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Moms Off The Record

April West and Katherine Sigblad examine pregnancy, birth, matrescence, and child rearing through a countercultural and unorthodox lens in their thought-provoking, bi-weekly episodes.


If you are curious or skeptical about the childhood jab schedule, breastfeeding, sovereign birth, elimination communication, big pHarma, and baby-led weaning— just to name a few "controversial" subjects— then you came to the right podcast!


We'll never tell you what to think or what to do— you can leave that up to your favorite TT docs instead. Rather, we unabashedly share our lived experiences and perspectives with a sprinkle of evidence (only when called for), and we always encourage you to make decisions that feel right for your family. 

Challenging existing perspectives and thinking critically is what we're all about.


Thanks for tuning in!

Motherhood Philosophy Health & Fitness Kids & Family Society & Culture Parenting Alternative Health
Update frequency
every 13 days
Average duration
74 minutes
Episodes
69
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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#48: Being Versus Doing When Attending Birth with Birthkeeper Ali Coulas

#48: Being Versus Doing When Attending Birth with Birthkeeper Ali Coulas

Kat’s Birthkeeper Ali Coulas joins us today. We learn about her spiritual path to becoming a Labor & Delivery nurse as well as what led her out of the system and into the sovereign birth world, where…

01:35:49  |   Fri 15 Nov 2024
#47: Ecstatic Birth and Cervical Orgasms with Lauren Segalla

#47: Ecstatic Birth and Cervical Orgasms with Lauren Segalla

Lauren Segalla was a Labor & Delivery nurse until one day she had an epiphany after going through the motions of her job numbly on autopilot during the immediate aftermath of fetal demise of a patien…

01:09:00  |   Fri 01 Nov 2024
#46: Kat’s Sovereign, Intuitive Homebirth After Cesarean (HBAC): The Birth Story of Baby #2

#46: Kat’s Sovereign, Intuitive Homebirth After Cesarean (HBAC): The Birth Story of Baby #2

Hello, friends! We’re back just the two of us like old times.

Kat kicks off this episode reflecting on how wildly different her first birth with her son was compared to her redemptive, sovereign homeb…

02:00:36  |   Fri 04 Oct 2024
#45: Embracing Embodiment and Autonomy through Womb and Psychosomatic Healing with Kristin Hauser

#45: Embracing Embodiment and Autonomy through Womb and Psychosomatic Healing with Kristin Hauser

Kristin Hauser is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, somatic sex educator, wife and mother to soon-to-be four children. She is currently experiencing her third wild pregnancy and freebirth and abou…

01:18:43  |   Fri 20 Sep 2024
#44: Dying for Artificial Food Dyes and Greenwashing Scams with Morgan (@VeryCrunchyMama)

#44: Dying for Artificial Food Dyes and Greenwashing Scams with Morgan (@VeryCrunchyMama)

Morgan a.k.a. @VeryCrunchyMama unveils some hard truths about the correlations between the consumption of artificial food dyes— which are sadly ubiquitous and hidden in foods you would never suspect—…

01:24:10  |   Fri 06 Sep 2024
#43: Gentle Parenting, Enforcing Boundaries, and Natural Consequences with Rebecca Giannini of The Present Parents

#43: Gentle Parenting, Enforcing Boundaries, and Natural Consequences with Rebecca Giannini of The Present Parents

Gentle Parenting. Permissive Parenting. Authoritative Parenting. The misunderstanding and noise behind parenting styles is confusing and stressing out an entire generation of well-intentioned but mis…

01:10:34  |   Fri 23 Aug 2024
#42: Birth Control, Cycle Syncing and Tracking, FAM, and Declining Sperm Counts with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack

#42: Birth Control, Cycle Syncing and Tracking, FAM, and Declining Sperm Counts with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack

Lisa Hendrickson-Jack is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner who trains women’s health practitioners to use their menstrual cycle as a vital sign in…

01:23:46  |   Fri 09 Aug 2024
#41: The Choice to Freebirth (Again) After Loss with Alex Ann Cefalu

#41: The Choice to Freebirth (Again) After Loss with Alex Ann Cefalu

Since we have yet to unravel the profound topic of pregnancy loss, particularly from a sovereign woman's perspective, we invite you to witness Alex's moving story of the loss of her daughter Lila in …

01:08:11  |   Fri 26 Jul 2024
#40

#40 "Back Off Bobbie" Campaign and Modern Motherhood with Radical Moms Union's Andrea Haskins

We were joined by 1/2 of the Radical Moms Union, Andrea Haskins, who gives insight into the impetus behind the recent "Back Off Bobbie" campaign initiated with the help of RMU partner Natasha Vargas-…

00:48:25  |   Fri 12 Jul 2024
#39: Screen Time is The New Drug | Screens Are Destroying Childhood with Melanie Hempe of ScreenStrong

#39: Screen Time is The New Drug | Screens Are Destroying Childhood with Melanie Hempe of ScreenStrong

Most holistic-minded moms already know screen time is objectively bad and try to limit it or only rely on it as a brief, last-resort. But, just how bad is it really? 

Melanie Hempe, mother of four and…

01:12:55  |   Fri 28 Jun 2024
#38: Fired Into Freedom with Kristen / Awake Nurse Mama: Vaccines and the NICU

#38: Fired Into Freedom with Kristen / Awake Nurse Mama: Vaccines and the NICU

Kristen is a former NICU nurse of nearly a decade who saw some things she cannot unsee. Her great awakening transpired during the COVID madness, and she does not hold back when we ask her what she wi…

01:33:48  |   Fri 14 Jun 2024
#37: Potty Training with Go Diaper Free Expert Nicole Cheever

#37: Potty Training with Go Diaper Free Expert Nicole Cheever

Since our last episode featuring Nicole Cheever aired nearly a year ago during which we discussed Elimination Communication, we're thrilled to welcome her back to exclusively discuss potty training!

T…

01:33:51  |   Fri 31 May 2024
#36: Gestational Diabetes and Hypertension, Hormonal Birth Control, Male Factor Fertility, and Recurrent Miscarriage with RDN Lily Nichols | Setting The Record Straight

#36: Gestational Diabetes and Hypertension, Hormonal Birth Control, Male Factor Fertility, and Recurrent Miscarriage with RDN Lily Nichols | Setting The Record Straight

We sit down with the one and only Lily Nichols, RDN & CDE— author of Real Food for Gestational Diabetes, Real Food for Pregnancy, and  her latest work, Real Food for Fertility, to set the record stra…

01:21:29  |   Fri 17 May 2024
#35: Thriving As a Single, Homeschooling Mom with Postpartum Doula Oni of Butterfly Birthcare

#35: Thriving As a Single, Homeschooling Mom with Postpartum Doula Oni of Butterfly Birthcare

Oni, an Atlanta-based postpartum doula and single, homeschooling mom to two daughters aged eight and ten reveals her methods for making her non-traditional lifestyle work for her rather than against …
01:08:00  |   Fri 03 May 2024
#34: Kat is Pregnant With Baby #2!

#34: Kat is Pregnant With Baby #2!

The (K)at is finally out of the bag! Kat is expecting baby #2!! It would be a little weird if we withheld the most compelling aspects of this wild pregnancy and plans for a sovereign birth (we explai…

00:58:44  |   Fri 19 Apr 2024
#33: Ancestral Living and Nourishing Our Families with Hilda Labrada Gore

#33: Ancestral Living and Nourishing Our Families with Hilda Labrada Gore

Hilda Labradore Gore is the host and producer of Wise Traditions— the official Weston A. Price Foundation podcast.

Hilda brings her innate positivity, decades-long wisdom on ancestral practices, and e…

01:10:09  |   Fri 05 Apr 2024
#32: Fun Q&A with Kat & April - Answering Your Questions from Instagram Stories

#32: Fun Q&A with Kat & April - Answering Your Questions from Instagram Stories

In response to welcoming an influx of new followers on our Instagram page (hi!!), we decided it would be fun and informative to see what you  wanted us to discuss in an upcoming episode.

So, in this e…

01:23:31  |   Fri 22 Mar 2024
#31: Encouraging Talkative Babies and Toddlers with Speech and Language Pathologist Maria Gianfilippo

#31: Encouraging Talkative Babies and Toddlers with Speech and Language Pathologist Maria Gianfilippo

We hear from Speech and Language Pathologist Maria Gianfilippo, Founder of Organic Speech Therapy, about what it takes to raise talkative babies and toddlers.

First, it’s important to know what the mi…

01:08:46  |   Fri 08 Mar 2024
#30: How We Approached Baby-Led Weaning: Part 2

#30: How We Approached Baby-Led Weaning: Part 2

Continuing our conversation on our approach to baby led weaning. In part 2, we discuss:

  • Our favorite first foods from each food group to offer a beginner eater 
  • How we can take radical responsibility f…
00:42:27  |   Fri 23 Feb 2024
#29: How We Approached Baby-Led Weaning: Part 1

#29: How We Approached Baby-Led Weaning: Part 1

Hear all about the MOTR approach to baby-led weaning. In this episode, we share our takes on: 

  • what we think of baby-led weaning
  • how it’s different from simply “starting solids” 
  • overcoming obstacles mo…
00:46:41  |   Fri 09 Feb 2024
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