320 episodes

In this original, unfiltered, true to life podcast, Elizabeth Joy gets real with industry experts and moms, discussing in depth topics like motherhood, pregnancy, childbirth, and many other pressing women's issues. Nothing is held back in these interviews. If you’re looking for a safe and honest place without judgment, join Liz and the many guests and experts on the show, as they laugh, cry, and hot flush about every female topic from pregnancy, sex, to postpartum depression.

The Pregnancy to Parenting Show with Elizabeth Joy Elizabeth Joy Presta

    • Kids & Family
    • 4.7 • 3.9K Ratings

In this original, unfiltered, true to life podcast, Elizabeth Joy gets real with industry experts and moms, discussing in depth topics like motherhood, pregnancy, childbirth, and many other pressing women's issues. Nothing is held back in these interviews. If you’re looking for a safe and honest place without judgment, join Liz and the many guests and experts on the show, as they laugh, cry, and hot flush about every female topic from pregnancy, sex, to postpartum depression.

    EP 317: Cannabis for Pregnancy and Motherhood with Sydney Parlier

    EP 317: Cannabis for Pregnancy and Motherhood with Sydney Parlier

    This episode is all about cannabis use in pregnancy and motherhood. Maybe you have run out of options when it comes to coping with your morning sickness. Maybe you need to find a way to function better in motherhood in a highly stimulated environment. Could cannabis be right for you? 
    Sydney Parlier is diving into conscious cannabis use in this season of life. As a long-time consumer and researcher of cannabis, she has opened a taboo conversation and provided support for moms using cannabis.
     
    Follow Sydney on Instagram @cannabirth
    Visit Sydney’s website: www.cannabirth.co
    Connect with Liz
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    https://www.Elizabethjoy.co
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    • 1 hr 5 min
    EP 316: Reducing Your Chances of Having a Cesarean Birth with Elizabeth Joy

    EP 316: Reducing Your Chances of Having a Cesarean Birth with Elizabeth Joy

    In this episode, Elizabeth is talking all about what 1 hospital did to take their cesarean rate from 28.9% to 12.2% in 12 months. It is important to shed light on this since our cesarean rate is much higher than what the WHO calls for. Cesareans are necessary about 10-15% of the time in the United States, yet they are happening over 33% of the time. This means that about two-thirds of the cesareans taking place are preventable. 
    Connect with Liz
    https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en
    https://www.Elizabethjoy.co
    Get the First Trimester Survival Guide
    https://elizabethjoy.co/freebie
    Join the Waitlist
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    Resources:
    https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-on-inducing-labor-for-going-past-your-due-date/
    https://evidencebasedbirth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Inducing-for-Due-Dates-Handout.pdf
    Episode 310 with Dr. K - High-Risk OBGYN
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-310-conversations-with-a-high-risk-obgyn-dr-k/id1343507855?i=1000647886023
    EP 305: Vaginal Births after Cesareans (VBAC) with Hannah Gill
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-305-vaginal-births-after-cesareans-vbac-with-hannah-gill/id1343507855?i=1000643327228
    EP 240: The VBAC Link with Megan Heaton
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-240-the-vbac-link-with-megan-heaton/id1343507855?i=1000583641739
    EP 314: Homebirth Transfer Birth Story with Dr. Maggie Hill
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-314-homebirth-transfer-birth-story-with-dr-maggie-hill/id1343507855?i=1000651115226
    https://evidencebasedbirth.com/arrive/
    https://www.midwiferytoday.com/mt-articles/more-evidence-to-avoid-hospital-birth/
    https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/sites/default/files/Clinical%20Topics/Impacts%20of%20the%20ARRIVE%20trial-PUB.pdf
    https://www.downtobirthshow.com/182-labor-induction-risks-reasons-and-results-with-dr-rachel-reed-phd/
    https://www.birthinginstincts.com/blog/creating-more-questions
     

    • 30 min
    EP 315: Pediatric Oral Health with Dr. Staci

    EP 315: Pediatric Oral Health with Dr. Staci

    Doctor Staci Whitman is on a mission to create a cavity-free world. She founded NoPo Kids Dentistry in North Portland, OR, where she takes a whole-body, holistic, and functional approach with her patients. Her dentistry and practice philosophy are both grounded in science and powered by love. 
    Doctor Staci has always been passionate about children's nutrition and how to improve our food system, the oral microbiome and the oral-systemic connection, and sleep and airway health, focusing her research in residency on how to improve airway assessments and diagnostic tools in the pediatric population. 
    She dreams of a world without cavities and believes in motivating families to join her as a team, keeping their children healthy and thriving with small, manageable daily changes that will impact their oral health and their ability to optimize systemic wellness.
    Connect with Dr. Staci
    https://www.instagram.com/doctor_staci/?hl=en
    https://doctorstaci.com/
    https://nopokids.com/
    Connect with Liz
    https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en
    https://www.Elizabethjoy.co
    Get the First Trimester Survival Guide
    https://elizabethjoy.co/freebie
    Join the Waitlist
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    Sources:
    https://fluoridealert.org/studies/brain08/
    https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2748634
    https://fluoridealert.org/
    https://orthotropics.com/dr-kevin-boyd/
     

    • 1 hr 17 min
    EP 314: Homebirth Transfer Birth Story with Dr. Maggie Hill

    EP 314: Homebirth Transfer Birth Story with Dr. Maggie Hill

    Dr. Maggie Hill is on the podcast this week sharing her pregnancy and birth story. Maggie spent time being healthy and preparing her body for pregnancy months in advance. Once pregnant, she discovered she had hyperemesis gravidarum. Despite not having an ideal pregnancy, she was looking forward to her planned homebirth. She shares the emotions, the decisions, and the healing from going from a planned homebirth to an unplanned cesarean.  She shares her story in hopes of relating to other moms going through a similar journey.
     
    Connect with Maggie:
    https://www.instagram.com/maggiehilldc/
    Connect with Liz:
    https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en
    https://www.Elizabethjoy.co
    Get the First Trimester Survival Guide
    https://elizabethjoy.co/freebie
    Join the Waitlist
    https://elizabethjoy.co/join-waitlist
     
    Episode 131 on chiropractic care
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/miraculous-mamas/id1343507855?i=1000488981052
    Cesarean awareness episode:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cesarean-awareness-with-tatiana-dudziak/id1343507855?i=1000515768000
    VBAC episodes:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/pt/podcast/ep-305-vaginal-births-after-cesareans-vbac-with-hannah-gill/id1343507855?i=1000643327228
    https://podcasts.apple.com/ky/podcast/ep-240-the-vbac-link-with-megan-heaton/id1343507855?i=1000583641739
     

    • 1 hr 25 min
    EP 313: Advocacy in Birth with Doula, Suzzie Vehrs

    EP 313: Advocacy in Birth with Doula, Suzzie Vehrs

    The doulas are birth-nerding out this episode! Suzzie Vehrs is sharing her experience as a doula supporting over 200 births. She shares her perspective on birth plans, advocacy and setting yourself up with a good birthing team.
    Connect with Suzzie:
    https://shebirthsbravely.com/
    https://www.instagram.com/shebirthsbravely/
    Connect with Liz:
    https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en
    https://www.Elizabethjoy.co
    Get the First Trimester Survival Guide
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    Join the Waitlist
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    Sponsors:
    Go to jennikayne.com and use the code JOY to get 15% off
    Use our exclusive link to get 20% off - honeylove.com/JOY

    • 58 min
    EP 312: Fusing East & West Practices for Motherhood w/ Dr. Shivani Gupta

    EP 312: Fusing East & West Practices for Motherhood w/ Dr. Shivani Gupta

    Dr. Shivani Gupta is a busy wife and mother of two who understands the challenges modern women face when it comes to putting their health and well-being first. Unfortunately for many women self-care has become a dirty word and yet another unrealistic expectation on their never-ending to-do list.
    Dr. Shivani created her revolutionary Modern Ayurveda program and Fusionary Formulas to fuse East and West practices for self-care, digestion, stress reduction, and metabolism. Her goal is to ensure no more women sacrifice their health for the life they deserve.
    Connet w Dr. Shivani
    https://shivanigupta.com/
    https://www.instagram.com/dr.shivanigupta/
    Try Fusionary Formulas - use code JOY for a discount
    https://fusionaryformulas.com/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=Main+Nave+Drshivani.com&utm_campaign=Dr.+Shivani+Page+
    Connect with Liz
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    https://www.Elizabethjoy.co
    Get the First Trimester Survival Guide
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    • 57 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
3.9K Ratings

3.9K Ratings

Lmullahey ,

Love this podcast!

I have been listening to this podcast for a long time and I have gotten so much education and different perspectives from Liz and all the guests that come on. I love that Liz works hard to have highly educated guests to really expose her listeners to different views and discussions. I am in my 2nd pregnancy and have listened to this podcast since ttc with my first and I love all the information and resources that Liz talks about and all the great guests she brings on.

SDSSTL ,

Room for improvement

Liz constantly uses some iteration of "dive in" or "season of life," and it drives me especially bonkers when she says "if you are listening" because of course we are listening or we wouldn't be hearing you in the first place. It's also odd that there are so many guests from Canada. Liz obviously doesn't have a real career - a former night club waitriess turned doula, and the "doula stuff" seems to have gone by the wayside. I like keeping up with Liz and her family life, but honestly, most of the information presented on this show is readily available on the internet.

Cia456 ,

Love this podcast!

If you are a parent, you need to start listening to this podcast! Like from the very beginning. Liz is such a great host and so easy to listen to. I love the topics covered in this podcast and that everything is not only factual and informative but interesting as well. 5/5 recommend!

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