Birth is one of the most vulnerable and powerful experiences of your life and your voice deserves to be heard in it.

In this episode, we’re diving into what it really means to advocate for yourself in the delivery room. From communicating your preferences clearly, to navigating unexpected changes in your birth plan, to working with your care team instead of against them I’m breaking down practical, non-confrontational ways to speak up with confidence!

We’ll talk about:

• How to prepare before labor so you feel empowered

• What informed consent actually looks like in real time

• Phrases you can use to ask questions and slow things down

• How your partner or support person can advocate without speaking over you

• What to do if you feel unheard even during labor

Advocacy doesn’t have to mean conflict. It means collaboration, clarity, and protecting your experience.

Whether you’re planning a hospital birth, birth center, or anything in between, this episode will leave you feeling educated, confident, and ready to walk into your birth knowing you have options and a voice.

Because this is your birth!

More resources:

Evidence based birth L&D advice on advocacy:

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/ebb-349-an-l-d-nurses-advice-for-advocating-in-the-birth-room-with-trish-ware-the-labor-nurse-mama/

Evidence based birth advocating for yourself:

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/advocating-for-yourself-during-labor-with-heather-mccullough/

Postpartum changed me in ways I didn’t expect and not all of them were beautiful or Instagram-worthy. In this episode, I’m sharing my real postpartum journey: the physical recovery, the emotional whiplash, the identity shift, and the quiet moments no one really talks about. This is an unfiltered conversation about what happens after the baby arrives, for anyone who’s been there, is there now, or wants a more honest picture of motherhood.

Postpartum resources: https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/postpartum-resources

https://postpartum.net

https://www.wdhospital.org/wdh/services-and-specialties/women-and-childrens-center/birth-center/postpartum-mental-health