S2E7 - Honoring the Body and Practice of Pregnancy: Birth and Postpartum with Chiropractor and Childbirth Educator Dr Elliot Berlin

Jun 14

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“In the modern world, the lines are very blurry – sometimes reverse altogether – which is fine. But I think that for many people, instinctively and animalistically, the men get rewarded for going out hunting and gathering, while the women get pulled in two different directions. They instinctively, oftentimes want to be around the nest and around the young, but societally are being pulled out to hunt and gather as well.
So, that's a piece of the postpartum struggle that women experience – they're fighting their animalistic instinct and being heavily divided. Each one requires a hundred percent of what you have. So it's really nearly impossible to excel at both.”
~ Dr Elliot Berlin

We’re excited to share with you a conversation with Dr Elliot Berlin. Elliot is an award-winning, prenatal chiropractor, childbirth educator, labor support bodyworker, and co-founder of Berlin Wellness Group in Los Angeles, California.

His separate schooling in massage therapy bodywork and chiropractic formed the backbone of his innovative pre and postnatal wellness care techniques. Dr Berlin's Informed Pregnancy project aims to utilize multiple forms of media, including podcasts, YouTube series, documentaries, and online workshops to compile and deliver unbiased information about pregnancy and childbirth.

Dr Berlin lives in Los Angeles with his wife, perinatal psychologist Dr Alyssa Berlin, and their four fantastic kids. Kaitlin and Dr Berlin first connected about six years ago after the birth of her first child when she was helping produce a childbirth documentary called These are my Hours.

Dr Berlin and Kaitlin talked about:

What sparked Dr Berlin’s interest in healthcare, and how he came to work so deeply in the birth world
How his own birth as a breech baby, and his children’s births played a role in this journey
Dr Berlin’s work with creative postpartum mothers and his observations on how these mothers’ relationship to their creative pursuits tends to shift after they become parents.
How he balances the juggle between immersing himself in serving his clients and being present with his family.
The Informed Pregnancy plus streaming service, Dr Berlin’s new project aimed at making birthing information media easily accessible and affordable.

Read the unedited episode transcript here…

More about Dr Elliot Berlin:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorberlin/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/doctorberlin
Everything: https://linktr.ee/doctorberlin

Related Resources:

Berlin Wellness Group: https://www.doctorberlin.com/
Informed Pregnancy project: https://www.informedpregnancy.com/
Childbirth documentary, These are my Hours: https://rootedbirth.org/about-thesearemyhours
Informed Pregnancy Podcast: https://www.informedpregnancy.com/listen
Vaginal breech delivery documentary, Heads Up, The Disappearing Art of Vagival Breech Delivery: https://www.informedpregnancy.com/heads-up
Dr Alyssa Berlin’s Afterbirth Plan: https://www.doctorberlin.com/the-afterbirth-plan
The Informed Pregnancy+ streaming service: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/

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