Ep 297: From Darkness to Sunrise: A Freebirthed First Baby

Happy Homebirth

Katelyn Fusco

Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Parenting, Kids & Family:parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

If you choose to have a freebirth, you must be some kind of fearless superwoman, right? This week we’re speaking to Charissa Blair. Charissa is wife to Adam and mother to her freebirthed first baby, Leviticus, with a second baby on the way. In this week’s episode, we’ll hear why Charissa decided to give birth unassisted with her first baby, how the birth unfolded, and how it has impacted Charissa as a mother. Episode Roundup: I love the reasoning behind why Charissa decided to fully commit to freebirth. It wasn’t because she felt she had something to prove to others, but because she sensed that it was right for her. She felt the Lord calling her into a specific experience– and one that made sense based on her own preferences of being alone, and especially not being at the hospital. She felt peace over the decision to give birth unassisted. And that leads me to my second point– Just because she felt peace about giving birth unassisted, that did not mean that 1. She wouldn’t be prepared and willing to change her location if she needed to. She even had a bag packed for such a scenario. It also did not mean that she would have an easy birth. Charissa experienced a sense of coming to the bottom of herself… she felt a sense of darkness and struggle that she had no choice but to move through. But what awaited her on the other side? A beautiful sunrise with her brand new baby, born safely in her arms at home. Birth is a transformative process. It is not always easy, in fact, it’s rarely free of big challenges. That’s what MAKES it transformative. Wherever you give birth, however you give birth, this experience is designed to change you if you’ll let it. Links: Redeem ™ | https://hubs.ly/Q03K0Dr90 “Click here to learn more about REDEEM HealthShare Ministry” Restorative Roots | restorativeroots.com (use code HAPPYHOMEBIRTH for $20 off your first order)

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Happy Home Birth Podcast, your source for positive natural childbirth stories
0:07.8	and your community of support, education, and encouragement in all things homebirth and motherhood.
0:17.4	If you choose to have a free birth, you must be some kind of fearless superwoman, right?
0:24.1	Hey there, happy homebirthers, and welcome to episode 297 of the Happy Home Birth Podcast.
0:30.3	I'm your host, Caitlin Fusco, and this week we are speaking to Charissa Blair.
0:35.1	Charissa is wife to Adam and mother to her free birthed first baby, Leviticus, with a second
0:41.1	baby on the way.
0:42.5	In this week's episode, we will hear why Charissa decided to give birth unassisted with
0:47.2	her first baby, how that birth unfolded, and how it has impacted Charissa as a mother.
0:56.9	Let's get started. Please remember that the opinions of my guest may not necessarily reflect my own and vice versa. And this show is not medical
1:02.8	advice. It's an educational tool. So continue to take empowered responsibility for your help
1:08.1	and your family. My dear friend, Charissa, I am so excited to have you on
1:15.1	the Happy Home Birth Podcast. Thank you for being here. Yeah, no problem. I'm happy to be here.
1:21.0	Oh, this is so much fun. There is something so special about getting to interview someone that you
1:26.9	are close to and know about and we've worked
1:30.2	together in the past. So this is going to be a blast. But would you mind starting us off just by
1:34.7	introducing yourself and your family to the listeners? Hello. My name is Charissa. I am going to be a
1:41.5	mother of two. We live just south of Steinbeck, Manitoba, with my husband, Adam, and our son, Leviticus. Sorry, you'll have to excuse. The mom brain is strong with the second pregnancy. But yes, we are expecting baby number two end of February or maybe mid-March, depending on if they're late, like the brother.
2:06.2	If they follow in the brother's footsteps, we shall find out.
2:10.5	Oh, my goodness.
2:11.8	Well, I am so excited to hear your full story from your perspective, beginning to end with sweet baby, now not baby,
2:21.4	toddler, big brother, Leviticus. Can you just start us from the very beginning? Like, what was it like
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