Welcome back for part 2 of Becky's birth story!

Join Brooke as she talks with her in-real-life friend, Becky, about her three births (a special surprise). Though her first two attempts at a home birth didn’t turn out the way she diligently planned for (as you’ll hear in Part 1), she was not to be discouraged, and went on to have an incredible, redemptive story (as you’ll hear in Part 2).

Among other things, Becky touches on:

• How a shift from nursing background to preventative and root-cause driven healthcare impacted her birthing choices

• Pregnancy during Covid and the fear that came with it

• Coming to terms with a difficult birth story she can’t remember

• The leap of faith in choosing to have another baby after trials

• Learning fertility awareness “late” in the game

** becky is in IRL acquaintence of Brooke’s**

SHOW NOTES:

Join Brooke as she talks with her in-real-life friend, Becky, about her three births (a special surprise). Though her first two attempts at a home birth didn’t turn out the way she diligently planned for (as you’ll hear in Part 1), she was not to be discouraged, and went on to have an incredible, redemptive story (as you’ll hear in Part 2).

Among other things, Becky touches on:

• How a shift from nursing background to preventative and root-cause driven healthcare impacted her birthing choices

• Pregnancy during Covid and the fear that came with it

• Coming to terms with a difficult birth story she can’t remember

• The leap of faith in choosing to have another baby after trials

• Learning fertility awareness “late” in the game

BIRTH STORY DISCLAIMER:

The choices, beliefs, and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke.

SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”

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: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest

• Hang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/

• 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)

• 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.

In this episode, we sit down with Kurin (@kurinadele & the "The Mindful Mama Podcast"), a current Hearthmother Journey student and soon-to-be graduate, as she shares her long and beautiful unfolding into birth work. From her mother’s words spoken over her as a toddler—that she would one day be a midwife—to a detour into other career paths, marriage, a hospital birth, loss, and then the redemption of a home birth, Kurin’s story is rich with depth and faith.

She opens up about the major mindset shifts she’s experienced, how Christ has become the center of her calling, and the power of prayer in birth work. Kurin’s journey through Hearthmother Journey has been the final push that empowered her to fully step into serving women in their birth spaces with courage, reverence, and joy.

🔥Enrollment for Hearthmother Journey is open now through September 15th—join us as we prepare the next wave of birth workers to walk faithfully in this calling. (https://www.rootedineden.org/hearthmother-journey#payment-options)

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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

• Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest

• Hang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/

• 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 3-part video series delivered to your inbox ($7)

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

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

In this special episode of Holy Wild Birth, we’ve gathered clips from our recent live coaching event where birth workers brought their deepest questions and tender crossroads to the table. Together, we explore what it means to follow the call into birth work—whether as a doula, midwife, or mother balancing both roles.

You’ll hear honest conversations about discerning if this path is right for you, navigating the tension between mothering and serving, and practical guidance on topics like what a doula should charge. These coaching moments are raw, real, and full of the kind of encouragement that reminds us we’re not walking this journey alone.

If you’ve been wondering about your next steps in birth work, this episode will meet you right where you are.

* Hearthmother Journey is a year-long path of mentorship, community, and practical training for women called to birthwork and embodied living. Learn more and join us at https://www.rootedineden.org/hearthmother-journey

🎙️ This Week on the Podcast

From Broadway to barnyards, baptisms to birth stories—this episode is a true tapestry of life.

✨ We cover it all:

• Hamilton and theatre in general

• Nesting chicks under a broody hen

• The tender work of holding space for suffering and dying animals

• The winding road to Brooke’s children’s baptism and the beauty of the moment

• Lauren’s string of unfortunate events (and the silver linings she’s clinging to)

• All the things Lauren dreams of doing while off call

• And, of course, how Brooke somehow ended up at another birth even when she was “off call” 😉

It’s raw, tender, and joy-filled—a snapshot of ordinary moments that carry extraordinary meaning.

🌿 Don’t forget: Hearthmother Journey is enrolling now through September 15!
👉🏼 rootedineden.org/hearthmother-journey