Episode 500 has arrived. Fifteen years in, long before podcasting became mainstream, we’re celebrating a milestone that calls for something truly special.



Hundreds of powerful birth stories. Cutting-edge research. Memorable conversations with cultural icons. Myth-shattering discussions that reshaped the way we view pregnancy and birth.



So who’s joining us for this historic episode? You’ll have to tune in to find out.



But here’s a hint: this one might be about you.



Dr. Berlin is opening the mic to our listeners to help create the official 500th episode. Tell us your dream guest or the topic you’ve always wanted us to cover and help shape what’s next.



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Stay tuned. The real Episode 500 is almost here.



Grow with us on ⁠IP+⁠ [http://informedpregnancy.tv]! Informed Pregnancy Media presents two all new intimate short-form video series following Garrett and HeHe's real-time pregnancy journeys as they prepare for an empowered birth and postpartum experience. Each episode features weekly updates with personal photos and videos to help bring these raw stories to life, a visually dynamic guide through each mother's emotional and physical experiences.

⁠Watch Growing with Garrett⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-garrett]

⁠Watch Growing with HeHe⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-hehe]



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Past Our Due Date

Sasha Bessonova crossed continents, cultures, and different medical systems after growing up in Russia. Finding herself pregnant with identical twins in Los Angeles, her story is one of inherited birth trauma and late pregnancy pressure as her doctors pressed for a scheduled delivery date (but her babies had other plans).



Connect with the guest:

@sashabessonova [https://www.instagram.com/sashabessonova/]



Grow with us on ⁠IP+⁠ [http://informedpregnancy.tv]! Informed Pregnancy Media presents two all new intimate short-form video series following Garrett and HeHe's real-time pregnancy journeys as they prepare for an empowered birth and postpartum experience. Each episode features weekly updates with personal photos and videos to help bring these raw stories to life, a visually dynamic guide through each mother's emotional and physical experiences.

⁠Watch Growing with Garrett⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-garrett]

⁠Watch Growing with HeHe⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-hehe]



Keep up with Dr. Berlin and Informed Pregnancy Media online!

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Ep. 499 Double Trouble with Sasha Bessonova

Adopted at birth, Jenna Wysocki grew up with a strong sense of purpose and family. Now she's approaching birth in a way that's informed, intentional, and fully in charge. Her home birth story is a blue print for reclaiming agency through birth.



Connect with the guest:

@jennawysocki [https://www.instagram.com/jennawysocki/]



Grow with us on ⁠IP+⁠ [http://informedpregnancy.tv]! Informed Pregnancy Media presents two all new intimate short-form video series following Garrett and HeHe's real-time pregnancy journeys as they prepare for an empowered birth and postpartum experience. Each episode features weekly updates with personal photos and videos to help bring these raw stories to life, a visually dynamic guide through each mother's emotional and physical experiences.

⁠Watch Growing with Garrett⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-garrett]

⁠Watch Growing with HeHe⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-hehe]



Keep up with Dr. Berlin and Informed Pregnancy Media online!

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Ep. 498 Reclaiming Agency Through Birth with Jenna Wysocki

What if the way we prepare women for pregnancy, birth, and recovery is fundamentally broken? Alex Redelico and Dara Cook come together from two high performance worlds to challenge fear based narratives around perinatal fitness.



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@expectfit [https://www.instagram.com/expectfit/?hl=en]

@alexredfit [https://www.instagram.com/alexredfit/]

expect.fit [https://www.expect.fit/]

Expect Fitness Module on IP+ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/coming-soon-expect-app-sample-module]



Grow with us on ⁠IP+⁠ [http://informedpregnancy.tv]! Informed Pregnancy Media presents two all new intimate short-form video series following Garrett and HeHe's real-time pregnancy journeys as they prepare for an empowered birth and postpartum experience. Each episode features weekly updates with personal photos and videos to help bring these raw stories to life, a visually dynamic guide through each mother's emotional and physical experiences.

⁠Watch Growing with Garrett⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-garrett]

⁠Watch Growing with HeHe⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-hehe]



Keep up with Dr. Berlin and Informed Pregnancy Media online!

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Ep. 497 Fitness in Pregnancy & Postpartum

Today...I'm my own guest, and I wanted to share a bit about my personal story and the inspiration behind my work. Starting out in emergency medicine in New York City, I eventually moved into family centered care. From personal experience and unanswered questions, I have always been driven by a deep discomfort with the lack of choice and context many people are given during pregnancy and birth. From podcasts, documentaries, and courses to founding a wellness practice and a growing media platform, I've designed offerings with the goal of helping people make informed, empowered choices.



Connect with me! @doctorberlin [instagram.com/doctorberlin]



Grow with us on ⁠IP+⁠ [http://informedpregnancy.tv]! Informed Pregnancy Media presents two all new intimate short-form video series following Garrett and HeHe's real-time pregnancy journeys as they prepare for an empowered birth and postpartum experience. Each episode features weekly updates with personal photos and videos to help bring these raw stories to life, a visually dynamic guide through each mother's emotional and physical experiences.

⁠Watch Growing with Garrett⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-garrett]

⁠Watch Growing with HeHe⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-hehe]



Keep up with Dr. Berlin and Informed Pregnancy Media online!

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Ep. 496 The Birth of Informed Pregnancy Media

After an unplanned home breech birth, international songwriting couple Amanda Nordelius and John Russell return to discuss the postpartum experience.



Connect with the guests:

gluten-freemusic.com [https://www.gluten-freemusic.com/]



Grow with us on ⁠IP+⁠ [http://informedpregnancy.tv]! Informed Pregnancy Media presents two all new intimate short-form video series following Garrett and HeHe's real-time pregnancy journeys as they prepare for an empowered birth and postpartum experience. Each episode features weekly updates with personal photos and videos to help bring these raw stories to life, a visually dynamic guide through each mother's emotional and physical experiences.

⁠Watch Growing with Garrett⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-garrett]

⁠Watch Growing with HeHe⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-hehe]



Keep up with Dr. Berlin and Informed Pregnancy Media online!

⁠⁠⁠informedpregnancy.com⁠⁠⁠ [https://informedpregnancy.com/]

⁠⁠⁠@doctorberlin⁠⁠⁠ [http://instagram.com/doctorberlin]

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Ep. 495 Postpartum with Amanda Nordelius & John Russell

Intense meltdowns are part of the parenthood experience. As toddlers test our limits, our nervous systems activate and we begin wondering if we're terrible parents. Child development and child behavior specialist Devon Kuntzman discusses how parents can better navigate and understand those moments, reframe their child's behavior, and work toward helping them build long term emotional resilience.



Connect with the guest:

@transformingtoddlerhood [https://www.instagram.com/transformingtoddlerhood/]

transformingtoddlerhood.com [https://www.transformingtoddlerhood.com/]



Grow with us on ⁠IP+⁠ [http://informedpregnancy.tv]! Informed Pregnancy Media presents two all new intimate short-form video series following Garrett and HeHe's real-time pregnancy journeys as they prepare for an empowered birth and postpartum experience. Each episode features weekly updates with personal photos and videos to help bring these raw stories to life, a visually dynamic guide through each mother's emotional and physical experiences.

⁠Watch Growing with Garrett⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-garrett]

⁠Watch Growing with HeHe⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-hehe]



Keep up with Dr. Berlin and Informed Pregnancy Media online!

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Ep. 494 Navigating Toddler Behavior with Devon Kuntzman

Globetrotting physician assistant and health tech entrepreneur Esther Friedman Schwartz discusses her rocky pregnancy journey.



Connect with the guest:

LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/esther-friedman-pa-c-ihp-932881aa/]



Grow with us on ⁠IP+⁠ [http://informedpregnancy.tv]! Informed Pregnancy Media presents two all new intimate short-form video series following Garrett and HeHe's real-time pregnancy journeys as they prepare for an empowered birth and postpartum experience. Each episode features weekly updates with personal photos and videos to help bring these raw stories to life, a visually dynamic guide through each mother's emotional and physical experiences.

⁠Watch Growing with Garrett⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-garrett]

⁠Watch Growing with HeHe⁠ [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-hehe]



Keep up with Dr. Berlin and Informed Pregnancy Media online!

⁠⁠⁠informedpregnancy.com⁠⁠⁠ [https://informedpregnancy.com/]

⁠⁠⁠@doctorberlin⁠⁠⁠ [http://instagram.com/doctorberlin]

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Ep. 493 In Conversation with Esther Friedman Schwartz

We have a brand new addition to the Informed Pregnancy family! This week on the podcast we have a special holiday audio preview of the first 3 episodes of Growing with HeHe. Or check out the full visual series here [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-hehe]!
Growing with HeHe is an intimate short-form video series following HeHe Stewart’s real-time first pregnancy journey. You may know her as a doula, educator, and advocate for trauma-informed birth but this time, she’s turning the spotlight inward.

From her roots in a small Mississippi town to founding The Birth Lounge, HeHe has spent years empowering others with calm strength and fierce clarity. Now, she invites us to follow her own path, sharing week by week the emotional highs, physical shifts, and vulnerable truths of her first pregnancy. Through honest reflection and intimate storytelling, we meet HeHe, her husband Nick, and the circle of people who shape her journey.



Connect with HeHe:

@tranquilitybyhehe [https://www.instagram.com/tranquilitybyhehe/]

@the.birth.lounge [https://www.instagram.com/the.birth.lounge/]

thebirthlounge.com [https://www.thebirthlounge.com/]

The Birth Lounge Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/7kSfCZ5rlpnRAWZMlQnSC6?si=c6100e87069f441c&nd=1&dlsi=c7de69873da248f0]



Keep up with Dr. Berlin and Informed Pregnancy Media online!

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Ep. 492 Introducing Growing with HeHe

We have a brand new addition to the Informed Pregnancy family! Here's a special holiday audio preview of the first 3 episodes of Growing with Garrett. Or check out the full visual series here [https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/growing-with-garrett]!



Growing with Garrett is an intimate short-form video series following Garrett Kusmierz’s real-time pregnancy journey as she prepares for a more empowered second birth and postpartum experience. The series was inspired by Garrett’s guest appearance on The Informed Pregnancy Podcast where she shared her remarkable story: an easy conception, a traumatic birth, a challenging postpartum recovery, and an unexpected struggle with infertility leading up to her second pregnancy.



We’ll follow Garrett through weekly checkins as she navigates this pregnancy differently, armed with lessons learned from her past and a deep commitment to making this experience better. Each episode features Garrett’s personal photos and videos to help bring her raw story to life, a visually dynamic guide through Garrett’s mental and physical experiences.



Connect with Garrett:

@garrettnwood [https://www.instagram.com/garrettnwood/?hl=en]

@kozekozemama [https://www.instagram.com/kozekozemama/]

@kozekozepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/kozekozepodcast/]

@kozekozemama on TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@kozekozemama]

kozekoze.com [https://www.kozekoze.com/]

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https://www.instagram.com/kozekozepodcast/



Keep up with Dr. Berlin and Informed Pregnancy Media online!

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Ep. 491 Introducing Growing with Garrett

Los Angeles-based prenatal focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin searches for unbiased information on the most pressing topics for growing families with interviews from pregnancy and parenting experts, celebrities, and new and expectant parents. Entertaining and informative, new episodes drop weekly every Thursday.

We'd love to connect!

Facebook: @Informed Pregnancy

Instagram: @doctorberlin

Twitter: @doctorberlin