Episodes

  • Free Birth Before It Was Cool : Part 2 w/ Rosalie

    Free Birth Before It Was Cool : Part 2 w/ Rosalie
    Jul 5 2025
    In this short series, we're speaking with women who have been freebirthing long before it became trendy, back when it was called Unassisted Birth and there weren't very many resources devoted to it, let alone a society devoted to it. Each of these women chose free birth for reasons that essentially come down to their faith.In part 2, we're joined by Rosalie Buist, a mom of 7 (5 of them free birthed) with a huge heart for the Lord.Here's some of what we cover:Differences in birth by region (rural vs. city)Her prefered term for the kind of births she hasThe foundations our ancestors had, which we’d be wise to retainWhy everyone should know how to give birth, even if they plan to have a midwife or doctor!Birth is an extension of the relationship with God and an extension of normal life“This is God’s baby”Pushing through moments of doubt and disblief that it will workOnly God knows how to bring babies out (or put them in!)Her perspective on the risksKnowing the no-brainer emergencies that need assistance and think about them ahead of timeFamiliarizing yourself with the capabilities of hospitals in your areaThe necessity of trusting God and taking responsibility no matter what birth plan you haveHow birth choices are similar to educational choices for your kidsWhy she almost hired a midwife for baby #8How I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant show inspired her to make the birth choices she’s made 😂Why she has considered hiring a midwife again, even after several successful unassisted birthsHer advice for anyone considering a DIY Birth (it’s a GREAT list)Resources:Your unique birth approach freebieMark 4:26-27Kierra Blaser on walking through fears (A Heavenly Welcome) - Pygmy tribe births - Baby Designed by God (book) SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest ApplicationHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): Rooted in Eden PMABecome a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust 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 inboxEmbrace 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.
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    50 mins
  • Cup of Tea :: Fiascos and Fashion

    Cup of Tea :: Fiascos and Fashion
    Jun 25 2025

    In this lighthearted and sort of all over the place episode you’ll hear us talk about herbal drinks and our lack of tea (again), what we’re watching and reading, Brooke’s growing Anglophile tendencies, Lauren’s recent fiascos, the app that’s helping us reduce our phone usage, high heels, bangs, and more. You’re getting some snippets of our silly sides here, so buckle up.


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Molly & Herbs Herbal Honeys - Home of the Herbellion

    • BePresent | Reduce Screen Time

    • The Lunatic Farmer documentary (Joel Salatin) and The Biggest Little Farm documentary

    • The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs: Respecting and Caring for All God's Creation

    • The Remains of the Day: Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

    • Human Garage - Home - Human Garage

    • Rowe Casa Dry Shampoo - DRY SHAMPOO | 2 oz

    • Wildlings (Lauren’s barefoot shoe pick) - Wilding our lives with every step

    • Grounding Shuhe (Brooke’s barefoot shoe Pick) - Groudingschuhe - Etsy



      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)

      Intro and Outra Music Credit -
      Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Community-Building in All Seasons with Arianna Tomak

    Community-Building in All Seasons with Arianna Tomak
    Jun 18 2025
    Arianna — mother, birthkeeper, HJ grad, and wise woman — joins Brooke on the podcast today to talk her journey in birthwork and motherhood, the ways she has served and learned in each season thereof, and about a subject she’s especially passionate about these days: community building. Here are some of the topics that came up in our conversation: Honoring cycles and seasonsWell-rounded birth workMotherhood and Birthwork: Can it Be Done? (a piece written by Arianna)Hearthmother JourneyHow we got to such a state of disconnection in our societyWhy community is as essential to wellness as good food, clean air, and hydrationthe ways that having babies — especially if you make “alternative” birth and parenting choices — can increase isolationHealthy boundaries around consumption on social mediaThe upside of the algorithmsThe embodied craving for communityHunt, Gather, Parent It Didn’t Start with You Why in-person is better than virtual when it comes to building communityHow to Form a Sister CircleFind and connect with Arianna:wellwomanhood.comIG: @well.womanhoodWomen’s Gatherings and Village Prenatals Virtual Community SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest ApplicationHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): Rooted in Eden PMABecome a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust 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 inboxEmbrace 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.
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Leah :: A Courageous VBA2C

    Leah :: A Courageous VBA2C
    Jun 11 2025

    In this episode, Lauren sits with Leah -- a mama she served as a midwife in 2023 for her vaginal home birth after 2 cesareans. You'll hear her first birth stories and then about how she moved into a stance of renewed self-responsibility which she carried with her into her next pregnancy. During that pregnancy and birth, she dealt with many rounds of discouragement but met them with resilience by getting back up again to continue on her path.

    Leah's deep connection with her Orthodox faith paired with courageous determination, saw her through a birth that was not particularly easy but was very redemptive.

    As a fun aside: Leah also used Embrace Birth Journey for her childbirth education and labor preparation, which means both Brooke AND Lauren got to work and walk with her during this pregnancy and birth!


    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.


    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)

    Intro and Outra Music Credit -
    Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Did God REALLY Say?: Temptations & False Gospels

    Did God REALLY Say?: Temptations & False Gospels
    Jun 4 2025

    Distortions and lies that detract from the application of the gospel can slip in even to our birth choices.

    This episode explores the similarities between purity culture and freebirth perfectionism, prosperity gospel and home birth ideals, and the ways that the same temptations presented to the first humans in the Garden of Eden and to Jesus in the wilderness reverberate into even our birth choices.

    This one is part Bible study, part our usual reflections and discussions.


    Mentioned in this episode:

    -What is the Prospersity Gospel? - Phylicia Masonheimer

    • Phylicia Masonheimer IG post -

    • Margo’s email

    • Alisha Meyer’s podcast episode ep 9 - "the problem isn't midwives..."


    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.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Cup of Tea :: A Fresh Coat of Paint

    Cup of Tea :: A Fresh Coat of Paint
    May 28 2025

    Welcome to a new season of Holy Wild Birth, which also represents a revitalization and recommitment to this podcasting project.

    In this casual conversation with Brooke and Lauren, you'll hear all about what we have in store for you! One of those things is this new "genre" of episode where we offer you our "Cup of Tea" and simply jabber about things going on for us or of interest to us.

    In this inaugural "cup of tea" episode, we chat about:

    • That we aren't actually drinking tea
    • Our branding photo fails
    • How cool it is to have teenagers
    • Relationship to light
    • Brooke's milestone birthing and Lauren's anticipated milestone birthday
    • Dark Parks
    • Remodeling the prenatal room
    • Growing community around the podcast
    • Quitting social media
    • A way of organizing information
    • and more!


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Lore Wilbert social media challenge — Let's Opt Out of Social Media Together

    • Zettlekasten - What's a Zettelkasten?

    • Lauren’s Prenatal Room Pinterest Collage - My prenatal room | Room, Save, Prenatal

    • Stolen Focus - Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again

    • Lauren’s glasses - VivaRays - Eco-friendly Blue light blocking glasses.

    • Brooke’s newsletter - All The Birthy Things

    • Podcast about relationship to light The Lie of 9 to 5: Fixing Your Circadian Rhythm | Thaddeus Owen

    • Mighty Networks Community Rooted in Eden PMA


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      Connect:

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

      • Apply to share your birth story on the podcast:

      Holy Wild Birth Podcast Guest Application

      • Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us in the Hearthmother Journey


      From Lauren:

      • Midwifery consultations: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.com


      From Brooke:

      • Courses for homebirth/freebirth mamas

      • Newsletter


      Intro and Outra Music Credit -
      Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Elizabeth :: Grieving With Hope

    Elizabeth :: Grieving With Hope
    May 21 2025

    Elizabeth’s free birth story includes surprises and grief so entwined with one another that they are inseparable. Be ready to smile with delight and cry with each twist and turn in her story. As Elizabeth wrote when she applied to be a guest, “It is honestly a wild story that is heartbreaking but also beautiful and full of God’s handiwork. A story of how God can use the worst circumstances for good.”

    I Thessalonians 4:13


    We ran out of time while we were recording, but Elizabeth wanted to add this detail as a finishing thought:


    “We didn't get into everything with Lilli which is fine but I wanted to share that she did get to go be with Hugh. We had them lying together in his NICU bassinet as much as possible. And they were baptized together in the hospital, and it was a beautiful mini service, we sang a hymn and everything which I wasn’t expecting at all, but the pastor who came was great.”


    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.


    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
    • Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother Journey
    • Hang out with us in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/


    From Lauren:

    • Instagram
    • 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)
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    1 hr and 5 mins