{"podcast":{"title":"Happy Homebirth","slug":"happy-homebirth-524448","podcast_index_feed_id":524448,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.myhappyhomebirth.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3705139/HappyHomeBirth2_0.jpg","author":"Katelyn Fusco","episode_count":334,"summary":"The Happy Homebirth podcast is your source for positive natural childbirth stories, and your community of support, education and encouragement in all things homebirth and motherhood. This podcast takes a deep dive into the the authentic stories of mothers who have given birth (usually) at home, as well as the care providers who tend to them. Although typically upbeat and fun, Happy Homebirth is unabashedly unafraid to examine the rawness, the pain and the struggle of some birthing situations. Host Katelyn Fusco is a former student midwife, who joyously shares her experiences and provides a space for her guests to share theirs as well. From pre-conception to pregnancy, to postpartum and beyond, Happy Homebirth is a podcast that focuses on how victorious birthing mothers are from around the globe and encourages you to have a magical birthing experience. To learn more, head over to www.myhappyhomebirth.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T10:18:11.947999+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-homebirth-524448"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 324: From Monitoring to Trusting: A Nurse’s Birth Transformation","slug":"ep-324-from-monitoring-to-trusting-a-nurse-s-birth-transformation","published_at":"2026-05-04T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-homebirth-524448/ep-324-from-monitoring-to-trusting-a-nurse-s-birth-transformation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-homebirth-524448","url":"https://podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/e/ep-324-from-monitoring-to-trusting-a-nurse-s-birth-transformation/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nf9rcmymn62vptqy/ep_3248cpdl.mp3","summary":"What happens when you know too much about birth… and you’re experiencing pregnancy and birth for yourself? This week's episode, I’m joined by Emily—a labor and delivery nurse who found herself navigating pregnancy and birth as both a provider and a patient. We talk about how working inside the hospital shaped her first birth… what shifted in her mindset the second time around… and how she ultimately chose a homebirth rooted in surrender. Episode Roundup: First—this idea of knowing too much: how too much information can sometimes lead us to questioning ourselves, our bodies and our instincts– information overload can create fear instead of clarity. I love how Emily was so aware of this– how what she’d seen and experienced at work actually needed to be balanced with nervous system regulation, surrender, and leaning into her own intuition. During postpartum with her first baby, Emily felt like she missed much of the experience because it seemed impossible to turn her brain off and simply trust. But that first experience transformed how she would interact with pregnancy, birth and motherhood from then on. Second—the shift from control into surrender… not just in birth, but in motherhood as a whole. What a learning curve it is to go from taking care of only your own needs to the needs of others. As Emily said, she had to reorient herself to life now that she was a care provider– no longer could she simply bop off and workout on a whim or head to the grocery store alone. Even her ability to regulate her nervous system after her second child had to shift– It wouldn’t be 30 minutes on the couch with her warm cup of tea, but instead breathing exercises while she rocked and nursed her baby. Our willingness to be flexible and do things differently– to be creative– is a gift to bo…","meta_description":"What happens when you know too much about birth… and you’re experiencing pregnancy and birth for yourself? This week's episode, I’m joined by Emily—a labo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3401,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/happy-homebirth-524448/episodes/ep-324-from-monitoring-to-trusting-a-nurse-s-birth-transformation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-homebirth-524448/ep-324-from-monitoring-to-trusting-a-nurse-s-birth-transformation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}