly recorded introduction. In this episode, we dive into what makes a good birth attendant (doula, birthkeeper, midwife)? As a mother, how do I recognize one? Or, as an aspiring birthworker, how do I become one? Where can I learn to do this holy work? These questions and variations of, are things we hear often and have lead to some great conversations.

These conversations sparked a project that we first revealed in this episode in the summer of 2023! Tune in to hear our thoughts, hearts and what we're offering to the birth world for women of faith who want to uphold God's design for birth.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Hearthmother Journey: Raising the Next Generation of Holy Wild Birthkeepers
• Get on the first-to-know list for the Spring 2026 cohort (enrollment opens in February)

We're re-playing some of our favorite episodes during the month of December, and today that's the episode that ended up becoming the launching pad and scaffolding for some of our most important work in the world: the Way of the Hearthmother.

Given to Lauren as a sort of "Holy Spirit download" years ago, this episode is the first time she spelled it all out in detail for our listeners (and for Brooke). It's made such an impact on our listeners in the past, and is making such an impact on our students. We can't wait for you to hear it.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The next cohort of Hearthmother Journey starts on March 31st. To be on the first-to-know list when enrollment opens, click here.
• Join us in our NEW community space (it's free): Hearthmother Ministries Community

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Connect:

• Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.com

• Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form

• Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother Journey

From Lauren:

• Midwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.com

From Brooke:

• Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)

• Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox

• Embrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)

• Sister Birth: The Podcast - short, beautifully scripted episode to encourage your along the way

Intro and Outra Music Credit -
Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

We’re pressing pause for the month of December to rest, reset, and spend intentional time with our families — but don’t go anywhere. We’ll be back in January with a full lineup of brand-new episodes, deep-dive conversations, and the same honest, faith-filled encouragement you’re used to.

Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss what’s coming in the new year!

Connect:

• Email us to say hi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠holywildbirth@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out the form⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest Application⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Hang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rooted in Eden PMA⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside ⁠⁠⁠⁠Hearthmother Journey⁠⁠⁠⁠

From Lauren:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Midwifery consults: Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠rootedinedenpma@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

From Brooke:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop⁠⁠⁠⁠ - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop ⁠⁠⁠⁠- a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Embrace Birth Journey ⁠⁠⁠⁠- comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)

In this transformative episode, Brooke sits down with Jes— a holistic Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) coach, root-cause practitioner, and home-birth mother— to discuss a new way forward for women experiencing severe nausea in pregnancy. Jes shares her personal healing journey, how she entered the world of holistic pregnancy support, and why so many women with HG are dismissed within conventional care.

Together, they dig into the deeper layers of HG through a root-cause pregnancy and functional medicine lens. Jes breaks down the clues behind HG: antihistamine pathways, B6, minerals, nutrient co-factors, and how modalities like TCM, GNM, Ayurvedic wisdom, and Western medicine can blend to offer more complete holistic pregnancy care. They also explore how to differentiate standard morning sickness from true HG, the biological purpose of nausea and vomiting, and the impact of underlying factors such as H. pylori, trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and chronic depletion.

Jes introduces her newest offering, The Human Blueprint, and shares supportive, accessible approaches for women seeking natural HG relief, functional pregnancy support, and deeper understanding during early pregnancy.

If you want a compassionate, evidence-informed, and holistic perspective on HG, this episode is essential listening.

Where to Find Jes:
Instagram: @the_wellness_element & @bornfrom.her
Website: BornFromHer.com
Photography: @futureselfcreative

Connect:

• Email us to say hi: ⁠⁠⁠holywildbirth@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠

• Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: ⁠⁠⁠Fill out the form⁠⁠⁠

• Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest Application⁠⁠⁠

• Hang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): ⁠⁠⁠Rooted in Eden PMA⁠⁠⁠

• Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside ⁠⁠⁠Hearthmother Journey⁠⁠⁠

From Lauren:

• ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠

• Midwifery consults: Email ⁠⁠⁠rootedinedenpma@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠

From Brooke:

• ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop⁠⁠⁠ - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)

• ⁠⁠⁠Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop ⁠⁠⁠- a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox

• ⁠⁠⁠Embrace Birth Journey ⁠⁠⁠- comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)

Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By ⁠⁠⁠Blue Dot Sessions⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons License⁠⁠⁠.

In this episode, Brooke and Lauren wade into the topic of water birth—sharing their own brief stories for transparency’s sake and unpacking what the research really says. From separating solid evidence from hearsay to understanding sample sizes, peer-reviewed studies, and funding bias, they explore how to read and interpret data with discernment. Lauren walks listeners through a research review that clarifies key terms like hypoxia, ANP, and vasopressin, and explains how anti-gravity effects and APGAR scores factor into water birth safety.

Whether you’re a data lover, a birth worker, or an expectant parent curious about the evidence behind water birth, this episode brings clarity, nuance, and transparency to a conversation often clouded by misinformation.

Mentioned in this episode:

• • Brooke's previous newsletter article about this

  • Water Birth Safety Resource Roll

  • The study that supposedly supports the dangers of waterbirth

• • Our community for further conversation and questions

  Connect:

  • Email us to say hi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠holywildbirth@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out the form⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest Application⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • Hang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rooted in Eden PMA⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside ⁠⁠⁠⁠Hearthmother Journey⁠⁠⁠⁠

  From Lauren:

  • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • Midwifery consults: Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠rootedinedenpma@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

  From Brooke:

  • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop⁠⁠⁠⁠ - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)

  • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop ⁠⁠⁠⁠- a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox

  • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Embrace Birth Journey ⁠⁠⁠⁠- comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)

  
  

  Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By ⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Dot Sessions⁠⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons License⁠⁠⁠⁠.