Lee Franzen
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I did not get along well with the other midwives and we had a lot of disagreements. Some of them were about issues of safety and we butted heads enough times. And at some point they decided to get rid of me. And so the three of them voted me out. I felt like I should be upset about being voted out, and yet I mostly felt relief.
I did not get along well with the other midwives and we had a lot of disagreements. Some of them were about issues of safety and we butted heads enough times. And at some point they decided to get rid of me. And so the three of them voted me out. I felt like I should be upset about being voted out, and yet I mostly felt relief.
I did not get along well with the other midwives and we had a lot of disagreements. Some of them were about issues of safety and we butted heads enough times. And at some point they decided to get rid of me. And so the three of them voted me out. I felt like I should be upset about being voted out, and yet I mostly felt relief.
The only part that I hated was that I had numerous clients that were due to give birth at the birth center. When I was forced out of the birth center that I had founded with three partners, the first thing I did was figure out how to go finish my bachelor's degree. I had attended a couple years of community college and then I had gone to midwifery school and gotten my associates in midwifery.
The only part that I hated was that I had numerous clients that were due to give birth at the birth center. When I was forced out of the birth center that I had founded with three partners, the first thing I did was figure out how to go finish my bachelor's degree. I had attended a couple years of community college and then I had gone to midwifery school and gotten my associates in midwifery.
The only part that I hated was that I had numerous clients that were due to give birth at the birth center. When I was forced out of the birth center that I had founded with three partners, the first thing I did was figure out how to go finish my bachelor's degree. I had attended a couple years of community college and then I had gone to midwifery school and gotten my associates in midwifery.
I went back to school and once I was out of that world, I was able to be a little bit more honest with myself about how I felt and thought about my experiences, the more I thought about it, the more I was just really, really glad that I was out of there and doing something else. So I stopped attending births right away and never really looked back.
I went back to school and once I was out of that world, I was able to be a little bit more honest with myself about how I felt and thought about my experiences, the more I thought about it, the more I was just really, really glad that I was out of there and doing something else. So I stopped attending births right away and never really looked back.
I went back to school and once I was out of that world, I was able to be a little bit more honest with myself about how I felt and thought about my experiences, the more I thought about it, the more I was just really, really glad that I was out of there and doing something else. So I stopped attending births right away and never really looked back.
When I graduated from midwifery school, I knew that I wanted to open my own birth center. I was researching and trying to put together a solid plan. I ran across a blog on the internet that was critical of home birth midwifery and It talked a lot about the dangers of giving birth at home. And I had never seen this kind of information before. I had just graduated. I had big plans.
When I graduated from midwifery school, I knew that I wanted to open my own birth center. I was researching and trying to put together a solid plan. I ran across a blog on the internet that was critical of home birth midwifery and It talked a lot about the dangers of giving birth at home. And I had never seen this kind of information before. I had just graduated. I had big plans.
When I graduated from midwifery school, I knew that I wanted to open my own birth center. I was researching and trying to put together a solid plan. I ran across a blog on the internet that was critical of home birth midwifery and It talked a lot about the dangers of giving birth at home. And I had never seen this kind of information before. I had just graduated. I had big plans.
And yet this information was not something that I felt I could ignore. So I started reading it and I decided that I was going to use it to make me a safer practitioner. I do think it made me a safer practitioner, but it wasn't enough to make me want to quit. It was enough to make me want to be better. When I was forced out, I already had a lot of knowledge about what was going on.
And yet this information was not something that I felt I could ignore. So I started reading it and I decided that I was going to use it to make me a safer practitioner. I do think it made me a safer practitioner, but it wasn't enough to make me want to quit. It was enough to make me want to be better. When I was forced out, I already had a lot of knowledge about what was going on.
And yet this information was not something that I felt I could ignore. So I started reading it and I decided that I was going to use it to make me a safer practitioner. I do think it made me a safer practitioner, but it wasn't enough to make me want to quit. It was enough to make me want to be better. When I was forced out, I already had a lot of knowledge about what was going on.
In school, I decided to do a deeper dive. I was studying psychology. And I was very interested in how people evaluate evidence and make decisions for themselves and their healthcare. So I used that as inspiration for my honors thesis. I wrote what basically amounted to a short book about my experiences and about my developing understanding
In school, I decided to do a deeper dive. I was studying psychology. And I was very interested in how people evaluate evidence and make decisions for themselves and their healthcare. So I used that as inspiration for my honors thesis. I wrote what basically amounted to a short book about my experiences and about my developing understanding
In school, I decided to do a deeper dive. I was studying psychology. And I was very interested in how people evaluate evidence and make decisions for themselves and their healthcare. So I used that as inspiration for my honors thesis. I wrote what basically amounted to a short book about my experiences and about my developing understanding
of why people choose to have their babies at home with midwives and why midwives do what they do. Once I had written all of that, I tried to connect with other like-minded people and I was able to find people online that were supportive and were able to guide me and suggested that I turn that project into a blog.
of why people choose to have their babies at home with midwives and why midwives do what they do. Once I had written all of that, I tried to connect with other like-minded people and I was able to find people online that were supportive and were able to guide me and suggested that I turn that project into a blog.