In this episode, Lauren talks about the spiritual warfare that comes when you show up as a midwife. She discuses

• Fear of persecution/what this work will cost me

• Overcoming fear by through faith in Him

• Why following Jesus' call into birthwork is your ultimate safeguard

• Why the real question is not whether or not you can be safe in birth work but whether or not you are called

• How screening your clients for the Lord’s release to serve them is the #1 discernment tool in light of feeling safe

• Ultimately, the persecution midwives experience comes from the enemy against those who safeguard life

Lauren ends with a very beautiful prayer for faith over fear for those who are called to serve Him in birthwork.

Connect:

• Email us to say hi: ⁠hello@hearthmotherministries.com⁠

• Hang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): ⁠https://hearthmotherministries.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/community/home⁠

• Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside ⁠Hearthmother Journey⁠

From Lauren:

• Midwifery consults: Email ⁠rootedinedenpma@gmail.com⁠

From Brooke:

• ⁠Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop⁠ - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)

• ⁠Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop ⁠- a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox

• ⁠Embrace Birth Journey ⁠- comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)

Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By ⁠Blue Dot Sessions⁠ is licensed under a ⁠Creative Commons License⁠.

In this episode, Jess shares her experience choosing unassisted birth for the second time, alongside her birthkeeper, Olivia.

• A special birth story told from two perspectives.
• You'll hear Intuition guiding Jess to want another set of hands
• How they each came to a peaceful “yes” about doing this birth together
• Surrender moment to possibly needing a hospital birth
• Minimalist prenatal care and the role of journaling in that
• Skipping ultrasound & connecting to baby
• 3rd Trimester fatigue and the discovery of low iron
• and how Olivia helped Jess through that in a birthkeeper way (collaboration)
• Joy of postpartum support from a birthkeeper perspective
• Take-away as mom & as birth attendant
• How the Way of the Hearthmother guided Olivia

You can find Olivia & her services here:

https://www.visitationbirthkeeper.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/nourishedfemininity/

BIRTH STORY DISCLAIMER:

The choices, beliefs, and opinions of the mamas sharing their stories are as individual as the storyteller herself and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or recommended choices of Lauren and/or Brooke.

Connect:

Email us to say hi: hello@hearthmotherministries.com

• • Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form

  • Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: Holy Wild Birth Podcast : Guest Application

    • Hang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): Hearthmother Ministries

  • Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother Journey

  From Lauren:

  • Instagram

  • Midwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.com

  From Brooke:

  • Instagram

  • Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)

  • Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox

  • Embrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)

  • Sister Birth: The Podcast - short, beautifully scripted episode to encourage your along the way

  Intro and Outra Music Credit -
  Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Have you ever been curious to hear the story of how a birthworker becomes a birthworker?

In this episode, Brooke shares her own story of becoming, how she moved through different phases over the 14 years, and has played different roles (birth photographer, apprentice midwife, doula-ish, birthkeeper, aspiring traditional midwife).

This is a story of unfurling, of obedience and adaptation. It's a story of one woman's continual YES to the Lord to serve birthing families while also birthing and mothering her own babies.

In the end, we hope it's a story that encourages you on your unique, one-of-a-kind journey in response to your undeniable pull toward birth work.

Mentioned in this episode:

- Confidently Called: 21 Days to Clarity for Women Drawn to Birth Work (starts 7/27/2026)!

- Hearthmother Journey: Raising The Next Generation of Holy, Wild Birthkeepers (next cohort opens for enrollment on 8/17/2026)!!

- Brooke's first birth story

- Brooke's freebirth (baby #5)

Connect:

• Email us to say hi: hello@hearthmotherministries.com

• Put in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the form

• Apply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guest

  • Hang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://hearthmotherministries.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/community/home?invite=6a3acb7b9e1f37cda3920fb6

• Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother Journey

From Lauren:

• Instagram

• Midwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.com

From Brooke:

• Instagram

• Trust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)

• Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inbox

• Embrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)

• Sister Birth: The Podcast - short, beautifully scripted episode to encourage your along the way

Intro and Outra Music Credit -
Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License.