This episode is equal parts terrifying and empowering. HeHe is sitting down with Holy Grigg-Spall, Author of Bestselling book ‘Sweetening The Pill: Or How We Got Hooked On Hormonal Birth Control.” She has been featured in Guardian, Washington Post, NPR and CBC. Vice called her “the poster girl for a movement of women abandoning the pill in favor of contraceptives that don't wreak havoc on their body and mind.” The astonishing history of birth control as well as the disastrous impact it has on the female body. She is also sharing the gruesome truth about what numerous studies have shown and why birth control is a female specific medication. If you are on hormonal birth control (or considering getting on it) you NEED to hear this episode so you can be clear on your options and what’s really happening to your body on the pill.
Fourth Trimester Workshop: https://mailchi.mp/1fb9a74623c4/fourthtrimesteronlineworkshop
Hormonal Birth Control: https://vimeo.com/129738582
Holly Grigg-Spall: http://www.sweeteningthepill.com
Ep. 293: The Golden Hour with Colette Wagholikar, L&D RN
Ep. 292: VBAC Water Birth with Jess Jaruczyk
Ep. 291: How to Build Self-Advocacy Skills for Navigating the Hospital with Ellese Nickels, PFPT
Ep. 290: Could Catheters be causing Unnecessary Cesareans? with Dr. Douglas Wood, OBGYN
Ep. 289: Unpacking the Role of Ethics in Birth with Jennifer Dunatov
Ep. 288: How Pitocin Impacts Labor: Evidence-Based Insights and Best Practices with Jen Atkisson, RN
Ep. 287: Choosing an Egg Donor with Laura Watson
Ep. 286: The Role of Mitochondria in Fertility with Dr. Kalea Wattles
Ep. 285: Understanding Sperm Quality with Dr. Jessica Ryneic, OBGYN/REI
Ep. 284: Understanding Egg Quality with Ashe Milkovic
Ep. 283: Your Legal Rights & Informed Consent in Childbirth: Insights from Advocate & Lawyer Hermine Hayes-Klein
Ep. 282: Understanding Vasa Previa, VCI & MCI: Rare Umbilical Cord Insertions Explained with OBGYN, Nathan Riley
Ep. 281: Micro Dosing in Motherhood with Tiffany Hurd
Ep. 280: What Do Nurses REALLY Think About Birth Plans? with Nurse Sydney
Ep. 279: Postpartum Care Reimagined: The Village Postnatal Retreat Center with Jen Darwin, L&D RN, Doula
Ep. 278: Drowning Prevention: Essential Water Safety Tips Every Parent Should Know with Tyler Bradshaw, CWSI
Ep. 277: HBA3 C Birth Story with Racquel Hernandez
Ep. 276: Surviving Amniotic Fluid Embolism with Kayleigh Summers, LCSW
Ep. 275: How to Support a Friend Experiencing Loss with Sarah Lingle
Ep. 274: Understanding Placenta Health to Prevent Stillbirth with Dr. Heather Florescue, OBGYN
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