Whole Mother Show – Whole Mother

Members of the BIRTH Fair Leadership Team share what you can expect at the 22nd Annual BIRTH Fair. Joining us on this week’s show: Christine Diaz — Sponsor & Vendor Coordinator Monisha Holley-Cherry — Community Outreach Coordinator Natalie Guzman — Community & Spanish-Speaking Outreach Coordinator + Healing Arts Room Coordinator Kiwasi Apeh — Volunteer Coordinator Shay Wallace — Family Area Coordinator JacQue Colson-Smith — Afua Hassan Midwifery Scholarship Raffle + Swag Bag Coordinator Dr. Randy Holmes — Logistics Coordinator We’ll give you a behind-the-scenes look at what we’ve been working on and why we’re so excited to welcome the Houston community back to BIRTH Fair! BIRTH Fair will be held Saturday, October 3, 2026 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM United Way of Greater Houston 50 Waugh Drive, Houston, TX 77007 BIRTH Fair Leadership Team https://wholemothershow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260928-Whole-Mother-Show-BIRTH-Fair-Team.mp3

Our guest this week is our beloved co-host of Whole Mother Show – Debbie Hull who is a community Doula and a Cappa Leader and she is the BIRTH Fair Speaker Coordinator. She will tell us about the speakers for BIRTH Fair this year and more!! Debbie Hull began learning about birth in 1996 after the birth of her first baby and has been serving Houston area families as a labor doula and childbirth educator since 1999. She was at the meetings way back when BIRTH was named and is very proud to have served in some capacity at every BIRTH Fair since the beginning. This year, she is the speaker coordinator and in her spare time attends births, teaches childbirth classes, and trains new childbirth educators and doulas for certification. Debbie is most proud to be the mother of two amazing formerly breastfed and homeschooled adults, the youngest of whom has been on a 25+ year nursing strike. When she is not working on her feelings about that, Debbie enjoys travel, movies, reading, and game nights, even when she looses BIRTH Fair will be held Saturday, October 3, 2026 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM United Way of Greater Houston 50 Waugh Drive, Houston, TX 77007 Debbie Hull, BIRTH Fair https://wholemothershow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260921-Whole-Mother-Show-Debbie-Hull-Pat-Jones-BIRTH-Fair.mp3

Kirsten Nottleson, Parent and Teacher Educator/Consultant and Certified Hand in Hand Parenting Instructor. She will share with us the powerful Hand in Hand theory and techniques for healing and listening with ourselves and children no matter what their age. She will also share her upcoming classes (see below) and she will be speaking at BIRTH Fair from 2:00-2:50 pm and she will have a booth where you can talk with her in person. BIRTH Fair will be held Saturday, October 3, 2026 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM United Way of Greater Houston 50 Waugh Drive, Houston, TX 77007 Kirsten Nottleson, Hand in Hand Parenting https://wholemothershow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260914-Whole-Mother-Show-Kirsten-Nottleson.mp3

Whole Mother welcomes Moni Tang, M.A., Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Texas and Oregon, LMFT Supervisor in Texas, and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional (PMH-C) to introduce the Houston Moms Collective and discuss ways parents can set themselves up for success in their postpartum period. Moni Tang, M.A. https://wholemothershow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260907-Whole-Mother-Show-Debbie-Hull.mp3

Suzanne Juel, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and founder of Bayou City Breastfeeding and a speaker at the 22nd Annual BIRTH Fair on October 3, 2026. She is also author of a new book – Family Traditions Workbook: A Parenting Workbook for Building Family Rituals, Rhythms, and Meaningful Connection” 22nd Annual BIRTH Fair Saturday, October 3, 2026 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM United Way of Greater Houston 50 Waugh Drive, Houston, TX 77007 Suzanne Juel, Bayou City Breastfeeding https://wholemothershow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260831-Whole-Mother-Show-Suzanne-Juel-IBCLC.mp3