One Way or a Mother: Arianna’s Story

In this episode, we are trying something new! Friend of the podcast, Dr. Elliot Berlin, is launching a new serial podcast called One Way or Another. Each ten episode season follows one pregnancy and all the decisions, emotions, preparations, and history that goes along with it. Interviews feature the expectant mother along with husbands, parents, doctors, doulas, and surrogates.

In season one, listeners meet Arianna, who is pregnant with her second baby. Follow along as we learn about her last pregnancy and how she plans to do reshape her next birth experience to be more affirming and empowering. 

We Talk About:

-second pregnancies

-“failed” birth plans

-unplanned cesarean

-generational trauma

-returning to California 

-from friends to spouses

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

2:29 One Way or A Mother

6:58 meeting Arianna

8:54 hearing from Arianna’s mom

11:55 Arianna’s teenage years

20:52 finding community at NYU

23:23 creating with her husband

26:00 hearing from her husband

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH ELLIOT

Streaming Site: www.informedpregnancy.tv

Website: informedpregnancy.com

Instagram: @doctorberlin

Twitter/X: DoctorBerlin

LinkedIn: Elliot Berlin

Podcast: Informed Pregnancy Podcast on Apple

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