Free Birth Society

Free Birth Society

Hosted by: Emilee Saldaya

The Free Birth Society Podcast features honest, gripping, inspiring, and transformative freebirth stories hosted by the founder Emilee Saldaya in conversation with wild women worldwide. In the vast tapestry of...

Episodes

Ita's Wild VBAC Reclamation at (Nearly) 44 Weeks

Season #6

With her first pregnancy, Ita wholeheartedly trusted her medical midwife and OBGYN to give her the gentle, natural birth she wanted. After her OB told her she had to be induced due to her baby’s “abnormal kidney...
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Opening Again to Life: Amana’s Freebirth After Loss

Season #6

Despite learning in her pregnancy that the baby she was growing would be incompatible with life, Amana, as a first time mother, decided to go forward with her plan to birth her daughter at home. Through this first...
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The Truth About Birth: An Honest Conversation with Emilee & Yolande

Season #6

Today, I’m sharing with you all a conversation I recently recorded with Yolande Norris-Clark, the co-creator of the Radical Birth Keeper School and the Complete Guide to Freebirth. We discuss vaginal exams, rape...
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Clearing the Fear: Virginia's Alchemical Birth

Season #6

Today on the show we have my friend, Virginia. Virginia’s pregnancy with her first daughter was characterized by the RhoGAM shot, threats of induction, and a last minute transfer from a birth center to a homebirth....
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The Woman Who Freebirthed in the Ocean

Season #6

Also known as "the ocean lady", Josy from Germany went viral earlier this year for the birth she had always dreamed of- her freebirth in the oceans of Nicaragua. Today, Josy shares her story of her super fast, simple...
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From Maiden to Mother: Emily's Freebirth Initiation

Season #6

Emily, a graduate of the Radical Birth Keeper School, shares with us today her journey from maiden to mother. In her pregnancy, she navigated loneliness, cutting off most of her family and friends, and setting...
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The 40-Week Wild Pregnancy Wrap Up with Emilee & Jonny (Round 2)

Season #6

The 40-week wild pregnancy wrap up episode (round 2) is here! My best friend, partner, and beloved husband Jonny and I did this in my first pregnancy and here we are again, recording on my actual 40th week date. We’ll...
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Surrendering to Everything: Whitney's Motorhome Freebirth

Season #6

Whitney joins us today to tell the stories of her two freebirths in the past two years: her first, with her husband and her sister present, and her second, in an RV supported again by her family for the slow emergence...
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A Freebirth in Oman: Chantal's Brave Journey

Season #6

Today we have Chantal telling us her stories of 3 full-term pregnancies, and 3 pregnancy losses in 5 different countries. She speaks to how she navigated foreign cultures and governmental systems as an expat, &...
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Community Birth, Community Postpartum: Arielle's Perfect FBAC (Freebirth After Cesarean)

Season #6

To kick off the sixth season and the 200TH (!!!) episode of The Free Birth Society Podcast, we have one of my very best friends, Arielle de Martinez! You may remember her from her herbalism episode previously on the...
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From Trauma to Triumph: Molly's Freebirth in France

Season #5

We’re closing out an incredible Season 5 with Molly from France. After an unexpected pregnancy at a young age, Molly describes her traumatic birth with her first daughter as a "a second rape". She suffered physically,...
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Expanding in Pleasure through Pregnancy and Freebirth

Season #5

From the jungles of Costa Rica, Luba tells us the stories of expanding and surrendering through her pregnancies and births. We discuss birth as authentic self-expression, pleasure and orgasm in pregnancy and labor,...
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