Audra Robins told her story to producer Stepfanie Aguilar for an episode of The Daily Rally podcast. It has been edited for length and clarity.
As we were leaving the house, I thought for a moment, Maybe I just shouldn’t go. It feels weird to go on vacation for my birthday when my friend just passed away.
My nickname is Ah-Y, or sometimes A-Dog. I’m a personal trainer, and also a group fitness instructor, at a local gym here in Lancaster, California.
How would I describe myself? Adventurous, lighthearted, great sense of humor. And nature’s a big part of my life. And, so are my kids, my family; I’m very family oriented. I have six kids. I would say a big accomplishment would be birthing four kids at home.
I had a friend, Beth, that was a friend of mine for maybe, gosh, 15, 16 years. She taught me almost everything that I know about life that is worthwhile. She taught me about home birth. She taught me about herbal remedies, and just natural ways of doing things. She also was a lover of nature.
She was what you would call a doula, for birthing, labor purposes. But I never really called her that. She was just…
