The Free Birth Society Podcast features honest, gripping, inspiring, and transformative freebirth stories hosted by the founder Emilee Saldaya in conversation with wild women worldwide.
In the vast tapestry of childbirth experiences, a thread runs undisturbed, unmedicated, and true to its ancestral roots: freebirth. This differs from your usual home birth with doulas or midwives in attendance. Freebirth stands apart, where birthing is solely in the hands of the birthing woman, accompanied only by her intuition, rhythms of nature, witnessed by her family.
The Free Birth Podcast invites you to a unique corner of the universe where we dive deep into the raw essence of birth, untamed and unassisted. Pushing against the tides of modern obstetrics and its violent approach, we venture into stories of women who've boldly chosen to claim this primal rite of passage. Here, we're not merely sharing tales; we're challenging the status quo and redefining the very narrative of childbirth.
As we unravel discussions on rights in childbirth, dissect varied care models, and amplify the unfiltered voices of freebirthing women from around the planet, our purpose remains clear: to spotlight the distinction and significance of wild birth. This isn't an argument against the myriad ways women choose to birth, but rather an affirmation that freebirth has its revered space in the continuum of birth choices.
Join us in celebrating a movement that underscores the powerful message and has changed the lives of thousands: Birth, in its purest form, is not a medical event but a profoundly personal journey.
The Free Birth Society Podcast is your compass to navigate and rediscover that journey.
*Freebirth = Birthing in the absence of any hired professionals, away from medical institutions or their agents. Also known as family birth, unassisted birth, wild birth.
*Sovereign birth = Birthing outside of the medical paradigm, inclusive of births with authentic midwives and doulas. We include many stories on the show where women birthed outside of the medical system with doulas and radical birth keepers. While these births are not freebirths, they are certainly sovereign births!
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17. When Rachel’s Birth Keeper Died, She Chose Freebirth
Season 9 · Episode 17
Friday, November 21, 2025 • Duration 01:01:40
Nine days before Rachel was to give birth to her first child, her beloved birth keeper, Candace, was tragically killed in a car accident. Grief-stricken, panicked, and suddenly faced with new decisions, Rachel chose to freebirth.
What unfolded was the gentle, funny, and heartwarming story of a woman moving through her day with ease, allowing her birth to remain simple, quiet, and her own.
*This episode is both a celebration of Rachel’s first birth and a tribute to Candace Smith, a Radical Birth Keeper graduate and cherished member of our community whose memory continues to weave joy and service into all who knew her. Rest in power, beloved Candace—you are profoundly missed. ❤️
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Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact info@freebirthsociety.com. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms.
16. Kristin Hauser on Holistically Handling Excessive Bleeding at Home
Season 9 · Episode 16
Friday, November 14, 2025 • Duration 01:20:54
This week, I’m joined once again by Kristin Hauser, a beloved and regular guest on the Free Birth Society Podcast. We weave through the stories of Kristin’s four births, with a special focus on her most recent freebirth and the profound lessons it offered.
Kristin shares the raw reality of experiencing excessive bleeding in her fourth birth, and how it initiated her into a new relationship with her blood and her body. For the first time in her mothering journey, she was required to stay in bed and truly receive care, nourishment, and love from the women around her.
In this conversation, Kristin reflects on how birth taught her not only resilience but also the art of receiving. Her story is a powerful reminder of how important the web of support is for us during these sacred times.
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7: Quitting Corporate America to Begin Again: Divorce, Freebirth, and Off-Grid Life
Season 9 · Episode 7
Friday, September 12, 2025 • Duration 01:10:40
What happens when you walk away from everything and find your own path to motherhood?
In this episode, we hear from Julia, a Montana mother of two who walked away from the corporate grind, sold her home, and set out on a radically different path to motherhood, one rooted in sovereignty, sisterhood, and self-trust.
Julia shares how her first wild pregnancy unfolded while traveling the West Coast in a trailer, living off-grid in national forests, and finding community through The Lighthouse membership. With a deeply ingrained medical upbringing, Julia had to unravel layers of programming to reclaim birth on her terms.
She tells the raw and beautiful stories of birthing her babies on raw land in the Montana winter, catching her first baby unexpectedly with bath towels and a shoelace, and welcoming her second in a fast, intuitive birth in the same off-grid trailer. From navigating boundaries with family to tandem nursing and raising her children outside the system, Julia’s story is a powerful testament to the courage it takes to live differently.
What You’ll Hear:
How a divorce became the catalyst for questioning everything she thought she knew
Why she sold everything and set out on the road with their RV
A story of freedom that comes from leaving behind medical management and social expectations
Why her first freebirth became the most magical experience of her life
How living in the Natural Forest system rewired her mind and reawakened her intuition
The lessons from two very different freebirths
Her advice for anyone considering stepping away from responsibilities during their first pregnancy
Surviving the Impossible: The Many Lives of Kelsey Hitchcock
Friday, February 10, 2023 • Duration 01:37:27
This week on the show I talk with the sweet and courageous Kelsey who shares her big stories of sexual abuse, teen motherhood, and becoming wheelchair bound with MS. In her most recent pregnancy, she experienced a true 12 month pregnancy which she contributed to being, at the time, a fruitarian. Kelsey tells us the wild story of fleeing from Taiwan in labor and barely getting off the plane in time to freebirth her 3rd daughter in a hostel in the Philippines! She shares openly about the abuse she endured, her radical lifestyle, and leaning on the connection she developed with her breath, body, and mind. Kelsey's story offers a vulnerable look at trauma and pain, personal choice, responsibility, and the transformative power of birth.
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When the Lights Come On: Karlin's Journey into Sovereignty
Friday, February 3, 2023 • Duration 01:10:21
This week we have my friend Karlin on the show, sharing her journey into sovereignty. Karlin’s first experience of pregnancy ended in an abortion in the medical system, which came with it many lessons for her to digest. When her second pregnancy ended in a first trimester early birth, she turned to her partner, the land, and the wisdom of her own body to find her way forward. Her third pregnancy resulted in her sweet daughter being free birthed, supported by her husband and well.…yours truly, on the phone. Karlin speaks honestly about how much resistance she had to birth itself, feeling the pain, and how much stronger she has become on the other side.
Today I bring you Dr. Rebecca Cohen’s wild journey from indoctrination into the obstetrics system, to serving as a radical, holistically-hearted birthkeeper. After almost dropping out of medical school several times during her training and residency, Rebecca finally got through the “hazing process” and became known as the “natural OB”. After having her own children, Rebecca decided to step away from her career, and when she was ready to serve women again years later in a different way, she found the Radical Birth Keeper School.
Newborn First Breaths: Protecting the First Moments of Life with Elder Midwife Sister Morningstar
Friday, January 20, 2023 • Duration 01:15:37
Today I am bringing you a very special episode with my dear friend and one of my mentors, Elder Midwife Sister Morningstar. Sister Morningstar played a big part in last year’s Matriarch Rising Festival, and this conversation was actually recorded for the Virtual Matriarch Rising Festival Bundle that we offered in the fall of 2022! In this episode, Sister brings us a much-needed, mother-centered perspective on the sacred first moments of a newborns life. We get into the do’s and don’ts of neonatal resuscitation, what is needed to protect the health and wellbeing of motherbaby, and how to get back in touch with our wild, primal nature.
VBAC After C-Section Complications: Roxane’s Birth in Belgium
Friday, January 13, 2023 • Duration 59:12
Roxane, a Radical Birth Keeper School graduate from Belgium, had her first baby via c-section after finding out she was positioned breech. Roxane suffered a horrible, life-threatening complication from the surgery 6 days postpartum, and decided shortly after there was no way she would go back to birth in the hospital ever again. Roxane stayed steadfast to her vision and birthed her second daughter in her own home, away from the harms of the hospital.
Rachel's Year Long Pregnancy and 60 Hour Freebirth
Friday, January 6, 2023 • Duration 54:08
To kick off 2023, I'm bringing you a mind-blowing wild pregnancy story with quite the plot twist!
At a supposed 44 weeks gestation with no signs of labor, Rachel began to backtrack on her conception timeline and realized that she actually conceived this baby shortly after an early pregnancy loss at around 9 weeks. Since she hadn't tracked the bleeding as a miscarriage, she went on with her pregnancy, believing that she was three months further along than she actually was! Her "year long" pregnancy went on to prepare her for an intense nearly 60-hour birth at 42 weeks.
Rachel's story is an incredible testament to the mystery of birth, the power of trust and patience, and the magic of sitting in the unknown.
Smiling Through It All: Janessa's Peaceful Family Freebirth in Hawaii
Friday, December 16, 2022 • Duration 01:15:11
I'm excited to share with you all today Janessa's beautiful freebirth story, which is truly a reclamation of so many parts of her first birth, a hospital birth. After she consistently gave her power away in her first pregnancy and birth, by the time she got pregnant again, she knew she was going to do things very differently. With her second daughter, Janessa chose a peaceful pregnancy over a pregnancy in the system, and a freebirth over a hospitalized experience. Through taking responsibility for her choices, Janessa was able to reclaim everything that had given away in her first birth- even down to smiling through a peaceful emergence.
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Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact info@freebirthsociety.com. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms.
Timestamps:
[00:00] Introduction
[00:51] From medical conditioning to embracing freebirth and body autonomy
[10:31] Leaving corporate life behind to travel in an RV and begin a wild pregnancy on the road
[30:23] First freebirth story in a winterized RV with unexpected postpartum challenges
[45:57] Second freebirth story with a toddler sleeping nearby and a smooth postpartum experience
[01:01:10] Postpartum recovery challenges, household dynamics, and lessons for next time
You can connect with Julia on her homestead Instagram page here.
Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact info@freebirthsociety.com. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms.
Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact info@freebirthsociety.com. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms
Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact info@freebirthsociety.com. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms
Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact info@freebirthsociety.com. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms
Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact info@freebirthsociety.com. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms
Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact info@freebirthsociety.com. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms
Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact info@freebirthsociety.com. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms
Disclaimer: Free Birth Society, LLC of North Carolina shares personal and educational stories and experiences related to freebirth and holistic care. This content is not medical advice, and we are not a licensed midwifery practice. Testimonials reflect individual experiences; results may vary. For services or scheduling, contact info@freebirthsociety.com. See full disclaimer at freebirthsociety.com/youtubeterms