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From Anti-Breeder to Motherhood at Age 44 | Lucy Smith

May 14, 2026

Unlock exclusive content and support the Whose Body Is It Podcast1:1 Guidance with Isabella MalbinGrowing up in England immersed in second-wave feminism, and later climate crisis narratives, overpopulation fears, and media portrayals of birth as traumatic and dangerous, Lucy absorbed the idea that motherhood was a low-status path — something she would never want for herself.Underneath those stories was something even deeper: a dislike of herself, compounded by years on hormonal birth control ...

Changing our minds about abortion and what to say to a woman who wants one | Mary Lou Singleton

April 30, 2026

Unlock Isabella's life update for only $6✦✦✦In 2022, Mary Lou Singleton and I released an episode titled: What will happen to women if medical abortion is criminalized?We discussed medical totalitarianism, snitch culture post 2020, period tracking apps, state surveillance of women’s menstrual cycles throughout history, forced abortions, the harms of pharmaceutical contraception and the difficulty of trying to legislate morality.Since that episode aired, our feelings about abortion have ch...

Birth Undisturbed & A Critical Look at Birth Photography | Elizabeth

December 19, 2025

Elizabeth quietly shaped underground unassisted birth communities not to build a brand or make money, but to help women heal their trauma. Long before social media exploded, Elizabeth warned women about the risks of joining unassisted birth groups online, even as she worked within underground networks to educate women about birth. We explore the oxymoron of selling free birth, why some women succeed at unassisted birth while others transfer, how individual women’s realities collide with group...