“It was so boring” This is how my guest today described her birth, several times, during the course of our conversation. Of course, birth is not actually boring and certainly the journey that brought her to this birth is anything but - but that statement illustrates so perfectly the central theme of her story. That birth, when left alone, even in someone deemed high risk, even in someone who has only had cesareans, can and often does unfold in a very straightforward manner. This is a story of a woman who radically trusted herself to know what was best for her baby, her body, and how to give birth. She finally said no the systems that had hurt her. This is also my first returning guest! If you haven’t heard the first part of her story, go back to episode 6 of season two of the show, linked below: https://www.healingbirth.net/podcast/episode/43559a5a/i-had-to-push-through-or-chayas-three-birth-stories You can follow Chaya @themindfulwoman365 If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on patron! www.patreon.com/healingbirth www.healingbirth.net

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Chaya’s Freebirth After Three Cesareans

During her pregnancy, Roxanne was coerced into taking an injectable pharmaceutical product that injured her, greatly affecting her quality of life postpartum. Her son was later also injured by the same product.  This is their story of healing together.  #believemothers If you appreciate the show, please consider supporting us on Patron! www.patreon.com/healingbirth Visit our website, join the newsletter, and stay in touch with me! www.healingbirth.net

Why Medical Freedom Matters to Mothers (Part 3 of 3: Roxanne's Story)

I speak about the connection between trauma based mind control and the ritual trauma of mainstream childbirth practices.   

BONUS EPISODE: Free your birth, free your mind.

Najma spent her early career in the pharmaceutical field, and trusted the medical system. During this time, she also had the sense many times that something wasn't right.  When it came time to have her own children, she chose to keep them pharmaceutical drug-free, until that choice  was taken away from her without her consent or knowledge. As a result, her child suffered a vaccine injury.  This is warning to anyone who has their child in a government school, it could happen to any of us.  Located in Egypt, Najma also offers us a window into what is happening there in terms of mandates, medical freedom, and the global tyranny we are all experiencing to one degree or another.  If you appreciate the show, please support us on patreon! patreon.com/healingbirth    

Why Medical Freedom Matters to Mothers (Part 2 of 3: Najma's Story)

Mothers have always been at the forefront of the medical freedom movement - the fight for the freedom to decide what is or is not injected into their bodies and those of their children. We are a time in history where the fight for medical freedom has never been so crucial, and so heated.  This is part one of a three part series where mothers share their personal stories of why medical freedom matters to them. #believewomen.  This is Sarah's story.  To find out more about ILLUMINOUS, our newest offering, go to https://www.healingbirth.net/events

Why Medical Freedom Matters to Mothers (Part 1 of 3)

Miranda was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome near the end of her first pregnancy, which led to an induced, traumatic birth experience.  As she began to heal herself, she also helped to heal her son. This is a story of healing, transformation, and spiritual growth. Follow Miranda on IG @rooteddaughter If you love the show, please consider supporting us on Patron! www.patron.com/healingbirth

Feeling God’s Presence in Birth | Miranda’s Story

Serendipiti Day is a radical feminist who has spent the last ten years of her life hitchhiking all over the world, mostly by herself. Her passion for women's work was influenced by her childhood, when she experienced firsthand what it meant to be exploited because of her sex. At the age of 12, she was taken out of a sexually abusive home and put into the foster care system, where she stayed until she aged out.  From there, she launched herself into the world, visiting over 40 countries, witnessing what womanhood looks like all around the world.  We talk about the importance of understanding what menopause looked like for our elders, miscarriage, abortion, and forced birth control within the foster care system. Follow serendipidi @astarte_rose_in_confidence Support the podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/healingbirth

Rejecting Pharmacological Birth Control, and Reclaiming Physical Sovereignty with Serendipidi Day

A bonus episode with some thoughts on homebirth for this day. 

Happy #internationalhomebirthday!

Hannah shares her two birth stories, both at 35 weeks gestation. One, in a hospital with all the standard things that come with a pre-term birth, and the second, freebirthed at home. Her story is one of a journey to trust herself, her body, and her baby to be born at the right time. There are also some wild twists and turns! Follow Hannah @tovarhomestead www.hannahandbabes.com

Trusting Birth at 35 Weeks | Hannah Tovar

Katie Sutherland is an energy medicine healer, teacher and holistic wellness practitioner who supports mothers to thrive and reclaim their empowerment and vibrancy while navigating the journey of motherhood and childbirth. Katie had a powerful initiatory experience through the birth of her daughter almost a decade ago. It was one of the most intensely challenging rites of passage in Katie’s life, yet held an important key in the awakening of her greater purpose, and was a catalyst for much of the transformational work Katie now shares in empowering and supporting other mothers. Her birth story is one of my favorite ones I have ever shared! Katie’s work and offerings can be found at www.innerwisdommotherhood.com Join us on Sunday, May 23rd, 5PM PST / 7PM CST for a FREE community call. Share your birth story, journey with healing, or anything else that is on your heart. Sign up on our website at www.healingbirth.net/events

Spiritual Healing After Birth | Katie Sutherland

Bethany is a holistic womb-pelvic bodyworker, wild mama, and author of the book Pelvic Awakening. She guides women and mothers through deep-dive journeys into womb and pelvic healing, weaving together the physical and energetic and cultivating deep magical awareness, that makes big shifts. She believes that when a woman roots within her pelvic bowl, she finds the deep well of power and knowing that lives within – she comes back home to herself. This is a wonderful, healing conversation for any woman who has experienced a surgical birth, a traumatic birth, or any trauma to the pelvic area (and if you can, join us at around the 35 minute mark, when Bethany takes us through a meditation called “Cultivating Joy,” that nearly brought tears to my eyes). Bethany has put together a special offer for listeners of this podcast. You can find it on her website here: http://www.bethanywilde.com/healingbirthpodcast/ Follow Bethany @bethany.wilde www.bethanywilde.com

Re-connecting to Our Wombspace | Bethany Wilde

Arielle was induced at 41 weeks. During the induction process, it was discovered that her baby’s cord had prolapsed, which led to an emergency cesarean birth. Arielle shares how she emotionally processed this experience, and the important role that healing plant allies played in her journey. Join us this Sunday, April 18th, for Healing the Heart, a collaborative webinar between Healing Birth + my guest this week! Arielle will share her knowledge and experience using plant allies to support healing the emotional heart and wombspace, in regards to birth trauma. We will cover plant allies associated with: Grief Protection Boundaries Heart Healing Wombspace Connection The Nervous System & Energetic Dosing Reserve your spot at healing birth.net/events Follow Arielle: @arielledemartinez www.arielledemartinez.com

Healing with Plant Allies | Arielle’s Birth Story

Chaya shares her three birth stories which include a loss, a cesarean twin birth, two subsequent cesareans, and a fairly harrowing experience with post-partum birth control and PPD. Throughout her story is the theme of having to push through these difficult experiences in order to survive them. Mentioned in the episode: Nancy Wainer Cohen’s Silent Knife and Jennifer Block’s Everything Below the Waist (a must read!) Follow Chaya: @themindfulwoman365 and www.themindfulwoman.org Join our upcoming webinar with the wonderful birth educator Maha Al Musa on April 11th! www.healing birth.net/events If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Patron.com/healingbirth

I Had to Push Through | Chaya’s Three Birth Stories

I am often asked to define birth trauma. Or other times, new moms will ask me, how do I know if I was traumatized by my birth experience?  For some the answer is clear as day, but it's not a dumb question at all. For many of us, we emerge from the birth experience grateful to be alive and have a healthy baby, and yet can still be haunted by certain parts of the experience.  If you enjoy the show, please support us on patreon!  www.patreon.com/healingbirth We have several amazing virtual events happening in April! Please go to www.healingbirth.net/events to hang out with me and other wise women.   

How do I know if I Have Experienced Birth Trauma?

During labor with her first baby, Gemma’s midwives transferred her from home to the hospital due to her waters being opened “too long.” This experienced ended as it so often does in a coerced, unnecessary surgical birth. Gemma got extremely clear during her second pregnancy on the kind of support she wanted, and found a radical birth keeper to support her autonomy. She gave birth to her posterior, ten pound son wildly and freely in her own home, with only her partner and family present.  Just four months postpartum at the time of recording, she shares how healing this experience was for her, and the joy she’s found in motherhood. Thank you Gemma, for sharing this beautiful story! If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Patron.com/healingbirth

Finding the Joy | Gemma’s Freebirth after Cesarean

This is a place where we explore healing from birth trauma. We share our stories, learn from each other's experiences, and critique the systems in place, with the goal in mind to make it better for all of us. But most of all, if you get one thing from this show, I want you to know that you are not alone.

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