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In this politics-free episode of the show, Dave invites podcaster and Certified Childbirth Educator & Coach, Katherine Stephens onto the program to discuss all things maternal. As fate would have it, Katherine is Dave's niece, but most importantly she is a devoted mom to her five children, which has helped her become something of an authority on childbirth, both of the natural and Cesarian variety. Her website, made4birth.com, offers a wealth of information for expectant moms on what to anticipate before, during, and after the birth of a child, as does her rapidly growing podcast, "Made for Birth, the VBAC Podcast for Birth After Cesarian" (heard on Apple Podcast, Amazon Podcast, Podcast Republic, and Audible, among other platforms.
Katherine's own experience has ignited a heartfelt passion to support moms navigate the birth experience, prompting her to become a Certified Doula in order to provide moms with continual emotional, physical, and informational support. She is also a Certified Birth and Newborn Photographer. As Katherine's website explains, "Your experience matters. You were made for birth. Walk through it with confidence."
And guys, there is some much-needed information for you in this episode as well, as Katherine goes into detail about Post Partum Depression, her own experience, and what you can do to help your spouse through the process.
Finally, Dave addresses the show's addition of nonpolitical topics to the already brimming list of political and cultural topics he addresses. It doesn't have to be either/or, so look for a touch of variety to the program in addition to a video and live-stream dimension coming soon. "It's a fun time to be behind the mic," Dave said, adding, "We're going to engage the audience on multiple levels with multiple topics." Stay tuned...
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This was a fascinating program. Men as well as women need to hear this. I wish that I had known the things discussed when my wife was bearing our children. I would have been more empathetic and usefully supportive.
I applaud the direction Dave is taking the program. I like to listen to interesting discussions on podcasts while I go about my daily activities, but all politics all day gets to be too much.
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Thank you!! Current events and the health of civil society are existentially important,...but they aren't the only important thing in our lives.