Metro Detroit Birth Stories
Welcome to Metro Detroit Birth Stories, a podcast celebrating the strength, wisdom, and beauty of birth—one story at a time.
I’m Exie, a birth doula and childbirth educator with years of experience guiding families through pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. In this space, you’ll hear real, powerful birth stories from Metro Detroit and beyond, along with thoughtful conversations on the journey into parenthood.
Whether you're expecting, a birth worker, or someone who loves the magic of birth, you’ll find warmth, support, and evidence-based insight here. Because every birth story deserves to be heard—and honored.
- Update frequency
- every 32 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 37
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Birthing with Intention - Trishna's story
In this episode of Metro Detroit Birth Stories, you will hear Trishna's story. Despite a strong familial background in the medical field, Trishna and her husband, Tom, embarked on a jou…
Birthing Without Fear, Living in Trust - Lauren's Story
In this beautiful episode of Metro Detroit Birth Stories, Lauren shares the story of welcoming her daughter, her first child, and the final piece of her and her husband’s blended family…
From Dismissed to Divine: Reclaiming My Power Through Birth
⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of obstetric trauma, postpartum hemorrhage, and infant illness. Please take care while listening and pause if needed. While the epi…
A Redemptive Birth - From "Almost" to "Empowering"
In this inspiring inaugural episode of Metro Detroit Birth Stories, Kristi shares her journey through two very different births—one that was almost what she hoped for, and one that was …
The Road to Metro Detroit Birth Stories: Growth, Change & Milestones
New Intro and Outro Still to come:
It’s been a journey! In the last several years, I launched Doula2Doula during the pandemic became a CBI trainer, navigated some major life changes, and…
Big Changes! The Future of This Podcast & What’s Next
It's been a minute since you've heard from us. This brief episode will catch you up on what's coming.
I can't wait to hear what you think, so please message me on IG or email me.
Our 2024 Return and Stat Q&A
Time - how does it get away from us so easily, and how have we come so far without even realizing it?
In this episode, Ciana and I review how Doula2Doula has grown since its birth in 20…
The Dynamic Duo is Back!
Exie & Ciana are back together and catching up on all the things they've missed in each other's lives over the past several months.
Trigger warning: Pet loss
Points of interest: Updates …
Improving Your Pregnancy with Functional Maternity Care
🎉It's 2023 and we're kicking the year off with an interview that can help you improve your pregnancy health.
Sarah Thompson is a Functional Maternity Practitioner and author. She is shar…
Vaginal Twin Birth? Our First Listener Birth Story is a "Two-fer"
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be pregnant with twins? How about giving birth to or nursing twins? How about doing it all during a global pandemic with a toddler at home?
In t…
#28: Aftershock - Movie Review by 2 BIPOC Doulas
MOVIE: AFTERSHOCK on Hulu (check for region availability) Click for Trailer
- This movie follows the journey of families who have experienced the death of a new mother during or after chil…
Passed! - Another Pandemic Parenting Schoolyear in the Books
Another school year of pandemic parenting is behind her and Ciana is sharing her reflections on how she and her kids successfully got through it. Both moms discuss some differences in t…
Living the On Call Life
We're pulling the curtain back on what it's like to live a life on call.
Join us for a candid conversation that reveals the not-so-glamours part of being birthworkers.
From keeping our c…
Happy World Doula Week!!!!
🎉It's World Doula Week and we are together again!!! 👩🏽🤝👩🏿🥰
In this episode, Exie & Ciana are celebrating doulas everywhere for World Doula Week, March 22-28, 2022.
Recently there has be…
Books & Birthwork - Good Reads in a "So-So" Year
🎶 "All by myself..." 🎶
In this final episode of the mediocre year that was 2021, Exie shares her love of reading and some of the gems that helped her get through the last 11 months. If y…
'Tis the Season...to Induce Labor???
Here in the US people are very busy making plans for the winter holidays and if you're due during this season (or at any other holiday time) you may face the possibility of labor induct…
Untitled Our Pre-Pandemi-Fall Episode
Well, here we are...mid-August with the new school year knocking on Ciana's door. She's faced some tough decisions, as have many of you. Listen as she shares how she and her family are…
Doula Training Never Really Ends
So, you graduated from your birth doula program...Congratulations!!!
- Certificate & Badge in Hand
- Phone Charged
- Doula Bag Packed
- First Client Booked
- You get the call and it's go time!
- Oh, wait…
Self-Care is Not Selfish - Here's why...
What does Self-Care mean to you? Is it selfish to do acts of Self-Care?
This episode is a short one because we know that in order to keep taking care of all the people in our lives we c…
The Husbands & Our 1st Podcast-iversary
Sit back and settle in, the husbands have joined us to celebrate - and almost hijacked our episode with their shenanigans!
Get the guys' perspective on what it's been like to be a birth…