Embark on a transformative journey through motherhood with the Entering Motherhood podcast, hosted by Sarah Marie Bilger. As a mom of two, wife, certified birth and postpartum doula, and passionate advocate for intentional motherhood, Sarah Marie brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to every episode. Join us as we delve into mindful healing, holistic parenting practices, and reflective exploration of generational impacts. From preconception to postpartum, Sarah Marie guides us through intentional conversations, sparking curiosity and empowerment during pregnancy, birth, and the often-overlooked postpartum period. Our mission is to equip you with the tools you need to heal, thrive, and embrace motherhood while staying true to your own individual identity. Join us as we empower you to become the mother you aspire to be, with confidence and authenticity!
Episodes
5 hours ago
5 hours ago
19 min
Come along with Sarah Marie Bilger as she transforms the mystery of labor into a clear, comforting story. From the first subtle signs like lightening and losing the mucus plug to the unexpected surge of nesting energy and Braxton Hicks. This episode opens with the quiet moments before labor, so you know what to watch out for and how your body may be preparing for the process ahead.
Walk through each stage as if you’re moving room by room: the long, gentle settling of early labor at home; the growing intensity of active labor; the raw, fierce panorama of transition; the focused, release-filled pushing stage; and finally the calm closing chapter of delivering the placenta. The episode is filled with practical tips like when to stay home, how to rest, and positions that help. It's all woven into the narrative so you feel anchored, not overwhelmed.
Short, reassuring, and vividly real, this episode aims to replace anxiety with confidence. Whether you’re expecting your first baby or returning with a new story to tell, tune in to learn how to listen to your body, trust the process, and step into birth feeling prepared and supported.
Find the Full Show Notes Here: https://www.enteringmotherhood.com/episodes
Relevant Links:
Register for the O.W.N Your Birth Childbirth Education Course
5 ways to prepare for an Unmedicated Birth
Download the FREE Comprehensive Birth Planning Preference Guide
Hypnobabies is a great tool to use hypnosis when preparing for childbirth. Use the code MOTHERHOOD20 to receive 20% off today!
Truly fuel your body with FOND Bone Broth a verified regenerative by land to market company dedicated to serving you rich and handcrafted items. Use code ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 10% off.
Looking to become a doula yourself and get into birthwork? Check out the Online Doula Training Program to get started on your path today.
Become certified through Postpartum University and help clients learn more about how to nourish their bodies in the postpartum period.
Want a baby carrier you can snuggle your baby tight in? Check out LoveHeld for their handwoven ring sling carrier you'll be sure to love.
In need of nursing tops and postpartum items? Kindred Bravely is the place to shop for all of your attire needs and more.
Connect with Entering Motherhood:
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@entering.motherhood (IG)
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Aug 10, 2026
Aug 10, 2026
25 min
Join host Sarah Marie Bilger as she walks you into the delivery room of the mind. Where excitement and anxiety collide, and the simple act of writing a birth plan becomes a doorway to clarity. Through honest stories and gentle prompts, this episode follows a pregnant mother wrestling with two fears: that plans will fail her, or that without one she’ll feel powerless.
Listen as Sarah reimagines the birth plan as a living conversation. One that maps values, prepares for detours, and arms your birth team with the language to advocate for you. You’ll hear practical sections to include, questions to ask, and compassionate permission to grieve when outcomes shift.
By the end, you’ll come away feeling less controlled by perfection and more empowered by preparation. Leave ready to craft a plan that protects your voice, supports your partner, and keeps you present when it matters most.
Find the Full Show Notes Here: https://www.enteringmotherhood.com/episodes
Relevant Links:
Register for the O.W.N Your Birth Childbirth Education Course
5 ways to prepare for an Unmedicated Birth
Download the FREE Comprehensive Birth Planning Preference Guide
Hypnobabies is a great tool to use hypnosis when preparing for childbirth. Use the code MOTHERHOOD20 to receive 20% off today!
Truly fuel your body with FOND Bone Broth a verified regenerative by land to market company dedicated to serving you rich and handcrafted items. Use code ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 10% off.
Looking to become a doula yourself and get into birthwork? Check out the Online Doula Training Program to get started on your path today.
Become certified through Postpartum University and help clients learn more about how to nourish their bodies in the postpartum period.
Want a baby carrier you can snuggle your baby tight in? Check out LoveHeld for their handwoven ring sling carrier you'll be sure to love.
In need of nursing tops and postpartum items? Kindred Bravely is the place to shop for all of your attire needs and more.
Connect with Entering Motherhood:
The Entering Motherhood Website
@entering.motherhood (IG)
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Jul 13, 2026
Jul 13, 2026
25 min
Join Sarah Marie Bilger, a birth and postpartum doula, as she traces the arc from panic to power. Unpacking why endless feeds and worst‑case stories leave so many women feeling afraid, and why that fear doesn’t have to be the story you tell about your birth.
Through candid reflection and practical rituals, trusted education, building your village, nervous‑system care, and a simple brain‑dump exercise she shows how preparation can transform overwhelm into grounded confidence.
This episode is for you if you're ready to stop scrolling, trust your body, and enter motherhood informed, supported, and quietly fierce.
Find the Full Show Notes Here: https://www.enteringmotherhood.com/episodes
Relevant Links:
Register for the O.W.N Your Birth Childbirth Education Course
5 ways to prepare for an Unmedicated Birth
Download the FREE Comprehensive Birth Planning Preference Guide
Hypnobabies is a great tool to use hypnosis when preparing for childbirth. Use the code MOTHERHOOD20 to receive 20% off today!
Truly fuel your body with FOND Bone Broth a verified regenerative by land to market company dedicated to serving you rich and handcrafted items. Use code ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 10% off.
Looking to become a doula yourself and get into birthwork? Check out the Online Doula Training Program to get started on your path today.
Become certified through Postpartum University and help clients learn more about how to nourish their bodies in the postpartum period.
In need of nursing tops and postpartum items? Kindred Bravely is the place to shop for all of your attire needs and more.
Connect with Entering Motherhood:
The Entering Motherhood Website
@entering.motherhood (IG)
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Jun 29, 2026
Jun 29, 2026
42 min
When contractions hit, clarity is a lifeline. In this episode, doula Sarah Marie Bilger leads you through the exact questions to ask your provider, doula, partner, and yourself so that you enter labor informed, calm, and in control of your choices.
Using relatable stories and practical prompts, she helps you rehearse responses, name your fears and non‑negotiables, and build a birth team that understands your hopes. These conversations are designed to reduce surprises and turn stress into presence.
Grab a notebook, share this with your partner or birth team, and learn how preparation helps you respond instead of react when the big moment arrives.
Find the Full Show Notes Here: https://www.enteringmotherhood.com/episodes
Relevant Links:
Register for the O.W.N Your Birth Childbirth Education Course
5 ways to prepare for an Unmedicated Birth
Download the FREE Comprehensive Birth Planning Preference Guide
Hypnobabies is a great tool to use hypnosis when preparing for childbirth. Use the code MOTHERHOOD20 to receive 20% off today!
Truly fuel your body with FOND Bone Broth a verified regenerative by land to market company dedicated to serving you rich and handcrafted items. Use code ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 10% off.
Looking to become a doula yourself and get into birthwork? Check out the Online Doula Training Program to get started on your path today.
Become certified through Postpartum University and help clients learn more about how to nourish their bodies in the postpartum period.
Want a baby carrier you can snuggle your baby tight in? Check out LoveHeld for their handwoven ring sling carrier you'll be sure to love.
In need of nursing tops and postpartum items? Kindred Bravely is the place to shop for all of your attire needs and more. Connect with Entering Motherhood:
The Entering Motherhood Website
@entering.motherhood (IG)
Entering Motherhood (FB)
Contact us Direct
Jun 15, 2026
Jun 15, 2026
40 min
In this episode Sarah Marie Bilger sits down with Chelsea Ann, a former labor-and-delivery nurse turned integrative health practitioner. Chelsea recounts training with legendary midwife Ina May Gaskin, choosing home birth, and a later divorce that pushed her to the edge and ultimately led her back to her true feminine nature.
Through vivid stories and practical tools, Chelsea challenges cultural expectations, traces generational patterns of insecurity and manipulation, and shows listeners how to reconnect with intuition, open the heart, and redesign a life that honors true feminine power. She offers simple, actionable practices, like drawing the life you want to create and stepping into your child’s perspective, that make the big work feel possible.
This conversation invites mothers and mothers-to-be to reclaim their authority, heal old wounds, and choose a rooted, creative path into conscious motherhood.
Find the Full Show Notes Here: https://www.enteringmotherhood.com/episodes
Relevant Links:
Register for the O.W.N Your Birth Childbirth Education Course
5 ways to prepare for an Unmedicated Birth
Download the FREE Comprehensive Birth Planning Preference Guide
Hypnobabies is a great tool to use hypnosis when preparing for childbirth. Use the code MOTHERHOOD20 to receive 20% off today!
Truly fuel your body with FOND Bone Broth a verified regenerative by land to market company dedicated to serving you rich and handcrafted items. Use code ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 10% off.
Looking to become a doula yourself and get into birthwork? Check out the Online Doula Training Program to get started on your path today.
Become certified through Postpartum University and help clients learn more about how to nourish their bodies in the postpartum period.
In need of nursing tops and postpartum items? Kindred Bravely is the place to shop for all of your attire needs and more. Connect with Entering Motherhood:
The Entering Motherhood Website
@entering.motherhood (IG)
Entering Motherhood (FB)
Contact us Direct
Jun 1, 2026
Jun 1, 2026
25 min
Walk into labor like a story unfolding, not like a crisis to survive. In this episode, Sarah Marie Bilger guides you through a gentle, practical narrative that turns racing thoughts into a clear plan: breathe with intention, rehearse your coping tools, shape your sanctuary, and build a support team that steadies you when the intensity rises. You'll hear how small rehearsals and honest conversations have the ability to transform fear into focused action.
Through vivid examples and actionable tips like breath patterns and movement to the moment of transition, Sarah helps you reframe pain as purposeful progress and prepares you to respond, not react. By the end, you'll be invited to step into labor with curiosity, flexibility, and the quiet confidence that whatever happens, you can handle it.
Find the Full Show Notes Here: https://www.enteringmotherhood.com/episodes
Relevant Links:
Register for the O.W.N Your Birth Childbirth Education Course
5 ways to prepare for an Unmedicated Birth
Download the FREE Comprehensive Birth Planning Preference Guide
Hypnobabies is a great tool to use hypnosis when preparing for childbirth. Use the code MOTHERHOOD20 to receive 20% off today!
Truly fuel your body with FOND Bone Broth a verified regenerative by land to market company dedicated to serving you rich and handcrafted items. Use code ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 10% off.
Looking to become a doula yourself and get into birthwork? Check out the Online Doula Training Program to get started on your path today.
Become certified through Postpartum University and help clients learn more about how to nourish their bodies in the postpartum period.
Want a baby carrier you can snuggle your baby tight in? Check out LoveHeld for their handwoven ring sling carrier you'll be sure to love.
In need of nursing tops and postpartum items? Kindred Bravely is the place to shop for all of your attire needs and more.
Connect with Entering Motherhood:
The Entering Motherhood Website
@entering.motherhood (IG)
Entering Motherhood (FB)
Contact us Directly
May 25, 2026
May 25, 2026
31 min
Aimee Minnaugh’s story begins with heartbreak and unfolds into purpose: after multiple miscarriages and the discovery of a genetic mutation that blocked her body’s ability to process folic acid, she refused to accept inadequate prenatal care. In this episode she guides listeners through her personal search for answers, the science that changed everything, and the moment she teamed up with clinicians to design a better prenatal supplement for others.
We follow Aimee from the sleepless, confusing days piecing together dozens of pills to the relief of a thoughtfully formulated sachet, and hear practical postpartum wisdom on hydration, pelvic-floor care, and why nutrition before conception matters. If you’re curious, cautious, or craving clarity about prenatal and postpartum nutrition, this episode is honest, hopeful, and deeply helpful.
Find the Full Show Notes Here: https://www.enteringmotherhood.com/episodes
Relevant Links:
Register for the O.W.N Your Birth Childbirth Education Course
5 ways to prepare for an Unmedicated Birth
Download the FREE Comprehensive Birth Planning Preference Guide
Hypnobabies is a great tool to use hypnosis when preparing for childbirth. Use the code MOTHERHOOD20 to receive 20% off today!
Truly fuel your body with FOND Bone Broth a verified regenerative by land to market company dedicated to serving you rich and handcrafted items. Use code ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 10% off.
Looking to become a doula yourself and get into birthwork? Check out the Online Doula Training Program to get started on your path today.
Become certified through Postpartum University and help clients learn more about how to nourish their bodies in the postpartum period.
Want a baby carrier you can snuggle your baby tight in? Check out LoveHeld for their handwoven ring sling carrier you'll be sure to love.
In need of nursing tops and postpartum items? Kindred Bravely is the place to shop for all of your attire needs and more.
Connect with Entering Motherhood:
The Entering Motherhood Website
@entering.motherhood (IG)
Entering Motherhood (FB)
Contact us Directly
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
15 min
Sink into this short, honest episode with Sarah Marie Bilger as she speaks directly to the worn, comparing, and over-caffeinated new mama inside you. She paints a small, real scene—coffee, a messy living room, a tiny warm baby in your arms...and invites you to breathe, to let the noise of shoulds fall away, and to choose what actually brings peace to your household.
Through quiet encouragement and real-world reassurance, Sarah guides you away from perfection and toward presence: permission to change your mind, to try new things, and to hold your baby without guilt. It’s a gentle story of becoming, a reminder that motherhood is messy, evolving, and perfectly human.
Find the Full Show Notes Here: https://www.enteringmotherhood.com/episodes
Relevant Links:
Register for the O.W.N Your Birth Childbirth Education Course
5 ways to prepare for an Unmedicated Birth
Download the FREE Comprehensive Birth Planning Preference Guide
Hypnobabies is a great tool to use hypnosis when preparing for childbirth. Use the code MOTHERHOOD20 to receive 20% off today!
Truly fuel your body with FOND Bone Broth a verified regenerative by land to market company dedicated to serving you rich and handcrafted items. Use code ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 10% off.
Looking to become a doula yourself and get into birthwork? Check out the Online Doula Training Program to get started on your path today.
Become certified through Postpartum University and help clients learn more about how to nourish their bodies in the postpartum period.
Want a baby carrier you can snuggle your baby tight in? Check out LoveHeld for their handwoven ring sling carrier you'll be sure to love.
In need of nursing tops and postpartum items? Kindred Bravely is the place to shop for all of your attire needs and more.
Connect with Entering Motherhood:
The Entering Motherhood Website
@entering.motherhood (IG)
Entering Motherhood (FB)
Contact us Directly
May 11, 2026
May 11, 2026
32 min
Host Sarah Marie Bilger welcomes Courtney, founder of Le Lolo, as she shares a candid postpartum story, from feeling like a patient in a new body to reclaiming confidence through caregiving and design.
Inspired by sterile products that erased her sense of self, Courtney built a line of functional, beautiful accessories that put moms first, offering gentle reminders of worth and resilience in the chaos of early parenthood.
Tune in for a warm, light conversation about self-care, social pressure, and how small, intentional choices can transform the hardest days into moments you’ll one day miss.
Find the Full Show Notes Here: https://www.enteringmotherhood.com/episodes
Relevant Links:
Register for the O.W.N Your Birth Childbirth Education Course
5 ways to prepare for an Unmedicated Birth
Download the FREE Comprehensive Birth Planning Preference Guide
Hypnobabies is a great tool to use hypnosis when preparing for childbirth. Use the code MOTHERHOOD20 to receive 20% off today!
Truly fuel your body with FOND Bone Broth a verified regenerative by land to market company dedicated to serving you rich and handcrafted items. Use code ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 10% off.
Looking to become a doula yourself and get into birthwork? Check out the Online Doula Training Program to get started on your path today.
Become certified through Postpartum University and help clients learn more about how to nourish their bodies in the postpartum period.
Want a baby carrier you can snuggle your baby tight in? Check out LoveHeld for their handwoven ring sling carrier you'll be sure to love.
In need of nursing tops and postpartum items? Kindred Bravely is the place to shop for all of your attire needs and more.
Connect with Entering Motherhood:
The Entering Motherhood Website
@entering.motherhood (IG)
Entering Motherhood (FB)
Contact us Directly
May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026
50 min
At 41 weeks, Sarah’s quiet night shifts from anxious waiting to full-blown labor in one generous breath: her water breaks, there’s unexpected bleeding, and a choice that will shape everything, go to the hospital or stay home. With intuition and a steady birth team, she chooses home, setting the stage for an intimate, wildly human experience.
A husband with a to-do list, doulas braiding hair and holding space, a sling, belly lifts, and the hum of tea lights as the tub fills. Between hypnosis tracks and fierce waves, Sarah moves from five centimeters to the unstoppable urge to push in under an hour, surrendering to the body that has carried her through three very different pregnancies.
Baby number 3 slips earthside in the early morning, a gasp of relief, a sibling’s sleepy announcement, and the warm, grounding ritual of homemade meals and familiar comforts. This episode is both a recalling birth story and a love letter to home birth: messy, sacred, unpredictable, and utterly unforgettable.
Find the Full Show Notes Here: https://www.enteringmotherhood.com/episodes
Relevant Links:
Register for the O.W.N Your Birth Childbirth Education Course
5 ways to prepare for an Unmedicated Birth
Download the FREE Comprehensive Birth Vision Planner
Hypnobabies is a great tool to use hypnosis when preparing for childbirth. Use the code MOTHERHOOD20 to receive 20% off today!
Truly fuel your body with FOND Bone Broth a verified regenerative by land to market company dedicated to serving you rich and handcrafted items. Use code ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 10% off.
Looking to become a doula yourself and get into birthwork? Check out the Online Doula Training Program to get started on your path today.
Become certified through Postpartum University and help clients learn more about how to nourish their bodies in the postpartum period.
Want a baby carrier you can snuggle your baby tight in? Check out LoveHeld for their handwoven ring sling carrier you'll be sure to love.
In need of nursing tops and postpartum items? Kindred Bravely is the place to shop for all of your attire needs and more.
Connect with Entering Motherhood:
The Entering Motherhood Website
@entering.motherhood (IG)
Entering Motherhood (FB)
Contact us Directly