The BIRTHFIT Podcast
Episodes
165: Lindsey Mathews, Lindsay Mumma, Embo
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We've received so many questions regarding cost of birth, whether that's home vs hospital, midwife costs, doula costs, etc. Your three hosts break in ...
164: Kristin Stone
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin Stone of BIRTHFIT DC shares her story with Embo and Mumma about how she found BIRTHFIT and how she went from a seminar attendee to a BIRTHFIT ...
163: Leah Barto
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leah Barto is a mom, a wife, BIRTHFIT Houston Regional Director, BIRTHFIT Coach Seminar Staff, and a birth doula. On this episode Leah shares her jour...
162: Ainslie Kehler, Ph.D
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ainslie Kehler has her PhD in Exercise Behavioral Science and more specifically reproductive health. In this episode Ainslie and Lindsey discuss s...
161: Embo & Brittany Anderson
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Embo shares her preconception journey and then she and Brittany, the BIRTHFIT Nashville RD, a women's heath nurse practitioner, and a mercier therapis...
160: Ann Palmquist
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ann is a wife, mother, BIRTHFIT mom, and member of the LGBTQ community. She sat down with Dr. Mumma to share her journey into parenthood alongside her...
159: Jessica Hawkins, CEO and Founder of Harper and Soul Provisions
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Shortly after having her daughter, Harper, Jess was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder and several food allergies. Jess had to eliminate many thing...
158: Will and Jenny Peddie
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Jenny Peddie share the story of the birth and early childhood life of their daughter and first child, Carter. This love story of learning to ...
157: Dr. Maura Moynihan
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Maura Moynihan is a mother of four, a wife, a Doctor of Chiropractic, a healer, and a community creator. On this episode Maura gets into how she b...
156: Claudia Schwartze
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Claudia is a BIRTHFIT NC mom of three living in Raleigh. She sat down with Lindsay Mumma to share some of her journey into motherhood, which is not a ...
155: Summit Review with Dr. Lindsey Mathews and Child Development with Dr. Erica Boland
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Erica Boland is a mother of 4, a wife, a Dr. of Chiropractic, a Birth Doula and the BIRTHFIT Wisconsin Regional Director. Erica graces us with her...
154: Melanie Lim
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
153: Leslie Lasher
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leslie is an attorney who practices employment law. She discusses the necessary conversations and steps to take for working women and their employers ...
152: Juan Guadarrama
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Juan is a father, husband, coach. Juan is dedicated to his family, coaching career, and his personal development. He is a mover and shaker in the stre...
151: Jessica Criswell-Agate
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica is a mom, wife, and a connector of humans. She is a key leader at lululemon. Jessica shares her challenging transition into motherhood with se...
150: Melissa Williams
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa is a labor and delivery nurse in Troy, Missouri, a personal trainer, and a BIRTHFIT Coach. Melissa shares how discovering BIRTHFIT and attendi...
149: Rock Your Bliss: Jacki Carr and Mary Beth LaRue
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jacki Carr and Mary Beth LaRue are mothers and business owners. They co-founded and co-lead a company called Rock Your Bliss. Like us all, each has a ...
148: Kate Northrup and Mike Watts pt.2
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
PART 2: Kate and Mike are married, they share a business, and have two children together. In this episode, Kate and Mike share about their roadtrip tu...
147: Kate Northrup and Mike Watts pt.1
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
PART 1: Kate and Mike are married, they share a business, and have two children together. In this episode, Kate and Mike share about their roadtrip tu...
146: Emily Horn
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Emily is a wife, mom, massage therapist (including Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy), and a BIRTHFIT Coach. She shares about her life and r...
145: Carolyn Freyer-Jones
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Carolyn is a mom, a professional coach, and University of Santa Monica Masters in Spiritual Psychology graduate. On this episode, Carolyn shares her p...
144: Melissa Hemphill
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Hemphill shares her story of how baby #4 entered this world. As a captain in the Air Force, Seminar Director, and mother, Magic Mel wears many...
143: Crystal Karges
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Crystal is a mother of five, a registered dietitian nutritionist with a masters degree in nutritional science, and a lactation consultant. Crystal sha...
142: Dr. Alex Earl
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alex Earl is the Co-Founder of Midwest Rehab Institute. He also runs his own active life practice in the greater Chicago area. Dr. Alex coordinate...
141: Jenna Somich
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jenna is a new mom, a BIRTHFIT Coach at BIRTHFIT NC, and a RIE nanny. She has a lifetime of athletic endeavors, a love of movement, and a heart for in...
140: Betsey Armstrong
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Betsey is an is an American water polo goalkeeper, who won a Gold medal with the United States Women's National Water polo team at the 2012 Olympics i...
139: Lily Nichols
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lily Nichols is the author of Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes as well as a Registered Dietician. Lily will be speaking ...
138: Dr. Allison Oswald
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Allison Oswald, PT, DPT, WCS, CPT had the foresight to focus on an area of wellness, which until recently was not as widely known among our cultur...
137: Annemarie Annese
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Annemarie is an herbalist, doula, mom, wife, and the Front Office Manager at Triangle Chiropractic and Rehab (Dr. Mumma's office). Her knowledge and i...
136: Dr. Irene Tobias
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Irene Tobias works as a researcher in Dr. Andy Galpin's muscle physiology lab. This is a follow up episode to one she did with us over a year and ...
135: Marnie Breecker
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Marnie is a licenced marriage and family therapist and specializes in sex addiction who owns her own practice in LA. Marnie shares her unbelievable st...
134: Evolution
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this BIRTHFIT Podcast, Lindsey Mathews, BIRTHFIT CEO & Founder, shares that she will be in Austin, TX for this next year as she goes through her ow...
133: Lindsay Mumma
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay Mumma is a doctor of chiropractic, mother, wife, and BIRTHFIT NC Regional Director. She is also BIRTHFIT's COO! Lindsay and Lindsey discuss th...
132: Codie Oliver
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Codie is a mom, a wife, and co-creator of Black Love on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Codie has a two year old and recently found out she is having twin ...
131: Emily Schroom
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Emily is a serial entrepreneur. She's the brilliant human behind the bags at Evolved Motion. In fact, we loved the bags so much we said 'YES' to a col...
130: Embo
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is third and final episode in Embo's birth series. Inside this episode, Embo shares about her first forty days, food intake, and what transitioni...
128: Mia Grant
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mia Grant is a mother of three grown children and grandmother of five. She works as a registered nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and ...
127: Nicole Jardim
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Know as "The Period Girl", Nicole is a Certified Women's Health and Functional Nutrition Coach specializing in hormonal and reproductive health. She t...
126: Amy VanHaren
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amy VanHaren is the found of the Pumpspotting App. She came up with the idea for the pumpspotting app while traveling for work after returning to work...
Lindsey Mathews, BIRTHFIT CEO
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsey Mathews, BIRTHFIT Founder and CEO shares changing in branding that is naturally happening through the evolution and growth of BIRHTFIT. Lindse...
125: Dr. Meissa Beard
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Merissa Beard is the Regional Director for BIRTHFIT Conway, Arkansas. She is a doctor of chiropractic, a strength and conditioning coach, a wife, ...
124: Elizabeth Bachner
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Bachner is a certified professional midwife and clinic director of GraceFull Birthing Center in Los Angeles. In this talk, she breaks down t...
123: Jen Racioppi
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer is a Duke Certified Integrative Health Coach, a Board Certified Holistic Health Counselor, a Registered Yoga Teacher, a Women's Hormonal Heal...
122: Dear Diary with Leah Barto and Mel Hemphill
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
BIRTHFIT Coach Seminar Director, Melissa Hemphill, and Regional Director for BIRTHFIT Houston, Leah Barto, fly to England for a BIRTHFIT Coach Seminar...
121: Tracie Enis
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tracie is the founder of the National Black Doulas Association. Tracie began her career in the Birth Doula field in 2000 after her second child was bo...
120: Emily Graham
14 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Emily navigates the depths of her own body, with the support of her birth team: her husband Jason, her midwife Carey, and her mother Judy. You are inv...
119: Elise DeCamp
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Elise is the BIRTHFIT Pugent Sound Regional Director. Three months after she gave birth to her third child she was diagnosed with breast cancer. E...
118: Deb Kern
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Deb Kern is a nurse, health educator, physical trainer and Ph.D health scientist. She has taught hundreds of women how to nurture their body templ...
117: Emily and Michael Stanwyck
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Emily and Michael share the homebirth story. Emily's pregnancy lasted 41 weeks and few days. Emily and Michael share how they kept calm in the last fe...
116: Rachel Tenpenny
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel is a mother of four. She has two livign sons, and her twin daughters died at a few weeks old in the summer of 2008. Rachel and her sister Cryst...
115: Dr. Alyssa Berlin
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alyssa Berlin is a clinical psychologist specializing in pregnancy, postpartum and parenting. She offers private counseling for women individually...
114: Lorena Garcia
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lorena received an MBA in finance and has always been an entrepreneur at heart. She first realized her love for business and entrepreneurship while ha...
113: Light Watkins
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Light Watkins is a breath of fresh air in this world. As a boy from Alabama who always believed in bigger things, the hustle and bustle of city life, ...
112: Dear Diary
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsey Mathews, CEO and Founder of BIRTHFIT, shares behind the scenes moments at the BIRTHFIT Summit. She literally shares details about each day of ...
111: Embo
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Russak is the Co-Director for BIRTHFIT West Los Angeles. She is a strength and conditioning coach and birth doula. She has been with BIRTHFIT si...
110: Madeline Anderson
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Madeline is a labor and delivery nurse, studying midwifery, and co-founder of Mama Packs for Kenya. In this episode, she shares all about her trip to ...
109: Joe and Serenity Carr
29 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Joe and Serenity Carr discovered there was a need for real baby food. For the past two years, Joe and Serenity have been doing research and developmen...
108: Adrien and Landon Adams
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Adrien and Landon own CrossFit Round Rock. They have been together for 12 years and married for 4. As of two years ago, neither wanted children and we...
107: Tracy Cuthlow
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tracy is the author of the international bestseller Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science. She's a writer, public speaker, editor...
106: Juan Guadarrama
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Juan is a father, entrepeneuer, and strength and conditioning coach at DEUCE Gym in Venice, CA. Juan followed his passion and started learning more ab...
105: Katie Bressack
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Katie is an award winning holistic health coach who specializes in women's hormonal health. She helps women prepare their bodies for pregnancy, increa...
104: Morgane Veronique Richardson
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Morgane isi the Director of the NYC Doula Collective. She is also a DONA certified birth doula, Certified Breastfeeding Counselor, Childbirth Educator...
103: Natalie Sager
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Natalie is the Modern Hippie Mama and co-author of a new book coming out titled The Peaceful Mama: The Mind, Body, and Baby Connection. Natalie is als...
102: Ayelet Marinovich
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ayelet is an early communication expert. She is a pediatric speech-language pathologist, a singer, parent educator, theater person, story teller, and ...
101: Nicole Schneider, Owner of Global NLP Training
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Schneider is the founder and owner of Global NLP Training. NLP stands for NeuroLinguistic Programming. In this episode, Lindsey connects with h...
100: Nick Horowski, doctor of physical therapy
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nick is a doctor of physical therapist, dad of two, husband, and student of life. He's also furthered his education with the CHEK Institute. In this e...
99: Cameron Sorsby, COO Praxis
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Camerson Sorsby is the COO of a an education start up called Praxis. Praxis is a unique, direct route straight into a career of your curiosity. Praxis...
98: Lily Nichols RDN, CDE
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietician/ Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidenced-based prenatal ...
97: Cathy Rude
20 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cathy Rude a midwife and co-founder of Katy Birth Center in Texas. She has been a practicing midwife for over thirty years. In this episode, Cathy sha...
96: Jaxson Appel
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jaxson Appel is the CEO of Jaxson Appel Speed and Agility Training. JASAT is located just outside of Houston, TX. Jaxson and his team coach male and f...
95: Brittany, Blake, Vin, and Nula Hatcher
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Hatchers give a little glimpse into their life as a family of four that was dealt the cancer card for Vinchenzo, three years old. Embracing the jo...
94: Brittany Anderson
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Brittany Anderson is a women's health nurse practitioner and Regional Director of BIRTHFIT Nashville. Through much of her own journey, including bulem...
93: Jennifer Mercier
09 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jennifer Mercier is the creator Mercier Therapy. She has a background and training as a Massage Therapist, Naturopath and Midwife. Mercier therapy...
92: Dan Bronstein
02 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Bronstein is a doctor of chiropractic. His passion lies in caring for children and families. As a chiropractor, he has performed research and writ...
91: Dr. Lindsey Mathews, Dr. Erica Boland, and Magic Mel
19 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
LAST EPISODE of 2017! In the final episode of 2017, we basically let you in on the slumbar party we had during the final coach seminar in Chicago. But...
90: Megan Postpartum Doula
12 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Megan is a DONA Trained and Certified Postpartum Doula in San Diego. Her love for comforting mothers and supporting families started with the birth an...
89: Jill from RIE
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jill Lee from RIE was a guest speaker at the BIRTHFIT Summit 2017. She shares her personal story and a bit about RIE. Resources for Infant Educarers®...
88: Alex Earl
21 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alex Earl is the Clinic Director at Active Health & Restoration, and the co-founder of Midwest Rehabilitation Institute, which specializes in post...
87: "I'm Pregnant. Now what can I do at the gym?"
14 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this live episode from the BIRTHFIT Summit, Regional Director answer this question as to how to game plan for your pregnancy and what to consider. ...
86: What do you know about The Pill?
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is a live episode from the annual BIRTHFIT Summit. In this episode, Regional Directors from all across the United States discuss their experience...
85: Irene Tobias
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Irene Tobias works as a researcher in Dr. Andy Galpin's muscle physiology lab. She shares about the latest research they are doing in the lab, wh...
84: Lane Gauntt
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Lane Gauntt is the BIRTHFIT Regional Director for Volusia County in central Florida. We talk sex and masterbation, and get into how to re-introduce se...
83: Mark Krassner
17 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mark is the founder of Expectful, which is a meditation app designed specifically for the woman in the motherhood transition. In this episode, we get ...
82: Modern Mamas
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is a podcast in which our Founder, Dr. Lindsey Mathews was a guest on and is a really great general episode for those that are new to BIRTHFIT.
81: Female Business Owners Vol. 6 of the BIRTHFIT Summit 2017
03 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is a live episode from the annual BIRTHFIT Summit. A number of the BIRTHFIT Regional Directors share their experiences as female business owners....
80: The Four Pillars Vol. 5 of the BIRTHFIT Summit 2017
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Over the next few months we will have podcasts in the form of a live discussion from the stage of annual BIRTHFIT Summit. In today's episode, we have...
79: Candace Gesicki and Erica Boland
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsey talks with Dr candace Gesicki of BIRTHFIT cleverness and Dr erica Boland of BIRTHFIT Wisconsin
78: Melissa Henig
12 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Henig talks with Lindsey about the the benefits of a raw paleo diet. Melissa is a Health and Lifestyle Coach, with expertise in holistic well...
77: Chris Tate
05 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the BIRTHFIT podcast Lindsey is in Colorado and has a special guest Chris Tate. Chris is a life coach and believes true happiness a...
76: Logan Gelbrich - Vol 4 of the BIRTHFIT Summit 2017
29 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Logan Gelbrich speaks at the BIRTHFIT summit 2017.
75: Dr. Milo Chavira - Vol 3 of the BIRTHFIT Summit 2017
22 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Milo Chavira speaks at the BIRTHFIT summit 2017.
74: Carl Paoli - Vol 2 of the BIRTHFIT Summit 2017
15 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Carl Paoli was the first speaker at the 2017 BIRTHFIT summit. He talks about his journey with BIRTHFIT and why you should respect all styles of moveme...
73: Elizabeth Bachner - Vol 1 of the BIRTHFIT Summit 2017
08 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Bachner speaks live at the BIRTHFIT summit. Elizabeth is the founder of Gracefull Birthing Center shares her experience in the birthing worl...
72: Shane and kianne Farmer
01 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Shane and kianne Farmer talk about their birth journey of their new baby girl.
71: Dr. Tracey Eischeid
18 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tracey Eischeid is on this episode of the BIRTHFIT podcast. Dr. Tracey is the BIRTHFIT regional director for Lincoln Nebraska. she shares her care...
70: Henci Goer
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the BIRTHFIT podcast Dr. Lindsey Mathews welcomes Henci Goer. Henci is an American author who writes about pregnancy and childbirt...
69: Laura Bruner
04 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Bruner calls into the show to share her life jouney and birth story. Laura is founder of a food blog called radicalroots.com, she is the regiona...
68: Crossover Show with The Chief Life Podcast
27 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this crossover show with The Chief Life Podcast. Get to know more about BIRTHFIT and where it's going.
67: Jocelyn Brown
20 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jocelyn Brown talks about her midwife journey. She also shares her views on heath care system and she talks about how her philosophy on birth has chan...
66: BIRTHFIT Webinar with Dr. Erica Boland
06 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this very special episode of the BIRTHFIT podcast Dr. Erica Boland hosts the first webinar. Erica goes over diastasis recti abdominis, Urinary in...