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*CONNECT WITH SARA JO* Instagram: @bryartonfarm Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Dr. Stuart Fischbein & Ellen Fisher Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ny_PhH8_2A Lisa from Farmhouse on Boone — Home Birth Stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcGNfyWpSe8 _Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way_ by Susan McCutcheon: https://a.co/d/0ctxHtm0 *Time Stamps:* First Birth (C-section): 03:14 Second Birth (C-section): 19:33 Adoption Experiences: 23:55 Redemptive Home Birth: 32:59 ---------------------------------------- *EPISODE SUMMARY* In this deeply moving episode, Sara Jo invites us into her journey through birth, motherhood, and ultimately, redemption. As the oldest of five children, Sara Jo grew up watching her mother recover from cesarean births. So when she became pregnant with her first baby, her goal was simple: avoid a c-section. But like so many women, she entered the hospital system without a full understanding of how to navigate it—and her first birth ended in a cesarean. Her second followed a similar path. What stayed with her wasn’t just the surgeries themselves, but the experience surrounding them—the lack of dignity, the disconnection, and the heartbreaking separation from her babies in those early moments. In the years that followed, Sara Jo and her husband expanded their family in a beautiful way, adopting two daughters from India—her “Indian princesses”—and building a rich, vibrant life on their farm. Then, in her late 30s, they felt called to have another baby, and everything began to change. After watching a pivotal interview with Dr. Stuart Fischbein, something clicked. Sara Jo began to see birth—and the medical system—through a completely different lens. For the first time, she realized she had options. She could ask questions. She could choose differently. So she did. She hired a midwife. She planned a home birth. And she stepped into the unknown. What followed was intense, fast, and completely different from anything she had experienced before—a two-hour active labor that required her to dig deeper than she ever had. But on the other side of that intensity was the birth she had been longing for. No bright lights. No constant interruptions. No separation. Just her baby, placed on her chest—where he stayed. A true golden hour. Undisturbed bonding. Rest. She describes it as nothing short of magical. This conversation is about waking up, taking ownership, doing the research, and realizing that even after trauma, a redemptive birth is possible. Sara Jo’s story is a powerful reminder that birth can look radically different when a woman is informed, supported, and willing to choose a new path. And as she so beautifully reflects—praise the Lord for that.