{EXPLICIT WARNING} January and Brandon are talking potty training. Brandon recounts the horrific poopy discoveries he’s made throughout the house during this final round of potty training, and January reveals the most traumatizing poopy experience of her life as a result of potty training. Trigger warning for those of you still sensitive to trials and tribulations that involve toddler fecal…
-
-
Recapping the 1st Birth Without Fear Conference in Australia!
Saturday, 26 May 2019 was day of the first ever Birth Without Fear Conference in Australia. Held at the Northside Conference Centre in Crows Nest in North Sydney, it was an amazing day of excitement and inspiration! We want to share with you some of the special moments that just happened to be caught on film by Andrea Edwards of…
-
The Harshe Podcast – Episode #40: Another Fetchin’ Mormon Episode!
{EXPLICIT WARNING} January and Brandon are back talking about the differences between being Mormons and being heathens! They talk about Brandon’s amazing Benjamin Button impersonation in which he was a balding, malnourished Mormon ten years ago! January talks about coffee (of course!) and the difference between choosing to abstain from alcohol for health reasons versus doctrinal reasons. Also, Brandon talks…
-
CBAC: The Birth of Ingrid Alexandra
In the “birthy world”, CBAC or “Cesarean Birth After Cesarean” refers to a belly birth that was initially planned to be a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean). In cases like this, sometimes simply saying “repeat cesarean” negates the significance of the decision to birth again via cesarean. As someone who has personally travelled this road, I share the story of…
-
The Harshe Podcast – Episode #39: Coffee & Tattoos – Take 3
January and Brandon are talking coffee and tattoos once again! January goes into how she makes her killer iced coffee and Brandon looks out for the people while she does! They talk about tattoos they’ve gotten and tattoos they plan on, and January goes into why she plans on a snake tat in the near future! Subscribe to the Harshe…
-
My Healing Hospital VBAC
(Editor’s note: this was originally published on October 9, 2014) To tell Mel’s birth story, I have to say a few words about Katherine’s and Laeney’s birth stories. Laeney’s birth was a hospital induction. At my final ultrasound, my doctor told me my placenta was failing and she was losing weight in the womb. They told me she would only…
-
The Harshe Podcast – Episode #38: Growing Up As ’80s & ’90s Kids
January and Brandon are talking about their favorite things from the ’80s and ’90s! January explains being “brangry,” Brandon recounts the pain of his awful JC Penney wardrobe, and they discuss Vanilla Ice and his new line of work. Also, January tries to ignore how she bought tickets to wrestling and Brandon won’t let the episode end without a mention…
-
The Harshe Podcast – Episode #37: Birth Without Fear Australia Conference Recap
January and Brandon return from their brief hiatus to recap the Birth Without Fear Conference in Australia that took place in Sydney at the end of May! They discuss the reality of January going to Australia alone for a week while Brandon stayed home with the kids, preparing for a conference overseas and how January’s grandmother helped improvise some of the…
-
The Long, Beautiful Births of Solla Zakara and Winter Lumina {Natural Birth Story of Twins}
(Editor’s note: This birth story was originally posted on August 5, 2014.) I can still feel my heart drop. I can still feel how cold my feet went, as if they weren’t even part of my body anymore. I was 20 weeks pregnant. The ultrasound tech was swiping back and forth, from my left to my right, and in almost…