With Woman: A Life of Midwifery and Legislative Legacy with Holly Scholles
In this insightful and candid conversation, Blyss sits at the feet of Holly Scholles, a pioneering midwife, educator, and legislative advocate from Beaverton, Oregon. Raised in Texas and called to hea...
7 Aug 20252h 26min
“God Is in Control”: A Midwife’s Faithful Journey with Mary Lothman
In this warm and spirited conversation, Blyss sits at the feet of retired traditional midwife Mary Lothman of Portland, Oregon. Raised in Denver during the cultural upheaval of the 60s, Mary shares he...
31 Jul 20251h 52min
"We Knew What Was Normal": Midwifery and the Long View with Gail Hart
In this powerful and unfiltered conversation, elder midwife Gail Hart reflects on a lifetime of birth work shaped by lived experience, deep physiology, and a fierce commitment to women’s autonomy. Fro...
24 Jul 20251h 48min
Radical Beginnings: The Midwifery of Linda Bennett
In this full-circle conversation, Blyss sits with elder midwife Linda Bennett—her own midwife during her first birth and a key figure in the resurgence of home birth midwifery in 1970s Santa Cruz.From...
17 Jul 20251h 45min
The Simplicity of Trust: Kelly Frohnauer, Traditional Midwife
In this gentle and grounded episode, Blyss sits with Kelly Frohnauer, a retired traditional midwife from Merlin, Oregon. Kelly’s story is one of trust—in birth, in women, and in the quiet power of sim...
10 Jul 202542min
All There Is, Is Love: The Midwifery of Anita Rojas
In this radiant conversation, Blyss sits with beloved elder midwife Anita Rojas, whose story spans from milking cows in the remote mountains of Nayarit, Mexico to nearly four decades of midwifery in O...
3 Jul 20251h 50min
"The Art of Midwifery Is Being Lost": Yelena Kolodji, LM, CNM
In this moving episode, midwife Shannon Staloch sits down with Yelena Kolodji—an elder midwife whose roots in California midwifery stretch back to the early 1970s. From her humble beginnings on a Minn...
26 Jun 202541min
Called by God, Tried by the State: Brenda Capps
In this episode, we sit down with Brenda Capps, the first elder midwife to speak her truth for this project. It’s the story of a life woven with loss, love, and deep faith. Brenda shares:Growing up in...
19 Jun 20251h 3min
