The Natural Birth Podcast

In this episode, I'm sharing a deeply personal 2nd trimester update from weeks 20–29 of my pregnancy. 

I spend quite some time opening up about my decision not to have the two routine pregnancy ultrasounds, sharing my reasoning and reflections in detail.

I share about the different people supporting me through this pregnancy: my midwife within the conventional system, my beautiful homebirth midwife, acupuncture, pregnancy massage and the unexpected joy of finding new friendships through mama circles. 
The people who are coming into my life and the ones falling away in this new phase of life.

And perhaps most importantly, I talk about where my focus really is right now. 
As a midwife, I'm not spending my pregnancy reading birth books or taking birth preparation courses. Instead, I'm turning inward. Learning to love, nurture and listen to myself. Resting deeply, honing my intuition and beginning to think about the kind of postpartum I want to create.

I'm also sharing a little about planning my upcoming nesting party and my desire to gather a small circle of women who might become part of my postpartum village.

Because preparing for birth is only a small part of the preparation during this rite. It's also about preparing to be supported and nurtured as we cross the threshold into motherhood.

A conversation about pregnancy as a rite of passage, trusting your own wisdom, making conscious choices and allowing yourself to be held.

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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Erika.

Erika is a mama of one from the US.
She is a former yoga instructor and someone passionate about natural living, holistic wellness, and mindful motherhood.

Since becoming a mother, she has grown even more interested in natural approaches to health, parenting, and creating a nurturing environment for her family.

Today she shares about what opened her eyes to and led her to choose a home birth for herself and her family.

The story we will dive into now…

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Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Fincha.

Fincha is a self proclaimed witch, doula, sound healer and soul coach, here to hold space for women as they step into their freest, wildest lives and reclaim their primal power.

I met Fincha through my online community the village and the natural birth course and as she took the business course for birth workers when she was pregnant with her second baby.
Today we get to hear about her two births, her first being a long hospital birth that ended in an epidural so her body could relax and open in an environment that wasn’t helping her to do so.

Her second pregnancy she knew she wanted something different for her and her family, and she gave birth to her second son at home, in a pool in front of the Christmas tree, surrounded by her partner, doula, mother and midwife. 

During her home birth, she had a vision of thousands of women standing around her, holding her. With her mother’s hands on her back, she encountered the Great Mother, and it felt like an initiation into her deepest truth.

‘Pain is the portal’ was the mantra she repeated over and over again during her home birth. And honestly, everything changed after that birth. She is truly transformed, yet somehow even more herself than ever.

Curious about Fincha? Find her on instagram @finchacarter

Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Dr. Gertrude Lyon.

Gertrude is a mama of two from the US, also living in Malta and Ireland throughout her year.

She is a TEDx speaker, author, transformational coach, and host of the Rewrite the Mother Code podcast. 

Through her work, international women's retreats, and TEDx talk as well as in her feature in Oprah Daily, she challenges traditional narratives around motherhood and encourages women to reclaim their voices, trust their instincts, and make choices on their own terms.

Today we get to meet the young maiden Gertrude who became a mother of two daughters in her 20s.

She takes us on her spiritual and conscious conception journey to conceive her first baby. Involving travelling to sacred sites and doing ceremonies and prayers to call in her spirit baby and ending up praying in a Grotto in Ireland dedicated to Mother Mary and shortly falling pregnant after that.
 
Both her babies were born naturally at home, an experience that deeply shaped her passion for women's autonomy and empowered birth.

Curious about Gertrude? Find her on instagram @drgertrudelyons 

Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
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Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Jaime.
Jaime is a mama of one from the central coast of NSW, Australia.
After being on the pill since the age of 15, when she got off it at the age of 21she didn’t get her period back for over a year.
When seeking the conventional help the answer was, “it has nothing to do with the pill and the answer is to get back on it” Like WTF?
Again in her late twenties she got back off it but this time seeked help from a naturopath and a TCM practitioner and ended up getting her period back after 3 months.
After marrying her husband they both thought they didn’t want babies, but as her 30s hit that changed.
And after having a fear of the pain of birth she prepared herself with coping strategies through listening to positive natural birth stories as well as diving deep into learning about natural birth and ended up coping with constant pain without fear and having her empowering natural home water birth with her husband Cian, her midwife and best friend by her side.Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
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