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