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Aligned Birth
The Aligned Birth Podcast was created from a desire to share our personal and professional stories and experiences. Dr. Shannon, a Prenatal Chiropractor and Doula Rachael a Birth Doula and Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator are excited to bring you meaningful conversations and interviews about topics surrounding pregnancy and birth to motherhood and the importance of a healthy body and mind through it all. Our goal is to bring you fun, interesting, and helpful conversations that excite you and make you want to learn more. We hope what we share will make an impact and help someone else along their journey. We believe that when you are aligned in body, mind, and your intuition, you can conquer anything!
Episodes
173 episodes
Ep 172: Evolving Together: The Aligned Birth Podcast's New Journey
In this special episode, we’re thrilled to share some exciting changes coming to The Aligned Birth Podcast. We’re transitioning to a new seasonal structure, complete with intentional breaks for rest and creativity. This shift will allow us to d...
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Episode 172
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Ep 171: Rest & Resilience: Thriving Through Motherhood
In this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael explore the often-overlooked but essential aspect of self-care: rest. Rest is much more than just sleep—it's a holistic practice that encompasses physical, mental, emotional, sensory, c...
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Episode 171
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1:26:23
Ep 170: Taking a Holistic Approach to Postpartum Care: Interview with CPM Brenda Parrish
In this episode Dr. Shannon interviews Brenda Parrish, a certified professional midwife, about midwifery care and postpartum care. Brenda shares her journey into midwifery, her passion for providing mothers with the kind of birth experience she...
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Episode 170
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53:41
Ep 169: Strength in Motherhood: Resilience Through Pregnancy and Birth
Stress can play a complex role in our lives—while certain types of stress, like eustress (good stress), can be beneficial, chronic stress can have negative impacts on your physical and emotional well-being. In this episode, Doula Rachael and Dr...
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Episode 169
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1:16:58
Ep 168: Postpartum Preparation
Rebroadcast 143.We spend so much time during pregnancy focusing on labor and birth. We get it. That’s where most of the fear and the unknown occurs, during labor and birth. It would make sense to focus on that. However, ...
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Episode 168
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44:31
Ep 167: Birth Expectations: Bridging the Gap
In today’s episode, Doula Rachael and Dr. Shannon discuss managing expectations as it pertains to birth (and beyond). As a doula and a prenatal chiropractor, we are intimately involved in helping women navigate not only the physical side of bir...
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Episode 167
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53:29
Ep 166: How to Labor at Home as Long as Possible
Rebroadcast of ep 124:As you near the end of your pregnancy, and if you’re planning to birth at a hospital, then you might be wondering “when during my labor, do I need to go to the hospital?” In this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Ra...
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Episode 166
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1:06:12
Ep 165: Pushing Positions: Empowering Choices in Childbirth
This conversation explores the importance of pushing positions during labor and childbirth. Doula Rachael and Dr. Shannon discuss the myth of a single pushing position and emphasize the benefits of using gravity and changing positions. They hig...
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Episode 165
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52:31
Ep 164: How to Process Fear and Doubt During Birth
Rebroadcast of episode 126Birth has a way of transforming us. Bringing forth new life requires us to dig deep, to find a part of ourselves that is bigger than ourselves, that you may not even know you have, that asks you to surrender ...
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Episode 164
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37:06
Ep 163: Birthing Bliss: Nurturing Your Ideal Labor Environment
During labor, a beautiful dance occurs between oxytocin, endorphins, adrenaline, and cortisol. The body's innate wisdom craves calmness, peace, safety, and security, which helps labor progress more smoothly and allows hormones to work efficient...
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Episode 163
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32:29
Ep 162: Can Pregnancy and Birth Impact Infant Development?
Rebroadcast of Episode 146: Birth not only impacts mom, but baby as well. In this episode, Doula Rachael and Dr. Shannon chat about specific questions she asks during her pediatric chiropractic exams and why those questions are important....
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Episode 161
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48:19
Ep 161: Asking Questions Isn't Questioning Your Care
In this episode of the Aligned Birth Podcast, Doula Rachael discusses effective communication with your birth team and managing expectations. The main topics covered include building your birth team, effective communication strategies, managing...
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Episode 161
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Ep 160: Haven Miscarriage Clinic - interview with founder Hannah Meurer, CNM
In this episode of the Aligned Birth Podcast, Dr. Shannon interviews Hannah Meurer, a certified nurse midwife and founder of Haven Miscarriage Clinic. They discuss the need for a specialized clinic for early pregnancy loss and the lack of suppo...
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Episode 160
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50:19
Ep 159: Surrogacy Birth Story with Dr. Lotem
Dr. Lotem Schulke, a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor in the metro-Atlanta area joins us on the show today to share her surrogacy journey. We talk about:Her decision to become a surrogateThe entire process from fin...
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Episode 159
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1:15:56
Ep 158: Myth-Busting Prenatal and Pediatric Chiropractic Care
In this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael discuss and myth-bust some common misconceptions about prenatal and pediatric chiropractic care. They address concerns about the safety and forcefulness of chiropractic adjustments for babies and p...
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Episode 158
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27:19
Ep 157: Connection Between Your Jaw and Your Pelvis
In this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael discuss the connection between the jaw and the pelvic floor. They provide an anatomy lesson, explaining the embryological and anatomical connections between the jaw and the pelvis. They also discus...
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Episode 157
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1:06:15
Ep 156: How to Push - Interview with Pelvic Floor PT Dr. Amanda Shipley
In this episode of the Aligned Birth Podcast, Dr. Shannon and guest Dr. Amanda Shipley discuss the muscles of the pelvic floor and their role in pushing during labor and birth. They emphasize the importance of pelvic floor physical therapy and ...
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Episode 156
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50:27
Ep 155: Embracing Your Feminine Cycle
In this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael discuss the feminine cycle and how to embrace and honor it. They cover topics such as menstruation, the follicular phase, and ovulation. They emphasize the importance of understanding and tracking ...
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Episode 155
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1:03:53
Ep 154: The Importance of Processing Your Birth Story - Interview with full spectrum doula and therapist Imani Byers-Quarterman
In this episode, Dr. Shannon and Imani Byers-Quarterman discuss the importance of processing your birth story, whether it goes according to plan or not. They emphasize the need to create a birth plan or preference list, while also acknowl...
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Episode 154
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57:20
Ep 153: Spinning Babies Activities for a Smoother Pregnancy and Birth
In this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael discuss the concept of Spinning Babies. They explain the main principles of balance, movement, and gravity, and how these principles can help optimize fetal positioning and promote efficient labor....
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Episode 153
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56:28
Ep 152: Birth Stories and Postpartum Support with Caitlin (prenatal and postpartum fitness specialist)
In this episode, Dr. Shannon interviews Caitlin Wimberly, a certified nutrition coach and personal trainer, about her experiences with prenatal and postpartum fitness. Caitlin shares: her birth histories and her support systems...
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Episode 152
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56:19
Ep 151: Hug Your Hormones: Key players in pregnancy and birth
In this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael discuss key pregnancy hormones and their roles in conception, pregnancy, and labor. They emphasize the importance of honoring and understanding these hormones to support a healthy and empowered pre...
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Episode 151
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36:28
Ep 150: Birth Stories and Newborn Chiro Care with Dr. Twila
In this episode of the Aligned Birth podcast, Dr. Shannon interviews Dr. Twila Blossom Jones, a chiropractor and mother of three. They discuss: Dr. Twila's journey into chiropractic, her experiences with pregnancy and birth, an...
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Episode 150
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49:15
Ep 149: How to Time Contractions and Why it is Helpful
In this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael discuss labor contractions. They explain what contractions are, how to differentiate between Braxton Hicks and real contractions, and how to time contractions. They also discuss the importance of u...
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Episode 149
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35:07
Ep 148: Matrescence (the process of becoming a mother) - Interview with counselor Kristina Tucker
The process of becoming a mother, matresence. Much like the process of becoming a teenager and adolescence, there are chemical, physical, and emotional changes that occur as we become a mother. In this episode, Dr. Shannon chats wit...
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Episode 148
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1:25:14