Dr. Nathan Riley is a board-certified OB-GYN and fellow of ACOG who left the medical industrial complex due to his disillusionment with the “standard of care” within the conventional maternity care model. This was hard because “going with the flow” of hospital-based practice was providing him financial security. On the other hand, standing in his truth from having sat with over 1000 births and connecting with women and their families has provided him a lifestyle more in alignment with fatherhood, deepening his connection with his wife, and caring for people in the way that he had anticipated long before stepping into practice.
Dr. Riley now focuses his time on upholding the traditional practice of midwifery. He supports midwives as a collaborative physician for midwives of all varieties in over twenty states. He is an advocate for home birth and still attends births for those in need. He boasts a C-section rate of <5% even while he was practicing within hospitals and higher-risk patients.
His mission is to uphold midwifery as the art that it is and to honor birth as a sacred process and the transition to parenthood as spiritual transformation. Dr. Riley empowers women to have babies on their own terms, using nature as our guide. He helps fathers embrace the opportunity to connect with birth and their partners through pregnancy and birth, encouraging them to go deeper versus distancing themselves from this stigmatized but magical rite of passage.
Dr. Riley is the father of two, the second of whom was born at home, and he is proudly married to his highschool sweetheart. In his spare time, he walks in the woods, makes Dad jokes, paints, and drinks coffee with amazing people.
About this episode:
Our journey takes us into the world of obstetrics and gynecology with our esteemed guest, Nathan Riley. Together, we peel back the layers of the birthing process, revealing insights into biogeometry, herbalism, and anthroposophic medicine. Nathan's holistic approach to maternal care highlights the imperative of understanding the complexities of human experiences and preserving the sanctity of childbirth.
Between the realms of birth and death, we find intriguing parallels and profound wisdom. Listen in as we explore the sacredness of these transitions, delving deep into the energetic components of childbirth, the influence of repressed trauma on the birthing experience, and the importance of intuition. We also discuss the responsibilities and joys of fatherhood, the significance of role-modeling for children, and the balance between understanding, compassion, and
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