Informed Pregnancy Podcast

Chef and nutritionist Mia Rigden returns to tell the birth story of her second child after an unplanned cesarean for her first birth. Connect with the guest: miarigden.com and @mia_rigden Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mia Rigden, a board certified nutritionist and classically trained chef from Marin County, pivoted back to nutrition after a whirlwind ride in the restaurant business. She's working toward a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) and she joins the podcast to talk about her pregnancy and her intentions for the upcoming birth dh in this before birth story. Connect with the guest: miarigden.com and @mia_rigden Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! www.

Holistic dentist Dr. Leedia Riman returns to tell the birth story of her third child after a traumatic first birth and an experience with postpartum depression. Connect with the guest: @drleedia and rdentalgroup.com Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! www.informedpregnancy.com www.instagram.com/doctorberlin/ www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancy www.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Leedia Riman, a native of Lebanon and a holistic dentist practicing in Beverly Hills, joins the podcast to talk about her upbringing experiencing the Lebanese Civil War and the Gulf War, a traumatic first birth, postpartum depression, and her plans for her upcoming third child. Connect with the guest: @drleedia and rdentalgroup.com Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! www.informedpregnancy.com www.instagram.com/doctorberlin/ www.facebook.com

Pregnancy and birth coach Caroline Bagga, founder of Mother Nurture Yoga in Sydney, Australia, joins the podcast to talk about her own experience with motherhood and all things pregnancy and yoga, including how the practice holds a multitude of benefits for moms at every perinatal stage. Connect with Caroline: @mothernurture.yoga mothernurtureyoga.com Mother Nurture Yoga on IP+ Read Caroline's essays on the IP Blog: How to Physically Prepare for Birth with Prenatal Yoga How to Mentally Prepare for Birth with Prenatal Yoga Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and pa

Sheridan Hathaway returns to share the birth story of baby #2. She was hoping for a home birth after cesarean (HBAC) with a midwife and an empowered natural birth experience. Are you prepared for postpartum? Start safeguarding your relationship now before baby arrives with The AfterBirth Plan™, an online course created by Dr. Alyssa Berlin, PsyD. Having a baby is one of the top 10 stressors you will experience in your life. Having a solid plan to follow when you are in the trenches can be the difference between bringing a couple together or pushing them apart. You've spent a lot of time, effort, and love building a relationship with your partner. Let's ensure that it survives the transition into parenthood. Prevention is better than cure! Take the first step in "baby-proofing your relationship" with The AfterBirth Plan™. Dr. Alyssa Berlin has over 15 years of experience working with pregnant women and new parents as they take their first steps into parenthood. Dr. Berlin has created a game plan for you

Sheridan Hathaway joins the podcast at 39 weeks pregnant to share about her plans for the birth of baby #2. After a challenging first birth resulting in a C-section, she's hoping for a home birth after cesarean (HBAC) with a midwife and an empowered natural birth experience. Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com @doctorberlin www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancy www.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Vis

Alaskan native Natalie Headdings, also known as Trainer Natalie, is a doula, pre and postnatal exercise specialist, and natural movement educator. She joins the podcast to talk about her path to birth work and her experiences and career thus far. Connect with Natalie online: @trainernatalieh, trainernatalie.com, The Resource Doula Podcast Trainer Natalie's Mindful Movement and The Core Connection: From Anatomy to Action course is available now on IP+! Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berl

Past guest Catalina Clark, a licensed midwife, returns to the podcast as a mother of two to discuss freebirth, a term describing childbirth without medical or midwifery assistance.  Connect with Catalina: @catalina.clark and catalinaclarkbirth.com Check out Informed Pregnancy Podcast episodes 97 and 98 for Catalina's before and after birth stories with her first child. Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! www.informedpregnancy.com www.instagram

Hilary Duff returns to discuss the birth of her fourth child in part 2 of this two part series. Connect with Hilary: @hilaryduff A message from the host: Get 20% off your first order of my favorite perinatal supplements with code BERLIN. Shop thisisneeded.com Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! www.informedpregnancy.com www.instagram.com/doctorberlin/ www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancy www.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choi

Hilary Duff returns to the podcast to share about the pregnancy and birth of her fourth baby in the first of this two part series. Connect with Hilary: @hilaryduff A message from the host: Get 20% off your first order of my favorite perinatal supplements with code BERLIN. Shop thisisneeded.com Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! www.informedpregnancy.com www.instagram.com/doctorberlin/ www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancy www.twitter.com/doctorb

Jessica works in the mental health and addiction space in a leadership role at an outpatient clinic. She shares her fascinating and inspiring journey from addiction to recovery to motherhood. Connect with Jessica online: @jess6ee Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! www.informedpregnancy.com www.instagram.com/doctorberlin/ www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancy www.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic

Actress and musician Aly Michalka returns to tell the story of the birth of her first child. Connect with Aly: @iamaly, alyandaj.com Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! www.informedpregnancy.com www.instagram.com/doctorberlin/ www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancy www.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aly Michalka is an actress and musician who landed her first role at age 13 on the Disney Channel. From hit shows and films to the musical stage as half of pop duo Aly & AJ, she’s always been dedicated to her craft, and now she's looking forward to a new job as 'mom' with the arrival of her first baby. Connect with Aly: @iamaly, alyandaj.com Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! www.informedpregnancy.com www.instagram.com/doctorberlin/ www.facebo

Artist, mother of two, and past guest Joanna Bavero returns to the podcast to talk about her second pregnancy and birth experience. Connect with the guest online: @joannabaverofineart, @thejoannapiccoli, and joannabavero.com Father's Day is this month! Know a new or expectant dad who needs some helpful parenting prep (like guidance through pregnancy, labor, or birth)? David Arrell's Welcome to Fatherhood online program is available to stream now exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus! Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpreg

David Arrell, an executive coach, author, and parent joins the podcast to discuss his work as creator of Welcome to Fatherhood, a special program within his executive coaching business, designed just for new dads.  Connect with David online: @welcometofatherhood.wtf, Baby Talk Podcast, and welcometofatherhood.com David's Welcome to Fatherhood online program is available to stream now exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus! Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy

New York based visual artist, educator, and mother Corinne Botz discusses her internationally acclaimed work in the women's health space as well as her powerful project Milk Factory, which offers a poignant look at lactation spaces across the nation. The short film, available on Informed Pregnancy Plus, takes us behind the scenes in a lactation suite at U.S. House of Representatives and uncovers the intimate realities of pumping in the work place. Connect with the guest online: Corinne Botz: @corinnebotz and corinnebotz.com Milk Factory is available to stream now exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus! Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FR

Parents and filmmakers Kate Gorman and Gavin Banks discuss their documentary film The Face of Birth, how their own parenting inspired their work, and what is was like to collaborate on the film which takes a look at the importance of respecting and protecting a woman's right to choose how, where, and with whom she gives birth.. Connect with the guests online: Kate Gorman: @_kategorman and Baby Banksia Gavin Banks: @goodeyedeer and goodeyedeer.com.au/ The Face of Birth is available to stream now exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus! Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated p

Sound healer and women’s circle facilitator Michelle Christensen returns to tell the birth story of her first child. Want more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and parenthood from everyday mothers through a lens of celebration and honor. Empowered Mama is available exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus. Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! www.informedpregnancy.com www.instagram.com/doctorberlin/ www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancy www.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sound healer and women’s circle facilitator Michelle Christensen is 38 weeks pregnant with her first child. She discusses her work, her fascinating journey toward a holistic lifestyle, and her evolving birth plan. Want more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and parenthood from everyday mothers through a lens of celebration and honor. Empowered Mama is available exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus. Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! www.informedpregnancy.com www.instagram.com/doctorberlin/ www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancy www.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices