Ep 214: Exposing the Most Dangerous Childbirth Myths & Procedures with Dr. Nathan Riley

Childbirth is often the first place we’re taught to override intuition in favor of authority. In this episode, Alec speaks with Dr. Nathan Riley about how modern systems shape pregnancy and birth — not just medically, but psychologically and culturally.

This conversation isn’t about rebellion or nostalgia. It’s about responsibility, trust, and what happens when we’re trained to hand those over.
They talk about natural birth, home birth, and the power of doing less instead of more. C-section rates keep climbing and fear is introduced early through institutional rituals. Education, compliance, and credentialed authority train us to outsource knowing, especially during pregnancy and birth. From midwifery to birth trauma, from holistic health to reclaiming responsibility, this conversation connects dots most people never think to question.

If you’re interested in birth sovereignty, health sovereignty, and the deeper implications of how humans enter the world, this episode will challenge you. Not with ideology, but with lived experience and uncomfortable clarity.

Related The Way Forward Episodes:

Rethinking DNA: Examining the Evidence with Dr. Tom Cowan | https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NpPySD-3tl0
The Heart is Not a Pump: Vortexes, Blood Flow & The Seat of the Soul with Dr. Stephen Hussey | https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=KL68_0b-nrg

The Great Birth Revival: Birth Certificates, Circumcision, Postpartum & More with Veda Ray | https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RqGsCxKHYZ8

Flipping Birth Upside Down with Eyla Cuenca | https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nM2ULauj_nc

Resources Mentioned:
The Secret Life of the Unborn Child: Dr. Thomas Verny on the Embodied Mind, Epigenetics, and Transgenerational Healing | https://podscan.fm/podcasts/born-free-method-the-podcast-1/episodes/the-secret-life-of-the-unborn-child-dr-thomas-verny-on-the-embodied-mind-epigenetics-and-transgenerational-healing

50 Human Studies, in Utero, Conducted in Modern China, Indicate Extreme Risk for Prenatal Ultrasound by Jim West | https://www.amazon.com/Studies-Conducted-Indicate-Prenatal-Ultrasound/dp/1941719031/ref=books_amazonstores_mobile_mfs_aufs_ap_sc_dsk_0?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=QZjIi&content-id=amzn1.sym.299f645c-0a78-440a-94a2-fb482e7cb326&pf_rd_p=299f645c-0a78-440a-94a2-fb482e7cb326&pf_rd_r=131-4670353-2283420&pd_rd_wg=leEqF&pd_rd_r=dfd35647-8332-4921-9bf9-62fdfedff50c

Learn more from Dr. Nathan Riley:

Born Free Method | http://www.bornfreemethod.com/
Beloved Holistics | http://www.belovedholistics.com/
2026 Born Free Twins-Breech Gathering | http://www.bornfreemethod.com/conference

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