My Birth Stories - Podcast with Healthy Balanced Birth

I met Olivia a few years back, before she was expecting. She was starting her journey into becoming a doula and I always love to create new connections. Olivia created Healthy Balanced Birth and she also started her podcast as she was expecting her baby girl.

She reached out to me a few weeks ago asking if I was interested in sharing my birth stories and my work over in her Podcast. I won’t deny it, I had to think it through… “I hate my voice, do I really want to be recorded?”, yup, the type of thoughts that came to my mind based on past experiences hehe. I decided to do it. Not only do I love to chat about birth, but Olivia and I have shared tons of beautiful experiences together that I felt it was going to be lovely.

My sister was able to take this picture of him while he was in the nursery, they didn't bring him to me for 4 hours :(.

My oldest-4 hours after he was born. The first picture I was able to take of him :(.

At this point I had been in labor for about 2 hours. My brother was able to use my camera and take pictures for us.

After 4 hours of labor, I got to hold him and learn he was a boy. This was the moment we were helped back to the bed.

In the podcast, I share my hospital-based experience (a bit traumatic I may add), my home birth experience, and what made me become a birth photographer.

Hope you all enjoy it! <3