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

From C-Section, to Medwives, to Freebirth: The Journey of Pam Choosing Herself

Season #3

Today we are joined by Pam, who shares the powerful discovery of her own maternal power. After a forced c section because she and her baby were both surely too big, she knew what had happened was wrong and it could...
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The Lessons of Conscious Conception, Spirit Babies, and Freebirth

Season #3

We are celebrating two incredible things with this week’s episode, Nancy’s recent freebirth, and the launch of her latest course, Conscious Conception: Welcoming Your Spirit Baby Home. We get into both incredible...
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Doing The Work To Own Your Birth: Clarke's Inspiring First Birth

Season #3

Today we have a special episode with a first time mom in our community. Clarke found a registered midwife to attend her that also held willingness to center the mother, in her entirety. I thought this story was worth...
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Carlita's Freebirth During Global Lockdown

Season #3

Left feeing unsatisfied with the total lack of support she received from her midwife the first time around, Carlita knew with her next pregnancy that she’d be doing it alone, on her own terms. Supported by her...
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Guided By The Blue Light Of Loss And Love: Sadie's Story

Season #3

This week I’m joined by Sadie, a new mother that just free birthed her first full term child not long ago. Sadie first, a few years ago, experienced a pregnancy loss late in her second trimester and chose to stay home...
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Authentic Midwifery: Lilly's Discovery of Birth Work As Shamanism

Season #3

Concluding our Radical Birth Keeper Series we have an experienced traditional birth attendant, Lilly. Lilly was trained as a medical midwife and quickly came to learn she would be no such provider. Instead, she found...
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Stepping Into Radical Responsibility with Leisa Masters

Season #3

This week on the show we have the lovely Leisa Masters, a radical birth keeper in Australia. As Leisa shares her journey from doula to coach, we get into the doula climate, money, integrity, and she describes the...
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Saying Yes To Sisterhood: Kate's Journey Into Radical Birth Keeping

Season #3

This week I have Kate on the show, who shares her story of leaving behind her doula path for something that felt more in alignment with her integrity; midwifery outside the system. Kate also tells the gorgeous story...
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Beyond Complicity: Birth Work Outside The System

Season #3

April is Radical Birth Keeper Month! Every Friday in April we will journey through a different woman's story of her becoming a radical birth keeper. Today I am joined by a dear friend of mine, Isabella. Isabella was a...
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The Challenges of Being A Human Rights Activist with Jennifer Lahl

Season #3

This week I invite Jennifer Lahl on the show, who is the Founder and President for the Center for Bioethics and Culture, based in San Francisco. She’s also a documentary producer, having created important films like...
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Choosing Awareness Over Fear: An Offering For These Times

Season #3

I am joined today by Nancy Lucina, our in-house shamanic facilitator and spiritual guide. Today we check in with Nancy to hear what she has to share on how to tune into a love filled frequency during these stressful...
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If A Cat Can Do It, I Can Too: Simone's Freebirth

Season #3

Today I have my friend Simone on the show who tells us the story of her first baby that was born free, outside under a tree, in Mexico. Simone came to choose free birth from watching her own cat give birth, and tells...
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