The Renegade Mama
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Natalie Rees Homebirth Conference Speech 2023 : Taking Radical Responsibility
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wow - here we are at the last episode of season 3! I was pondering what I should do for the last episode and then I thought - a lot of people have bee...
Why I chose freebirth after the hospital nearly killed my baby
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to Fiona about about her two vastly different births. For her first Fiona found out via ultrasound that her babies organs we...
Prue Singh - How My Addictions, Cancer and Vaccine Reaction Led Me To Freebirth
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to Prue about the wild ride that led her to freebirth. Starting at 14 Prue started dabbling in drugs and alcohol. By her 20’...
Freebirth Right From The Start - Thanks To The Path My Mother Laid.
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Cass about her 2 freebirths. I love a story where first time Mums freebirth. Cass herself was born at home and we hear ...
From Losing Her First Baby In Hospital to Freebirthing Her Last - Eight Babies Later!
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to mother of eight Elise. After losing her first (and only girl) in a hospital birth, Elise was devastated. She talks us thr...
Footy and Freebirth: Things Your Husband Needs To Know For A Blissful Birth
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with my brother Alex and sister in law Laura about the freebirth of their second child Georgia. Having had a private midwife...
Here’s The Benefit Of Freebirth!
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As many of you are aware, in the mainstream media recently there has been a great deal of interest in freebirth. With numerous sensationalist articles...
10 Reasons Why We Homeschool and Why You Might Want To Consider It Too
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show my husband Oliver Wenn and I discuss 10 reasons why we homeschool and why you might want to too. In recent years the new wave of h...
My Perfect ‘High Risk’ Freebirth
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to the wonderful and bubbly Sarah. Hailing from Ireland - Sarah is a natural story teller and you just won’t be able to st...
Moran Liviani - Deciding to Freebirth Literally at the Last Minute (While in Labour!)
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to experienced doula and Mama of 3 Moran. Originally hailing from Israel - Moran fell pregnant with her first at 24 (nearly ...
Christie Murray - Creating a New Paradigm Through the Way We Birth and What Media We and Our Children Consume
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to the wonderful Christie about her own freebirth as well as the launch of her children’s book about undisturbed birth - ‘...
My accidental freebirth and how I become a freebirth Doula
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to freebirth doula and Mama of 2 Olivia. After a traumatic hospital birth with her first, Olivia decided to have a homebirth...
Sharon Robinson - Radical Registered Midwife
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with radical registered midwife Sharon Robinson. Hailing from the US, Sharon tells us of her training in Brooklyn, New York ...
Jas Summerfield - A breech freebirth
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to Jas - mother of 5 and ex-midwife. Some of you may also know Jas from her popular Instagram account - Chasing The Summerfi...
Gloria Lemay - The grandmother of birth
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to the phenomenal Gloria Le May. Gloria is a ex-midwife turned birth attendant after the Canadian government co-opted the wo...
Reanne’s Redemptive Freebirth VBAC
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to the wonderful, mother of 3, Reanne Waddell. Reanne came into this world at 27 weeks via c-section after her mother had a ...
Why I wouldn’t be a surrogate again even though I had an overall positive experience
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Hayley Wilson about her journey to surrogacy. Hayley had two children of her own and decided she wanted to experience h...
Christie McInerney - When you partner believes in you freebirthing more than you do
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to Christie about her home birth and subsequent freebirth on her partners family farm in New Zealand. Although her first bir...
Emma Usmar - A Confident First Time Freebirther - Generation Z Represent!
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to the gorgeous and young first time Mama Emma. Hailing from Burma Emma grew up in a world of pathology with both her parent...
Ex-Midwife Norafiah Lever - Saying good bye to the system and hello to her integrity.
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak my good friend and now ex-midwife Norafiah Lever. Norafiah is a picture of integrity and vibrancy. She used to tell me every...
From Two Hospital Inductions To An Incredible Freebirth
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with mother of 3 Mary Allen. After becoming a Doula, understanding real birth and seeing the abuse that occurred in hospital...
Jamie Purdy - 2 unnecessary caesareans and 2 freebirths
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Jamie about the freebirth of her fourth child. After 2 unnecessary caesarean’s - Jaime had a left the system at 30 we...
Emily Lal - My (almost) pain free freebirth
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with The Authentic Birth - Emily Lal. Em talks us through her (almost) pain free freebirth. She says in retrospect, she attr...
Fin McKenna Fox - A Dad’s (often lack of) Rite of Passage in Fatherhood
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Fin McKenna Fox from the The Grounded Masculine. Fin is a father of 3, podcaster and empowerment coach for fathers. I g...
My IVF Freebirth Journey
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Aisha. Aisha is a birth worker, mother of 4 and strong Maori woman. After birthing her first in the hospital with a pri...
Asha - Type 1 Diabetic, First Baby Freebirth and Dealing With Child Protection
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I have first time mama Asha who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as an adult. Going into her first pregnancy she wanted a home bi...
Freebirth After 3 C-Sections; A Family Affair
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I have a family interview with Hikari, her husband Yohei and her gorgeous 12 year old daughter Haruko. Hikari hails from Japan and r...
Neala’s 20 Minute Surprise Twin Freebirth
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Neala about her surprise twin freebirth. Neala started her birth journey in the hospital with her first 3 babes but by ...
A freebirth outdoors under the stars; when simplicity is the key
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I finally get to tell you, together with my beautiful husband, Oliver Wenn, the story of the pregnancy and birth of our third child ...
Kim Anami - The connection between sexuality and birth and how our sexual energy is probably *the* most overlooked tool for developing intuition and learning how to surrender.
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to the ever popular Kim Anami. Kim is a holistic sex and relationship coach who also had a freebirth herself. I’ve been fo...
From a 4 day labour to a 3 hour labour - how alignment changed everything
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to Shona McFox. Shona was on the podcast last season and discussed her ‘accidental’ freebirth which was a long stop/star...
Midwife Norafiah Lever - Spirituality, ‘Mandates’ & To be or not to be (registered) is the question!
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to my beautiful friend and midwife - Norafiah Lever. Norafiah was my second episode in the first season and it was so fun to...
Natalie Rees - My Journey To Freebirth
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I invited my beautiful husband, Oliver Wenn to interview me and ask me about my journey to freebirth from my point of view. Oliver t...
Phoebe Reynolds - Freebirth; stepping fully into her power as a woman
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to Mama of 2 Phoebe Reynolds. Phoebe transitioned to a wild pregnancy at around 24 weeks after realising she would be spendi...
Sarah Saunders - Spirituality, Sisterhood, A Unicorn Midwife and Finding Freebirth
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to musician and Mama of two Sarah Saunders. Sarah planned to have her first child in the birth centre but promptly turned in...
Ep 24 : Peter Gray - How we need to learn to trust our kids again, why play matters and unschooling
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with research professor of psychology and neuroscience at Boston College and author of Free to Learn - Peter Gray. What I lo...
Catherine Bell: Birth Cartography, her 20 minute freebirth and accepting death as part of birth
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak will with Birth Cartographer, PhD Student and Freebirthing Mama Catherine Bell. Catherine’s concept of The Birth Map diffe...
Alisha Charles: Why your first time matters more than you think, why she doesn't vaccinate and getting creative in this new world
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Alisha Charles. Alisha is a mama of 1 and lives in NSW, Australia. For a few years prior to falling pregnant ALisha res...
Avalon Darnesh - Standing In Your Sovereignty In These Changing Times
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to Avalon Darnesh, who was my first guest from season one. Avalon describes herself as a visionary who is midwifing cultural...
Ex-Hospital Midwife and child health nurse turned freebirthing goddess
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with ex hospital midwife and ex-child health nurse Kimberely Rose. Kim now works in the somatic sex area as well as studying...
Freebirth VBA2C - How taking 100% responsibility led to my dream birth!
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to the oh so wonderful Jamie Purdey. After 2 c-section Jamie was determined to have a natural birth for her third. She booke...
Emma Penno - “My Non-event Freebirth” - How Simple Birth Can Be!
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Mama of 2 Emma Penno who lives in remote WA in Port Headland. Emma herself was a c-section baby and so were her 3 sibli...
Ashley Winning - Freebirth VBA2C, 3.1L Blood loss, High BMI and discrimination
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Ashley Winning who runs her own podcast The VBAC Homebirth Stories Podcast. Ashley after 2 caesareans free birthed her ...
Allyce Ananda - First baby freebirth, using your primal voice in labour and a partially retained placenta
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Allyce Ananda who describes herself as a expressionist, sound and vibrational healer and Mama Diviner. Allyce and I had...
Khristie Castledine - From C-section to Freebirth; two worlds apart
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Mama of 5 Khristie Castledine. Khristie says that she and her husband had their kids in two sets, the first two, then t...
Arisa Yura - Representing the underrepresented; Asian Australian Homebirthers
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with my good friend Arisa Yura. Arisa and I go way back and she was actually one of my bridesmaids! The reason I wanted to g...
Cat Price - What can disturb an undisturbed birth, social services and a desecrated postpartum
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Cat Price. Cat is a Mama of 2, an ex-midwifery student and more recently a birthkeeper. Cat had a wonderful first homeb...
Jess Anderson - Delivering my placenta 8 hours later & my intuitive freebirth after birth trauma
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I talk with Jess Anderson. Jess wanted a homebirth for her first babe but she decided to have a hospital birth because, as she put i...
Laura Shelley Butler - Why I didn’t get an ultrasound even though my previous baby had a congenital condition
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with mama of 3 and fellow birth nerd Laura Shelley Butler. Laura experience with ultrasound is really interesting. For many ...
Emily Patterson - When you know it’s time to say goodbye to your (lovely) midwife and freebirth
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with the bubbly and gorgeous Emily Patterson. Emily has had a homebirth transfer, a homebirth with a midwife and then a free...
Amana Mayfield-Faulkner - 6 pregnancies, 2 living babies, homebirth & freebirth
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Amana Mayfield-Faulkner. Amana has really experienced a lot in this life. Starting with the death of her first love in ...
Martina Gorner - Ex-registered midwife on why she handed back her registration
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with ex-registered midwife Martina Gorner. Martina is a rockstar and told the government to shove it after being reported to...
Emily Lal - From IVF to freebirth; how quickly our paradigm can change
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with The Authentic Birth Keeper - Emily Lal. Emily is a mother of two, homebirther, freebirther and walks with women through...
Karis Harlon - Trusting deeply when the unexpected happens
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I have a follow up episode from season one with my good friend Karis Harlon. After a conscious conception of her baby Wren - Karis w...
Taylor Bland - Homebirth Transfer, Twin Surrogacy, Medical Freedom Battle and a beautiful healing Freebirth
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I have the beautiful and sunny Taylor Bland. Taylor is a Mum to two, co-founder of H.E.R.B.A.L birth training as well as a birth att...
Ashley Hewitt - Ex-emergency nurse on her Homebirth, Freebirth and the death of her mother while she was 36 weeks pregnant
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to my good friend Ashley Hewitt. Ashley is an ex emergency nurse and mother of 2. Amaya her first, was born at home in a bea...
Amber Kevill - My Self Manifested Accidental Freebirth
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with doula and mother of two - Amber Kevill. Amber had her first baby in the birth centre and went on plan a homebirth with ...
Maryn Green - Indie Birth founder, Midwife and Mother of 10 shares her wisdom
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 2 of the Renegade Mama. I very excited to have as my first guest of the season Midwife and Indie Birth founder Maryn Green. I love M...
Oliver Wenn - A Husband’s Perspective on Pregnancy, Homebirth and Freebirth.
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For my final episode of the season I have gotten up close and personal with my wonderful husband Oliver. I wanted to record this episode to give you a...
Jenny Blyth - Freebirth from the 1980’s till now
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to Jenny Blyth. Jenny is a birth worker and educator and author of The Down To Earth Birth Book. Jenny had her first child b...
Dr Rachel Reed - The Value Of Speaking Both 'Languages' In The Birth World
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with author and academic Dr Rachel Reed. Rachel is an ex-private homebirth midwife who gave up her practise for both politic...
Precipitous Homebirths and Birth Rights Advocacy
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Azure Rigney. Azure’s first daughter Mia was born at 37 weeks in hospital where she had a traumatic experience of her...
Laura and Alex Rees - When Couples Trust Each Other and Birth
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to my brother Alex and sister in law Laura about their freebirth of their firstborn child Chloe. Alex and Laura aren’t you...
Narelle Lullfitz: This Is Life - The Stillbirth Of Kuruna
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to my friend and yoga teach Narelle Lullfitz. I am incredibly honoured that Narelle let me in on one of the most personal ex...
Jane Hardwicke Collings - From Menarche to Menopause; how every rite of passage matters
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with former homebirth midwife and women’s mysteries teacher - Jane Hardwicke Collings. I was so excited to chat to Jane as...
Antonia Unger - From postpartum haemorrhage homebirth with medwives to a pain free freebirth
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to German living in Australia Antonia Unger. Antonia’s first child was born in German at home with what she describes as a...
Fleur Magick Dennis - Decolonising Birth: Learning from our First Nations People
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to Aboriginal Australian and Wiradjuri and Ngemba/Wayilwan woman Fleur Magick Dennis. Fleur is Mum to 4 children - 3 of whom...
Desirae Miller - Birthworker; serving the underserved
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Birthkeeper, educator and co- founder of H.E.R.B.A.L - Desirae Miller. Herbal is a Holistic Doula and Birthkeeper train...
Karis Harlon - Conscious conception and her journey to meet her spirit babies
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with my good friend Karis Harlon. Karis is currently 9 weeks pregnant and is having a wild pregnancy and freebirth. The them...
Jessica Wallace - Homeschooling & Transversal learning - when life skills come first.
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Canadian teacher and homeschooler Jessica Wallace. Jessica part time homeschools her own children as well as tutoring o...
Julia Jones - Postpartum Doula & Author on her 10 thousand dollar postpartum
30 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with postpartum doula and author of the book Nourishing Newborn Mothers - Julia Jones. Julia’s passion is about making sur...
Dr Clare Davison - Feminism and Birth; the last frontier
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to Dr Clare Davison. Clare is a privately practising midwife who attends births at home as well as in hospital. She is also ...
Billie Harrigan : 35 years of birth work, 7 children, trauma informed care & homeschooling!
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Billie Harrigan who has worked in the birth world for over 35 years. This is the interview that has it all! Having 7 ch...
Erica Davis - The Freebirth of her first born and protecting your postpartum
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with American Yoga teacher and Freebirther Erica Davis. Erica free birthed her first baby a little over a year ago, here in ...
Emilee Saldaya - The Free Birth Society, feminism and a birth revolution
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Free Birth Society’s Emilee Saldaya. We chat about Emilee's journey to now, her 13 years of doula work and how she go...
Maria Nordin - Two uteruses, breech babies and her 'Free to Heal' method
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Finnish architect, philosopher and creator of The Free To Heal method Maria Nordin. Maria’s journey is an interesting...
Dr Rixa Freeze - A PhD in Freebirth; A living study
19 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Dr Rixa Freeze. Rixa's PhD is all about Freebirth in America and she herself has also had a combination of free births ...
Anita The Midwitch - Growth through women's circles and her two homebirths
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Anita Katherine better know as The Midwitch. Anita describes herself as a womens circle facilitator, birth activist and...
Shóna McFox -A planned homebirth with midwife turned "accidental" freebirth
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with The Brighter Mama - Shóna McFox. Her first birth was a planned birth centre birth and her second birth was a planned h...
Michel Odent - Marrying the science of birth and intuition
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with 90 year old, French obstetrician Michel Odent. Michel has dedicated his life to studying the primal period of life, tha...
Holistic Birth Consultant Yolande Norris-Clarke on her 8 births and what she’s learnt...
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with Holistic Birth Consultant Yolande Norris-Clarke. Yolande is the Bauhaus wife and co-runs the Radical Birthkeeper School...
No option but to Freebirth. Is it fair? Is it safe? - Midwife Augustine Colebrook
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak to American midwife, birth educator and freebirther Augustine Colebrook. We talk about her 3 births which include a 5 kg bab...
When teachers choose to homeschool - Gillian Howarth
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I speak with Gillian Howarth an early childhood teacher who spent 18 years teaching in Australian and overseas schools. After a long decision ma...
The Unconventional Parent - Adele Allen
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show I speak with The Unconventional Parent Adele Allen. We talk about her 3 free births (and how they don’t always have to be perfect ...
A freebirth in Bali - Mary Josephine Parkes
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week I interview Mary Josephine Parkes. After a traumatic hospital birth with her first where she nearly lost her life, she decided to take full...
Laura Shanley - American Author of Unassisted Childbirth
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Shanley is the author of the groundbreaking book Unassisted Childbirth. We talk about what she believes are the key components for a successful ...
Norafiah Lever - A registered Midwife that also supports freebirth.
10 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Norafiah works both in the hospital system and as an independent homebirth midwife. We talk about her work in the system, the hurdles she and her clie...
Avalon Darnesh : Women As Visionary Leaders In Times Of Change
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Avalon runs Blossoming Woman and describes herself as a Midwife of Transformation. We talk about mothers as visionary leaders in times of change and h...
Welcome to Renegade Mama
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a brief introduction to the Renegade Mama from your host Natalie Rees. She describes what the Renegade Mama is about and what she wishes to ex...