Welcome to the Burling Instincts Podcast.

I'm Dr. Stewart Fishbein, community-based practicing obstetrician and long-time advocate for birth choices.

And I'm Bliss Young, a licensed midwife.

Join us in our conversational style podcast where we talk about everything birth.

Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry, but we're happy that you're here. So here we go.

Hi.

Hello.

How are you today, my friend?

First, let me say good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good middle of the night

to fellow travelers out there.

I was wondering for a second if Oregon Tech had failed us, but obviously you're here.

Thank you for me.

Yes.

Move in.

Did you say Oregon Tech?

Yeah, I said it badly too, because Oregonians would get mad at me because it's Oregon, not Oregon.

But when I grew up in Minnesota, we pronounced it Oregon.

Are you today?

Yeah, well, you know already how I'm feeling today.

Today is not a good day.

Recovery again, I don't want to send out sour notes to people because i'd really like to be

more positive but of course um recovery from this surgery has been you know not the biggest

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