Lagniappe

Lagniappe is a word that entered English from Louisiana French. I grew up in a Cajun family and I've always loved this word! It means something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure, a little extra something, thrown in for free. Here you'll find some of the radio shows I have hosted on birth and family related topics. Lagniappe! Enjoy!

BIRTH STORIES

Evelyn and Albert's Births: Cesarean, VBAC
Elizabeth Kintner - Part 1 - May 8, 2023

Alice's Birth: Quick, unmedicated induction
Kristin Britt - February 18, 2018

Michal's Birth: Cesarean for breech
Hannah Stewart - April 9, 2017

Tristan's Birth: VBA2C Story
Kelley and Brett Ellis - May 6, 2013

Arabelle's Birth: Exciting VBAC Story: This birth did not go as planned!
Miranda and Jacob Howard - August 19, 2013

Autumn's VBAC
Autumn Quiles - April 27, 2014

Sunny's VBAC
Sunny Herdon - October 12, 2014

Margaret's First Birth
Margaret Shamp - October 26, 2014

Jennifer's VBAC - Waterbirth, Homebirth
Jennifer Rico - May 17, 2015

Lily's Second Birth - Homebirth followed by a transport
Lily Tuttle - August 2. 2015

Tricia's First Birth - Birth Center Transport
Tricia Clark - January 17, 2016

Kelsey's First Birth - Birth Center
Kelsey Folmar - February 28, 2016

Angy's Births - Two very different homebirths
Angy Newell - January 22, 2017

THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF CESAREANS
A two-part series:
Understanding, helping others understand and finding your healing

The Emotional Impact of Cesarean Sections
Tara Phears - March 23, 2014

Helping others understand the emotional impact of your cesarean and finding healing
Debbie Hull - April 6, 2014

THE ADDICTION SERIES
In 2016, 63,632 Americans died from drug overdose.
That’s 174 people a day and it
doesn’t include people who do not die from an overdose,
but still are lost to their addiction.

Addiction is not a respecter of academic achievement or socioeconomic status or nice neighborhoods or gender or
race or how much a family loves a person suffering from substance abuse.
It is killing real people, beloved people, and it threatens others who are doing
the hard work to save themselves and their loved ones and others
so bound by the stigma of the disease that they are too paralyzed to seek help.

Whole Mother wishes to inspire discussion of this important issue and we are proud to present a year-long series on addiction. The series is dedicated to three young people who were lost and to their mothers.

Each show remembers with love Garrett, Sarah and Sean, may you rest in peace,
and Kim, Pam and Lori, may you find peace and comfort as we remember your children.

Addiction Defined
Rebecca Whitson - July 16, 2018

The Cradles Project
LaToya Shields - August 20, 2018

Addiction's effects on the Family
Noel Love - September 26, 2018

Addiction in Adolescents
Susan Delaney - October 21, 2018

Archway Academy - A Recovery High School
Andrew Warren - November 18, 2018