My guest today is Kristin Revere is the owner and founder of Gold Coast Doulas in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is a certified birth and postpartum doula, a newborn care specialist, a childbirth educator. She is the co-author of "Supported: Your Guide to Birth and Baby" and host of Ask the Doulas. She is a mom of two and bonus mom to one.

Guest Resources

• www.goldcoastdoulas.com Doula Agency

• www.supportedbook.com Book

• www.askthedoulas.com Podcast

• @goldcoastdoulas on Instagram, FB, Pinterest, TikTok

From the episode

• • Sacred Pregnancy by Annie Daulter
  • Carrot Fertility
  • Doula Match
  • Hello Meela
  • DoulaCare - Ruth Callahan NYC (IG @DoulaCare)

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• Mother Wit Resources

  • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Thriving After Birth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an online course)

  • ⁠⁠⁠Comprehensive Care⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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  • Instagram: @mother.wit.maternity

  • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Exercise in the perinatal period: For healthcare providers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an online course)

  • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show⁠⁠⁠

Did you know what these two things have in common? Do you have questions about vasectomies, fears, misconceptions? Then stay tuned! Do not stay tuned if you have questions about March Madness - I definitely can't answer these!

Today my husband, Pablo Paz joins me to tell the story of what it was like when he got his vasectomy. Hopefully the male perspective is welcome here and makes this an easier listen for the male partners out there who may be in need of this information and perhaps some myth busting.

If you are returning for a second listen or passing this episode onward to someone with a short attention span or who just want the facts without the story, skip ahead to minute 36.

Enjoy the show!

Mother Wit Resources

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Thriving After Birth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an online course)

• ⁠⁠⁠Comprehensive Care⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠60 Min Consultation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Use discount code- FirstConsult10%off

• Instagram: @mother.wit.maternity

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Exercise in the perinatal period: For healthcare providers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an online course)

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show⁠⁠⁠

For the past 20 years, Hali has supported families through their postpartum journeys in hospital, home, and outpatient settings. Growing up alongside her mom, a NICU nurse, she developed a love for nurturing babies and their families. Her journey began as a birth doula which led her to start midwifery training. After realizing that postpartum care often got the backseat, she chose to specialize in postpartum care, lactation, and holistic wellness.

With a degree in Health Science, certifications as an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, birth and postpartum doula, and National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, she brings a whole-person approach to care. She also holds certifications in yoga, pre-post natal barre, reiki and massage. Additional studies in functional nutrition, postpartum health, and CBT-trained coaching have deepened her understanding of the mind-body connection and support balanced hormone wellness, stress reduction, and nutrition.

She specialize in feeding concerns, tongue ties, food sensitivities, postpartum mental health, and building confidence for new parents in this transformative time.

Mother Wit Resources

⁠⁠⁠⁠Thriving After Birth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an online course)

⁠⁠⁠Comprehensive Care⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠60 Min Consultation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Use discount code- FirstConsult10%off

Instagram: @mother.wit.maternity

⁠⁠⁠⁠Exercise in the perinatal period: For healthcare providers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an online course)

⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show⁠⁠⁠

Find a lactation professional near you - New/Growing - email me if you would like to be listed @ Tanya@MotherWitMaternity.com

Guest Resources

Other resources mentioned in today’s episode

@Lactivents - A Conference and relaxing get away for lactation professionals - The inaugural event was held in Cancun, Mexico. The location for 2025 is TBA.

Books

Apps

Dr. Prati Sharma is an American double board certified OB-GYN and Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist (REI), practicing at CReATe Fertility Centre in Toronto. She is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto and is an active Faculty member at Sunnybrook Health Science Centre and Women’s College Hospital.

Dr Sharma’s expertise in PCOS, endometriosis, and fertility preservation has made an incredible impact on thousands of her patients over the past decade, and she serves the wider community as an advocate and patient educator.

She is a medical advisor Bird&Be, a company that supports families through their fertility journeys by offering personalized supplements and at-home testing options. Today we are going to talk about what a fertility journey commonly looks like. Dr. Sharma will walk us through the basic steps of when and how and why so that if you find yourself on this path, you will not have to walk it alone wondering what your next steps are or when you should take them.

Show Notes

• Bird&Be(website)

• Create Fertility

• Fertility Friends Foundation, When to see a fertility Doctor? By Dr. Sharma

• Dr. Prati Sharma, Instagram

Mother Wit Resources

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Thriving After Birth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an online course)

• ⁠⁠⁠Comprehensive Care⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠60 Min Consultation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Use discount code- FirstConsult10%off

• Instagram: @mother.wit.maternity

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Exercise in the perinatal period: For healthcare providers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an online course)

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show⁠⁠⁠
  

In today’s episode I am interviewing an attorney that specializes in childbirth cases. At various points in this episode we discuss adverse outcomes that can occur during pregnancy and childbirth for both the birthing person and their fetus or baby. If you are planning a pregnancy, pregnant or postpartum, or in any stage of life where this topic is not what you need to hear at the moment, please take care of yourself and listen another time or skip this one all together.

This interview is different, if only because it may be the first time I am interviewing someone who is neither one of my personal clients or a healthcare provider. But today’s guest brings a perspective that both providers and healthcare consumers may want or need to hear.

Gina's work in this area led her to do a deep dive into the how’s and why’s of mistakes that occur during labor and birth which led to write a book called, “A parents guide to a safer childbirth.” She believes that there is knowledge that all pregnant people should have that can help them better advocate for themselves and their babies, ultimately leading to better and safer birth experiences. She is here today to share some of her wisdom with us.

Show Notes

• GinaMundy.com
• Evidence Based Birth re the Arrive Trial

Mother Wit Resources

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Thriving After Birth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an online course)

• ⁠⁠⁠Comprehensive Care⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠60 Min Consultation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Use discount code- FirstConsult10%off

• Instagram: @mother.wit.maternity

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Exercise in the perinatal period: For healthcare providers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an online course)

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show⁠⁠⁠

My guest today is Rachel Sanders. She is the Founder of Rootine - and in case you are already googling that, it is spelled ROOTINE, a modern wellness brand offering supplements and at-home lab testing.

She also provides practical tips to help people better manage their stress, weight, sleep, and productivity. In addition to the articles on her website and her presence on social media, she hosts a podcast called, "Smart Health with Rachel Sanders” and I'll of course link to that in the show notes.

She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Her work has been featured in Forbes and Entrepreneur.

Show notes

• Aviva Romm (Mentioned related to hormone health - very reliable resource)

• The Adrenal Thyroid Connection (Article by Aviva Romm - ties into this conversation well if you are looking for a deeper dive - and if this resonates with you, she has a whole book by the same name as this article - Highly recommend!)

• On recovery - I touched on this as it relates to choices around exercise. Rachel also threw out the words “heart rate variability” (HRV) but we didnt dive in. Morpheus is a tool Ive been using to help me make better choices around exercise, sleep and stress management. I am loving it and highly recommend it. If there are other Morpheus users out there reading this, reach out!

• Adaptogens- In case you are wondering what this means (Aviva Romm)

Guest Resources

• Instagram:

  https://www.instagram.com/rachelsopsanders/ & https://www.instagram.com/rootine_co/

• Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-soper-sanders/

• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rachelsopsanders

• Website: https://www.rachelsopersanders.com/

• Podcast (Smart Health with Rachel Sanders)

  
  

  Mother Wit Resources

  • Mother Wit General Resources⁠⁠⁠⁠Thriving After Birth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an online course)

  • ⁠⁠⁠Comprehensive Care⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠60 Min Consultation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Use discount code- FirstConsult10%off

  • Instagram: @mother.wit.maternity

  • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Exercise in the perinatal period: For healthcare providers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an online course)

  • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show⁠⁠⁠

In this second hour with Stacy, we finally dive into Victress, the women's functional fitness gyms currently located in Nebraska, Idaho and Iowa with plans for further expansion.

We talk about why she started Victress, now she navigated the early years while working another full time job and navigating family life. She shared the nuts and bolts of her training methodology with us and we talked her path to becoming a women's fitness specialist, about CrossFit and how exposure to it shaped her ideas about fitness for most women. We also talk through the needs of women through the lifespan and share tools for healthcare providers who are ready to dive a bit deeper when working with their clients.

To learn more about Stacy Osborn and Victress MVMT/ Expanding on topics discussed in this episode

• Website

• Instagram

• BirthFit

• On recovery - I touched on this as it relates to choices around exercise. Rachel also threw out the words “heart rate variability” (HRV) but we didnt dive in. Morpheus is a tool Ive been using to help me make better choices around exercise, sleep and stress management. I am loving it and highly recommend it. If there are other Morpheus users out there reading this, reach out!

• Dr. Stacy Sims, Physiologist and Nutrition Scientist

• More on home birth in Nebraska - there is some nuance to this for those interested.

• Prenatal and Postnatal Care: A Person-Centered Approach

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Exercise in the perinatal period: For healthcare providers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an online course)

• Empowering midwifery Education

Mother Wit Resources

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Thriving After Birth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an online course)

• ⁠⁠⁠Comprehensive Care⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠60 Min Consultation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Use discount code- FirstConsult10%off

• Instagram: @mother.wit.maternity

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show⁠⁠⁠