#268 Against All Odds: A Birth Worker’s Journey with Lindsey Meehleis

Acclaimed birth worker, Lindsey Meehleis, joins Dr. Stu and Blyss for a passionate conversation about their profession. Lindsey is a mom and traditional spiritual midwife who has been serving childbearing women through birth, lactation and emotionally through trauma release work since 2004. She works in Southern California and has had the pure honor of witnessing over 1300 births. She believes that “great grandma wisdom” is one of the most essential rememberings to tap back into during each rite of passage that we weave through as women in our lifetimes.

Today on the show, Dr. Stu, Blyss and Lindsey talk about their shared mission of creating a space and culture where birth workers can talk about their profession without fear of prosecution, and their desire to aid mothers in welcoming babies into the world in the most peaceful way they know possible—at home.

In this episode of Birthing Instincts:

• The increase in probability of chronic disease since 1989
• Attempting to foster better relationships between midwives and hospitals
• How formal medical training is designed to beat people down
• Lindsey’s path into midwifery
• Reminiscing on the births Lindsay and Stu were at together
• Lindsey’s remedy for preventing preterm labor

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Connect with Lindsey:

• Website: orangecountymidwifery.com
• Instagram: @lindseymeehleis

Connect with Dr. Stu:

• Instagram: @birthinginstincts
• Website: birthinginstincts.com

Connect with Blyss:

• Instagram: @birthingblyss
• Website: birthingblyss.com

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions