Mar 17

Reclaim Your Birth: Sovereignty, Intuition & the Dad's Surprising Role with Midwife, Catalina Clark

What if the most powerful voice in your birth room isn't the doctor's — it's your husband's?In this episode, I sit down with Catalina Clark, a licensed home birth midwife in Sonoma, California, who has spent 11 years at the crossroads of spiritual midwifery, birth sovereignty, an ... Show More

1h 2m

Mar 11

Hospital Birth: The System is Broken, Not You

Over the years, birth has slowly shifted from a natural, woman-centered experience to something much more medicalized — and most pregnant moms have no idea why.In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on how modern maternity care evolved, why so many women are left feeling l ... Show More

35m 21s

Mar 4

Birth Story: "Any Woman Who Wants an Unmedicated Birth Absolutely Can" w/Haley Sampson

What does it look like when a pelvic floor physical therapist uses everything she knows — plus the My Essential Birth course — to prepare for her own unmedicated birth? It looks like THIS episode.Haley Sampson is a labor of love kind of mama. She stayed active, did her prep work, ... Show More

43m 15s

Feb 2024

Tackling Anxiety in Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum

In today's episode we're diving into a topic that sometimes hides in the shadows — anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum. Anxiety isn't just confined to the postpartum period; it can weave its way into the fabric of pregnancy too. So in this episode we unravel the layers of anx ... Show More

27m 30s

Jan 2024

Navigating Nausea During Pregnancy and Birth

Today we're diving into a topic that's close to the hearts (and stomachs!) of many expecting moms - nausea and vomiting! I do want to give a little trigger warning that if your nausea is triggered by the discussion of this topic, you may want to skip this episode. I know how sens ... Show More

25m 7s

Feb 2022

Ep 27 - Essential Oils and pregnancy

Naturopath, Homeopath, Yoga Teacher & Wellness Advocate Sereen Ford explains which essentials oils to use in pregnancy, during labour and post-natally. Follow us on instagram here: @isitnormalpodcastEmail us at: hello@isitnormalpodcast.com *This podcast is intended as an informat ... Show More

29m 5s

Nov 2025

The Research on Stress During Pregnancy and How to Manage It

We all experience some level of stress in daily life. Pregnancy can be a period of additional stress as you are experiencing many physical changes and symptoms, and are mentally preparing for birth and a new baby. In a sense, everything you expose yourself to during pregnancy can ... Show More

41m 10s

Aug 2022

Post Birth Control Syndrome

Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses Chrissy Teigen and her vulnerability in sharing her fertility journey. Later, she explains the birth control pill and post-birth control syndrome—what it is and why people say it exists. There is a lot of misinformation about the birth control pill, ... Show More

51m 38s

Sep 2022

118. Exercising During Pregnancy, What's Safe?

When you've worked so hard to get pregnant it's natural to have some concerns about exercising safely. The information out there is also pretty clear...you CAN exercise during pregnancy. But with our backgrounds of overtraining...what is important to keep in mind? Look, I ... Show More

25m 29s

Oct 2025

The Follow-Up: Is Breast Best?

We’ve all heard the phrase breast is best. But is it really that simple? In this episode, I sit down with an expert to talk honestly about what the research actually says about breastfeeding and where the science gets murky. We break down what’s fact, what’s myth, and why so much ... Show More

17m 25s

May 2024

3022: "Ozempic Babies" Surprising Doctors & Soon to Be Moms (WW)

Given that two-thirds of the US population is overweight and seeking to lose weight, people may turn to the use of new weight loss drugs to help them do just that- However, there is a notable trend emerging from using these medi ... Show More

10m 52s

SSRIs in Pregnancy: Benefits, Risks, & Y...