Best Kayla Heeter Podcasts (2025)

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099 | Holding Fast To The Holy Spirit When Nothing Goes According to Plan (with Cre'Elle Campa) [Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, EDS Pregnancy, Emergency C-Section] 1:02:34

1d ago1:02:34

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When you’re told you need to be done having kids by the time you're 25, that can feel like a lot of pressure, especially when you haven’t even gotten married yet, but trusting God and His plans always surpasses trusting in the world. On top of that, when your experience in pregnancy and birth doesn’t go anything like you had planned, prepared for, …

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098 | Unexpected Turns and Unshakable Faith (with Matalin Russell) [Honeymoon Baby, Natural Birth, Birth Center to Hospital] 1:06:25

8d ago1:06:25

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Not many couples these days aim to get pregnant as soon as possible after marriage, but Matalin and Shane aren’t your average couple. With the understanding that children are blessings from God and wanting to have many of them, they were blessed to conceive on their honeymoon and start their family immediately. While that part of their plan worked …

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097 | Not Your Average First-Time Birth Experience (with Mary Thackerson) [Surprise Pregnancy, Failed Birth Control, Home Birth] 34:23

15d ago34:23

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When you have a copper IUD in place, you don’t expect to get a positive pregnancy test. But, at 16 weeks along, that’s just what happened for Mary and her husband! The surprise you must feel at news like that, being told you’re four months pregnant, but also the peace you can feel knowing it was obviously God ordained! And then God blessed her with…

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096 | Don't Miss The Miracles! (with Cayla and Joel Krop) [Water Birth, Home Birth, Natural Birth] 1:13:14

22d ago1:13:14

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When your first two birth experiences are filled with lots of prodromal labor and a very slow going dilation process, you should expect the same for your third, right? Wrong! Often third babies are called “wild cards” for a reason, they typically are different from your first couple of times, and that was very much the case this time for Cayla. Hea…

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095 | The Importance of a Family Vision -- Father's Day Special 2025 (with Christopher Heeter) 34:35

29d ago34:35

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In this heartfelt and insightful Father's Day episode, Kayla chats with a very special guest (her husband, Chris!) for a candid conversation about the power of having a family vision. Together, they explore how setting intentional vision direction as a family can foster deeper connection, clarity, and unity towards building the Kingdom of God TOGET…

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094 | Choosing Unmedicated Birth After Three Epidurals (with Kelsie) [Natural Labor, Hospital Birth, Pain Management] 1:08:44

1M ago1:08:44

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When you’ve had three medicated births that all went more or less smoothly, why on earth would you decide on an unmedicated birth for your fourth? Today Kelsie will share with us her four birth stories, all of which have lessons of their own, but she was amazed to see the difference having an unmedicated birth had in not only her reliance on the Lo…

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093 | Fighting Tooth And Nail For A Natural Twin Birth (with Amanda Kiddoo) [Twins, Birth Education, Natural Birth] 1:12:22

1M ago1:12:22

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Society says to wait to have children until after you’ve been married for awhile…but what does God say? When Amanda and Desert asked God what His will was for their family, He quickly placed twins in Amanda’s womb. And oh what a journey it would be! Amanda knew she wanted to have a vaginal and unmedicated birth, just like God had designed her body …

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092 I Letting Go & Letting God Lead The Way (with Kelsey Russell) [Water Birth, Mastitis, Birth Support] 1:30:44

2M ago1:30:44

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Starting out in marriage, you think you know the plans you have for yourself, but what does God have to say about it? Kelsey and her husband had planned on fostering and adopting to grow their family, but after God told her to give up control, they became pregnant quickly. And after each baby, Kelsey would have been done, but God’s plans reign supr…

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091 | How Prayer Can Completely Transform Your Birth (with Joselyn Johnson) [VBAC, Miscarriage, Preterm Labor] 1:25:44

2M ago1:25:44

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Going into your first labor and delivery, when all of the women around you have had vaginal births, it’s easy to assume that you will too. But when Joselyn and her husband were told to have an induction for borderline low amniotic fluid levels, they did not imagine it would end in a C-section. For her second baby, learning that she was a great cand…

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090 I Mother's Day Special 2025: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! 29:53

2M ago29:53

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089 | The Power of Hanging Onto Scripture in Pregnancy and Labor (with Sammy and Michael Beausejour) [Painless Childbirth, Accidental Free Birth, Ninth Baby] 46:02

2M ago46:02

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When you’ve given birth to several children, most of them painlessly, but then your last child’s birth didn’t go as planned, that unexpected turn of events along with the voices from the outside world can make you contemplate being finished having children. But God’s voice is what matters. And God’s plan is what triumph’s. And God’s word is what ge…

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088 | Using Gratitude to Silence Fear (with Lauren Thomas) [Natural Birth, Water Birth, Surprise Pregnancy] 38:15

3M ago38:15

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Sometimes when it comes to receiving the desires of our heart, all we need to do is ask God. Lauren learned this beautiful lesson in her most recent birth of her fifth child. Even though the pregnancy was a surprise, it made it all the more special and she was able to remain grateful throughout each and every part of the experience, down to still b…

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087 | Rewriting Your Next Birth Story Through The Proper Birth Education (with Kelsey Hogg) [Epidural, Natural Birth, Unmedicated Birth] 59:54

3M ago59:54

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Kelsey and Jesse were blessed to get pregnant right away…although if Jesse had it his way they would have had a honeymoon baby! Then, working in an office of midwives, Kelsey was able to get her first time pregnancy questions answered daily, and in person. When the time came to give birth though, she was left feeling a little underprepared for the …

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086 | Examining the Ups and Downs of a Fast Labor (with Morgan Walston) [Precipitous Labor, Retained Placenta, Fast Birth] 49:02

3M ago49:02

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Most first time moms can expect two things: first, to go way past their due date, and second, to have a long marathon of a labor. For Morgan, however, this was not the case! When Morgan woke up near her due date with cramping, she didn’t expect to be holding her baby just a few hours later! Sounds like a dream to most moms who spend hours and days …

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085 I Giving God Authority Over Your Birth (with Tasha Orson) [Postpartum Psychosis, Infant Loss, Wild Pregnancy] 1:28:04

3M ago1:28:04

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When you got the natural, unmedicated, intervention-free birth you were going for, with a smooth and relatively quick labor, what could go wrong? Well, when your baby is taken from you within seconds of being born, a lot. Tasha’s first birth took a wrong turn when her baby was quite unnecessarily taken to the NICU after birth and she lost not only …

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084 I The Revelations of Childbirth Point To The Gospel (with Chloe Paul) 59:56

4M ago59:56

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How much support you have or don’t have matters greatly in your labor and birth and can affect, well, pretty much everything. At the lack of support from her midwife, and doula, she transferred to the hospital for her first planned home birth. Thankfully, God’s grace met her there through a wonderful nurse who was able to help her through the rest …

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083 I Trusting God's Plan Over A Birth Plan (with Poem Nicholson) 48:08

4M ago48:08

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When you’ve always pictured having a home birth, but after 48 hours of labor you decide to transfer to the hospital, you think you’d be disappointed or possibly even traumatized in some way-but that’s not Poem’s story. See how she was able to keep her hands open in a posture of surrender to the Lord with every detail of her birth, and how His peace…

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082 I The Power of Learning From Your Previous Birth Experiences (with Pamela Morzella) 1:41:19

4M ago1:41:19

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When you’re walking into a hospital for your first birth, and don’t realize the preparations you needed to make as you’re attempting a natural birth, things can spiral quickly. But you don’t know what you don’t know. Then, as you’re preparing yourself for a repeat experience, because at least now you know what to expect, all is going well until wel…

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081 I When the Curveball Becomes Your Constant Companion - Part 2 (with Amanda Adkins) 1:10:02

4M ago1:10:02

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Just when we think we know what we can expect from birth, God can throw us another curveball, if for nothing more than to remind us that He is in control, and that our reliance needs to be on Him and not ourselves. Amanda has four incredible birth stories for us, and four incredibly different stories at that. From a planned birth center birth to a …

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080 I When the Curveball Becomes Your Constant Companion - Part 1 (with Amanda Adkins) 1:22:05

4M ago1:22:05

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Just when we think we know what we can expect from birth, God can throw us another curveball, if for nothing more than to remind us that He is in control, and that our reliance needs to be on Him and not ourselves. Amanda has four incredible birth stories for us, and four incredibly different stories at that. From a planned birth center birth to a …

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079 I The Beauty Behind Leaving Our Plans In God's Hands (with Nicki Sipin) 1:24:31

5M ago1:24:31

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Trying to plan a baby around our timeline almost never works out, because God’s time is not our time, but His time is the best time. Nicki had to trust the sovereignty of God when she became pregnant not only with her husband being gone for her entire first trimester of all day nausea and vomiting, but also with her husband being deployed during th…

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078 | The Tension Between the Hospital System and God's Design for Birth (with Lori Morris, CNM) 1:05:36

5M ago1:05:36

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How far would you drive to make sure that you didn’t have to birth in the hospital? One hour? Two hours? Well, you’ll hear today that Lori drove five hours to ensure she could have her baby the way that she wanted to, and the way that God designed her to. Once a medically minded labor and delivery nurse, inducing women at the hospital every night, …

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077 I How to Use Homeopathy During Pregnancy, Labor and Postpartum (with Emily Ransom) 1:02:13

5M ago1:02:13

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Ever heard of homeopathy? Ever wonder what it was or if it could help you during your pregnancy, labor, or postpartum? Today we'll find out just what homeopathy is, and just what it isn't, and the different remedies we can use to assist us not only in pregnancy and labor, but into motherhood as well. Our guest today is certified Homeopath, Emily Ra…

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076 I Self-Advocacy Can Be A Steep Uphill Battle (with Melissa Allen) [Seven Miscarriages, Horrible OBGYNs, Free Birth] 1:05:42

5M ago1:05:42

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Time after time after time after time, Melissa had fallen prey to the hands of the hospital system in Canada, and their complete over management of the birthing process, as well as their complete lack of humanity when it comes to such a sacred event. Then, thinking having a home birth with midwives would be worlds better, she was still left fightin…

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075 | When God Chooses to Answer Unasked Prayers (with Virginia Simionato) [Postpartum Anxiety, Water Birth, Rainbow Baby] 1:43:54

6M ago1:43:54

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Virginia's first experience at her OB's office did not go well, and later on when she felt led to have a water birth, she found out that her provider didn't offer that and switched providers. Being a first-time mom, she was more-or-less tricked into an induction at 39 weeks. While it overall went smoothly, she learned a lot about what she did and d…

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074 | A Journey Through the Unexpected (with Sidney Turner) [Fetal HLHS, Postpartum Depression, Accidental Unassisted Home Birth] 1:22:40

6M ago1:22:40

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Everything can seem like it’s going perfectly when you get pregnant quickly, are having no complications and feel well, but for Sidney and her husband, everything changed at her anatomy scan. Getting diagnosed with a severe heart condition for her son in utero turned her world upside down, and would play a major role into how her birth would unfold…

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073 I Breaking the Fears Around Home Birth (with Michaela Carolan) [Home Birth for a First-Time Mom, Water Birth] 1:03:14

6M ago1:03:14

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Homemaker, homestead, home birth…it’s all about that home sweet home! Being a first time mom, many women, even those who are wanting a natural birth, are talked out of or scared out of having a home birth, but not Michaela. Hear her beautiful story today as she tells us how she had to give God the control for her birth daily and what an incredibly …

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072 I Finding God's Strength In Our Weakness (with Teri French) [Breastfeeding Difficulty, Hyperemesis Gravidarum] 1:09:50

6M ago1:09:50

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Some pregnancies are easy, and some are hard, but we have to trust God through both types of experiences. Some labors are longer and some are shorter, but again, we have to trust God through it all. Sometimes we think we’re in control and have a plan, but we have to learn to surrender to God’s plan in order for our trust in Him to be real. This put…

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071 | Birth Is a Gateway to The Presence of God (with Katelyn Morgan) [Prodromal Labor, Nuchal Hand, First Time Mom] 38:20

7M ago38:20

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Have you ever heard of prodromal labor? It’s more common in subsequent pregnancies but not so common for your first. Poor Katelyn had to deal with endless contractions for days on end for weeks at a time, always wondering is this really it? Am I actually in labor now? It’s a total mind game, and brings you to a place of complete surrender to God. H…

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070 I Induction 101: Tips on Avoiding and Preparing for Induction (with Kayla Heeter) 57:09

7M ago57:09

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In the United States today, about ⅓ of all births are induced, and about ⅓ of all births end in C-Sections. And while inductions aren’t responsible for all of those C-Sections, I’d argue they’re responsible, at least indirectly, for about half of them. Today we deep dive into the world of inductions-what are they? How are they done? Why are they do…

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069 I How Five C-Sections Revealed the Sovereignty of God (with Emily Ransom) [Multiple C-Sections, OBGYN Issues, & Growing in Faith] 1:04:50

7M ago1:04:50

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When you’re planning a natural, unmedicated birth at a birth center, and then at the last minute you end up having a C-Section for a breech positioned baby, you don’t realize the lasting impact it can have on you and your future pregnancies for years to come. Emily, mother of five, shares her stories today, and has many encouraging words for moms o…

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068 I How Disappointment Can Be a Gateway for Blessing (with Ashley Clemons) [Unmedicated Birth, IUI, & God's Timing] 51:09

7M ago51:09

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It can be so incredibly difficult to understand God’s timing. He can see and understand so much more than we’ll ever be able to, and living in His will is truly the best place for us all, but will we trust Him in the waiting? Hear how Ashley and her husband had to do that as they patiently waited for God to give them their two babies, who were born…

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067 I The Significance of Choosing a Great Midwife and Doula (with Rachel Leyland) [Water Birth | Accidental Unassisted Homebirth] 59:41

8M ago59:41

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The key to getting through a long early labor is distraction and rest! Unfortunately, Rachel, along with most first time moms, was too excited to do either of these things, and her focus on her already long labor made it feel like it was lasting an eternity. Thankfully she learned a thing or two between her two births, and her second experience was…

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066 I God Gives Us the Strength to Do Hard Things (with Jaylynn Franco) [Home Birth Transfer to Hospital for Preeclampsia | Induction | Infant Loss] 1:59:59

8M ago1:59:59

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Jaylynn was dealt some hard cards in this broken world, but her faith is in God and she knows how the story ends. As she planned her first birth, a home birth, those plans came crashing down when she was diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia and had to immediately be induced at the hospital, with a two week NICU stay for her son. Then, when she gets …

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065 I The Incredible Gift of a VBAC at Home (with Kelly Ozbolt) [Miscarriage | Breech Cesarean | VBAC at Home] 1:10:46

8M ago1:10:46

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Coming from a medical background, and just winging your first birth can make for quite a traumatic birth experience. Then, when you’ve discovered a more holistic lifestyle but find out your next baby is breech, one that you went through many losses to get, the utter disappointment you can experience knowing you won’t be getting the redemptive birth…

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064 I Managing the Uncertainties of Postpartum Anxiety (with Kristian Jordan) 1:10:22

8M ago1:10:22

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When you’re a birth worker who’s attended many births and knows the ins and outs of postpartum, when you have done this before, when you’re having your third baby and everything goes perfectly smoothly, when you have a beautiful birth, a healthy baby and a healthy mama, when the baby is nursing well and has a wonderful latch, when you've got people…

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063 I Love, Loss, and Lessons Learned (with Elleah Meyer) 2:03:02

8M ago2:03:02

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Researching and learning all you can about birth years before you’ll be going through it can be extremely beneficial in gaining knowledge and being prepared, trying to control everything, however, will only bring you stress and anxiety. Elleah shares her three pregnancy stories with us today, her first in the hospital, her second a devastating misc…

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062 I Comparing and Contrasting Birth Environments (with Louisa Brown) 1:27:50

9M ago1:27:50

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Hospital birth, birth center birth and home birth are three very different environments one can birth in, but which should you choose and why? What kind of birth are you planning? How much should insurance play a part in your decision? How much should your husband play a part in your decision? Where do you feel most comfortable, safe, and at peace?…

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061 I An Australian Birth: Showcasing God's Refining Power (with Jessica Finch) 2:11:47

9M ago2:11:47

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Giving birth in one country isn’t the same as giving birth in another country, even if both countries speak English. It’s always important to know what you’re walking into when you walk into a hospital, no matter where you are, as they can differ from place to place. Jessica learned this firsthand with her drastic difference in care from her first …

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060 I Trusting God Through Life's Twists and Turns (with Meghan Dougherty) 1:03:57

9M ago1:03:57

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How much change can you handle in a matter of a few months? Getting married, getting pregnant, moving houses, getting locked down for Covid…what a whirlwind of change Meghan and her husband experienced all in a matter of a few months! Add nausea and extreme fatigue due to anemia of pregnancy onto that and it’s sure to throw anybody for a loop. Also…

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059 I How Positivity Can Pay Off (with Kathryn King) 1:33:46

9M ago1:33:46

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Does pregnancy have to be miserable? Does childbirth have to be painful? Does postpartum have to be awful? No! No! No! Not one bit! Kathryn discovered there is a different way to experience these seasons than what our society has told us. Discover how her positive mindset going into pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum impacted all of those experi…

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058 I Childbirth Can Be a Catalyst for Faith (with Jennifer Plemmons) 1:21:10

10M ago1:21:10

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Having your first two babies at 39 weeks doesn’t mean all of your babies will come at 39 weeks. Having a beautiful, peaceful, smooth and quick natural home birth once, doesn’t guarantee that you’ll have that every time. Our expectations leading into birth and during birth have such an impact on our experiences. Jennifer learned this first hand as s…

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057 I Jesus Is Enough Through Every Circumstance (with Annie Fernandez) 1:33:10

10M ago1:33:10

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Can you trust God when you’re not getting pregnant? Can you trust God with loss? Can you trust God when your body is breaking? Can you trust God having babies very close together? The question in any and every circumstance is, can you trust God? Hear how Annie and her husband had to navigate all of these circumstances and more throughout the journe…

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056 I Turning Trials Into Triumph in Birth (with Emilie Cubino) 2:02:15

10M ago2:02:15

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As a first time mom, sometimes you just don’t know what you don’t know. And Emilie didn’t know she was being induced, or why. But that wasn’t all. She also got the one doctor she definitely didn’t want, and what he said during her labor will shock you (or maybe not, if you’re familiar with how some surgically minded OB’s can be). Then, as she was p…

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055 I From Intervention to Independence: A Story of Healing, Restoration, and Deeper Faith (with Cursty Mae) 1:27:28

10M ago1:27:28

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When you hire a midwife you expect to get more holistic care than when you hire an OB/GYN, but when your midwife is part of a hospital medical system, that’s not always the case. So next time you hire a midwife at a birth center, but even then, you’re still handing your care and responsibility over to another system that may or may not have your be…

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054 | ONE YEAR EPISODE: The 1st Year of Parenthood (with Christopher Heeter) 1:02:26

11M ago1:02:26

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Join us as we celebrate our one-year anniversary of this podcast! Today, we walk through the first year of parenthood. The ups and downs, the tips and tricks, and the emotions of it all. Come and hear my husband and I as we remember the first year, now that we’ve been through it five times. We hope you gain some type of nugget of wisdom from this e…

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053 I The Restorative Beauty In Seeking After God's Will For You (with Emily Hadley) 41:58

11M ago41:58

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When you feel like you're walking closely with the Lord and get pregnant outside of marriage, He can use that to bring you even closer to Him. Every child is a blessing and comes at the will of the Lord, and every pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum can be used to teach us so many things from God. Hear how Emily’s story unfolds with both of h…

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052 I Wielding Faith to Overcome Fear (with Natasha Davidson) 53:07

11M ago53:07

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Hindsight is always 20/20, and we are blessed that God allows us to learn things through our experiences to help make changes for the better next time. Even though there are some things that Natasha would choose to do differently in her next birth experience, God was right there with her through her entire journey and gave her the peace that comes …

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051 | How Home Birth Can Offer Freedom and Peace Of Mind (with Jeni and John Davis) 1:23:14

11M ago1:23:14

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A last minute 66 hour induction at 37 weeks is not exactly what John and Jeni had planned for their daughter’s birth, but their naïvety of being young, first-time parents got the better of them. From the moment they got home from their nearly week long stay at the hospital, Jeni was already planning the redemptive second birth she knew God had for …

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050 I Triumph and Tragedy: A Captivating Story of God's Healing and Steadfastness (with Dr. Kim Snider) [Miscarriage, Cancer During Pregnancy, VBAC] 2:10:15

11M ago2:10:15

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God-ordained pregnancies. Home birth turned birth center turned hospital turned C-sections. Babies ripped away from you. Postpartum Depression. Getting unexpectedly pregnant with twins. Your father, who’s your best friend, passing away. Alcohol Dependency. The shock of getting pregnant with twins a second time. Detoxing. Therapy. Grief. The diagnos…

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