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Holy Confident Birth | Catholic Natural Birth + Holistic Motherhood, Birth and Postpartum For Christian Moms

Author: Eve O'Brien

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Hi! I’m Eve O’Brien—Catholic wife, mama of two, former Labor & Delivery nurse turned doula, and creator of the Holy Confident Birth Course. I help women who love Jesus reclaim birth as God designed it, step out of fear, and walk into motherhood with confidence and joy.


After witnessing both hospital and out-of-hospital birth, and experiencing my own birth center and home births, I realized how much the way we birth impacts not only our babies, but the mothers we become. That’s why this podcast weaves together physiological birth education, crunchy motherhood, and faith—so you’re equipped in body, mind, and spirit.


On this podcast you’ll learn how to:
 ✅ Understand the brain’s powerful role in labor and birth
 ✅ Overcome fear and cultivate confidence through truth and preparation
 ✅ Navigate interventions wisely and protect the birth you desire
 ✅ Embrace holistic, natural motherhood that honors God’s design
 ✅ Use labor positions, movement, and mindset to work with your body
 ✅ Recover and thrive postpartum through nourishment and rest


You’ll hear interviews with midwives, doulas, herbalists, and other birth professionals, as well as raw and honest birth stories from women who’ve walked this path before you. Together, we’ll talk about birth trauma, VBAC, homebirth, breastfeeding, natural remedies, and the kind of slow, intentional motherhood that resists modern culture’s rush and pressure.


This is a place for the mother who knows there is more than the medicalized status quo and for the ones seeking birth and motherhood that are peaceful, powerful, and rooted in faith and God's design.


Topics include: Natural Birth, Physiological Birth, Homebirth, Birth Center Birth, Hospital Birth, Unmedicated Birth, VBAC, HBAC, Overcoming Birth Trauma, Healing from Birth Trauma, Pain-Free/Ecstatic Birth, Catholic Motherhood, Christian Motherhood, Faith-Based Birth, God’s Design for Birth, Crunchy Motherhood, Holistic Motherhood, Natural Motherhood, Attachment Parenting, Gentle Parenting, Co-Sleeping, Breastfeeding, Natural Weaning, Postpartum Recovery, Postpartum Healing, Postpartum Mental Health, Pelvic Floor Recovery, Natural Childbirth Education, Birth Preparation, Birth Planning, Natural Birth Preparation, Pregnancy Nutrition, Ancestral Nutrition, Nourishing Pregnancy, Brain Science in Birth, The Role of the Brain in Labor, Hormones of Birth, Oxytocin in Birth, Endorphins in Labor, How to Manage Labor Pain Naturally, Natural Pain Relief in Labor, Labor Positions, Birth Movement, Spinning Babies, Baby Positioning, Breech Birth, Induction Alternatives, Natural Induction, Avoiding C-Section, Reducing Birth Interventions, Informed Consent in Birth, Midwifery, Doula Support, Partner Support in Birth, Christian Doula, Catholic Doula, Preparing Husbands for Birth, Birth Mindset, Overcoming Fear in Labor, Confidence in Birth, Trusting God in Birth, Faith and Fertility, Fertility Awareness, Cycle Tracking, Holistic Fertility, Pregnancy Wellness, Holistic Health for Moms, Herbal Remedies in Pregnancy, Essential Oils for Labor, Homeopathy for Birth, Natural Remedies for Postpartum, Gut Health for Moms, Healing after Birth, Slow Living Motherhood, Simple Living, Homemaking, Nourishing the Family, Whole Foods Cooking, Functional Nutrition, Functional Healing, Holistic Family Life


*disclaimer: this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not personal medical advice. 

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This week on the podcast, you’re getting something extra special—a module from The Holy Confident Birth Course! If you’ve been wondering what the course is all about, this episode is your chance to experience it firsthand. Inside the course, I walk Catholic women through a Christ-centered approach to preparing for fertility, pregnancy, birth, and motherhood. And today, you’ll hear one of the actual teachings straight from the program where I break down the anatomy of the pelvis, optimal...
When labor slows down, it can feel discouraging, frustrating, and even lead to unnecessary interventions. This week, I’m breaking down the two biggest culprits that stall labor—and how you can prepare for and prevent them. Drawing from my experience as both a nurse and a doula, I’ll share: The two scenarios I see most often when labor stallsWhy fear (sometimes hidden or subtle) can disrupt your body’s natural labor flowHow baby’s position plays a huge role in keeping labor movingPractical str...
Today I'm sharing my personal reflections on unassisted birth (or “freebirth"). This is a topic many in the natural birth community are curious about, and one that I’ve been asked to expand on. We’ll talk about: What unassisted birth really means (and what it doesn’t).Why some women are drawn to it and the risks to consider.The balance between trusting God’s design and acknowledging we live in a fallen world.The role of trained professionals, safety, and the value of postpartum su...
Today I’m sharing the intimate and faith-filled story of my first birth and the arrival of my daughter, Avila Grace. This is what ignited my deep passion for birth work and continues to shape the way I serve other women today. I open up about: Healing after miscarriage and finding hope in God’s promisesProphetic moments that confirmed new life was on the wayChoosing a birth center and preparing spiritually and physically for laborPraying boldly for a pain-free birth and experiencing God’s fai...
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Jill Stecklein, a physical therapist specializing in pelvic floor and women’s health. We go deep into a topic that so many of us have heard as a “buzzword” during pregnancy but never fully understood: the pelvic floor. Dr. Jill shares her professional expertise alongside her personal journey of birth, postpartum recovery, and motherhood. She explains what the pelvic floor actually is, why it matters for pregnancy, birth, and beyond, and how caring for it can...
In this special episode, I sit down with my husband, Nick, to talk all about what it really looks like for husbands to support their wives through natural childbirth. From his initial reactions when I first shared my desire for unmedicated birth, to the lessons he learned through our two very different birth experiences, this conversation is packed with honesty, humor, and encouragement. We cover what every husband should know about birth, how to prepare together as a couple, what support dur...
Choosing your birth provider isn’t just about finding someone kind or faith-aligned. It’s about finding someone who will truly support your birth goals when it matters most. In this episode, I share the red flags that might indicate your provider isn’t on the same page about your vision for a natural or low-intervention birth, and the green flags that signal you’re in good hands. We’ll talk about subtle (and not-so-subtle) language cues to watch for and how to discern if kindness is masking a...
If you’re a mom who’s hoping to breastfeed, or maybe you’ve tried before and felt discouraged, you are not alone. In this episode, I’m joined by Jaimie Zaki, a mom of five, former nurse and doula, and an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant), who shares the 5 most common breastfeeding mistakes new moms make and how to move forward with clarity and confidence. Jaimie shares the wisdom of her personal story and the redemptive journey God led her through to become the kind o...
In this week's episode, I’m joined by Emily Whalen - a wife, mom, content creator, and passionate voice for intentional and Christ-centered motherhood. Emily shares her journey from working in ministry to becoming a stay-at-home mom, and how her unmedicated birth experience led her to rethink the way she approaches the challenges of motherhood. We dive deep into cultural narratives that portray motherhood as a burden, the power of mindset, and why slow, present living is a radical act of fait...
In this episode, Emma Radatovich shares her 3.5-year journey through infertility, from the heartbreak of unanswered prayers to the joy of her current pregnancy. We talk about how charting with Creighton revealed deeper hormone issues, how NaPro and functional medicine worked together to uncover root causes like endometriosis and gut infections, and how God used this season to grow her faith and shape her calling. Emma also opens up about what not to say to someone struggling to conceive, the ...
If you’ve ever found yourself lying in bed at night, heart racing with questions like “Can I really do this?” or “What if something goes wrong?”—this one’s for you. In this deeply personal episode, I’m sharing the story behind why I left the hospital system and stepped into this work: not just to support natural birth, but to stand in the gap for Catholic women who feel spiritually stuck when preparing for birth. I share how my own pain-free birth experience—and the fear I had to overcome—sha...
Most women walk into the hospital thinking birth is just something that happens to them — but the truth is, there are decisions being made at every step. And many of them are presented as routine, when they’re actually optional. In this episode, I’m walking you through the five most common interventions used in hospital births — continuous monitoring, cervical checks, inductions, epidurals, and artificial rupture of membranes — and helping you understand what they are, why they’re so often us...
What if healing your body didn’t have to feel so complicated? In today’s episode, I’m joined by Colleen Ritz—a Catholic wife, mom of six, clinical herbalist, and women’s health coach—to talk all about how simple, natural shifts can support your fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond. We’re breaking down what herbal support actually looks like for real moms, how to use herbs safely in the childbearing year, and why you don’t need to go full “crunchy” to begin living differently. Whether ...
That positive GBS test doesn’t have to send you into a spiral of anxiety and rushed decisions. Whether you're weeks away from your due date or still early in pregnancy, this episode is here to cut through the fear and give you real options grounded in truth. Because here’s what most women aren’t told: GBS colonization begins in the gut. And your gut is something you can actually influence. In this episode, I walk you through what GBS really is, how to understand your true level of...
What if your lingering struggles after birth aren’t just “normal postpartum hormones”... but actually signs of something deeper? In today’s powerful conversation, I’m joined by Bridget Tebaldi of Loreto Wellness, a Catholic mom of five and nervous system-informed birth trauma mentor, to talk about the trauma no one sees—and how to finally begin healing. Whether your birth was full of interventions or looked totally “ideal” on paper… if something still doesn’t sit right in your body or soul, t...
We spend hours planning our birth preferences… But how much time do we spend preparing the space we’ll labor in? Not just making it “cute” or “cozy”— But intentionally creating a space that invites peace, worship, and the presence of God? In today’s episode, I’m sharing how to design a Catholic, Christ-centered birth space—one that supports your hormones, honors your body, and anchors your spirit in God’s peace. Whether you're birthing at home, at a birth center, or in a hospital,...
In today’s episode, I’m sharing all the honest, heartfelt advice I wish someone had told me before I became a mother. From the messy, miraculous postpartum days to the ways birth impacts how we mother, I’m unpacking everything I’ve learned in my two and a half years of motherhood. Here’s what we’ll cover: Why postpartum is just as important as birth and how to honor itThe 5-5-5 rule for postpartum healing and bondingHow to prepare your home and heart for those tender first weeksBreastfeeding ...
Today, I’m talking with Mary Haseltine—Catholic mother of eight, doula, and author of Made for This: The Catholic Mom’s Guide to Birth. Her work has been such a gift to countless women who long to see birth not as a medical event but as something deeply tied to our faith, our design, and the beautiful mystery of bringing new life into the world. In this episode, Mary shares how her own birth experiences led her into birth work and ultimately to write Made for This. We talk about the theology ...
Free guide mentioned at the start of the episode: ⁠FREE LABOR POSITIONS GUIDE⁠⁠ This was my second birth and was nothing like my first. It was absolutely wild and beautiful in a way that caught me off guard. In this episode, I’m walking you through what labor looked like for me this time, what I wish I had done differently, and how God met me in those wild early morning hours. We cover: My experience of prodromal labor while displaced from our home due to a hurricane What helped me cope th...
You want to give birth without an epidural—but how do you actually get there? In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on exactly what I would do if I were preparing for a natural, unmedicated birth starting today. As a former L&D nurse, doula, and mom who’s been on both sides of the bed (so to speak), I’ve seen what works, what doesn’t, and what absolutely matters when it comes to preparing for a natural birth. Whether you’re a first-time mom or just wanting a different experien...
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