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EMBRACE HOLISTIC BIRTH : PREGNANCY

  • Nutrition (with subsections)
  • Movement
  • Shape-Shifting
  • Whole-Self Care
  • Emotional Health 
  • All About Fear
  • DIY Prenatal Care
  • Journaling Through Pregnancy
  • Herbs for Pregnancy (with Molly Racette)
  • Natural Remedies for Common Complaints
  • Tips for Team-Building
  • Birth Plans, Principles, and Vision
  • The Home Stretch (38+ weeks)
  • Dad Wisdom for Pregnancy

Embrace Holistic BIrth : Real Birth

  • Your Heavenly Father's Perspective
  • Basic Anatomy & Physiology
  • Overview of Labor and Birth Process
  • Hormones (with Sarah Buckley)
  • Stage 1: Labor (early, active, and transition)
  • Stage 1: Labor Positions Photo Gallery
  • Stage 2: Pushing and Emergence
  • Stage 2: Pushing Positions Photo Gallery
  • Stage 3: Birthing the Placenta
  • Stage 3: Placenta Photo Tour
  • Mystery Can't Be Measured
  • The Basic Needs of a Woman in Labor
  • Affirmations and Mindset
  • Pain Management and Coping Techniques
  • So Many Choices (Labor and Birth Edition)
  • Gather Your Supplies to Make Your Birth Space
  • Unassisted Birth -- Oops vs. Intentional
  • Dad Wisdom for Labor and Birth (w/ Cheat Sheet)

Embrace holistic birth :: golden hour

  • Newborn Transition (and Empathy)
  • Real Newborns (A Photo Tour)
  • That First Latch
  • So Many Choices (Newborn Edition)
  • Bonding
  • Sharing Your Joy
  • Changes in Your Body
  • Dad Wisdom for Golden Hour

Embrace holistic birth : postpartum

  • What is 4th Trimester?
  • Quick Reference Guides (What to Expect, 5-5-5 Rule)
  • Must-Haves for Postpartum
  • Deep Dive: The First Week After Birth
  • A Glimpse of Real Postpartum (A Photo Tour)
  • Feed Your Baby
  • Holistic Breastfeeding (with Kaitlyn Valencia)
  • Feed Yourself
  • Postpartum Nutrition and Mental Health (with Maranda Brower)
  • Self-Care for Newborn Mothers (Body)
  • Self-Care for Newborn Mothers (The Rest of You)
  • Redefining Relationships
  • How to Sleep
  • Newborn Must-Haves and Don't-Bothers
  • "I Don't Even Know Who I Am Anymore!" (Navigating Identity Shift)
  • When Something Isn't Quite Right (Postpartum Mood Disorders)
  • Processing Your Birth
  • Dad Wisdom for Postpartum

Courses,Modules & Lessons

Embrace Holistic Birth : Foundations

  • Introductions
  • Terms and Definitions (types of births and birth professionals)
  • A Brief History of Birth 
  • Lies & Truths
  • Craft Your Why
  • Gather Your Team (using your gut, using your head)
  • The Aligned Birth Team
  • Life Lessons from Birth (Teri's story)
  • Guiding Goals for Your Birth Journey
  • Dad Wisdom

Embrace holistic birth : Bonuses

  • Nourishing Fertility
  • Miscarriage: Naturally, and At Home
  • See Undisturbed Births
  • Brooke's 6th Home Birth (uncut video)
  • Birth Films by Sister Birth
  • Sacred Ceremonies for Birth
  • Prayers for Pregnancy and Birth
  • Birth Play List (Spotify)
  • Mother Blessings
  • Sister Circles
  • Podcasts
  • Birth Stories (Visual and Verbal)
  • Essential Oils for Pregnancy and Birth
  • Hospital Birth Tips
  • Healing Birth Trauma

Home Birth Primer

  • 10 Reasons to Birth At Home
  • The Home Birth Mindset
  • Home Birth Hesitant Husbands
  • Are You A "Good Candidate?"
  • Is it Safe?
  • Just for Laughs
  • Care Provider Options
  • Where and When to Find A Midwife
  • Questions to Ask Before You Hire
  • Doulas and Birth Photographers
  • What About OBs and Pediatricians?
  • Getting Your Baby's Birth Certificate and Social Security Number
  • All About the Money
  • Birth Supplies
  • Food and Drink for Your Birth Team
  • Cleanliness Concerns (Before and After Birth)
  • Kids, Pets, Neighbors, and Mothers
  • What if "Something" Happens?
  • Emergency Transfer Plans
  • Non-Drug Pain Relief

Free Birth With God

  • To Free Birth or Not To Free Birth?
  • Autonomy and Radical Responsibility
  • Finding Your Unique Birth Approach
  • Sovereign Birth from a Christian Perspective
  • Leaving the Care of a Midwife
  • DIY Prenatal Care
  • Prenatal Record-Keeping
  • Free Birth Supply List
  • Taking Notes on Your Labor and Birth
  • A Baby that is Stuck
  • A Baby that Needs Help Breathing
  • A Mother who Bleeds Too Much
  • Cord and Placenta Emergencies
  • Transferring to the Hospital
  • Transition of the Newborn (APGAR, etc)
  • Newborn Assessment 
  • Examining the Placenta
  • Obtaining a Birth Certificate and Social Security Number
  • Brooke's Wild Pregnancy and Free Birth Vlog
  • To Read, Listen to, and Watch
  • Once a Free-Birther, Always a Free-birther?

labor Pain remedy

  • The Holistic Approach
  • Theology of Pain in Childbirth
  • The Pain Sequence
  • The 4 R's to Win the Head Game of Pain
  • Environmental Comfort
  • Body Comfort
  • Touch Techniques
  • Natural "Medicine"
  • Breathe + Vocalization
  • Strength Perfected In Weakness
  • Putting it All Together: Make a Comfort Plan

Trust God, Trust Birth

  • How to BE a Home Birther: The Steps to Transforming Your Mindset
  • You Are More Than A Body: Redefine Prenatal Care
  • Learn the Secrets of the World's Best Birthers (And How You Can Be Like Them)
  • You Never Walk Alone: Gather Your Support to Maximize Your Success
  • The Two Most Essential Elements of Your Birth Plan You're Probably Overlooking
  • For Dads: How to Pay for and Stop Freaking Out About Your Wife's Home Birth
  • Brooke's Story of Holistic Health, Home Birth, Birth Work & Faith

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Brooke Collier is a holist doula, christian birthkeeper, and birth photographer serving Grand rapids, MI and West Michigan and offering childbirth education around the world.

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