Centering Mothers with Support, Community, and Wisdom (with Chanel Porchia-Albert, Ancient Song)

On Health

Aviva Romm

Health & Fitness, Arts, Alternative Health, Medicine

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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The US, known for medical progress, is facing higher maternal mortality rates than almost any western country, and too many women don’t get the birth experience they hoped for. Enter my guest, the amazing Chanel Porchia-Albert, founder of Ancient Song Doula Services, who is here to chat with us about breaking barriers and bringing doula care to everyone. Get ready to learn about doulas' impact on birth, bridging gaps in healthcare, and making sure all birthing people have the support they deserve. In this episode, Chanel opens up about how becoming a mother boosted her confidence as a birth activist, motivating her to empower others. She shares some fun details about her meeting with the VEEP, and we talk all about: What inspired Chanel to become a doula The importance of emotional, physical, and info support through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum The wide range of support offered by full-spectrum doulas How doulas and midwives create a super support system for pregnant individuals, combining their strengths for a smoother birth journey Tips for finding affordable options for doula care and how to interview doulas to find the right fit for YOU. Chanel's take on universal policies for maternal healthcare The importance of finding joy in birth Thank you for taking the time to tune in to your body, yourself, and this podcast! Please share the love by sending this to someone in your life who could benefit from the kinds of things we talk about in this space. Make sure to follow along on Instagram @dr.avivaromm to join the conversation. Follow Chanel @chanel_porchia and check out her work at www.ancientsongdoulaservices.com Looking for supplements for yourself and your family, including some of those I talk about in episodes? You can find those - and your 15% discount on every order here: avivaromm.com/supplements Practitioners - you can also learn how to create your own accounts at fullscript.com/practitioner-signup/AVIVA

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0:00.0	You know, meeting the vice president was great.
0:06.0	I think it means even more when you have your family to share with me.
0:10.0	And so the biggest thing from all of this is whatever you do,
0:14.0	however you are, lifting up your own house, the health of your community members,
0:20.0	is basically about being able to share those moments with your family.
0:24.0	At the end of the day, and that's where the joy comes in at,
0:26.0	that's when you feel like, ooh, like I did that.
0:29.0	Because those are the people that affirm you.
0:31.0	Those are the people that see you.
0:32.0	Those are the people that know you.
0:34.0	Those are the people who are your lifeblood, you know?
0:38.0	And you are there legacy while you are creating that for your children.
0:42.0	And so that's what I want my children to see.
0:44.0	That's what I want my children to be able to call me and share those moments.
0:48.0	And I want other parents to be able to do that with their kids.
0:51.0	And the only way that we can do that is if we really change the way
0:55.0	in which we care for one another, how we see each other.
0:58.0	Is this real simple?
1:00.0	From this stuff your mother never told you to the stuff your doctor never learned.
1:04.0	On health is what happens when a midwife plus a Yale trained MD
1:08.0	shares about all things women's health.
1:11.0	From periods to menopause, sex to reproductive health politics,
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