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 149: How to Time Contractions and Why it is Helpful
In this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael discuss labor contractions. They explain what contractions are, how to differentiate between Braxton Hicks and real contractions, and how …
Ep 148: Matrescence (the process of becoming a mother) - Interview with counselor Kristina Tucker
The process of becoming a mother, matresence. Much like the process of becoming a teenager and adolescence, there are chemical, physical, and emotional changes that occur as we become …
Ep 147: Types of Doulas
In this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael discuss the different types of doulas and the support they provide. The word doula can be traced back to Ancient Greece meaning “female se…
Ep 146: How Pregnancy and Birth Can Impact Infant Development
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 chiropractic exams and why thos…
Ep 145: Push It Real Good
If you’ve watched a movie or TV show where a woman is giving birth, most often, it’s in a hospital, she’s in a semi-reclined position, and she’s typically screaming at someone. But…….y…
Ep 144: Birthing From Within (CBE) and Postpartum Support with Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman joins the show today, and through her own two birth and postpartum experiences, she made a career change to share her perinatal knowledge with other moms and families. S…
Ep 143: Planning for Postpartum
Takeaways:
- Planning for the postpartum period is crucial and often overlooked.
- Education and resources are essential for understanding the changes and challenges of the postpartum period.
- …
Ep 142: Preparing the Pelvic Floor for Postpartum - interview with Pelvic Floor PT Dr. Brandie Freeman
(rebroadcast) Are there things we can do during pregnancy to help prepare for postpartum? Sure thing! Dr. Brandie Freeman of Connect Pelvic Health shares some of her wisdom and knowle…
Ep 141: Childbirth Education - Lamaze 6 Healthy Birth Practices
*Rebroadcast* Doula Rachael shares the framework that can help guide you along your unique path to giving birth. The Lamaze 6 Healthy Birth Practices are foundational, practical, and ef…
Ep 140: Word of the Year - finding a mantra
There’s lots of ways to start off the new year - setting goals or resolutions, being intentional about tasks, starting new habits, etc. In this episode, we chat about an exercise that …
Ep 139: In-depth Review of Episodes You Might Have Missed
Welcome to a new year!! In this episode, Rachael and Shannon celebrate the growth they’ve seen over the past year with the Aligned Birth Podcast. We list out the top episodes of 2023,…
Ep 138: Perinatal Mental Health with counselor Shannon Weist (rebroadcast)
In this episode Doula Rachael is talking with Perinatal Mental Health Therapist, Shannon Weist of Maternally Mindful. Shannon Weist is a licensed clinical mental therapist that provides…
Ep 137: Pediatric Chiropractic Care and Cranial Adjustments - Interview with Dr. Martin Rosen
Dr. Shannon sits down with pediatric chiropractor, author, and instructor, Dr. Martin Rosen to talk about all things pediatric chiropractic care and craniopathy. In most of our episode…
Ep 136: Interview with The Lamaze Doula and The Birth Impact founder, LaToya Murray-Johnson (part1) (rebroadcast)
Welcome to part 1 of a 2 part series we shared back in 2021, but this interview with LaToya is timeless.
As a self-described “Christian, doula, wife, mother, certified birth nerd” LaTo…
Ep 135: Building Your Birth Support Team
This is a rebroadcast of one of our favorite episodes! One of the goals of this podcast is to help you gain knowledge and confidence to makee informed decisions that align with you and …
Ep 134: Visualization Techniques for Birth and Life (rebroadcast)
Creating a vision board is fun, creative, and beneficial in helping you create your goals for your life, your work, and even your birth.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Dr. Shannon’s vision…
Ep 133: Preventing and Treating the Common Cold During Pregnancy
Did you know cold symptoms can be exacerbated or last longer during pregnancy? This is because your immune system is working at a slightly lower function and your changing body may not…
Ep 132: Navigating Motherhood and Friendships with Mazi Robinson, MS, LPC, CPCS, NCC
Today Dr. Shannon chats with Mazi Robinson founder and director of Cultivate: a counseling center with community gatherings which aims to encourage women to cultivate joy, courage, and …
Ep 131: Due Dates and The Holidays (rebroadcast)
If you are pregnant and due around the holidays, this episode is for you. When it comes to navigating the end of pregnancy, there are several mixed feelings and emotions and likely some…
Ep 130: Using Birth Affirmations and Gratitude as Journal Prompts During Pregnancy
There’s power in writing your thoughts, in putting pen to paper, and processing feelings/emotions. In today’s episode Dr. Shannon talks about creating a pregnancy journal to document t…