Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies The Montana Coalition

Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies The Montana Coalition Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies endeavors to improve the health, safety and well-being of MT Families

Today on the HMHB Blog!We’re featuring a LIFTS Magazine story by Denny, an Indigenous doula serving families across rur...
01/23/2026

Today on the HMHB Blog!

We’re featuring a LIFTS Magazine story by Denny, an Indigenous doula serving families across rural Montana. Her story reflects the healing power of birth work, the importance of Indigenous doulas in rural communities, and why culturally responsive care matters for families across Montana.

📖 Read the full story on the blog at hmhb-mt.org/blog.
🎧 Prefer to listen? Hear the conversation on the LIFTS Podcast.

01/21/2026

Out today on the LIFTS Podcast:

Indigenous doula, Julianne Denny, shares her journey from new-mom mental health challenges to supporting families across rural Montana with culturally grounded birth and postpartum care.

🎧 Listen now whever you get your favorite podcasts.
🔗 Or visit hmhb-mt.org/podcast

Out today on the LIFTS Podcast:Emily Freeman sits down with Julianne Denny, an Indigenous doula serving families across ...
01/21/2026

Out today on the LIFTS Podcast:

Emily Freeman sits down with Julianne Denny, an Indigenous doula serving families across rural Montana. Julianne shares her journey from experiencing a mental health crisis as a new mom to becoming a birth worker offering culturally grounded care through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

This conversation explores how doula care can be healing for families and providers alike, the realities of birth work in rural communities, and the importance of growing and supporting an Indigenous doula workforce in Montana.

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
🔗 Or visit hmhb-mt.org/podcast

Please join us this Thursday, Janurary 22nd, from 6:00-7:30 PM for our monthly Indigenous BirthWorker Network call. The ...
01/16/2026

Please join us this Thursday, Janurary 22nd, from 6:00-7:30 PM for our monthly Indigenous BirthWorker Network call. The Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) will be joining to provide a walkthrough of the Doula Licensure Application. This monthly call will offer a great opportunity to connect with the DLI directly and ask questions. Hope to see you there!

REMINDER: 9th Annual Perinatal Mental Health Conference proposals welcomed through January 15!HMHB is excited to welcome...
01/12/2026

REMINDER: 9th Annual Perinatal Mental Health Conference proposals welcomed through January 15!

HMHB is excited to welcome presentation proposals for the 9th Annual Perinatal Mental Health Conference, taking place June 23–24, 2026, in Billings, Montana at the DoubleTree Hotel.

We are seeking engaging, evidence-based, and lived-experience-centered presentations that support professionals and advocates working in perinatal care, including clinicians, medical providers, peer supporters, doulas, policymakers, and more.

Proposal Deadline: January 15, 2026
Notification of Acceptance: February 1, 2026
Session Lengths: Breakout sessions 1 hour, main stage sessions 1–2 hours

All presentations must relate to perinatal mental health. Submissions are welcomed and appreciated, but submitting a proposal does not guarantee acceptance.

Submit Proposals Here: https://wkf.ms/3WyN6Md

Questions? Contact lauren@hmhb-mt.org

Out today on the LIFTS Podcast!Host Emily Freeman talks with Suzanne Bendick, Co-Executive Director and co-founder of Ro...
01/07/2026

Out today on the LIFTS Podcast!

Host Emily Freeman talks with Suzanne Bendick, Co-Executive Director and co-founder of Roots Family Collaborative, about how one mom’s personal experience of isolation led to the creation of Roots and a movement supporting families across Montana. Suzanne shares the origin story of Roots, the Moms Like Me storytelling project, and why listening is a radical act of support for new parents, especially in Montana’s rural and frontier communities.

“You don’t have to have a plan. Just start by coming together. Ask questions, listen, and build from there.”

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
🔗Or visit hmhb-mt.org/podcast

01/06/2026

Coming tomorrow on the LIFTS Podcast:

Suzanne Bendick, Co-Executive Director and co-founder of Roots Family Collaborative, shares how listening, storytelling, and coming together - without a perfect plan - helped build community-driven support for families across Montana.

“You don’t have to have a plan. Just start by coming together.”

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
🔗 Or visit hmhb-mt.org/podcast

The days around the holidays and the New Year often invite reflection. Spend them catching up on the LIFTS Podcast - fea...
01/01/2026

The days around the holidays and the New Year often invite reflection. Spend them catching up on the LIFTS Podcast - featuring stories grounded in community, care, and connection.

🎧 Available wherever you get your favorite podcasts.
🔗hmhb-mt.org/podcast

12/30/2025

🎙️ Out today on the LIFTS Podcast!

Emily Freeman talks with Dr. Jessica Liddell about perinatal mental health, birth justice, and how doulas support families across Montana.

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

🎙️ Out today on the LIFTS Podcast!Host Emily Freeman talks with Dr. Jessica Liddell, Associate Professor at the Universi...
12/30/2025

🎙️ Out today on the LIFTS Podcast!

Host Emily Freeman talks with Dr. Jessica Liddell, Associate Professor at the University of Montana School of Social Work, about perinatal mental health, birth justice, and the role of doulas in supporting families across Montana.

From rural and tribal communities to lessons learned abroad, this episode explores how community, connection, and collaboration can strengthen maternal mental health and improve outcomes for parents and babies.

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your favorite podcasts!
🔗 hmhb-mt.org/podcast

Out today on the HMHB Blog: Ryan’s Journey HomeAs featured earlier this week on the LIFTS podcast, foster parent Callie ...
12/19/2025

Out today on the HMHB Blog: Ryan’s Journey Home

As featured earlier this week on the LIFTS podcast, foster parent Callie Triller and Ryan’s dad, Jake Maher, share a hopeful story of fostering, recovery, and reunification, told from both sides of Ryan’s foster journey and featured in the fifth annual LIFTS magazine. From NICU care and public health supports to treatment, trust, and radical belief in change, their story shows what’s possible when families are surrounded by community and compassion.

Ryan knew exactly when he was home.

🔗 Read the full story on the HMHB blog: https://hmhb-mt.org/blog
📖 Read the story in the fifth annual LIFTS magazine: https://hmhb-mt.org/magazine/
🎧 Prefer to listen? Hear the conversation on the LIFTS Podcast: https://hmhb-mt.org/podcast

Out today on the LIFTS Podcast: Ryan’s Journey HomeIn this episode, foster parent Callie Triller and Ryan’s dad, Jake Ma...
12/17/2025

Out today on the LIFTS Podcast: Ryan’s Journey Home

In this episode, foster parent Callie Triller and Ryan’s dad, Jake Maher, share a hopeful conversation about fostering, recovery, and reunification. Their story tells both sides of Ryan's foster journey and was featured in the fifth annual LIFTS magazine. From NICU care and public health supports to treatment, trust, and radical belief in change, this conversation shows what’s possible when families are surrounded by community and compassion.

Ryan knew exactly when he was home.

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts or on the HMHB website: https://hmhb-mt.org/podcast
📖 Read the article in the fifth annual LIFTS magazine: https://hmhb-mt.org/magazine/

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