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.

  
  

It’s tea time with the Holy Wild Birth crew, and this week’s conversation is full of real-life updates, laughter, and the beautiful chaos of transition. Lauren shares the excitement (and gratitude) over her new office space, Brooke gives a long-awaited update on her Transit van adventures, and HJ’s graduation sparks heartfelt reflection on growth and change. We also chat through the realities of menu planning for big families, the mental load moms carry, and a little breech birth workshop talk sprinkled in for good measure.

Fair play book - https://a.co/d/gSZrzig
A better Share book -https://a.co/d/7xsMka1
Blank playing cards - https://a.co/d/4gJ8Rka
Vanilla Tulip meal plans - https://www.thevanillatulipstore.com/
Breech workshops with Nicole Morales - https://restorybirthwork.com/workshops/
Jessica’s double breech twin story - https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/zGzq0X2YUXb

Hearthmother Journey - rootedeineden.org/hearthmother-journey

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.