We Had a Baby on a Raw Vegan Diet — and a Natural Home…

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Wanna hear more about our Raw Chef Trainings? Check: https://www.therawtemple.com/dM4IMO 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 Atmanu00:02:03 - Staying Raw Through Pregnancy00:04:03 - Two Months of Durian00:06:33 - Facing Judgment as a Raw Vegan Mother00:10:31 - Why Diet Always Gets Blamed First00:12:24 - The Lactation Crisis & Donor Breast Milk00:14:35 - When Cooked Food Became Nervous System Support00:17:00 - Carlos' Path to Fruitarian Living00:18:57 - Raw Chef Academy in Bali00:20:13 - Zaia's Introduction to Dr. Morse00:21:23 - Is Parenthood the Most Fulfilling Path?00:26:15 - Motherhood as a Passing of Codes00:29:04 - Meat, Fertility & Frequency00:33:33 - What Do We Want to Create?00:39:44 - Coming Home & the End of the Crisis00:41:56 - Advice for Raw Vegan Mothers00:46:33 - Grandparents, Boundaries & Projections00:51:30 - Distance, Respect & Meeting Family Where They Are00:57:05 - Why They Chose the Raw Path01:00:31 - The Loneliness of Swimming Against the Current01:06:32 - Zaia's Story: From Rave Scene to Raw Food01:10:03 - How a Baby Reshapes You01:18:38 - The Most Supportive Foods in Pregnancy01:23:16 - Closing Words & Gratitude