The Longest Shortest Time

EPISODE #28: The Missing Chapter to Ina May’s Guide

I tell the mother of modern midwifery that she has let me down. **If you wanted a natural birth and didn’t get one, leave a comment on this blog post for Ina May Gaskin.** Part 2 of a three-part series on natural birth.

EPISODE #27: Rewriting Your Birth Story

Join me as I attempt to rewrite my traumatic birth story, four years after the fact. Part 1 of a three-part series on natural birth.

EPISODE #26: Blind Love

It’s a fact: even the most romantic romances wither under the pressures of parenthood. But what happens in a relationship when, on top of everything else, one partner is going blind?

EPISODE #25: The Provider’s Guide to Quitting

Bry wanted to be a dad. And he thought the only way to be one was to quit doing the thing he loved most. So he did.

EPISODE #24: Due Date Desert

A mom breastfeeds her preemie against all odds. Then she wakes up on her due date. Dry.

EPISODE #23: The Longest Longest Time

Lisa’s longest shortest time lasted 11 years. And it all went down before she even had a baby.

EPISODE #22: The Mom Who Did Everything Wrong

Heather told me she did everything wrong in her first years as a mom. Judge for yourself (but don’t be too judgy).

EPISODE #21: The Numbers

After having a preemie, my friend Kirsten unwittingly takes on her husband’s personality, and becomes obsessed with numbers. To the decimal point.