Born Free Method: The Podcast

Dr. Rixa Freeze has a PhD from the University of Iowa. Her research focused on the history of healthcare and medicine with specialization in pregnancy, childbirth, and maternity care. Her dissertation examined why women in North America choose unassisted home births. She has published several papers in major journals (see links below). She also authored a book chapter titled: “Freebirth in the United States” in the 2020 book Birthing Outside the System: The Canary in the Coal Mine. Rixa is the founder and president of Breech Without Borders, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to breech training, education, and advocacy. She also blogs at Stand and Deliver. She is the mother of 4 children, all born at home.[00:14:03] - Dr. Rixa’s story of a scary breech birth[00:37:04] - Division within the birth community between birth workers[00:46:12] - Street Epistemology[00:58:44] - Connecting meaningfully with your OBGYN[01:01:16] - Goddess of the ChurchReferences and Links3 things with Rixa Freeze - Previous EpisodeBlog, FacebookTrain in breech maneuvers through: Breech Without BordersGrounded by Erin Yu-Juin McMorrow“Staying Home to Give Birth: Why Women in the United States Choose Home Birth” (JMWH 2009)“Attitudes Towards Home Birth in the USA” (Expert Review of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2010)“Breech birth at home: Outcomes of 60 breech and 109 cephalic planned home and birth center births” (BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018)Rixa’s essay “Biodynamism: body and soil”Big thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED25” for 25% off)Organifi: https://www.organifi.com/beloved (Use code "BELOVED" for 20% off at checkout)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Dolf Zantinge is a pioneer IT entrepreneur with a background in fiber optics, telecommunications, data mining, enterprise solutions, and artificial intelligence. Early in his career, he co-founded Syllogic, an international IT firm integrating artificial intelligence, machine learning, and database management systems, sold eventually to Perot Systems, where he became a European Director. Later he worked for KPN, the largest Dutch telecommunications company, where, as Director of IT, he was responsible for IT Research and Development for new technology. He went on to found and Chair UNET, one of the first fiber optics companies in Europe. He is widely published in the field of technical innovation and the influence of technology on society and is an adviser to organizations and governments on issues relating to innovation, cleantech, and renewable energy. Dolf’s career took a fascinating turn when he pursued the study of Chinese Medicine/Acupuncture and began seriously exploring the biological impacts of electromagnetic frequencies. For the past two decades, his focus has been on researching electromagnetic fields and their influence on biophotonics, water, light, and system physiology. Dolf has documented important insights about the supercomputing power and energy of water and developed new innovations that will be game-changing for advancement in the water industry.[00:04:51] - Why should we care about water?[00:10:29] - What does Dolf Zantinge do?[00:23:38] - The more trained we are on university, the less flexible we become[00:25:12] - The problem with most water[00:30:16] - An elegant solution to reduce water pollution[00:35:46] - Quartz Crystal[00:40:58] - Rudolf Steiner's work on water[00:44:35] - Definition of “coherence”[00:46:13] - Creation of their quartz water wand[00:49:44] - Natural cycles of nature[00:54:36] - Dolf’s health after adopting better water[00:56:32] - Devices to supply all water in the home with better waterReferences and LinksAnalemma - Website, Instagram, Facebook (use code BELOVED for 10% off!)Viktor Shauberger documentaryRudolf Steiner and Biodynamic FarmingBig thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 25% off)Organifi: https://www.organifi.com/beloved (Use code "BELOVED" for 20% off at checkout)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Edith Ubuntu Chan is a teacher of consciousness, a facilitator of human potential, a holistic Chinese Medicine Doctor, author, speaker, coach, and mama of two luminous kids.Her journey began in 2003 after a series of meditation-induced mystical experiences that changed her perception of human possibilities forever. Since then, she has devoted her life to unlocking the secrets to our human potential. Her work weaves together ancient wisdom with the latest in science, medicine, and spirituality.Dr. Edith is widely published and is the author of SuperWellness and her upcoming second book "Luminous Kids", which explores humanity's transition into the new paradigm of awakened living - with a focus on children, education, parenthood, and family life. Throughout her career as a Holistic Medicine practitioner, Dr. Edith has been known for her extraordinary success helping athletes achieve optimal health and high performance. Her academic background includes a Doctoral Degree from Five Branches University in Endocrinology & Neuromuscular Medicine, a 4-year graduate degree from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a Bachelors with Magna Cum Laude in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University. Through her writings, coaching, workshops and seminars, Dr. Edith helps thought-leaders and change makers become masters of their energy and life, so that they can lead and serve at the highest levels.[00:10:54] - “Tai chi” and “Qigong” breathing practices[00:29:08] - How was your experience of being pregnant and giving birth?[00:40:01] - What if people were paying attention to what is actually happening as your womb grows with the baby?[00:54:47] - What do you tell a woman who has either (A.) The challenge of becoming pregnant or (B.) Gets pregnant but has a miscarriage?References and LinkDr. Edith Ubuntu Chan - Website, Podcast, Instagram, FacebookBook - SuperWellnessBig thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 25% off)Organifi: https://www.organifi.com/beloved (Use code "BELOVED" for 20% off at checkout)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

After spending over five years of intense study in a post-graduate program for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Valerie felt inspired to pull together as many holistic healing tools and wisdom traditions as she could. She believes that it is our birthright to understand and master our own bodies and multidimensional selves. Valerie has experienced first-hand the life-changing power of stepping into the role of authority in one's own health, body, and life. With an in-depth understanding of the physical, emotional, and energetic bodies, Valerie works to facilitate a return to wholeness and self-trust with each of her one-on-one consultations and self-led courses. She believes in the infinite wisdom that exists within each individual.[00:05:00] - Fundamental Philosophy of Chinese Medicine[00:10:26] - Using external tools to bring our body back to harmony[00:17:34] - Inviting spirits in[00:28:06] - Thoughts about Shingles[00:37:50] - Woman’s cycles[00:50:04] - TobaccoBig thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 25% off)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Barbara Stewart is a nature loving mother and wife who spent 10 years of her life traveling the world. After growing up in The Netherlands and deciding that studying law was too boring for her, she became a holistic chef and masseuse. She moved to the US in 2017, where she now lives with her husband and three children. Being able to give birth to her first child at home in The Netherlands gave her a feel for what she believes birth is meant to be like, and she is passionate about helping women manifest a ceremonial and empowering birthing experience. Besides making art, dancing, playing with her kids and spending most of her time in the kitchen fermenting, baking and preparing food. She is currently working on a documentary about sacred motherhood and is building sustainable communities where health and wellness stand central.[00:06:14] - Liability and birth care[00:10:29] - The ideal birth[00:19:50] - Birth is primal[00:20:30] - Barbara’s take on the current state of the world[00:24:51] - Fear within our medical system[00:39:17] - Barbara’s vision for a birth centerReferences and LinkCharles Eisenstein’s Essay - Time to PushThe More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles EisensteinBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererBig thanks to our sponsors!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 25% off)Organifi: https://www.organifi.com/beloved (Will auto-populate with code "BELOVED" for 20% off at checkout)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Ross Newkirk is an inventor who has worked on cutting-edge consciousness-raising technologies based on information fields for over 15 years. He worked for countless hours alongside his father Marc Newkirk, a world-class scientist and prolific inventor, who himself was named on over 100 US patents, and over 900 foreign patents. Ross is currently the founder and president of Conscious Technologies LLC and has created, built, and brought to market a handful of major technologies that provide a coherent space for someone to reconnect with their higher self, as well as a line of EMF-harmonizing technologies that reverse the incoherent man-made EMF and bring it into harmony. He is the author of the book: Unsubscribe (A Story of One Man’s Profound Discovery) and spent a number of years as the former Personal Assistant to best selling author, Dr. Spencer Johnson author of “Who Moved My Cheese”, “The One Minute Manager”, and “Out of the Maze”. He sits on the board of the Lightfield Foundation, a non-profit foundation that his father Marc started, where Ross spent countless hours with his dad building the Lightfield and Grace technologies. He also worked with his father as the Director of Manufacturing for Mobius Sciences and before that Founded RNventions - an off-road and Jeep accessorizing company. Ross is a certified Reiki Practitioner and in his free time loves to hike, swim, cold plunge and spend time with his family.[00:04:40] - Ross Newkirk’s sauna and cold immersion practices[00:12:17] - “Enter as a king” mentality on birth[00:14:07] - Experience on attending a home birth[00:41:30] - What would the experience be for somebody who actually does want to try the technology out?[00:50:13] - Why is coherence so important?[01:07:05] - Ross Newkirk’s work with crystals[01:19:39] - We separate ourselves more on thoughts rather than physicalitReferences and LinkConscious Technologies LLC - Website, Instagram, FacebookVogel Cut Crystals - Website, Instagram, FacebookLightfield Foundation - Website, FacebookStealing Fire by Steve Kotler & Jamie WhealBig thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 25% off)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Stuart Fischbein, MD was Board Certified in 1989 and became a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology in 1990. He has been a practicing obstetrician in Southern California since completing his residency in 1986. His practice upholds the midwifery model of care. He has served as a backup consultant to many home and birthing center midwives for 25 years. In 1996 he founded The Woman’s Place for Health, Inc., a collaborative hospital-based practice of Certified Nurse Midwives and Obstetricians in Ventura County, California. Stu is the author of a book and a variety of papers on home birth. Dr. Fischbein has been the recipient of a variety of awards. He has spoken internationally on breech and vaginal birth after cesarean section and has appeared in many documentaries. He is an outspoken advocate of informed decision making, the midwifery model of care and human rights in childbirth. He has the goals of improving collaboration amongst the differing professions in the birthing world and the re-teaching of the core skills, such as breech and twin vaginal birth, that make the specialty of obstetrics unique.[00:05:38] - Inadequacies of residency training[00:09:14] - Why Stu went into the practice of OBGYN[00:17:14] - Sentimental feelings from most midwives around the country[00:17:45] - Dr. Stu’s practices[00:26:51] - My Birth Experience of Twins[00:35:41] - Dr. Stu’s advice to women[00:37:25] - Medical Freedom (Covid, Vaccines and more)[01:05:16] - Oral Boards[01:12:32] - What are Dr. Stu’s future plans?References & Links:Birthing Instincts - Website, Podcast, Instagram, Facebook, TwitterStu’s papers:Homebirth with an Obstetrician, A Series of 135 Out of Hospital BirthsBreech birth at home: outcomes of 60 breech and 109 cephalic planned home and birth center birthCase Report: A Maneuver for Head Entanglement in Term Breech/Vertex Twins.Stu’s book: “Fearless Pregnancy, Wisdom & Reassurance from a Doctor, a Midwife and a Mom.”Evidence Based Birth, Ep #204: Refuting the Spread of Misinformation Online About COVID, with Dr. Stacy De-LinBig thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com (Use Code “BELOVED” for 10% offon their EMF-blocking technologies)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message:... Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Erin is an author, a guide, and an artist. She is a certified yoga teacher, craniosacral therapist, and entrepreneur. She holds a PhD in Policy, Planning, and Development from the University of Southern California. She studied Political and Social Thought at the University of Virginia, served as the Director of Housing Policy with the Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness, and the Regional Coordinator for several progressive signature-gathering campaigns in California. Immediately after she graduated with her PhD in 2013, her world split open. She got displaced from two homes in a row in the gentrification rush in Venice, California. She started volunteering with a group that she helped co-create into what is now the non-profit Kiss the Ground, and learned about the relationship between soil health and climate change. She then took several jobs that immediately fell through, and by 2014, she decided to put all of her stuff in storage and go to Bali for yoga teacher training for some self-care. GROUNDED was born on the plane on the way from LA to Bali. Her time in Bali launched my journey into healing, self-discovery, and spirit. Since then, she has continually deepened her studies and practice in the worlds of inner work and the metaphysical. Our relationships to spirit, matter, cycles, love, and storytelling, are the keys to untangling ourselves from patriarchal ways of thinking and birthing the new world. And she never ceases to be humbled by the divine timing and unfolding of her path and GROUNDED’s manifestation in this time and place.[00:17:20] - How do you feel at this time of the year?[00:21:47] - Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine[00:29:25] - Journey with Sexual Liberation and how did you derive so much Healing from this Process[00:49:20] - Traditional Chinese Medicine[00:51:24] - Through the Four Seasons of the Year[00:53:38] - Chakra (the tantric sort of practices)[00:55:47] - How confronting and liberating was it to actually take that plunge?[01:11:44] - My Experience on feeling very Liberated[01:15:45] - Why was it so confronting for you? / Sexual Healing[01:37:32] - What are the lessons of compost?[01:47:58] - Healing power of Grief is not always comfortable[01:50:34] - Love (the creative force of nature of the universe)[02:07:27] - Do you think that our actions as humanity are causing pain?References & Links:Dr. Erin Yu-Juin McMorrow, PHD - Website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn,Book - GroundedIshmael by Daniel QuinnBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles EisensteinBig thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 10% off)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message:... Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Natasha Kingsbury is a mother of two: 6-year-old Bear and 1-year-old Wolf, and she is married to Kyle Kingsbury, the host of the Kyle Kingsbury Podcast. Natasha has been working with plant medicine for 9 years. She is yoga certified, and is a health and wellness (mind, body, soul) enthusiast. She had two natural births, one in a hospital and one at home, both without medical intervention. She is a huge advocate for de-stigmatizing the birth process and hopes that through sharing, other woman may feel empowered. Tash and Kyle live their lives in full expression, dancing to the beat of their own drums. They are vested in conversation around polyamory, tribe living, conscious parenting, unschooling, and regenerative agriculture farming. Tash is a woman who runs with the wolves. [00:03:51] - Natasha’s Journey with Psychedelics[00:25:02] - Experiences with Polyamory[00:38:13] - Own Experiences with Birth[00:42:08] - Holding Space[00:50:24] - Resources to Manage and Mitigate some of the Challenges of Early Childhood[00:58:08] - My Human Design (Astrological Chart)[01:08:29] - Parents as Space Holders[01:17:59] - How did your Home Birth Contrast with Hospital Birth? [01:33:33] - FearReferences & Links:Steiner's Philosophy of ParentingKim John Payne’s Book: The Soul of Discipline - The Simplicity Parenting ApproachSally Fallon Morell’s Book: The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby & Child CareKyle Kingsbury's PodcastInstagramBig thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 10% off)SUPPORT THE SHOW!Music by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Nathan Riley, MD, is the host of The Holistic OBGYN Podcast. In this first of many solo-cast episodes, he introduces the unique nature of his Holistic OBGYN practice, the vision of which powers the interviews that you’ll find here on this podcast along with his mission for changing the world by changing birth.00:00:00 Dr. Riley’s practice is unlike any other OBGYN model00:15:00 Our educational system does not incentivize critical thinking00:17:00 Language studies and world travel as an impetus to pursue medicine00:21:00 The grueling reality of medical education and selecting OBGYN as his specialty00:23:00 First experience with animism00:28:00 70% of OBGYN residency is surgical; realities of hospital-based birth00:32:00 Dangers of c-sections00:37:00 Holistic health coaching can restore fertility00:40:00 Listen to women00:43:00 Dr. Riley healed himself from adrenal fatigue00:53:00 Introduction to the powers of psychedelic medicines00:55:00 Dr. Riley’s low c-section rate results from good training and patience01:00:00 The burden of proof lies to those who wish to deviate from nature01:01:30 Does jumping out of an airplane with parachute reduce risk of injury or death? It depends.01:04:00 Fast versus slow medicine01:07:00 Medical errors and hospital practices may make it harmful to go to hospitals01:10:00 Science is the exploration of truth, and it depends on our ability to ask questions01:11:00 Evidence that the C19 vaccine isn’t working and likely doing a lot of harm01:15:00 How the immune system works and the nature of fever01:21:00 Does the C19 injection cause pregnancy loss?01:29:00 Is peer review dead? The illusion of evidence-based medicine01:35:00 The ability to appraise medical studies is independent of your specialty01:39:00 Those who speak out against the mainstream narrative are more likely trustworthy nowadays01:42:00 BigPharma does not have your best interest in mind01:51:00 Golden handcuffs keep physicians in “the system”01:55:00 Building a life raft to save us from the medical systemSUPPORT THE SHOW!References & Links Too many to list! Download PDF here.Big thanks to our sponsor! Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 10% off)Music by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe