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30 Experts Reveal What Every Woman Has To Know About Fertility, Pregnancy And Birth In A Modern World (FOR FREE)*
"When it comes to having babies, you have more power than you think..."
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CUT THROUGH THE NOISE
If you’re frustrated by all the confusing information out there, you’ve come to the right place…
Science
Discover proven strategies
In many cases conception, pregnancy and birth has gone from a natural process to a medical procedure where the doctor is in charge...
Some hospitals have C-Section rates of 60%, 7 out of 10 pregnant women get pain medication, fertility treatments and formula sales are at an all time high...
But latest research and insights show that following the natural way of doing things has incredible benefits and often medical interventions can be prevented.
During this summit you'll learn first hand from the leading experts and once you know how, this becomes an empowering journey.
Practical Tips
Gain clarity & take action
Many fertility issues and pregnancy complications arise from matters within your control - which means you can also prevent them!
Because this is so important, we don't shy away from the tough questions and you'll learn from experts who've been helping women hands on for decades.
It's that clarity paired with practical tips that will allow you to take action right away regardless of where you're currently at in your journey.
Inspiration
Feel inspired & supported
If you're looking for a natural pregnancy and birth, it can feel as though you're all alone. But you're not!
When you join this event you'll connect with an amazing, loving community.
Plus, you'll learn from some incredible success stories first hand including multiple women who became first-time moms in their forties. They'll share how they have implemented the strategies from the summit so you can do the same!
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Join us and 30 of the world's most renowned fertility and childbirth experts. Each presentation will cover new topics and you'll get all the inspiration, practical tips and scientific insights you need to start your journey to a healthy pregnancy and enjoy motherhood......
9 Days You Don't Want To Miss
Regardless of whether you're planning to have a child in the future, currently pregnant or just curious, you'll enjoy learning the latest, cutting-edge insights from 30 of the world's top fertility, pregnancy and childbirth experts - many of which are trailblazers in their fields that do not appear in any other online events.
DAY 1
Conceiving Naturally: What helps, what doesn’t?
Dr. Marc Sklar
What affects the egg and sperm quality (you have surprising control over it)
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What affects the egg and sperm quality (you have surprising control over it)
Learn MoreWhat affects the egg and sperm quality (you have surprising control over it)
Dr. Marc Sklar
For more than 18 years, The Fertility Expert, Dr. Marc Sklar, has been helping couples struggling to conceive, and women and men regulating their hormones and reproductive health with this virtual fertility consultations, coaching and fertility programs.
In addition to his Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Dr. Sklar trained at the Harvard Medical School, Mind/Body Medical Institute. He is the creator of Fertility TV, MarcSklar.com and ReproductiveWellness.com, and the co-author of Secret to Conception.
The Fertility Expert lives in San Diego, with his wife and two sons, where he has his 2 clinics. But he also works with couples all over the world through his fertility online coaching.
Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
How to decipher your own fertility signs (it varies weekly)
Learn MoreHow to decipher your own fertility signs (it varies weekly)
Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
Lisa Hendrickson-Jack talks about vaginas a lot! She’s a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner who teaches women to chart their menstrual cycles for natural birth control, conception, and monitoring overall health. In her new book The Fifth Vital Sign, Lisa debunks the myth that regular ovulation is only important when you want children, by recognizing the menstrual cycle as a vital sign.
Drawing heavily from the current scientific literature, Lisa presents an evidence-based approach to fertility awareness and menstrual cycle optimization. She hosts the Fertility Friday Podcast, a weekly radio show devoted to helping women connect to their fifth vital sign by uncovering the connection between menstrual cycle health, fertility, and overall health. With well over a million downloads, Fertility Friday is the #1 source for information about fertility awareness, and menstrual cycle health, connecting women around the world with their cycles and their fertility — something our education systems have consistently failed to do.
When she’s not researching, writing, and interviewing health professionals, you’ll find her spending time with her husband and her two sons. To learn more, visit fertilityfriday.com.
Dr. Frank Sabatino
Creating the foundation for fertility and conception without interventions
Learn MoreDr. Frank Sabatino
Creating the foundation for fertility and conception without interventions
Learn MoreCreating the foundation for fertility and conception without interventions
Dr. Frank Sabatino
Dr. Frank Sabatino is a chiropractic, plant centered physician for over 40, who also holds a Ph.D. in reproductive neuroendocrinology and cell biology from Emory University School of Medicine. He has done landmark research in calorie restriction and aging, and is an expert in water only fasting.
Dr. Frank Sabatino is the past Health Director of the Shangri-La Natural Hygiene Institute in Bonita Springs , FL, the Regency Health Resort and Spa in Hallandale, FL and Health Director-Owner of Ocean Jade Retreat in Lauderdale by the Sea, FL, where he cared for, lectured and inspired thousands of people over the past 40 years. He is currently the director of the Balance for Life Retreat Program in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Balance for Life Retreat is a vegan lifestyle education center specializing in plant-based vegan nutrition, health rejuvenation, stress management and therapeutic fasting and detoxification.
Dr. Sabatino is a Chiropractic physician who also has a Ph.D. in cell biology and neuroendocrinology from the Emory University School of Medicine. The book of his original research on the effects of brain peptides on the regulation of reproductive hormones was published in 1988. While an assistant professor at the University of Texas School of Medicine, he did extensive landmark research on calorie restriction, stress and aging, and has published a number of major scientific papers in some of the most well-respected peer reviewed journals in the fields of cell biology, aging, endocrinology and neuroscience.
He has also written numerous articles for lay magazines and journals in the areas of clinical nutrition, healthy weight loss, women’s hormones, stress management, addiction and healthy aging. He has been featured in a variety of books, news articles, and cable TV programs including CNN. Dr. Sabatino is a past member of the prestigious Brookdale fellowship in Gerontology and Aging. As a member of the International Association of Hygienic Physicians, he is also widely recognized as an expert in water-only fasting and integrative health care. His DVD Program and recently completed book: ‘WEIGHTLESS: Compassionate Weight Loss for LIfe’ promote the most comprehensive plant-based solution and lifestyle strategies for solving the pandemic of obesity. He is also a proponent of Oriental energy arts and a long time teacher and student of tai-chi and qi gong.
Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc
Causes of fertility challenges and natural remedies to maximize your chances
Learn MoreAimee Raupp, MS, LAc
Causes of fertility challenges and natural remedies to maximize your chances
Learn MoreCauses of fertility challenges and natural remedies to maximize your chances
Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc
Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc, is a renowned women’s health & fertility expert, celebrity acupuncturist & coach, and the best- selling author of the books Chill Out & Get Healthy, Yes, You Can Get Pregnant, and Body Belief. Aimee works virtually with clients all over the world, as well she is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in private practice in New York and Connecticut. Aimee holds a Master of Science degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and a Bachelor’s degree in biology from Rutgers University. She is also the founder of the Aimee Raupp Beauty line of hand-crafted, organic skincare products that are optimized for hormone harmony. She has appeared on The View, and has been featured in Glamour, Allure, Well + Good, Mind Body Green, GOOP, Shape, and many podcasts including Wellness Mama, Melissa Ambrosini, and Dr. Frank Lipman. Aimee has received endorsements from Deepak Chopra, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Arianna Huffington, and Gabrielle Bernstein for her work in helping thousands of women to improve their fertility, celebrate their beauty, and reconnect to the presence of their optimal health. Aimee is also the Head of Chinese Medicine at The Well in NYC and is a frequent speaker at women’s health & wellness conferences across the nation. She engages her large community worldwide through her social media presence, online programs, and her website, www.aimeeraupp.com.
DAY 2
Removing hidden fertility blocks (even if you’re over 35)
Dr. Vivian Chen
What disrupts your fertility hormones and how can you restore balance?
Learn MoreWhat disrupts your fertility hormones and how can you restore balance?
Dr. Vivian Chen
Dr. Chen is a UK trained medical doctor with 15 years of clinical experience. She is board certified in the UK in both internal medicine and family practice.
Her world turned upside down when her daughter was hospitalized soon after being born with symptoms no doctor could figure out. Through doing her own research, she was able to help her daughter recover. She also realized that the many years of chronic fatigue, acne and brain fog she had was due to environmental toxicity. This opened the world of root causes she had never considered before as a conventional medical doctor.
When she moved to San Francisco, she decided not to get relicensed as a medical doctor in the US, and instead to coach clients back to health by identifying root causes and implementing lifestyle solutions. She is also on a mission to help people reduce their toxin load because she believes environmental toxins to be one important root cause of many chronic health conditions.
Dr. Jean M. Twenge
Tips to protect yourself from external pressures and social expectations
Learn MoreDr. Jean M. Twenge
Tips to protect yourself from external pressures and social expectations
Learn MoreTips to protect yourself from external pressures and social expectations
Dr. Jean M. Twenge
Jean M. Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, is the author of more than 140 scientific publications and books.
Her books include:
• iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy–and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood
• Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled — and More Miserable Than Ever Before
• The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement (co-authored with W. Keith Campbell)
• The Impatient Woman’s Guide to Getting Pregnant
• Personality Psychology: Understanding Yourself and Others (co-authored with W. Keith Campbell)
• Social Psychology (co-authored with David G. Myers)
Dr. Twenge frequently gives talks and seminars on teaching and working with today’s young generation based on a dataset of 11 million young people. Her audiences have included college faculty and staff, high school teachers, military personnel, camp directors, and corporate executives. Her research has been covered in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, USA Today, U.S. News and World Report, and The Washington Post, and she has been featured on Today, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, Fox and Friends, NBC Nightly News, Dateline NBC, and National Public Radio.
She holds a BA and MA from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. She lives in San Diego with her husband and three daughters.
Dr. Stephanie Berg
Your preconception detox: why, when & how to do it right
Learn MoreYour preconception detox: why, when & how to do it right
Dr. Stephanie Berg
Dr. Stephanie Berg, ND, JD is a California-licensed Naturopathic Doctor and Attorney as well as Certified Nutrition Specialist. She received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University, her law degree from Stanford Law School and her Naturopathic Medicine degree from Bastyr University California. She practiced business law for six years prior to attending naturopathic medical school. Her passions include plant-based nutrition, preconception health, and educating about simple ways to reduce exposure to toxic chemicals. You can find links to her favorite healthy products at www.naturopathicways.com.
DAY 3
Best Foods to Eat To Get And Stay Pregnant
Dr. Joel Fuhrman
Supplementing for pregnancy: what helps, what is hype and what is risky?
Learn MoreDr. Joel Fuhrman
Supplementing for pregnancy: what helps, what is hype and what is risky?
Learn MoreSupplementing for pregnancy: what helps, what is hype and what is risky?
Dr. Joel Fuhrman
Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a board-certified family physician, seven-times New York Times best-selling author and internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing, who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional methods. He is the President of the Nutritional Research Foundation and on the faculty of Northern Arizona University, Health Sciences division. Dr. Fuhrman coined the term “Nutritarian” to describe a nutrient-dense eating style, designed to prevent cancer, slow aging, and extend lifespan. For over 25 years, Dr. Fuhrman has shown that it is possible to achieve sustainable weight loss and reverse heart disease, diabetes and many other illnesses using smart nutrition. In his medical practice, and through his books and television specials, he continues to bring this life-saving message to hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Dr. Fuhrman is a former world-class figure skater, who placed second in the United States National Pairs Championships in 1973 and third in the 1976 World Professional Pairs Skating Championship in Jaca, Spain. Along with his nutritional expertise, Dr. Fuhrman has been involved professionally with sports medical committees, advised professional and Olympic athletes, and has lectured to athletic trainers and world-class athletes about maximizing performance and preventing injury.
Christa Orecchio
The 5 trimester model: what to eat from pre-conception to postpartum
Learn MoreThe 5 trimester model: what to eat from pre-conception to postpartum
Christa Orecchio
Christa has been a clinical and holistic nutritionist for the last 15 years. She is dedicated to helping individuals use food as medicine to heal from the root cause through her company The Whole Journey.
She specializes in digestive and hormonal health with her very popular online programs Kick Candida for Good, Gut Thrive in 5, and now with the groundbreaking Adrenal ReCode that resets the entire nervous system including the adrenals and thyroid. She also takes a mind, body, spirit approach to total health.
Christa and her clinical team have taken over 20,000 people through her paid programs with astounding success and have had the privilege to help millions more in a meaningful way with their free content.
Christa is also the best-selling co-author of How to Conceive Naturally and Have a Healthy Pregnancy After 30, a sought-after speaker and the host of three health and wellness TV shows.
Susan Levin, RD
Giving your body what it actually needs - it's easier than you think
Learn MoreGiving your body what it actually needs - it's easier than you think
Susan Levin, RD
Susan Levin, M.S., R.D., C.S.S.D., is director of nutrition education for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting preventive medicine, especially better nutrition, and higher standards in research.
As director of nutrition education for the Physicians Committee, Ms. Levin conducts clinical research studies and publishes dietary reviews about the connection between diet and health. Ms. Levin also counsels patients in a clinical setting at the nonprofit Barnard Medical Center. She is a co-author of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ position paper on vegan and vegetarian diets: https://jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(16)31192-3/fulltext
Ms. Levin received her Master of Science in Nutrition from and completed her dietetic internship at Bastyr University in Seattle. She also earned a specialty certification in sports dietetics from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
DAY 4
Protocols for a healthy and low-risk pregnancy
Kylie Buckner, RN, MSN & Cyrus Khambatta, Ph.D.
Preventing and Reversing Gestational Diabetes (and how it impacts your baby)
Learn MoreKylie Buckner, RN, MSN & Cyrus Khambatta, Ph.D.
Preventing and Reversing Gestational Diabetes (and how it impacts your baby)
Learn MorePreventing and Reversing Gestational Diabetes (and how it impacts your baby)
Kylie Buckner, RN, MSN & Cyrus Khambatta, Ph.D.
Kylie Buckner, RN, MSN has over 18 years of nursing experience, and is the Director of Lifestyle Change at Mastering Diabetes. She has a master’s degree in nursing education and loves using her background to support people reversing insulin resistance through a low-fat, plant-based, whole-food lifestyle. Kylie has been following a plant-based diet for over 8 years and is a certified yoga instructor. She uses all of her experience to teach about the connection between lifestyle choices and health. She has an in-depth understanding of the challenges of adopting a plant-based lifestyle and is committed to empowering people to make simple lifestyle changes.
Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, is a nutrition and fitness coach who has been living with type 1 diabetes since 2002. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 2003, then earned a PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 2012. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Mastering Diabetes with Robby Barbaro, MPH and co-founder of Mastering Diabetes. Longer one he gave me to read in the interview: Cyrus Khambatta, PhD is a New York Times bestselling co-author of Mastering Diabetes: The Revolutionary Method to Reverse Insulin Resistance Permanently in Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, Prediabetes, and Gestational Diabetes. He is the co-founder of Mastering Diabetes and Amla Green, and is an internationally recognized nutrition and fitness coach who has been living with type 1 diabetes since 2002. He co-created the Mastering Diabetes Method to reverse insulin resistance in all forms of diabetes, and has helped more than 10,000 people improve their metabolic health using low-fat, plant-based, whole-food nutrition, intermittent fasting, and exercise. Cyrus earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 2003, then earned a PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 2012. He is the co-author of many peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Dr. Debra Shapiro
Pregnancy routine checks and dealing with complications
Learn MorePregnancy routine checks and dealing with complications
Dr. Debra Shapiro
Dr. Shapiro has practiced medicine for over 3 decades, and is Board Certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as Lifestyle Medicine. She has been studying Plant-Based Nutrition for 8 years, with a Certificate from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and e. Cornell, and is a Certified Health Coach and a Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator. Her passion is using nutrition and lifestyle medicine to prevent, treat and reverse chronic disease.
She co-created a novel group coaching program, The Pregnancy Advantage™ to help women prepare physically and emotionally for pregnancy, with the goal of increasing fertility, decreasing pregnancy complications and improving the health of future generations. You can find Dr. Shapiro at www.anewviewoffood.com and www.pregnancyadvantage.net
Catherine Cram, MS
Unravelling the debate on exercise and pregnancy
Learn MoreUnravelling the debate on exercise and pregnancy
Catherine Cram, MS
Catherine Cram, MS, is the owner of Comprehensive Fitness Consulting, LLC, a company that provides pre- and postnatal fitness certifications and information to hospitals, health/wellness organizations, and the military. Comprehensive Fitness Consulting offers innovative, evidence-based information to pregnant and postpartum women and their health/fitness providers.
Her continuing education certificate course, Prenatal and Postpartum Exercise Design was revised in 2016 and provides the most recent, evidence-based maternal fitness guidelines. Catherine is a co-author of the 2012 edition of Exercising Through Your Pregnancy with Dr. James Clapp. She is the author of Fit Pregnancy for Dummies (Wiley Publishing, 2004) and contributing author of Women’s Health Care in Physical Therapy (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009).
She was appointed to serve as the International Childbirth Education Association Perinatal Fitness Subgroup Chair in 2013. She is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine “Prenatal and Postpartum Special Interest Forum.” Catherine was appointed to the Babyfit.com advisory board in 2014.
Her company has developed maternal fitness continuing education courses for the following CEU health and fitness education companies:
Allied Health
American Academy of Health and Fitness
At Home Seminars
Medbridge
Catherine earned her Masters Degree in exercise physiology from San Diego State University.
DAY 5
Enjoying your pregnancy (and why it matters)
Marisa Peer
Mind-body connection: How the mind influences your hormones and fertility
Learn MoreMind-body connection: How the mind influences your hormones and fertility
Marisa Peer
Marisa Peer is a hypnotherapist with 25 years of experience helping women with infertility. Marisa has received an advanced certification in Hypnotherapy at the Hypnotism Training Institute of Los Angeles, completed additional studies in hypno-healing, advanced hypnotherapy and medical hypnotherapy.
A best-selling author of five books, Marisa has featured in NBC’s Today Show, GMTV, This Morning, BBC, Vogue, The Times, Men’s Fitness and is regarded as one of the world’s most sought-after motivational speakers and personal development experts.
Marisa Peer is creator of the multi-award-winning Rapid Transformational Therapy®, founder of iamenough.com, international best-selling author and leading celebrity therapist. She is also the creator of a hypnotherapy pregnancy program that takes you through natural, easy conception, healthy pregnancy and easy pain-free birth.
Anna Verwaal, RN, CLE
The surprising science of giving your baby a headstart in life
Learn MoreThe surprising science of giving your baby a headstart in life
Anna Verwaal, RN, CLE
Anna Verwaal, RN, CLE, is a Maternal-Child Health Nurse, Birth Consultant, Midwifery & Doula Instructor, Primal Period Educator, UCLA Certified Lactation Educator and birth photographer.
During her 22-year career as an obstetrical nurse, conscious conception and birth educator and labor & post partum doula Anna has dealt with a variety of clients that included Arabian princesses, teenagers, homeless women, same sex couples, the wives of notorious gang members and famous Hollywood stars. She worked alongside perinatologists, obstetricians and (indigenous) midwives and has been at hundreds of high-risk hospital deliveries and natural births at home.
Since 2004 Anna’s focus has shifted to education and she is frequently invited to speak at international conferences or facilitate talks, lectures and workshops. Topics include: fetal and newborn consciousness, the long-term effects of the conception and birth experience on our lives, the prevention and healing of prenatal, birth & bonding trauma, the hormonal physiology of childbirth, the psychological, emotional and spiritual aspects of birth and how to provide babies with an optimum start in life.
Anna is also an outspoken birth advocate and long term member of APPPAH, the Association of Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health, (www.birthpsychology.com)
Combining their latest research and findings with a wealth of international experience, professional knowledge, indigenous wisdom and sensitive photography, she is on a passionate quest to help transform the future of childbirth and the way babies are welcomed into the world.
Bettina Gordon-Wayne
Breaking limiting beliefs around age and motherhood by a first-time mom in her 40s
Learn MoreBettina Gordon-Wayne
Breaking limiting beliefs around age and motherhood by a first-time mom in her 40s
Learn MoreBreaking limiting beliefs around age and motherhood by a first-time mom in her 40s
Bettina Gordon-Wayne
Bettina Gordon-Wayne is an international journalist and certified mental strength trainer with passion for travel. Originally from Vienna, Austria, she has called America home since 1996. At age 44, she became the third generation of women in her family to have healthy children at an age the mainstream deems “ dangerous.” In The Joy of Later Motherhood, Bettina shares the stories and advice of women over 40 who all had natural pregnancies and healthy babies to show other women of “ advanced maternal age” what is possible and, in fact, perfectly natural.
Bettina currently resides in Washington, DC, and Vienna, Austria, with her husband, Joshua, her wild child, Hunter, and Georgia, the squirrel-chasing Pit Bull mix. For more on Bettina’ s work and free resources, visit BettinaGordon.com.
DAY 6
Getting the support you need
Willow Buckley, CCH, CD
Postpartum essentials and finding a doula to support you
Learn MorePostpartum essentials and finding a doula to support you
Willow Buckley, CCH, CD
Willow Buckley CCH, is a certified classical homeopath, labor doula, and prenatal yoga teacher. She first combined her holistic interests with her medical science studies while earning a Bachelor of Science in Neuropsychology from the University of California Santa Barbara. Continuing her search and passion for a whole healing approach, Willow ventured into homeopathy, where she has helped families and individuals of all ages handle everything from anxiety and depression to morning sickness and sore throats. She is a fervent proponent of the body’s power to heal itself. She continues to educate herself and therefore her clients about the immune system, its function, and purpose and how to support it from the inside out. Over ten years ago when her own pregnancy and motherhood were on the horizon, her focus turned to the womb, leading her down her current path as a birth maven where she guides and supports women prenatally, through birth and postpartum. Homeoprophylaxis, using homeopathy to educate the immune system, is her most recent addition to her practice.She is also the co author of the best-selling book, How To Conceive Naturally and Have a Healthy Pregnancy After 30.
Debrah Lewis, CNM, MSc
How to involve your partner and get the support you need
Learn MoreHow to involve your partner and get the support you need
Debrah Lewis, CNM, MSc
Since graduating from Columbia University in 1986, Debrah has worked in public and private practice midwifery in New York, Africa and Trinidad & Tobago.
She is a founder and current Executive Director of Mamatoto Resource & Birth Centre where she remains in active midwifery practice. She is currently a UNFPA LACRO Midwifery Consultant; is on the Board of the North West Regional Health Authority; has been very involved with the development of professional midwifery associations in the region; and serves as an independent consultant on midwifery matters.
She has served on the Board of the International Confederation of Midwives with headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands and is the current Co-Chair of their Scientific Program Planning Committee
Debrah precepts students from the USA, Canada and Europe, and has presented extensively regionally and internationally, including a TEDx Talk on fathers.
Debrah is the recipient of a National Award for The Development of Women – Gold – for her work in Community Service and Midwifery in Trinidad & Tobago; and was selected by Women in Global Health in 2020 as one of the 100 Outstanding Nurse and Midwife Global Leaders.
Care Messer
Reprogram your fears surrounding birth
Learn MoreReprogram your fears surrounding birth
Care Messer
Care is the founder of The Birth Education Center. When Care discovered Hypnobirthing for the birth of her daughter in 2008, it changed her life’s path. Care believes that babies can experience a “birth day” that is magical, loving, and gentle. When families are educated to resolve fears, birth becomes a beautiful positive experience. Care continued on to become a DONA Certified Doula became a Certified Hypnobirthing Instructor. From there, Care started her own business, San Diego Hypnobirthing where she has been educating families since 2009. She is a NATH Hypnotherapist, a Certified Placenta Encapsulationist, an Erotic Blueprint Coach®, an ICEA-trained Childbirth Educator, a CAPPA-trained Postpartum Doula, and an Innate Traditions Certified Postpartum Doula. She is also an Authentic Relating facilitator and leads women’s and couples circles, both at the Birth Education Center and for private events. She recently completed her certification as a Holistic Doula under the Matrona.
Care is certified as a Professional Cuddler and Cuddle Facilitator through Cuddle Sanctuary in Los Angeles and through Cuddlist.com. Care has certified with Jaiya as an Erotic Blueprint Coach ® and uses those skills in connecting families, both before and after birth.
Care served as the Director of Cap Wellness Center. She is a mentor and educator for doulas across San Diego County in Professional Doula Classes created for the Birth Education Center. She has also trained students nurses at SDSU and held nurse trainings in local hospitals. She is a Board member at The Nizhoni Institute for Midwifery and served as Vice President of San Diego Birth Network. She is the proud mom of two beautiful daughters and two feisty Pomeranians.
DAY 7
Preparing for the big day
Dr. Amanda Olson
Kegels and beyond: how to prepare and restore your pelvic floor
Learn MoreKegels and beyond: how to prepare and restore your pelvic floor
Dr. Amanda Olson
Dr. Olson earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Pacific University in 2005, and a Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy from Regis University in 2008, graduating as a member of the Jesuit National Honor Society. She is holds a Certification of Achievement in pelvic floor physical therapy (CAPP-PF) through the APTA, and the Pelvic Floor Practitioner Certification (PRPC) through the Herman and Wallace Pelvic Institute. She is also a certified Stott Pilates instructor and RRCA certified running coach, which she finds useful in curating treatment approaches.
Dr. Olson teaches internationally on various pelvic health topics including pelvic floor dysfunction in runners. She has written several physical therapy continuing education courses, newspaper and magazine articles on pelvic floor dysfunction, and running.
She is the president and chief clinical officer of Intimate Rose where she develops pelvic health products and education, and authored the book Restoring the Pelvic Floor For Women. She is passionate about empowering women and men with pelvic health issues including pelvic pain, incontinence, and pre and post-partum issues.
Amy V. Haas, BCCE
A realistic approach to birth and how to avoid disappointment
Learn MoreA realistic approach to birth and how to avoid disappointment
Amy V. Haas, BCCE
Trained and certified by The American Academy of Husband Coached Childbirth® in 1995, as a Bradley Method® Childbirth Educator, Amy’s education includes a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Plattsburgh State University of New York, and a Post-Baccalaureate Certification as a Paralegal from Adelphi University in New York.
She is the Mom of two young men, and wife to an amazingly patient man. For the past 26 years she has successfully taught Bradley® classes to pregnant families, and empowered them to educate themselves to make healthy decisions that are right for them. Her training in medical malpractice research has served to assist her in expanding her knowledge toward doing research for her students, and the community at large. She specializes in the field of pregnancy nutrition, and spent 5 years studying with Dr. Tom Brewer, and 2 years assisting with his Pregnancy Hotline.
She writes for Midwifery Today and has had more than a dozen articles published to date. She also served as the Education Chair for Rochester Birth Network for 20 years, and was a founding member. Amy is an active member of the Board of the Institute for Family Centered Childbirth . Specializing in helping moms stay healthy and low risk, Amy’s motto for her students is “Healthy Babies, Healthy Moms, and A Positive Birth Experience”.
Nicole Morales, CPM, LM
Fetal positioning and how to minimize the need for a C-Section
Learn MoreFetal positioning and how to minimize the need for a C-Section
Nicole Morales, CPM, LM
Nicole Morales is a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a midwife, a doula, a friend, and a mentor. Empowered by her own very different births of her three children at home, Nicole is drawn to assisting families in birthing and parenting in awareness and to appreciating the sacred relationships throughout the childbearing years and beyond. She has worked as a doula for many years and has benefited from the apprenticeship model of midwifery. Nicole is an Approved Spinning Babies® Trainer and a Certified Birthing from Within Mentor. She blends these tools in her midwifery practice as well in instruction from both perspectives of the mind and body. She also is an instructor for Nizhoni Institute of Midwifery and is part of breechbirthsd.com which helps breech families navigate the systems as best as possible by being an online resource center.
DAY 8
Having a positive birth experience
Janet Balaskas
Discover your potential to have an easier, more comfortable birth
Learn MoreDiscover your potential to have an easier, more comfortable birth
Janet Balaskas
Janet Balaskas is the author of Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally and recently released a film Active Birth – Your Guide to Nature’s Plan. As founder of the Active Birth Movement and childbirth educator she is perhaps known best for her advocacy of active birth where the woman is free to move during labour, rather than being placed into stirrups.
She has been training birth professionals for more than 3 decades, influencing birth education and midwifery practice throughout the UK and internationally. This training brings you the most up-to-date information about birth physiology, active birth in practice, and inspirational new teaching methods.
The central aim of Active Birth is the empowerment of women, supported by their birth partners and attendants. It plays a major role in the provision and success of birthing centres, home births and all woman-centred midwifery. Training provided at the center will benefit midwives, birth educators, doulas, pregnancy yoga and pilates teachers and is specifically designed to enhance or to be taught alongside all antenatal, NCT, HypnoBirthing and Pregnancy Yoga classes.
Pam England
Becoming the heroine of your birth story
Learn MoreBecoming the heroine of your birth story
Pam England
Pam England began her career as a nurse-midwife in 1978; she provided midwifery care in hospital, birth center and home birth. During her first labor as a mother, she had an awakening that being “informed” about birth was not enough, women needed to be mentored and initiated. This vision inspired her to earn a degree in Psychology/Counseling with an emphasis on perinatal issues, and to write a thesis on the Ancient and Modern Images of Pregnant Women.
From there, she began experimenting with a new model of childbirth education which she described in her first book, Birthing From Within published in 1998. While teaching childbirth mentors for twenty years, Pam was developing another body of work around birth as a heroic journey and the healing of emotional birth trauma. She is the founder and co-director of BIRTH STORY MEDICINE and the BIRTH STORY SCHOOL that trains birth story listeners and mentors from around the world to utilize the philosophy and lead the successful birth story process she developed over 30 years. Check out her latest book Ancient Map for Modern Birth.
Barbara Harper, RN
Using water as a powerful tool for a gentle birth
Learn MoreUsing water as a powerful tool for a gentle birth
Barbara Harper, RN
Barbara Harper is an internationally recognized expert on waterbirth and gentle birth, a published author who founded the non-profit organization, Waterbirth International, in 1988, with one goal in mind – to ensure that waterbirth is an “available option” for all women.
During the past five decades Barbara has worked as an obstetric, pediatric, and critical care nurse, midwife, midwifery instructor, childbirth educator, and Blissborn Hypnosis teacher/trainer. She teaches unique seminars within hospitals, nursing schools, midwifery and medical schools and community groups worldwide.
Her bestselling book, ‘Gentle Birth Choices,’ has been translated into 9 languages, including Chinese.
Known for her award-winning website and online Waterbirth Certification Courses, Barbara has dedicated her life to changing the way we welcome babies into the world. She is the mother of three adult children, two of whom were born at home in water and two grandsons. She lives in Boca Raton, Florida.
Dr. Sarah Buckley
What no one ever told you about pain in labor
Learn MoreWhat no one ever told you about pain in labor
Dr. Sarah Buckley
Dr. Sarah Buckley is trained as a GP with qualifications in GP obstetrics. She has been writing and lecturing to childbirth professionals and parents since 1997 and is the author of the internationally best-selling book Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering.
Sarah has a special interest in the hormones of physiological labour and birth and the impacts of interventions. In 2015 she completed an extensive report on this topic, Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing, published with Childbirth Connection (US).
She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland, researching oxytocin in labour and birth. She has co-authored several papers on oxytocin in labour, birth and breastfeeding.
Sarah is also the mother of four children, all born at home and now in their teenage years and beyond. She lives on the semi-rural outskirts of Brisbane.
DAY 9
Welcoming your baby and postpartum care
Wendy Powell
Regaining function and confidence in your body after birth
Learn MoreRegaining function and confidence in your body after birth
Wendy Powell
Founder and CEO of leading global medically recommended digital health tech platform MUTU® System, Wendy Powell is the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) Fellow behind the best-selling online programme for mothers, trusted by over 80,000 women worldwide.
Wendy speaks the truth about a mother’s body, empowering women to move through their motherhood journey with confidence. She inspires with her personal story and the reasons for creating MUTU. Wendy is an expert in pregnancy and postpartum physical function and recovery, as well as mental health strategies that build dignity and self-esteem.
Wendy is on the Women’s Development Board of empowerment charity Microloan and works with medical professionals around the world to improve education, dignity and empowerment for mothers. She is a frequent contributor to the BBC, and MUTU System has been featured in the Huffington Post, the Guardian, the Telegraph, Vogue, Mother & Baby, Daily Mail, Made for Mums, UK Health Radio, Parent.com and more.
Anita McKewen, IBCLC
Breastfeeding 101: what a lactation consultant wants you to know
Learn MoreBreastfeeding 101: what a lactation consultant wants you to know
Anita McKewen, IBCLC
Anita has been “accused” by those who know her best, of being an “education junkie.” To this, she pleads “guilty.” Her passion is to empower women, wherever in their journey they are, at a time in their lives when self-doubt and disempowerment are the most common experience. She also believes that the way babies are conceived, carried and brought into the world MATTERS: to the mothers, the fathers, and most of all, to the babies. It is this passion that drives her to continue studying the science and refining her skills to her clients’ benefit. Anita comes to the Birth Education Center after over twenty years in the birth community of Sacramento, where she was first trained as birth doula (then referred to as “labor companion”) in 1992. Then she added childbirth education in 1999 and HypnoBirthing in 2000. In the year 2006, she earned her bachelor’s degree in Maternal/Child Health: Lactation Consulting, and sat for the IBLCE boards that same year. Since then, she has served hundreds of families in her busy private practice, as well as over four years working for WIC in Sacramento. Finally, in 2013, she earned certification as a Clinical Hypnotherapist, and specialises in hypnotherapy for fertility. In between times, she keeps her skills sharp and updated by attending and presenting at various workshops and events.
Hilary Jacobson, CH.HU.SI.
Foods and herbs for milk supply and a mother’s overall health
Learn MoreFoods and herbs for milk supply and a mother’s overall health
Hilary Jacobson, CH.HU.SI.
Hilary Jacobson has been researching and supporting breastfeeding for 35 years. She co-founded the first online support group for mothers with low milk supply in 1999, was certified as a holistic lactation consultant (CH.HU.SI.) in 2000, and published her book Mother Food: a breastfeeding diet guide with lactogenic food and herbs in 2004. Her lactogenic foods and herbs handout is used in hospitals and lactation clinics across the United States.
In 2013, Hilary certified as a clinical hypnotherapist. She specializes in trauma resolution for mothers in the postpartum. Her book Healing Breastfeeding Grief: how mothers feel and heal when breastfeeding does not go as hoped was published in 2016.
Presently, Hilary gives virtual lectures on lactogenic foods and herbs. She mentors mothers and healthcare providers in small online groups in the practice of mindfulness, presence, and emotional health.
Her latest book, A Mother’s Garden of Galactagogues, was published in 2021, with instructions growing milk-boosting food and herbs in the home and garden.
Ocean Robbins
Love and acceptance - how to cope with unexpected outcomes
Learn MoreLove and acceptance - how to cope with unexpected outcomes
Ocean Robbins
Ocean Robbins was born in a log cabin built by his parents, and grew up eating food they grew on the land together. At age 16, he co-founded an organization called YES! (Youth for Environmental Sanity) that he directed for the next 20 years. Ocean has spoken in person to more than 200,000 people in schools, conferences and events, and he has organized 100+ seminars and gatherings for leaders from 65+ nations. Ocean’s work has taken him all over the world, where he has seen first-hand the powerful impact of the food we eat – not just on our health, but on people and economies everywhere.
Ocean is author of The Power of Partnership, and co-author, with his dad and colleague John Robbins, of Voices of the Food Revolution. He serves as an adjunct professor for Chapman University, and has received numerous awards including the national Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service. He serves as co-host and CEO of the Food Revolution Network.
This is for you if:
Why this is so urgent
Take back your rights
Pregnancy often feels as though you have a disease. Constant monitoring and tests as though you're a medical disaster waiting to happen. Birth has become so procedural that few women are informed about what's done, when and why. And few know that the monitoring may actually inhibit a natural birth. At the same time we know that stress during pregnancy can lead to premature labor or a low-birthweight baby. So it's time to take back your rights - for your own sake and that of your child.
Number of couples struggling to conceive
Studies suggest that after 1 year of having unprotected sex, 12% to 15% of couples are unable to conceive. In the US that's about 6.7 million people each year who have trouble conceiving. And it doesn't affect women alone. The rate of men needing fertility treatment has doubled in the last ten years and now is over 21% in the UK.
Cascade of interventions
One interventions leads to another and all of a sudden moms and couples are out of control. An epidural for example can increase the time you need to push, which leads to severe perineal tears, which leads to instrument-assisted delivery in 37.9 percent of cases or even C-Section.
Your body did not fail you
In a hospital setting many things work against you. Bright lights, foreign people, constant monitoring, the doctor's time schedule... It's no surprise that the body wants to protect the baby and shuts down labor. At the same time, it seems senseless to endure labor when just a quick jab could take the pain away... But in the end many women feel as though their bodies failed them. It didn't and during the summit you'll learn all about how to work with your body.
C Section rates higher 3x higher than recommended rates
In 1965, the US had a 4.5% c-section rate. Today, the c-section rate is over 31% which is almost three times the recommended rate by the World Health Organization. Some U.S. hospitals even report C-section rates as high as 60%. Caesarean sections have become increasingly common around the world but pose a risk to the mom and rob the baby of the chance to get her mom's microbiome and that all important skin-to-skin contact after birth.
Postpartum depression
A study by Blue Cross Blue Shield examined 1.8 million pregnancies and in just four years the number of women suffering from postpartum depression increased by nearly 30 percent. What should be a time of joy often turns dark and it's not the fault of the mom.
Overwhelm and Baby Blues
This affects up to 80% of moms. Exaggerated expectations, social pressures, little time to recover, the impact of social media... Few moms can enjoy their new born and make sense of their birth experience - often with long-term consequences.
The truth is that as a woman you are not powerless... When you follow a few simple rules - rules that you'll learn during this event - the fate of your baby and birth is largely in your hands!
Escape the fear-mongering, half-truth and conflicting advice. Join this FREE 9-day online event and get ready to feel empowered, inspired and full of hope again...
Your Hosts
Rozana & Tobi
We have run 9 online summits helping over 200,000 participants live a healthier and more fulfilling life.
We got married nearing our 40s and because we're at a stage of planning our parenthood, we decided to document our research and share it with you.
We'll interview many of the world-leading experts and with their help, we'll decode the mystery of fertility, pregnancy and birth. Our goal is to make this the most comprehensive, empowering resource on the topic.
Whether you wonder what to eat, which supplements to take, when to consider fertility treatments (if at all), are struggling to conceive naturally, fearful of birth, worried about breastfeeding, want to see experts bust the most common myths, feel alone and want to connect with a supportive community, or simply believe that as a woman (or man) you deserve to know the truth about all these things, we can't wait to share everything with you...
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