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!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 190
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 hos…
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…
Ep 164: How to Process Fear and Doubt During Birth
Rebroadcast of episode 126
Birth 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 n…
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 p…
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 chi…
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 yo…
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 specia…
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 sur…
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 an…
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 c…
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 emp…
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. T…
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 crea…
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 h…
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:
- h…
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 understa…
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, he…