The Positive Birth Story Podcast

Welcome to a new and powerful episode of the podcast! Essie will let us in on her thoughts on why she opted for a homebirth. A choice that is off the beaten path here in Sweden. This is a beautiful story about staying clear on who you are and what needs you have so that you can optimize the chance to have a positive experience. It might also be the very first birth I have ever heard about that unfolded EXACTLY according to plan, on the hour! This is a podcast with women, for women - about the power of birth. Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

This episode is a tribute to all women in Ukraine. I pray for your safety & well being.   I am very happy to finally share a positive birth story that ended with an emergency c-section. An empowering story about being very clear on what is really important for you during labour & birth and having your expectations well aligned with who you are as a person. It is also a very special story for me personally - since I had the great honor to participate in this birth as a midwife-doula - and hour after hour witness the enormous strength we women hold within when we are given the right circumstances. This is a podcast with women, for women about the superpower that we all hold within! Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

In this episode I have a really fun heart to heart conversation with Rebecca. Who during her third and very unplanned pregnancy indulged in the podcast to get inspiration for setting her mind on claiming another positive experience. Rebecca also shares her initial hesitation in keeping the pregnancy - when she at the age of 40 - after years of not conceiving had given up the idea of a third child and then found out about being pregnant again. We get rather fired up about every woman's right to make her own choices concerning her body. This is a podcast with women, for women about the superpower that we all hold within! Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

A wonderful conversation with Laura about when her daughter Juliet was born.  A story filled with joy & insights about the magic that can happen when we dare to be vulnerable. It is also a story that holds a feeling of profound connection - to herself and the people surrounding her. Sometimes we find ourselves in situations when all is aligned, this birth was one of those times. Welcome to a story filled with the power of birth! Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

Zaklina is a life coach and psychologist who decides to approach her birth preparation with the same technique she teaches her clients - by using positive thinking as a tool. This is a story about how it worked out just the way she had hoped for! Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

This is a beautiful story about claiming a positive birth experience despite being confronted with her biggest fear - all delivery clinics in Stockholm being full - and how she coped with the hardship of being sent out of town in a taxi to do a 100 km drive to another clinic. It is also a story about preparing for birth for the second time - how that can feel challenging despite the wisdom that birth number one went well. Welcome to a story filled with super power! Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

First episode for this new season is this special episode with Zina. This story is more like a treasure box of giving birth experiences. It is a story about giving birth to 8 children. It is also a story about losing her third child one week after birth, but most of all it is a story about being a woman and dealing with life the best you can from where you are in that exact moment - to quote Zina “to power through”.  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

Karin shares her story about a planned home birth in water with her first child. A powerful story about trusting the gut feeling and about feeling safe and supported through the whole process.  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

Emilia's beautiful and candid birth story about an epidural being the total game changer into making this birth a positive and empowering experience. It is also a story about being caught in a traffic jam with strong contractions. Welcome to the power of birth! Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

"The world kind of shakes in a way.. probably the happiest moment in my life.." This is a powerful story about overcoming fear and giving oneself a second chance for a positive birth experience. Clara's first birth was nothing like she had hope for and ended with a c-section. Second time around she had to really let go of her fears by fully trusting the process and staying present in the moment.  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

A frank and honest story about struggling to become pregnant and having a hard time to connect to the pregnancy and baby. And than a super powerful birth that set things straight.  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

In this episode we will hear Gayle tell us about her two very different births that took place over 20 years ago. I am, as always amazed by how crystal clear this experience is for us even many years later. The process and the feelings that are created are timeless and never goes out of date, despite new medical procedures.  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

In this episode Connie shares her beautiful birth story and talks about the super power that we hold inside of ourselves. A super power that sometimes can be scary when we face it. It is also about the power of knowledge about birth, knowledge needed so that you can advocate for yourself and enhance the chance to get the birth you wish for.  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

"The baby is here, the baby is here.." Julie a mother of two is sharing her second speedy birth - a birth very much like in the movies. This is also a beautiful story about coping with anxiety around preparing for welcoming child #2. Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

In this episode we will meet a woman that I deeply admire, Krissy Shields. She is passionate about empowering and educating women to live their fullest most vibrant and authentic lives. Krissy is sharing her two very diverse experiences from giving birth - one hospital induced birth and one home birth. Enjoy! Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

To get the chance to have the birth that she wants Nancy leaves NY for a birthing center in Vermont - a “birthing Shangri-La”. Despite more interventions than she wished for this is a truly empowering experience. This is a story about the power of birth.  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

Mariah shares the most incredible experience of her life - a homebirth with her second child. Coping with contractions by dancing her baby out to the tunes of Snoop Dogg, surrounded by love and laughter. Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

This is a story about learning that the textbooks about birth aren´t always right. Not all first-time moms have long births. This birth was a much faster process than Chrissy ever had anticipated. Leaving her with a newfound confidence in herself.  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

This is an absolutely fantastic story filled with female super power and birth disobedience. Amy had to become a birth rebel to get the vaginal birth she had opted for and that she so strongly believed in. Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

The podcast is on a road trip in the US. In this episode we will hear Amy tell her story about giving birth to her first child at home. A powerful story about owning your options and about fully trusting birth. Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

This story is filled with birth energy and happiness. And is also a story about motherhood being much easier and more fun than Shane had ever anticipated.  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

A frank and honest conversation filled with humor about not loving pregnancy and rather having the same kind of empowering birth once every month than to endure 9 months of pregnancy.  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

Kenzee shares the story of giving birth to her first child. A birth that was much faster then she had expected on the only day she did NOT want to give birth on, the one-year memorial of the Stockholm terrorist attack. She named her daughter Elina which means light.  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

Emma shares her beautiful story about being the very best version of herself during birth and about fully trusting her body, the baby and the process.  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

Rachel shares her story about overcoming fear and turning it in to pure strength during her second birth.  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

In this episode we will meet Asli that during her pregnancy was so curious about what her own story would be. And here it is - strong and powerful! Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast  

Sonja shares her story about being induced after a long pregnancy in week 42+1 days. It is not very often positive and empowering stories about induction are shared but, they do exist I promise you!  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

Michele-Lee shares her story about before even becoming pregnant wanting to have a c-section in fear of giving birth. But once pregnant  taking her fears seriously and getting the kind of help that was right for her to dare to go into a vaginal birth - and ending up having just that. A powerful uncomplicated vaginal birth.  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

Marianna is sharing her very positive and empowering story about giving birth despite birth being prolonged with an infection complicating things. This is a story about feeling respected and secure, having a supportive partner and about loving your child unconditionally. Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

Alex is sharing her beautiful story of how she approached her preparation for birth with the same thoroughness that she uses when embarking on any new challenge in life. A thoroughness that truly paid off by birth being filled with joy and an amazing teamwork with her husband Rasmus. She will also go into detail what it is like to take the subway to the hospital´s delivery clinic while in active labor! Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

Anastasia is sharing her fantastic story about a planned hospital birth that ended up as a rather unplanned home birth. A story filled with female super power and lots of humor.  Support me in this mission of mine to let positive stories come to life by becoming my Patreon. Together we can change the narrative around birth! Go to www.patreon.com/thepositivebirthstorypodcast

Empowering & positive stories about birth with Swedish midwife Åsa Holstein sharing her in depth knowledge about birth and brave women sharing their very personal stories. A podcast with women for women about the super power that resides in all of us. Truly amazing stories will unfold! So stay tuned!