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Mamatoosa

Atoosa Benji

Welcome to the Mamatoosa podcast, a show about birthwork, parenting, and women’s stories of resilience. Every Tuesday, licensed midwife Atoosa Benji sits down with mothers, midwives, doctors, and doulas to talk about everything from delivering babies to healthcare challenges in the US. It’s honest and raw, but it always leaves you feeling hopeful. Check it out wherever you listen.

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Episodes

55 episodes

  1. Living Life with Open Hands: Birthwork, Motherhood, Trust & Surrender with Traditional Midwife Blyss Young 54:04
  2. Reclaiming My Birth Space: Me in the Spotlight, Not the OB, with Moran Liviani: "Fill Up the Tub, I'm Having This Baby at Home" 59:47
  3. Full spectrum doula Sufi Ertur on the shock of parenting: spirit babies and her half-epidural experience 50:53
  4. Transformed: Britta Bushnell on Birth, Becoming, and the Stories We Hold 52:37
  5. The Doctor Is In—and He’s Listening: Dr. Edmond Sarraf 41:11
  6. Five Boys and a Calling: A Journey Into Midwifery 50:46
  7. Healing Through Creativity with Sheryl Benjy: Pregnancy, Episiotomy & Bell's Palsy 49:50
  8. The Power of the Pivot: Alexis Kutscher on Polyhydramnios, an Unexpected C-Section, Staying Positive & Navigating the NICU 56:55
  9. Shaina Brickner, Lactation Consultant and L&D Nurse: Breastfeeding Facts, Fiction & Hot Takes 52:17
  10. Nutrition, Accountability & Getting Real About Pregnancy with Shadi Behroozan 35:27
  11. Breaking Free and Bringing Life Into the World: The Incredible Story of Midwife Faith Freeman 50:16
  12. No More Diapers After Birth: Registered Midwife Lydia Connolly’s Mission to Change Postpartum Care 41:50
  13. I Am Not Going Back to That Operating Room: Selah Victor’s Journey from Two C-Sections to a VBAC 46:17
  14. No Mama Left Behind with Michelle Nouraei: Fitness, Community & Breaking Isolation 39:56
  15. Lexie Dolan: The Door of Life and Death (And the Kindness That Stays) 47:20
  16. A Robust Discussion About Exercise During Pregnancy with Dr. Joseph Roofeh 45:25
  17. I Loved Everything About Birth Despite It Being Very Different Than What I Had Planned 1:06:53
  18. Creating Independence, Not Codependence: The Role of a Postpartum Doula 47:31
  19. Tiny Mouths, Big Conversations: Tongue Ties & Pediatric Dental Care with Dr. Nora Zaghi 52:36
  20. Jen Stith on Birth Trauma, Depression, and Ketamine Therapy 1:12:27
  21. The Space Between Chapters: Navigating Transitions 53:12
  22. Closing the Door to Open Myself 1:01:41
  23. 2025 Reflections and Gratitude 16:26
  24. Before the Bump: Fertility and Trimester Zero™ with the Founders of WeNatal 56:44
  25. Hope for Strengthening Collaboration Between L&D Nurses and Doulas/Midwives 52:50
  26. Holding Mothers Together: Belly Binding & Ancestral Care 49:30
  27. Mother, Psychiatrist, Visionary: Dr. Kirsten Thompson on Medications & Mental Health 1:00:18
  28. Her Strongest Core: A Pilates Expert on Infertility, Pregnancy & Motherhood 1:07:04
  29. Understanding Infertility: Honest Conversations and Hope 44:45
  30. Birth Work, Hypnobirthing and All the Intricacies 1:01:34
  31. Childbirth and Orgasm: Can They Coexist? 1:01:14
  32. What Are You Really Hungry For? 1:05:14
  33. Maternal-Fetal Medicine: Screening, Testing & Collaboration 1:02:49
  34. Finding Commonality Instead of Separation and Distance 59:05
  35. Chiropractic Care in Pregnancy and an Unexpected Journey With Infertility 1:09:25
  36. The Link Between Postpartum Depletion Syndrome and Menopause 1:06:15
  37. Breech Vaginal Birth (More Than Once) 48:03
  38. Scars Beneath the Surface: Sexual Violence, Eating Disorders, and Recovery 1:04:29
  39. Beyond the Shah: Reza Farahan on Friendship, Identity & Resilience 1:06:12
  40. Birth Without Walls: Breaking Down Barriers Between Physicians and Midwives 46:33
  41. But No One Ever Told Me That 45:26
  42. The Strength to Be Me Again with Denise Farahmand 58:12
  43. Oh Ya, I Was Shot: A Midwife’s Tale of Legacy and Unbreakable Spirit with Michelle Rey 51:44
  44. I Midwifed the Community as the Community Midwifed Me 45:48
  45. What I'm Made Of - I Never Doubted with Jordy and Mali 1:20:55
  46. Birthworker Roundtable with Shelia Feldman and Taylor Foreman 58:28
  47. Same Womb New Journey - No Two Births are Alike with Sami 1:16:03
  48. Silenced Hands - How Midwifery Was Pushed Out 34:53
  49. We Heal with Time - I Would Have Another Community Birth Despite My Trauma 1:07:01
  50. There is Hope Amidst the Darkness - You Are Not Alone, Mama with Sondra Whitehead 1:02:32