Tiana Johnson's guest appearances

Tiana Johnson

The Momversation Podcast

Clutch Time  Podcast

Amy Hill

Melissa Statler

Laura Hernandez

Chelsea Clark

Lauren Wright

Kimberly Harris

Chelsea Skaggs

Deb Dunlevy

Abby Davis

Ivy Joeva

Holly Lo

Laura LaBeau

Alexandra Calderin

Elizabeth Bine

Esmeralda Martinez

OwlTail

In this episode, Melissa is joined by guest Tiana Johnson in a conversation about participating in another woman's birth experience.  Tiana recaps her memory of Leah's first labor and delivery with her son Nikolai, while Melissa tells about her involvement during the birth of a photography client.  The two women discuss the "raw" atmosphere of the delivery room, and the ethereal connectivity of everyone present.  They also comment on the duality of a birthing woman's simultaneous power and vulnerability, and the role of her birth support personnel to hold space for both.  These two consider the invitation to witness a birth to be a great honor.The Book Blurb in this episode is a poem from Rob Carney’s 88 Maps, a full-length poetry collection that pulls the sublime out of commonplace details. Rob Carney has two other collections of poetry titled Story Problems, and Weather Report.A few other noteworthy mentions include previous Momversation episode, "It Takes a Village: The Importance of Community in Early Motherhood", and April the Giraffe, whose labor and delivery of one of her calves was shared on the web as a live-feed video last year. 

In this episode, Melissa is joined by guest Tiana Johnson in a conversation about participating in another woman's birth experience.  Tiana recaps her memory of Leah's first labor and delivery with her son Nikolai, while Melissa tells about her involvement during the birth of a photography client.  The two women discuss the "raw" atmosphere of the delivery room, and the ethereal connectivity of everyone present.  They also comment on the duality of a birthing woman's simultaneous power and vulnerability, and the role of her birth support personnel to hold space for both.  These two consider the invitation to witness a birth to be a great honor. The Book Blurb in this episode is a poem from Rob Carney’s <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26199802-88-maps" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">88 Maps</a>, a full-length poetry collection that pulls the sublime out of commonplace details. Rob Carney has two other collections of poetry titled <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11388784-story-problems" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Story Problems</a>, and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2233029.Weather_Report" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Weather Report</a>. A few other noteworthy mentions include previous Momversation episode, <a href="https://themomversationpodcast.com/?p=137" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"It Takes a Village: The Importance of Community in Early Motherhood"</a>, and <a href="https://www.aprilthegiraffe.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">April the Giraffe</a>, whose labor and delivery of one of her calves was shared on the web as a live-feed video last year.

EP18: Sacred Spaces: Observing and Attending Birth with Tiana Johnson