We Had a Baby on a Raw Vegan Diet — and a Natural Home Birth | Zaia & Carlos | Ep 26

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SUMMARY

In this episode of Raw Talks, host Alex sits down with Carlos and Zaia, parents of baby Atmanu, for a live audience conversation at The Raw Temple in Ubud about raw vegan pregnancy, birth and parenting. Zaia shares what actually happened when she tried to stay fully raw through pregnancy — the morning sickness, the two months of eating mostly durian, and the postpartum lactation crisis that she traces back to stress rather than food. Carlos explains why diet is always the first thing blamed when a vegan family hits a problem, and how they sourced donor breast milk rather than turning to formula. Together they talk about free birthing in Costa Rica, setting boundaries with grandparents, cravings, and what changed in them once a baby arrived. This conversation covers raw vegan pregnancy, postpartum recovery, fruit-based nutrition, and the real cost of going against the grain.

LINKS

🌐 Website: https://therawtemple.com 📸 The Raw Temple IG: https://www.instagram.com/therawtemple/ 📸 Zaia IG: https://www.instagram.com/zaiaembodied/ 📸 Carlos IG: https://www.instagram.com/galapagos.enchanted/

CHAPTERS

00:00:00 - Intro: Meet Carlos, Zaia & Baby Atmanu 00:02:03 - Staying Raw Through Pregnancy 00:04:03 - Two Months of Durian 00:06:33 - Facing Judgment as a Raw Vegan Mother 00:10:31 - Why Diet Always Gets Blamed First 00:12:24 - The Lactation Crisis & Donor Breast Milk 00:14:35 - When Cooked Food Became Nervous System Support 00:17:00 - Carlos' Path to Fruitarian Living 00:18:57 - Raw Chef Academy in Bali 00:20:13 - Zaia's Introduction to Dr. Morse 00:21:23 - Is Parenthood the Most Fulfilling Path? 00:26:15 - Motherhood as a Passing of Codes 00:29:04 - Meat, Fertility & Frequency 00:33:33 - What Do We Want to Create? 00:39:44 - Coming Home & the End of the Crisis 00:41:56 - Advice for Raw Vegan Mothers 00:46:33 - Grandparents, Boundaries & Projections 00:51:30 - Distance, Respect & Meeting Family Where They Are 00:57:05 - Why They Chose the Raw Path 01:00:31 - The Loneliness of Swimming Against the Current 01:06:32 - Zaia's Story: From Rave Scene to Raw Food 01:10:03 - How a Baby Reshapes You 01:18:38 - The Most Supportive Foods in Pregnancy 01:23:16 - Closing Words & Gratitude