In episode number 12, Kathleen Roth is sharing about the birth of her twin girls, Anna and Noel! Kathleen is a great friend of mine, and her birth story is particularly special because Kathleen became a mom through adoption. In this episode, we’ll walk through how she and her husband decided to pursue adoption, how she tried to hold her hope of becoming a mom with open hands, about her honest disappointments during the wait, and about the day she met her girls. Their story truly is a hopeful birth. 

In the Meet the Birth Worker segment, I got to interview Shannon Fleming of Brave the Waves Birth Services. Shannon is a Birth and Sibling Doula in the Upstate of South Carolina, and she also teaches a course called “Maidens by His Design” for young girls (ages 8 and up) - alongside their moms - about menstruation and opening up that conversation to prepare them for maidenhood. You can find her at https://www.facebook.com/bravethewaves

If you’d like to help support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts and visit my corner of the internet - Hopeful Birth on Facebook and @hopefulbirthpodcast on Instagram. It is so appreciated! 

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LINKS MENTIONED by Kathleen

Quiver Full Adoptions, Inc. - https://www.quiverfulladoptions.com/

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LINKS MENTIONED by Shannon

https://www.facebook.com/bravethewaves

bravethewavesdoula@gmail.com

(864) 991-7184

Childbirth Education Suggested by Shannon: 

• Bradley Method
• Hypnobabies
• Julie Byer’s Mindful Birth Series
• Three Little Birds Birth Services
• (for homebirth moms) Happy Homebirth Academy