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Pregnancy & Birth Made Easy

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Latest episodes

Why "At Least You Have a Healthy Baby" Isn't Enough with Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett

October 7, 2026 · 48 min

Your birth doesn't have to look dramatic from the outside for it to have affected you deeply. You can have a "textbook" birth and healthy baby and still walk away replaying it at 2am, feeling like something wasn't right, like nobody was…
Birth Story: Unmedicated, Hospital Birth with Sally Steffy

September 30, 2026 · 44 min

Some stories are too tender and too good to leave sitting in the archives, and Sally's is one of them. Sally shares her unmedicated hospital birth, and she does it gracefully, while her sweet grandpa had passed away just days before she…
Are You Pushing Wrong? What Your Pelvic Floor REALLY Needs for Birth with Dr. Sara Reardon

September 24, 2026 · 43 min

What if the way you’re told to push during birth isn’t actually the whole story? And what if leaking, pelvic pain, painful sex, or feeling like your body just never fully recovered after having a baby aren’t things you simply have to live…
Birth Story: What If I Can’t Handle Labor? How Mental Preparation & Support Can Change Your Birth

September 16, 2026 · 43 min

I love a good birth story, but this one has a little something extra. Taryn's not just telling you what happened, she's showing you how much the mental side of birth really matters AND what she did to prepare - which is the most valuable…
Preeclampsia, Protein & What Your Early Labs Are Really Telling You with Sarah Thompson

September 10, 2026 · 41 min

Sarah's whole world is focused on YOU — the mama. Because here's the truth we talked about: your baby can be healthy and you can still be sick. And nobody's really watching for that. Sarah Thompson is a functional medicine provider who…

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Birth Story: Not Asking for Permission & Preparing for Her Unmedicated Birth with Jo Gibson

September 3, 2026 · 45 min

This first aired in March 2023 and became one of my most downloaded birth stories. Once you hear Jo's "ask forgiveness, not permission" approach, you'll understand exactly why. Jo Gibson is an army wife. Her closest family lives nine…
Vaccines: What Every Mother Needs to Know

August 27, 2026 · 57 min

🗝️ From The Vault: I first shared this one about a year ago. I still get comments on it and I think it may be one of my most favorite conversations about true consent - no matter the topic! I guess it helps that this one is a hot topic 😜…
Unmedicated Birth: How to Have an Induction Without an Epidural

August 19, 2026 · 44 min

🗝️ From The Vault! Every so often there is an episode I just cannot let sit in the archives, and this is one of them. It first aired in April 2022, and it is such a good one to bring back — because here is what I keep noticing…
Prodromal Labor: How to Survive the Mental & Physical Exhaustion (From the Vault)

August 12, 2026 · 32 min

I first aired this one back in July 2023 and it became one of the most downloaded episodes I have ever put out. Prodromal labor is one of those topics almost nobody talks about, until you are the one lying awake at 2am wondering if THIS…
From the Vault Birth Story: Unmedicated Hospital Birth with Jamie Peterson

August 6, 2026 · 39 min

This episode first aired back in August 2023 and it went on to become one of the most downloaded birth stories I have ever put out. So I'm bringing it back! Whether this is your first time hearing Jamie's story or you are coming back…
The Vault: Getting Ready for Birth & What Most People Aren't Telling You

July 30, 2026 · 32 min

This one first aired back in November 2025 and you guys loved it. It ended up being one of the most downloaded episodes I have ever done. So I am bringing it back out of the vault because it's just too good to let it sit there! This is…
The Vault Essentials: 3 Birth Plan Mistakes That Lead to Regret (And What to Do Instead)

July 22, 2026 · 21 min

Back by popular demand, this is one of 2026's most-listened episodes. If you're building your birth plan right now, grab your notebook and tune in, mama! What if the birth plan you worked so hard on… actually set you up for…

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About the show

Birth is amazing, beautiful, wonderful . . . and it can throw you for a loop! Despite our very best birth “plans,” we can find ourselves taking some twist and turns during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum that we don’t expect. Enter the Pregnancy & Birth Made Easy Podcast! Hey mama! My name is Stephanie, and I’m a mom of three boys, and two girls, a professional doula, childbirth educator, and the creator of the Online Birth Course - My Essential Birth www.myessentialbirth.com. I love to help mothers just like you feel empowered and confident during pregnancy, birth, and into motherhood by taking my years of knowledge and personal/professional experience in the birth world and breaking down complex birth topics to make preparing for labor & birth a breeze! Every week, you’ll hear from myself & other women ready to share their knowledge with other pregnant moms about pregnancy and birth topics that will have you feeling knowledgeable and in the driver’s seat of your best birth experience. Your best birth starts here >>>> www.myessentialbirth.com/getstarted