Free Birth Society

Free Birth Society

Hosted by: Emilee Saldaya

The Free Birth Society Podcast features honest, gripping, inspiring, and transformative freebirth stories hosted by the founder Emilee Saldaya in conversation with wild women worldwide. In the vast tapestry of...

Episodes

The Wild Vortex of Birth

Season #9

Today we have Natalie from Australia sharing her story of the journey to freebirth with her second son. After finding the Free Birth Society Podcast in her early postpartum days with her first baby, Natalie vowed to...
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'Womancraft: A Witch's Awakening' with Kate Varsava

Season #9

In this episode, we discuss the witch as the wise woman, birth as a catalyst for remembering, and debunking so many patriarchal lies that have been fed to us about our history as powerful women. If you want to reclaim...
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Ending Generational Trauma Cycles with Freebirth

Season #9

This week on the show we have Sasha, who tells us the story of how she paved the way for the rest of her lineage, how she learned to trust herself, and checked herself out of the hospital, in labor, to have her baby...
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'If You Know Grief, You Will Know Love': Celia's Surprise Twin Freebirth

Season #9

We are kicking off Season 5 of the Free Birth Society Podcast with an incredible SURPRISE TWINS story!     With her first birth, Celia was put through the conveyer belt of industrial obstetrics, but as she reflected...
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My Redemption Birth: Najma’s FBAC in Egypt

Season #9

FBAC: Free Birth After Cesarean.   After being deemed high-risk in her first pregnancy- despite feeling great and not presenting with any issues- Najma was taken down the conveyor belt of industrial birth.   After...
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The Anarchist Who Freebirthed All 6 of Her Children

Season #9

Mary Lou lived an anarchist lifestyle before getting pregnant, and when it came time for her to birth, choosing to birth outside of the system was a no-brainer.   Her first pregnancy was completely and intuitively...
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Tackling Patriarchy through the Pelvis: An Exploration in Female Bodily Liberation through Resilience Practice and Self Responsibility

Season #9

On today’s episode, we have Maura Sternberg: a healer dedicated to pelvic integrity, and the radical self-responsibility of the women she serves. We dive deep into the lineages of mainstream self-care practices, and...
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A History Lesson on the American Obstetrician Take Over of 1750-1820

Season #9

Before OBGYNs, stirrups, and forceps, there were wise women, herbal remedies, and soft touches. The procedures which we now view as “normal” in the birth world are actually a fairly recent addition to the patriarchal...
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Standing in the Fire with Activist Courtney Piper (Part 3 of 3 Emergency Series)

Season #9

Courtney Piper is a mother, birth attendant, activist, spiritual warrior, and director of Women Picket DC.   She brings to us today the truth of how patriarchy seeks to destroy and erode our intuition, and how our...
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Surviving to Thriving with Qiddist Ashé

Season #9

Qiddist Ashé is a birth doula-turned-radical birth keeper who, after years of witnessing hospital birth, made the  switch to supporting women outside of the system.   It was in following the lead of her womb...
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Written in the Stars: Mallory’s 4 Births

Season #9

After a standard, routine experience in the industrial birth system, Mallory knew there had to be more to birth than the hospital had to offer. Just before the birth of her fourth baby, Mallory broke up with her...
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Aligned with Nature: Nebila’s Freebirth

Season #9

Nebila admits that she began her mothering journey truly terrified of giving birth, assuming that she would just go in for the epidural straight away. But after her hospital birth, she wanted more. So Nebila stayed...
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