The BeHerVillage Podcast
Welcome to The BeHerVillage Podcast, where we empower new and expecting parents to navigate the journey into parenthood with confidence, calm, and community. Hosted by Kaitlin McGreyes, a mom of three, doula, and founder of the BeHerVillage baby registry, this podcast is your go-to resource for real, honest conversations about pregnancy, birth, and postpartum life.
We dive deep into the topics that matter—building a supportive birth plan, advocating for your needs, creating a peaceful postpartum experience, and raising your baby in a way that feels aligned with your values.
From expert interviews with midwives, doulas, and lactation consultants to inspiring stories from parents just like you, each episode is packed with practical tips, heartfelt advice, and a mission to help you feel truly prepared for the beautiful, messy, transformative adventure of parenthood.
Whether you’re preparing for your first baby or adding to your family, The BeHerVillage Podcast is here to remind you that you don’t have to do it alone. Let’s rewrite the story of what it means to be prepared for parenthood—together.
Listen now and join the movement to build a better, more supported future for parents and babies.
The BeHerVillage Podcast
People Over Policies: How Our Hospital System Needs to Change with Maggie Runyon of Your Birth Partners
We should be focused on the patient, where relationships are built and trust is formed between the person giving birth as well as the care providers. Maggie Runyon, Labor and Delivery nurse, birth advocate, and founder of Your Birth Partners (a nonprofit that aims to cultivate inclusive, collaborative birth care communities rooted in autonomy, respect, & equity) talks with Kaitlin McGreyes, founder of Be Her Village to answer the question: “If you could create change within the hospital system as is: how would you change it?”
They talk about the disparities in the maternal healthcare system, how much of the systems that are in place were created to establish and maintain socioeconomic and racial separation, and what birth workers can do now to help from right where they are.
Maggie wants to see the system work to be more trauma informed and collaborative, where the people giving birth are put first before hospital policies.
Learn more about Maggie and her mission at YourBirthPartners.org
If you’re ready to join Maggie in her mission, there’s a Facebook group for you! https://www.facebook.com/groups/ybpcommunity
Set yourself up for the most supported pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience when you register at BeHerVillage.com: where you can get the funds you need to pay for the support you deserve!