At Her Feet
by Blyss Young
Latest episode
Raven Lang Part 3 of 3: Midwifery, Boundaries, and the Weight of…
Raven Lang Part 3 of 3: Midwifery, Boundaries, and the Weight of…
About this podcast
Join the Bridge Midwives as they pull up a chair at the feet of elder midwives—from communities around the world—for heartfelt conversations about birth, memory, tradition, and transformation. Each episode unfolds stories rooted in lived experience, weaving personal narrative with the urgent need to preserve ancestral wisdom and bridge traditional knowledge with modern midwifery. With reverence and soul, this podcast honors midwives whose hands have shaped generations, listens deeply, and ensures their teachings continue to guide and inspire.
In the photo: Marina Alzugaray and Tanya Walker
Photo taken by: Kimberly Summer Zuleger
Episodes
- Raven Lang Part 3 of 3: Midwifery, Boundaries, and the Weight of Change · 2 h 22 min · Season 17 Episode 1In this closing chapter of her three-part interview, Raven Lang reflects on the evolution of midwifery and her own transformation along the way. She remembers the simplicity of…
- Raven Lang Part 2 of 3: Rising as a Leader in the Homebirth Movement · 1 h 49 min · Season 1 Episode 16In last week’s episode, Raven shared how she was first called into midwifery. This week, we hear how she rose as a leader during the early homebirth movement in Santa Cruz. Raven…
- Raven Lang : The Birth Book and the Reawakening Part 1 · 1 h 53 min · Season 1 Episode 15In this first of a three-part series, Blyss sits with Raven Lang — one of the most influential midwives in America and author of The Birth Book (1972). Often credited with…
- Ellen’s Fight for Midwifery: From Outlaw Practice to Legal Recognition · 1 h 47 min · Season 1 Episode 13In this episode of At Her Feet, Ellen Levitt, LM, shares the winding path that brought her from Long Island to San Francisco in the 1980s—and into the heart of the home birth…
- Mother of Midwifery Today: A Conversation with Jan Tritten · 1 h 19 min · Season 1 Episode 13In this intimate conversation, Blyss visits the home of Jan Tritten—midwife, visionary, and the founding editor of Midwifery Today magazine. Surrounded by her garden, animals…
- Listening, Lineage, and Letting Go with Home Birth Midwife Carla Viles · 1 h 49 min · Season 1 Episode 12Carla Viles’ story is one of circling back—through loss and redemption, apprenticeship and partnership, intuition and listening. From snowy nights in Eugene with her children…
- Herbal Wisdom, Holy Trust, and 50 Years of Birth with Betty Griffith, LDM · 1 h 28 min · Season 1 Episode 11In this intimate conversation, Blyss sits with Betty Griffith, LDM, a licensed midwife in Salem, Oregon, whose five decades of practice bridge the early days of the home birth…
- Finding Her Own Way: Midwifery, Activism, and the Babies Who Called Her — with Adele Rose · 2 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 10In this rich and soulful conversation, Blyss sits with Adele Rose, a traditional birth attendant whose path has been guided by instinct, a fierce sense of justice, and a deep…
- With Woman: A Life of Midwifery and Legislative Legacy with Holly Scholles · 2 h 26 min · Season 1 Episode 9In this insightful and candid conversation, Blyss sits at the feet of Holly Scholles, a pioneering midwife, educator, and legislative advocate from Beaverton, Oregon. Raised in…
- “God Is in Control”: A Midwife’s Faithful Journey with Mary Lothman · 1 h 52 min · Season 1 Episode 8In this warm and spirited conversation, Blyss sits at the feet of retired traditional midwife Mary Lothman of Portland, Oregon. Raised in Denver during the cultural upheaval of…
- "We Knew What Was Normal": Midwifery and the Long View with Gail Hart · 1 h 48 min · Season 1 Episode 7In this powerful and unfiltered conversation, elder midwife Gail Hart reflects on a lifetime of birth work shaped by lived experience, deep physiology, and a fierce commitment to…
- Radical Beginnings: The Midwifery of Linda Bennett · 1 h 45 min · Season 1 Episode 6In this full-circle conversation, Blyss sits with elder midwife Linda Bennett—her own midwife during her first birth and a key figure in the resurgence of home birth midwifery in…
- The Simplicity of Trust: Kelly Frohnauer, Traditional Midwife · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 5In this gentle and grounded episode, Blyss sits with Kelly Frohnauer, a retired traditional midwife from Merlin, Oregon. Kelly’s story is one of trust—in birth, in women, and in…
- All There Is, Is Love: The Midwifery of Anita Rojas · 1 h 50 min · Season 1 Episode 4In this radiant conversation, Blyss sits with beloved elder midwife Anita Rojas, whose story spans from milking cows in the remote mountains of Nayarit, Mexico to nearly four…
- "The Art of Midwifery Is Being Lost": Yelena Kolodji, LM, CNM · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 3In this moving episode, midwife Shannon Staloch sits down with Yelena Kolodji—an elder midwife whose roots in California midwifery stretch back to the early 1970s. From her…
- Called by God, Tried by the State: Brenda Capps · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 2In this episode, we sit down with Brenda Capps, the first elder midwife to speak her truth for this project. It’s the story of a life woven with loss, love, and deep faith…
- The Call to Remember: Midwifery, a Journey, and the Birth of a Podcast · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 1In this deeply personal first episode, host Blyss Young shares the story behind At Her Feet, The Bridge Midwives inaugural podcast. From the awe of witnessing her niece’s birth…
