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Today's episode is extra special because it is a conversation with my beautiful son Leroy, who is now 22 years old.  We start our dialogue about what constitutes a good relationship and then explore what fosters that.  We ended up going into some deep dives about education and values at home, the importance of community and teachers, the importance of self expression and freedom that we give to our children. We discuss in reflection the priorities that I have endeavored to bring into my parenting with Leroy - to see if he also thinks they were a good idea.  We were going to talk about intuition, and Leroy mentions intuition a couple of times, but these topics seemed a lot more relevant to you and our audience. I will have more conversations with Leroy I hope on the show because a parent child relationship is always in the process of change and growth. As he talked about adolescence and his experience of identity changes, it felt so relevant to our new understanding of matresence and patresence (and even menopause and andropause too). I wonder if we can, as a society, be more compassionate for all of these phases of change. Then, we can also connect and feel the privilege of having so many deep feelings during these times—as Leroy explains, he even misses them.  We chat about my regrets as a mum and the regulation of the nervous system. Plus, the latest research and discoveries about our awakened brain, the protection of spirituality, connection, and perspective in our lives. As you will hear, he is a very intelligent and very insightful young man, if I do say so myself. He is my greatest gift, and I couldn't be prouder. But we certainly are not perfect, as you will hear in the conversation. (There is some swearing, so only for adult ears.) I hope you have a few laughs, and I look forward to sharing more conversations with you next season, where we're going to launch with an amazing chat about boobs and feeding our babies.  It is winter here in Australia, so it feels like time to be a little quieter and more inward. I'm finding my energy is deeply creative right now, during the cooler months. As I dive into the finer details of editing my book, I just changed the title. Funnily enough, I was reminded that this was the title I had five years ago when I first sparked the idea. The creative process is a wild one, and I feel really grateful to be in it as grateful as I am almost to being a mum. Sending lots of love to you and your tribe. Please help others by sharing or reviewing this episode - as we'd love to hear from you, too. What touched you and what do you want to hear more of? Have a beautiful birth, enjoy your parenting and live a life you love. Nadine xx Links: Website https://shebirths.com/ Weekend courses https://shebirths.com/weekend-birthing-classes/ Online course's: https://shebirths.com/online-birthing-classes/ Insta https://www.instagram.com/shebirths/                          

Hannah's successful VBAC after 2 c-sections In a world where VBAC (vaginal birth after c-section) seems like an insurmountable challenge, Hannah took a leap of faith.  Listen in as we explore her journey, filled with lots of learning, determination, resilience, and the unwavering belief in her instinct and intuition. Today I am talking with She Births mum Hannah Rodger @hannahrodgerchaimama about her 3 birth experiences. Across those stories, there are 2 hospital births, 2 c-sections and 1 Homebirth transfer. We allow space for Hannah to really harvest her birth experiences. To understand the growth and journey, the lessons and the gifts.  The gift of awe really stood out to me, as you will see in her photos, too. And awe cannot be underestimated in life. Awe is profound and brings with it a deep sense of belonging to the expansive universe. It can change and heal us. According to some researchers, awe is even an antidote to loneliness.  On socials, you can enjoy the wonderful birth photos taken by She Births mum, Tessa Tran @iamtessatran, who has also shared her amazing birth story with us on the show. This podcast is an epic unfolding, like our motherhood journeys are, and it seems like Hannah is never going to achieve her natural birth, even up to the last minute when she starts to feel her c-section scar. Stay tuned to the end, where Hannah shares her intuition across the birth experiences. I know you will find it insightful and probably resonate deeply. I hope you enjoy it. Nadine xx Links https://www.instagram.com/shebirths/ https://www.facebook.com/shebirths https://shebirths.com/ #whatworkedforyou #childbirtheducation #shebirths #nadinerichardson #pregnancytips #labourtips #childbirtheducation #pregnancy #childbirth #birth #doula #pregnant #birthdoula #empoweredbirth #birthwithoutfear #birthsupport #postpartum #birthmatters #breastfeeding #childbirtheducator #positivebirth #motherhood #laboranddelivery #doulalife #doulasupport #prenatal #newborn #gentlebirth #pregnantlife

How intuition expands talent, creativity, confidence & happiness I have been waiting a long time to record this podcast! To say I am excited about the Intuition Process for children is putting it mildly. I believe this program, with its teachings and the power and integrity of the organisation behind it, has the ability to change the world and, as my guests say, contribute to world peace. The documentary and the Australian research are also going to be amazingly powerful. So, let me begin by asking you a few questions… Do you believe in intuition? How often do you access it? Are your children more intuitive than you? Do you think it is important for them to harness their intuition? Today, I have Mala Sundareshan, International Program Director of the Intuition Process, with me. Mala works for the global Art of Living non-profit organisation founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and is currently leading the teacher training and rollout of the Intuition Process worldwide. I also have a dear friend and documentary filmmaker, Michael Collins. Michael is a four-time Emmy-nominated director and producer and the founder of Thoughtful Robot Productions. His films are highly impactful, have been screened globally over the last two decades, and have even changed laws! Mala and Michael share their experiences and insights into following and teaching children aged 5 to 18 techniques to harness what seems like magic or superpowers. The Art of Living says the Intuition Process wakes up our latent intuitive potentials through specific techniques of brain activation and meditation. Allowing children to access, cultivate and maintain their inherent intuitive capacity. “Intuition is the faculty of knowing or understanding something without the need for conscious reasoning or proof. As a culture, we have learned to follow our rational thinking as we go through our daily lives. We pay little attention to our inner voice, our gut feeling, that instinctual form that goes beyond our reasoning layers. We were all born with a naturally intuitive ability to perceive beyond our senses. As we grow, our culture and education obstruct us from developing our capacity to access our inner potential, especially when we need them most.” Today, we talk about: If intuition is an essential aspect of human experience? If intuition can be developed and honed over time? How intuition differs from coincidence How intuition might change the education system? (Fingers crossed for this one!) What children are gaining from learning the process of intuition and how that unique expression occurs in each child. And the research into the mechanisms of intuition by Joel Pearson, world leading neuroscientist based at UNSW, Sydney, Australia. This will create a revolution in not only Artificial Intelligence but Absolute Intelligence! I hope you enjoy. Nadine x #intiution #shebirths #podcast #newepisode Links https://thoughtfulrobot.com https://www.artofliving.org/au-en/intuition-process https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/joel-pearson

Hello, and thank you for joining me for today's podcast.  Whether you're pregnant, you've got a baby in your arms or a child at school. Whether you are a birth worker or an allied health practitioner, you will find this conversation very interesting.  I believe it is important to have conversations with people who think differently, especially those who are curious. People who speak their minds and research outside the mainstream narrative.  Dr. Stuart Fischbein has been an obstetrician in America since 1986. After working in the standard medical model at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, California, he now practices community-based birthing. He works directly with home birthing midwives through www.birthinginstincts.com to offer hope for those women who prefer and respect a natural birthing environment and cannot find supportive practitioners for VBAC, twin and breech deliveries. He is an outspoken advocate of informed decision-making, the midwifery model of care and human rights in childbirth, receiving the 2016 “Most Audacious” award from HRIC.  He has spoken internationally on breech and vaginal birth after cesarean section. He has appeared in many documentaries, including: “More Business of Being Born”, “Happy Healthy Child”, “Reducing Infant Mortality”, “Heads Up: The Disappearing Art of Vaginal Breech Delivery” and multiple YouTube videos discussing birth choices and respect for patient autonomy and decision making. He has the goals of improving collaboration amongst the differing professions in the birthing world and the re-teaching of the core skills, such as breech and twin vaginal birth, that make the speciality of obstetrics unique. One of the most challenging conversations I have during She Births is informing people that your body is your own and only you can decide what to do with it, even during pregnancy and birth. The second uncomfortable truth is that so-called evidence-based care is a term that gets bandied about a lot in search of status and prestige and power, but in truth, health care varies from practitioner to practitioner. From hospital to hospital. From country to country. In today's conversation, Dr Stu and I explore how the medico-industrial complex is more likely to be influencing the policy and therefore the suggestions, trickling down into advice and maybe even coercion that is given to us during pregnancy and birth.  Different policies flow down to us as consumers from the private companies that own the hospital as to whether we are allowed to birth in water for example. An insurance company that covers an OB may be the determining factor as to whether you are offered a VBAC.  We need to do our own research and choose. Just because someone says so, does not make it so for you.  Right now we are living in an age of disinformation and misinformation, and as the powers that be seem to continually try to confuse us and divide us. We're going to have to come back to ourselves.  We talk about the medico-industrial complex  How informed consent is not able to happen in our current model of healthcare Medical induction, the reality of due dates and the ARRIVE trial Natural breech births and other so called high risk mums being offered more choice The risks of multiple ultrasounds, the label of growth restriction and realising what ais happening redefining risks within maternal foetal medicine How continuous monitoring of labour and tracking the time of labour increases c-section rates And finally my favourite part is seeing this system vs consumers as a Star Wars battle. We also lean into a vision that has hope. I hope you enjoy today's conversation with Dr. Stu - sending lots of love across the ethers to you and your family. If you feel passionate like I do, and you want to help families have better births then reach out and join me in our upcoming training. Become a wise woman of birth and help others find their own way. I also will be holding a Wise Woman Retreat towards the end of the year.

What happens to your brain as a mother or father? ‘Intuition is the parental brain working' with Neuroscientist Rocio Zunini Welcome, dear listeners, to 2024. I am so happy that this season of the podcast has decided to be about intuition. It is one of my favourite topics, and I believe it is also one of our superpowers as mums.  This season I will be exploring intuition and of course other topics with professionals and parents around the world.  Today's podcast is with Rocio Zunini, a neuroscientist with a Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa and a mother of two. She is the founder of Newborn Parents, which was born out of a fusion of her two passions: the brain and the relationship between parents and their infants.  She educates parents and professionals about parental brain science so that they can take advantage of the profound brain changes that accompany matrescence and patrescence.  She is also an advocate for nurturing infant sleep. She firmly believes that when parents and professionals learn about the power of the parental brain, they can create a path for a lifelong nurturing relationship between families and their babies. I couldn't agree more! And birth is the big bang beginning of this relationship. Today with Rocio we explore the parental brain and the amazing changes that occur across pregnancy, birth and postpartum…And I mean in my experience, when does matrescence ever end? Our children, if we maintain a relationship with them and want to have quality connection then we have to continue adapting and growing. They continue to keep us on our toes. I'm hoping I might even convince Leroy to come on this season, even though as a philosopher, he doesn't actually believe in intuition I think it would be fabulous to hear about quarter-life and his 21st birthday experience. Let me know if you would like to hear about that. For me I was so emotional I could hardly give the speech.  Anyhoo! Today we discuss How the parental brain is highly dependent upon experience and environment How parents and infants synchronise, and children borrow our nervous systems How we can nurture, embrace and help this process of brain development Why it is so important to take care of the Information we are putting in, not just food Why we often feel anxious as new mums, and how to manage this Did you know that because the brain is more malleable, you can actually benefit more from yoga and mindfulness We also describe the brain networks that change during matrescence, which are: reward, protector, emotional and empathy systems The importance of joy and mutual delight! I love how brain science reiterates so much of what we practice in our Soul Mama Circles, which start up again in February. 100% of mums say that they loved the process and found it priceless btw. Also, the wisdom and importance of She Births to utilise both bottom-up and top-down approaches in education. So I hope that there will be joy in your new year, whenever or wherever you are listening to this podcast. I love hearing from you. Leave us a review, send us an email and let us know what you think and feel, please. We have so many exciting things to share this year. My new one-day Masterclass is a hybrid learning program with an online course. It is a one-day live program plus Zoom workshops for Q&A and allows me to include some of my new teachings about intuition, embodiment and matrescence. Our new She Births® Guide and Educator training is launching again. We have a vision to reach so many more families, but we need your help. If you are passionate about helping restore the sacredness of birth in your community and helping others have beautiful births, then reach out. Links Rocio Website www.newbornparents.net Weekend and Masterclass dates: https://shebirths.com/weekend-birthing-classes/events/ Soul Mama Circles https://shebirths.com/mothers-groups/ Guide and educator training https://shebirths.com/birth-professionals/ Email support@shebirths.com

⁠SheBirths.com.au ⁠ | ⁠She Births® Online Courses⁠ | ⁠ She Births® Weekend Courses Maiden to Mother Birth Story : The power of slowing down with Tayla & Jaime Today's podcast is with Tayla and Jaime, a She Births® couple who gave birth on the south coast of NSW about 10 minutes before their midwife arrived. We share a lot of laughs in this podcast and a lot of insights and truths. They are a really fun and playful couple. I was recently inspired by their rewilding of their relationship recently. Tayla took pregnancy as a time for really slowing down. Which I believe is one of the most important things we can do, in resistance to our hyper productivity culture but also because it is a step towards being able to listen and receive all the wisdom and gifts from both our instinctual bodies and our intuitive higher self during pregnancy. As we move into more being and less doing there is more stillness and therefore silence. We can tune in and listen to the way our bodies and all of Nature around us communicates with us continually  I love how Tayla could feel the subtle moments when her maiden self was arising and dying throughout labour. And I love how much laughter these two bring to their life. Why can't birth also be fun and playful? We talk about The shadow and light sides of our maiden selves The victim and drama triangle we can get caught up into Making love to initiate labour Creating a birth altar that connects us with our red thread and the power of mother blessing ceremonies The different type of support we receive from dads and doulas, especially during pushing  My knowledge of the psychic imprint on a child at crowning from the atmosphere in the room We also discuss the superpowers and gifts from birth such as intuition, intimacy and the awesome strength and competency as a mother all of which I am writing more about in my upcoming book. As this is our final podcast episode for 2023 I want to thank you all for listening and engaging with my work here at She Births.  It has been so nourishing to meet mums post partum who said they learnt and were so inspired by the birth stories we share here. Also, by the openness and vulnerability I share too. I look forward to a new year ahead and sharing some very new and exciting projects and offerings. 

SheBirths.com.au | She Births® Online Courses | She Births® Weekend Courses What is a Private Midwife? Should you have one? What is relational based care? How to choose a provider for your beautiful birth... Today's podcast is with Liz Wilkes who is the Managing Director and Founder of My Midwives.My Midwives was established in 2010 and has supported thousands of families. They are change agents in the maternity system offering true individualised care that we so often talk about at She Births.My Midwives is the first midwifery practice in Australia to admit women to hospital with Medicare rebates and also the largest private midwifery practice.They provide continuity of care through pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum. Their care covers all the normal visits and aspects from booking into hospital, doing blood tests and scans etc.They will remain a mothers primary care provider but work autonomously and collaboratively with a range of hospitals and practitioners. They have exceptional outcomes and their data will be published very soon.Liz Wilkes was one of the first Medicare provider midwives in Australia and conducted the first Medicare rebated birth.LISTEN ON APPLE  |  LISTEN ON SPOTIFYMost women I know will make a phone call quickly after they pee on a stick and choose whatever care provider their latest friend or perhaps their GP tells them, without actually knowing that outcomes can vary greatly in different models of care. This podcast is designed to help you and any of your pregnant friends out there understand the different models of care and guide you in choosing the best place for you. Because finding out midway through pregnancy at a She Births course can sometimes feel really deflating and frustrating.Today we talk about...→ The spectrum of care→ The importance of relational care→ What research tells us is gold standard→ How midwifery continuity is different to obstetric continuity→ How Liz started My Midwives and what makes it so unique→ How collaboration and advocacy are key to your better birth. How midwives, doulas, and hospitals interact well together to help avoid unnecessary inductions or other medical interventions.→ Birthing on Country care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families→ Freebirthing - what it is and isn't→ Giving yourself permission to shop around and trusting what you feel is the best care for youI hope you enjoy this very special episode.Nadine xx She Births®PS. Join me this month in Sydney for an in-person She Births® Weekend Course! Only TWO spaces left!  LINKS My Midwives : https://www.mymidwives.com.au/ Instagram My Midwives : https://www.instagram.com/mymidwives/ She Births® Holistic Pregnancy Guide : https://shebirths.com/pg

shebirths.com⁠ Today's podcast is with Laura Latina, who has been a midwife, consultant and trainer for over 15 years and has a huge breadth of international experience.  After graduating in Midwifery in Italy she completed her first assignment in the African country Burundi.  Laura continued her work with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) as a supervisor in Malawi and then South Sudan and Kenya. She has also worked as a community midwife in London and a midwifery team leader. Laura completed her fourth MSF assignment in Afghanistan as a manager of a maternity hospital where more than 20,000 women (per year) give birth. She has been an MSF Women's Health Advisor, providing technical expertise and training in countries such as Bangladesh, Nigeria, Chad, Ivory Coast, Uganda, Pakistan and more.  Laura is currently interning with Compassionate Inquiry, a somatic based psychotherapy developed by Dr Gabor Mate and Sat Dharam kaur.  She is working as an independent consultant around the world preventing birth trauma and medicalisation and promoting gentle, respectful births. She offers sessions for women and families to reclaim their authentic inner power. Today we talk about birth in remote and less resourced areas of the world.  We discuss the importance of community, elders and culturally appropriate woman centered care. We explore women's wisdom and knowledge and birth as a community event and  celebration. We discuss the safety of so called high risk births and also what actually contributes to morbidity and mortality in these less resourced areas.  The importance of access, hygiene, nutrition and medicine to prevent hemorrhage.  We mention the power of culture and the evidence of effective TBA's, traditional birth attendants. I hope you enjoy this very special episode. Nadine xx Links https://www.lauralatina.com/ Instagram @heal.birth.heal.earth

shebirths.com | Birth Harvesting Sessions With Nadine Richardson How to get through birth & breastfeeding hell. Birth Initiation - Doing the inner work with Cristina & Damian Today's podcast is with Christina and Damian, a wonderful She Births® couple that gave birth on a houseboat in San Francisco. They both did a huge amount of the psychological and spiritual work in preparation for not only birth but their relationship and parenting.  They still however had moments in birth and breastfeeding of it feeling like absolute hell.  Doing the work does not mean we don't face challenges. But rather that we are prepared to face them and have tools to pass through them with more grace, ease, resources and understanding. We open with Cristina and Damian's love story. Because who doesn't love a great COVID love story ;) We talk about the differences and similarities between the Australian and American hospital systems. We discuss iatrogenic harm, morbidity and mortality that occurs within and because of hospital systems.  We discuss childbirth as a spiritual initiation and mention kundalini and awakening.  The importance of feeling safe during birth and listening to your body for that information. Plus, healing from sexual trauma.  Damian shares his personal preparation for parenthood and being a part of the Mankind project. How the soul of his baby reached out to him prior to conception. How fathers can be an amazing support in labour even while feeling fear, uncertainty and the inability to sometimes do anything at all. A powerful use of the incantation ‘Yes' during labour. Plus, very challenging supply and diagnostic issues while breastfeeding. We discuss healing from our inherited beliefs, softening and developing more of an embodied presence - plus more, what I call superpowers and gifts from birth. LINKS Find out more information about Birth Harvesting sessions with Nadine Richardson. https://shebirths.com/product/birth-harvesting-package-880 NadineRichardson.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristina-bowling-94109927 http://linkedin.com/in/dbayona

shebirths.com | mathieucarlot.com S8 Ep4 The power of meditation in our busy lives with Mathieu Carlot How to be free of stress and remember who we really are Hello and welcome,  Today I have a wonderful friend and meditation teacher Mathieu Carlot here to help us answer all your questions about meditation. Mathieu Carlot is a Vedic Meditation teacher based in Byron Bay. With a background in the creative industries, he originally came to Vedic Meditation as a way to live his fullest creative potential. The practice takes only 20 minutes and easily integrates into a busy day. It is now practiced by millions of people around the world. As a mentee of spiritual teacher Thom Knoles for over ten years, he is now passionate about sharing this ancient practice to enhance our modern lifestyles. When he's not teaching or creating, you'll find him on his surfboard or out in nature, two places of constant inspiration.  You'll soon find him changing nappies too as a papa :) In our conversation today we discuss how meditation can help us birth and parent.  The types of meditation, including contemplative, concentrative and mantra based  The mechanics of the Vedic technique and how it is unique  The effects of stress and power of experiencing deep rest  What Dharma and Karma are and how to guide your kids so they can thrive  The meaning and the importance of honoring Jai Guru Deva  The similarities between transcendence in labour and in meditation How meditation increases our adaptability under pressure, elevates creative problem solving, and breaks repetitive thought patterns so we can get back to flowing and being fully present  I hope you enjoy LINKS @mathieucarlot www.mathieucarlot.com

Show Links | shebirths.com Make a submission here to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry Select Committee on Birth Trauma here: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/listofcommittees/Pages/committee-details.aspx?pk=318#tab-submissions Reach out to us or Hygieia Health https://www.instagram.com/hygieiahealthltd/ for help with the submission and letter examples. BESt (Birth Experience Study) Links: https://www.facebook.com/BirthExperienceStudy  ⁠australianbirthstudy.com/about-the-study⁠ Birth Time & Jerusha Sutton Links: jerusha.com.au @jerushasutton birthtime.world/ ⁠@birthtimeworld ⁠ midwifehazel.com/ She Births®: The She Births® study: https://shebirths.com/research/ Introduction: Hello, welcome to another episode of the She Births Show. Today I have a dear friend and fellow doula Jerusha Sutton on the podcast.  Jerusha has been a birth worker for 17 years, as a birth and postnatal doula in Australia and UK, and an international award winning birth photographer and videographer.  Together we are talking about her film that has won 24 international film festival awards that she made in collaboration with Jo Hunter, Zoe Naylor and Selina Scoble, Birth Time.  We discuss the changes that Birth Time is making both culturally and politically to our conversations about birth experiences and birth trauma. It has sparked a fire that I am happy to say is now blazing. I'm sure a lot of you have seen Birth Time and been very moved by it and also had multiple questions arise about your own experiences of giving birth in the system and the care you received. Today we dive into the core message of the film which revolves around the question; what would it take for all women to come out of their birth not only safe but emotionally well? On the back of Birth Time a study at Western Sydney University launched, the same place that did the She Births® study. Over 9 months they collected over 8,000 submissions about women's experiences of giving birth in Australia in the last 5 years.  You might know this as the BESt study. You can stay up to date with the study via a facebook link in our notes.  What was found was heartbreaking but has subsequently changed legal ease already and initiated a NSW parliamentary inquiry.  If you are in NSW please, I encourage you to submit any traumatic experience you have had to the inquiry. The link is in our notes. If you are a birthworker and have ever witnessed anything traumatic in New South Wales you are also invited to submit before the 11th of August. Birth trauma is defined as inappropriate, disrespectful or abusive treatment before, during and after birth. We expand on these definitions in our chat. In the BESt study it was found that 30% of women experience some form of birth trauma in Australia. Shockingly, 1 in 10 women experience obstetric violence.  We go into more detail around what obstetric violence is. Please note it is not specifically referring to an obstetrician but includes all birth workers. And violence is not just actions but words too and what is commonly experienced as coercive language and a lack of informed consent. Within the 30% of women experiencing birth trauma 70% of those say that it was due to the way they were cared for, or spoken to.  58% of women felt dehumanized. 26% of women felt violated and 16% of women felt  powerless. All of these experiences have very significant effects on women, their relationships and of course partners and babies too. None of this is okay. So how do we fix it? Well tune in to discover the most evidence based solutions. Jerusha and I discuss What is birth trauma & how can we reduce it What is true continuity of care The importance of indigenous birthing on country  The healing power of birth in our lineages  Jerusha's best experience while interviewing birthing experts for the film  My experience of remembering Leroy's birth at his 21st birthday party recently

Welcome to episode two of Corinne and Andy's story. Today we share the natural births of their twin girls, Ivey and Rocky, frank and complete breech which is an extremely rare story. I hope you enjoy the way that we talk not only about the mechanics of birth but also traversing the psychological and emotional challenges and the reminder of how important it is at these times to have people around you that are giving power back to you! Sharing our stories in a deeper way to honour all parts of ourselves allows for embodiment and integration. I call this Birth Harvesting. I am writing more about this and how to prevent birth trauma in my upcoming book. Make sure you follow me and She Births® on socials and subscribe to our podcast to hear more conversations about what really matters to all of us, on the inside. In this episode we talk about Discovering the wild woman in your base chakra, SHE  How regional hospitals are unable to assist with higher risk births  The challenge of changing location and travelling to a supportive hospital How a supportive system can still leave you in tears after each appointment and how to get back into your zone  How interpreting statistics and making risk assessments is unique to each of us  Avoiding an induction and refusing an epidural Having a dialogue with your cervix How SHE, the wild woman is always there Using affirmations in labour and a birthing stool squatting position for breech babies  I hope you enjoy.  Nadine Richardson, She Births® Founder LINKS: https://shebirths.com/ http://www.thenestofmoruya.com.au/ More about the upcoming book @nadine_shebirths  Birth images by @birthwithlauren      Mum Corinne Histon is here to help any twins mumma's out there @_corinneanne_

shebirths.com Corinne's Birth Story 3 Under 2. Healing through the mind body connection. One of the most rare twins birth story ever - no epidural, double breech Hello, welcome to a very special two part birth story podcast with parents, Corinne and Andy who have three little girls under the age of 2. In a sense this podcast is three birth stories… all with a lot of change, flux and challenge. Also with a lot of power, agency and triumph.  In today's episode we talk about the care and support received at a midwifery group practice, Nest on the South Coast of NSW Australia for the birth of their first daughter, Navy. Then in our second episode (live now) we share the story of navigating the birth of twins within the hospital system. After being told that a c-section was best by two hospitals, then told that an epidural was essential if a vaginal birth was attempted Corinne and Andy managed to have a beautiful natural birth of double breech girls under the care of Prof Andrew Bisits.  In today's episode we talk about: Birthing in a regional Australian area and long labour drives to hospital Doing your own vaginal exams and knowing when to get in the car How education changes the role of our partner for birth Playing music to our babies during pregnancy How birth can be like getting tickets to a great footy game How birth can be incredibly healing  The power of claiming and owning our body-mind connection after a history of anxiety  Doing the work, turning inwards and using visualisation Calling in a birthing circle and knowing what they give to you Transition and the natural calling we feel into our new identity  The embodied process from maiden to mother  I hope you enjoy.  Don't forget to subscribe and share with anyone you think needs support and inspiration to create a beautiful birth.

shebirths.com Free Holistic Pregnancy Guide: shebirths.com/pg Join Nadine's VIP Book List: shebirths.com/book Ask Us Anything with Nadine and She Births® Educator Nichola Kinnane. This is a recording from an Instagram live - an Ask Us Anything session between myself and She Births® Educator, Nichola who teaches in Newcastle, NSW.Nichola is a mother and doula with a background in Kinesiology and a Bachelor of Counselling.She loves working with couples to demystify birth, explore the physiological process as well as the transformative process.In today's episode we talk about:+ Why is it important we demystify birth+ What is the essence of the transformative process+ Why Newcastle is my favourite Australian city+ The best breathing techniques for birth+ Our POV on hospital courses and online courses+ How to help friends get educated without overstepping+ Advice and resources for a holistic twins pregnancy and birth experience+ Induction and why it's important to change the word consent to decisionWe also chat about recent growth of drop in centres for families. The latest evidence on breast crawl and treating mastitis. Catherine Bell's birth mapping work.We also spend time discussing my favourite topic, intuition. Which I am writing a lot about in my new book, and how in this age of misinformation, disinformation and conflicting research it is more and more important that we connect with our inner knowing. We hope you enjoy listening to this special episode. Nadine xx

shebirths.com | bodylove-mamas.com In today's podcast we share an Instagram live conversation between Ali Handley, Founder of Bodylove Pilates / Bodylove Mamas and Nadine Richardson, Founder of She Births®. Together they talk all about preparing your body for birth from a unique 20+ years of experience teaching pilates and yoga to pregnant and postpartum women.  In fact Nadine is one of the original creators of a unique and dynamic prenatal yoga beyond the norm in Australia. She is the only Australian yoga teacher included in the award winning yoga documentary, YogaWoman. Ali and Nadine start by talking about how important it is to take care of ourselves through important life transitions and the very powerful hormonal shift happening from maiden to mother. They discuss whether it is safe not to exercise during pregnancy because of the enormous benefits for body, mind and childbirth. They talk about building strength physically as well as emotionally.  Topics covered include:  Why is it important to do prenatal yoga and pilates The differences and similarities between them Movements they recommend as a starting point How powerful our bodies actually are in pregnancy  How to be safe on the mat The importance of exploring what feels good  How pilates and yoga can allow you to strengthen your intuition for birth  How developing blissfulness allows you to ride the waves of pain with more ease Both Ali and Nadine have two fantastic free trials on offer so that you can really feel the benefits of both pilates and yoga for yourself.  Simply go to https://bodylove-mamas.com/ and sign up to a free trial for experience the best pre and postnatal pilates Use this special code SHEBIRTHSLOVES so you get an amazing 1 month free (on top of the standard 14 day free trial). And go to shebirths.com/prenatal-yoga to receive our 7 day introduction to the foundations of safe and effective prenatal yoga. All for free.  Inside our She Births courses both online or face to face you also receive multiple yoga class options to do regularly over in the lead up to birth.

Brooke Elliston's Birth Story today is inspiring in so many ways. Like so many of you out there Brooke had a looming threat of induction - rates of which have doubled in the last twenty years in Australia.  I know a lot of women are struggling with whether to have an induction or not. So I have included a huge amount of information and data linked at the end of these Podcast show notes to a blog on the She Births® website to help you make the decision that is right for your family. https://shebirths.com/australian-birth-stories/to-induce-or-not-to-induce/⁠ Brooke is a yoga teacher and we begin by talking about the language of the body and intuition. Then go onto discuss women's power in birth plus many ideas and concepts I am exploring in depth in my new book.  In the podcast we talk about: Finding your hell YES and your hell NO Listening to your body and feeling resonance Creating strong boundaries for yourself  Partners protecting the birthing space Your rights to decline an induction Coercion and lack of ethics often experienced in the system Risk and stillborn data being an individual's choice as we assess risk differently Whether it is even possible for a labouring woman to give true consent How the environment we birth in has an impact on our outcomes and feelings Power dynamics in the birth space and my concept of ‘Power To' that is desperately needed At the end we also talk about conscious conception at the quantum level. And how the shakti takes us over during birth. And we go through a little ‘birth harvesting' as I call it, where we speak to the gifts we receive from our births. This is one of my favourite types of conversations, where we get to be spiritual but also really really practical, pragmatic and grounded in the body. This is one of the reasons I love birth so much, and yoga too because it really is where the rubber hits the road.  There are numerous issues unfolding along with the increase of inductions such as increased resuscitation of babies, decreased maternal satisfaction and increased postpartum hemorrhage. A lot of experts are saying we might be reaching the point of doing more harm than good in the birth space right now. The data and articles below will help you make an informed and empowered decision. Remember that your choice needs to be an embodied decision also. Whatever you choose, remember that birth matters and you have rights. You have intelligence within your body. And you can connect to your higher self and inner feelings to help guide you at any time. Our work at She Births® is to empower you and help protect you from the conveyer belt of the systems. But you have to take the education and apply it. Make sure that you choose a team that supports you 100%.  If these topics are of interest to you. If you want to connect more deeply with your intuition or if the idea of harvesting gifts from your birth or preparing in a pragmatic yet spiritual way for labour sounds like you, then make sure you subscribe to be part of my VIP book list. You will gain sneak peek access, discount offers and even help me choose the final title!  My upcoming book is perfect if you are pregnant, a mum currently or a partner wanting to be useful or understand birth more fully, and of course it is perfect if you are a birth worker. Go here to sign up www.shebirths.com/book FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: Decoding the Labour Dilemma: To Induce or Not to Induce – Weighing the Options: https://shebirths.com/australian-birth-stories/to-induce-or-not-to-induce/

S 7 Ep 4, Intuitive Eating & Earth Cakes With Jana Brunclikova How to eat for the seasons, your body and make magic happen in your kitchen She Births® Birth Course: ⁠shebirths.com⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Free Holistic Pregnancy Guide⁠⁠ | ⁠She Births® Full Online Course Jana Links: http://www.thesecretkitchen.net | ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thesecret_kitchenToday's guest, Jana B is an author, Naturopath & Plant Based chef. She has over 15 years of naturopathy experience and a Bachelor degree in Health Science. Jana grew up in Eastern Europe and has a long relationship with herbs and their medicinal qualities which have been an important part of her life from a young age.  In our conversation Jana shares her passion and experience about healing foods, cycles of nature and the importance of authenticity. Her two self published books, Intuitive Eating and Earth Cakes are a work of art and also make healthy eating easy! Her birthday cakes are extraordinary. In our chat we discuss what intuitive eating actually is and the practical tips and strategies to become more intuitive with our food, body and nature. My favourite part is hearing Jana's stories as a child growing up in a communist country and how this has shaped her offering to us, as a green witch.  Let's all become green witches I say! We hope you enjoy.  Please share, subscribe and especially review our podcast so that we can keep delivering wisdom through the airwaves. #pregnancy #birth #birthstories #eatinginpregnancy #birthcourse #birthclass #australianbirthstories #shebirths

MumLife with Ruby Challenger and She Births - Award winning director shares the beauty, chaos and struggles of motherhood She Births® Birth Course: shebirths.com⁠ | ⁠Free Holistic Pregnancy Guide⁠ | She Births® Full Online Course Connect with Ruby: Ruby Challenger Instagram⁠ | Vimeo⁠ | ⁠IMDb⁠ | MumLife Trailer In my soon to be published book I am writing a lot about how screens and stories are creating subconscious wiring and belief systems about birth and motherhood. Through exposure we are all continually absorbing a culture, a set of beliefs. Culture eats birth plans for breakfast!  In other words, if you don't take charge of what culture and the narrative is doing inside your brain and body you will not get the birth you want.  Ruby Challenger⁠ is also on fire about this. It was a spark ignited at her She Births® course many years ago and now blazing through her work as a filmmaker.  Ruby's short film, MumLife, screened in official competition in the 2022 La Cinef section at Cannes Film Festival. Five weeks earlier she had given birth to her second baby, so she packed up her family of four and took them to the festival! MumLife is a 15 minute musical about postnatal anxiety and is now enjoying a festival run.    Ruby completed her Masters at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS). She wrote her thesis on motherhood and the cinema, looking at mothers in front and behind the screen, which is being released on Instagram to further the discussion about mothers in film.  Ruby has been on film sets since she was born - legend has it her first trip after the hospital was a film set to visit her dad.  Alongside her award winning musical film, MumLife, her advocacy work for families will fill you with passion and purpose - to make all the places we go more inclusive and family friendly.  In our podcast today we discuss media and the common birth/parenting culture. Plus, look at what it's really like studying or working as a mum, in one of the most intense and male led industries, film. As Ruby says: It's important that we change these narratives. Most of the women that you see on film and TV or any media who are mothers, are not going to be a protagonist. Don't miss this latest inspiration and on fire conversation with Ruby Challenger  Please leave us a review of the She Births® Podcast if you are enjoying the show.

S7, Ep2 Lesha Nelson - Healing birth trauma - How trauma imprints and how the nervous system heals shebirths.com | Pregnancy Guide | Lesha Nelson Meditation Our guest today is Lesha Nelson, who is an expert in somatic therapy and healing trauma. Lesha has spent over a decade studying trauma, meditation, stress responses in the body, embodiment, psychosomatics, the womb, and birth work. She believes it's possible to re-pattern your nervous system from dysregulation, childhood conditioning, and insecure attachment patterns...to a place of connection and deep trust. Lesha guides her clients to their blueprint of health through womb healing, nervous system alchemy, and somatic trauma resolution. She offers guidance in calling your spirit baby into life, preventing and treating birth trauma, and creating more coherence with your own soul's conception and birth process. I love her vision statement: My dreamiest vision is a world where we feel safe in all of our relationships, feel safe to be authentic, and feel like we belong because we are deeply resourced and open to pleasure. In our podcast we cover what trauma is. What is big and small trauma and how they wire in the brain body and nervous system. How trauma is released and healed. What the opportunities are for us as parents being ‘good enough' for our children. How we can avoid birth trauma and how to think about birth from a babies' perspective. LINKS: facebook.com/lesha.nelson11 IG @lesha_nelson https://www.leshanelson.com/ Link to Lesha's meditation https://leshanelson.ck.page/interception

Astrology for you and your family with Emma Vidgen: A troubleshooting guide to unlock motherhood, creativity and soul purpose Welcome to Season 7 of The She Births® Show. In this episode Emma shares her two beautiful c-section birthing stories and all we love about astrology! We love the way Emma talks and writes about astrology and birth charts. It is so spiritual and so pragmatic. Plus, Emma relates so much wisdom back to ‘how we mother' and our moon sign. In this episode Emma and Nadine take a deep dive into her new book The Astrology of You. Exploring our unique way of thinking and feeling via the stars as well as the critical south and north nodes that reveal our evolutionary soul journey. Grab it quickly as her book is already being reprinted and translated into Spanish and Swedish. The Astrology of You: Finding Love, Creativity and Soul Purpose in your Birth Chart is available via booktopia.kh4ffx.net/2rvEP0 You can cast your chart and discover your sun/moon/rising and nodes and learn more about Emma's offerings at https://theastrologyofyou.com/ Connect with Emma Vidgen: Instagram @emma_vee TikTok @theastrologyofyou She Births® Resources: Free Holistic Pregnancy Guide at https://shebirths.com/holistic-pregnancy-guide She Births® revolutionary Birth Course at : https://shebirths.com/online-birthing-classes/full-online-course

Welcome to our bonus episode where you can Ask Us Anything. There are so many questions that arise when you become pregnant and approach birth and amongst all that excitement and love, it's totally normal to feel overwhelmed and nervous. So that's why we created our Ask Us Anything events on Instagram, and share them now in our podcast. Today you will hear my conversation with She Births® Educator, Danielle Syme. Danielle is a qualified midwife with over 30 years experience. She works as the team leader of a busy Midwifery Group Practice in Orange, Central West of NSW. As a mother of three, she is also an IRON MAN and loves swimming, walking her dog and being in nature. She is extremely passionate about Woman centered care - making sure mums get what they want. And also spontaneous labour. She loves witnessing the transformation that She Births® couples go through after attending the Weekend Course. She sees firsthand how important quality childbirth education is for an empowering birth experience. We talk about: + The differences she sees when women are educated + How to refuse an induction and what it means + Preventing tearing and perineal damage + Movement and diet during pregnancy + The best stories to listen to in the lead up to birth + Plus, is the cascade of intervention BS I hope you enjoy it and we will see you at a She Births® course soon either with Danielle in Orange or any of our other locations, or online. Nadine xxx Founder of She Births® Book in your weekend course today: https://shebirths.com/weekend-birthing-classes/events/

Welcome to our bonus episode where you can Ask Us Anything. There are so many questions that arise when you become pregnant and approach birth and amongst all that excitement and love, it's totally normal to feel overwhelmed and nervous. So that's why we created our Ask Us Anything events on Instagram, and share them now in our podcast. Today you will hear my conversation with She Births® Post Natal Expert, Leah Sizeland. Leah is trained by me to run our magical Soul Mama Circles in Bondi, Inner West and the Northern Beaches of Sydney plus on Zoom. She is a postnatal doula, yoga teacher and mother of two. In the first half Leah shares how preparing and then chanting her way through contractions allowed her body to open during her first birth. But how she also felt completely shell shocked after birth. In the second half we talk about the maiden to mother transition, the science of matrescence (maternal adolescence) and the rise of the feminine happening on the planet right now. Plus of course we talk about why every mum deserves a deeper heart felt community with special support and guidance. The days and months after birth are such an important time of change where our brains are literally melting and rewiring anew. It is such an opportunity for growth when we have the right container. I hope you enjoy and we see you at a Soul Mama Circle soon. Click to to view upcoming circles in your area. Nadine xxx Founder of She Births® Quick links to all of She Births® Resources: https://shebirths.com/links

At She Births we begin our course with nutrition! Because, you are what you eat, right… Today's guest is Lily Nichols. She is a registered dietitian/nutritionist and certified diabetes educator. Lily has worked in prenatal nutrition public policy, consulting, research, writing, and clinical practice. She has an in-depth understanding of why conventional policy is what it is and where there's room for improvement. For me personally what is amazing about @lilynicholsrdn is that she has all the science (over 930 citations in her books) showing us that mums and babies are both impacted by diet, in the short term and the long term. There was so much to cover in this conversation. Together Lily and I discuss simple ways you can tweak your diet to not only optimise your health but also improve your birthing outcomes. We talk about my favourite, magnesium! And of course, gluten, grains, glyphosates and soy. Why knowing and understanding your GI levels is important for ALL pregnant women, not just GD mums. How we minimise the risk of induction by changing our diet and improve the health of our children by what we eat during pregnancy. Visit Lily's site https://lilynicholsrdn.com and check out Lily's bestselling books; Real Food for Pregnancy & Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. After you listen make sure you share the love with a friend. Nadine xxx Founder of She Births® Links: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/sourdough/ https://lilynicholsrdn.com/liver-organ-meat/ https://lilynicholsrdn.com/shellfish-pregnancy/ https://lilynicholsrdn.com/electrolytes-pregnancy/ Quick links to She Births® Resources and birth courses can be found at http://shebirths.com/links

shebirths.com.au Unapologetic Power With Kemi Nekvapil How to own your power in birth and life as a woman. Kemi Nekvapil is one of Australia's leading credentialed coaches for female executives and entrepreneurs, author of two books and a highly sought-after international speaker. Her first book ‘The Gift Of Asking: A woman's guide to owning her wants and needs without guilt' is a wonderful handbook for each of us. But today we discuss her latest publication ‘Power: A woman's guide to living and leading without apology', that I discovered via Elizabeth Gilbert's book club. Kemi has studied leadership and purpose at The Gross National Happiness Centre in Bhutan and trained with Dr Brené Brown to become a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator. She is a powerful advocate for connected, value-based living. You can discover more and follow her on Instagram @keminekvapil and via her site https://www.keminekvapil.com/ I am not a huge fan of ‘how to' books but Power is so much more. Filled with anecdotes and a personal narrative, it is so easy to read and enjoy. Kemi gave me a huge insight into the challenges of living as a minority and made me deeply aware of my white privilege. We talk about choosing where to birth and where power goes in the birthing room. She shares her two birth journey's and the work she did in preparation to wholeness and readiness. We talk about how we disappear by being a “good girl” and “a good wife”, the journey of transitioning from maiden to mother, and how she knew in her soul she wanted to mother her children in a different way. I hope you enjoy this conversation. Nadine xx shebirths.com.au Links Connect with Kemi at @keminekvapil + https://www.keminekvapil.com/ Preparing for birth? Discover She Births® incredible online course here. Receive our Free Holistic Pregnancy Guide here https://shebirths.com/holistic-pregnancy-guide/

Connections between birthing and menopause Stop people-pleasing and discover authentic self-care Welcome to Episode 4 of Season 6, our Rise of the Feminine season. This collection of podcasts talks about how the feminine rises within us during pregnancy, birth and beyond. I'm so grateful you are listening to these conversations about living in a way that fully honours our feminine journey and strength. I absolutely loved talking to this remarkable woman, Alison Brahe Daddo. Her honesty and generosity are so refreshing. Alison is a screenwriter, podcaster, teacher and former model who appeared regularly on the cover of Cosmopolitan, Dolly and Cleo magazines in the ‘90s. She grew up alongside a generation of Australians. Now, she's all grown up and has gone through menopause, an experience she shares in her new fantastic book Queen Menopause Finding your majesty in the mayhem. Menopause changed Ali's perspective on life, relationships and body image. It made her realise the implications of being silent, speaking up, consent, boundaries, and the importance of feeling, of being and of anger. She reveals how all the shifting within gave birth to a new sense of self and her life. In this episode, we chat about the following: Menstruation, pregnancy, birth, sex and menopause. How the lessons, opportunities and gifts can be so similar. Wherever you are along the journey of womanhood, it is time to practice deep self-awareness and authentic self-care. Pull together a team of practitioners that can help you the way you want. Invest in your health of body, mind and soul. Remember, we can't stay busy forever! As we continue with our Rise of the Feminine season, stay tuned at the end when Alison shares her vision of what the world would look like with restored feminine power and wisdom. I highly recommend Alison's book so that you can become the Queen of your life, whatever stage you are in. I hope you enjoy it. Nadine x She Births® Episode Resources: Follow Ali on Instagram at @alidaddo Her book is available everywhere, and I highly recommend it. She Births Doula service can be found at https://shebirths.com/doula. Free 7-Day Introduction to prenatal yoga: https://shebirths.com/prenatal-yoga Tags: motherhood, matrescence, prenatal yoga, pregnancy yoga, Birth, Childbirth, Antenatal, birth education, Birth stories, Australian birth stories, positive birth stories, challenging birth stories, Pregnancy, Nadine Richardson, Birthclass, She Births, Birth class, Doula, Midwives, Midwife, Home birth, Australian college of midwives, Hospital birth, Pregnant, Mother, Father, Natural birth, menopause, menstruation,

The Spirituality Of Birth With Jessica Chapnik Kahn An honest exploration of two births, femininity, shame, rage and deep love. The becoming and disappearing of a mother. Welcome to Episode 3 of Season 6, our Rise of the Feminine season. In this collection of podcasts we are talking about how the feminine rises within us during pregnancy, birth and beyond. I'm so grateful that you are listening to these conversations on living in a way that fully honours our feminine journey and strength. Today's conversation is with one of my best friends Jessica Chapnik Kahn. She is co-author of A Repurposed Life with Ronni Kahn from OzHarvest. Author of the children's book Lenny and the Ants and the poetry collection MADRE, which was inspired by the birth of her son, Lev. Jessica lives in Sydney and is married to musician Nadav Kahn. She has worked in theatre and TV, played in the bands of some of Australia's finest artists, and released two solo albums. Jessy is an extraordinary human being, and you'll hear how much I love her. I wish that every person had such a curious and open minded friend in their lives. In this episode we chat about: Her two beautiful births. I was Doula at both her 5 year old and her 2 year olds birth. The postpartum world and this sense of disappearing as a mother. Birth, as a dream, and a rite of passage. Posterior labour, epidural and her little girl Shemi needing surgery after birth. We also talk about surrender, the hero's journey, the shame and maternal rage that we often feel as mothers. Plus, the rising of the feminine alongside the rising of the masculine. That has to happen at the same time. I hope you enjoy. Nadine She Births® Episode Resources: Follow Jessica on Instagram at @jessicachapnikkahn MADRE is currently sold out, but a new paper back edition is weeks away from being launched. DM Jessy to secure your copy. She Births Doula service can be found at https://shebirths.com/doula Free 7 Day Introduction to prenatal yoga: https://shebirths.com/prenatal-yoga Tags: motherhood , matrescence, prenatal yoga, pregnancy yoga, Birth, Childbirth, Antenatal, birth education, Birth stories, Australian birth stories, positive birth stories, challenging birth stories, Pregnancy, Nadine richardson, Birthclass, She Births, Birth class, Doula, Midwives, Midwife, Home birth, australian college of midwives, Hospital birth, Pregnant, Mother, Father, Natural birth

Amelie Patrux's empowered birth story of Elijah. From Australian Doula to French Solo Mom; a story of conscious choice. Welcome to Episode 2 in our Rise of the Feminine season. In this collection of podcasts we are talking about birthing and living in a new way that fully honours our feminine journey and aspects. From caring for the Earth, to honouring our elders and of course how the feminine rises within us during pregnancy, birth and beyond. Listen at the very end of each episode for each guest's vision and experience of the feminine rising. Today I speak with the wonderful Amelie, who is currently living in France as a solo mum. She actually helped found our Doula Service and was a Doula before becoming a mum. Amelie tells her story about an assisted spiritual conception and her birth with her sister and mom. In this episode we chat about: How birth cultures vary in other parts of the world. France has an extremely high epidural rate of 80%. We talk about the power of pre labor and altered states of consciousness, going into pain, how time expands, all these wonderful gifts of labor. One of my favorite parts is the mother and baby ‘landing, then meeting'. I hope you enjoy. Nadine xx Episode Resources: Follow Amelie Patrux on Instagram at @feelingyogabirth and @naissanceholistique Connect with her at https://feel-in-g.com/en/ A little more about Amelie: Amelie was raised by a South African mom and a French dad and lived in Sydney for the last 7 years before landing again recently in the suburbs of Paris (in the midst of a global pandemic you might have heard of?!) to be closer to her tribe of women. This melting pot of cultures gave her a profound love and curiosity for the diversity in people's ideas, cultures, lives and opinions. Amelie is passionate about sustainability, reducing the footprint on our planet and truly believes we can all make a difference, one small action at a time! She is 37 yo and the lucky mom of a little boy named Elijah, who is 17 months old. Amelie has been a Doula and a yoga teacher for the last 6 years, first in Sydney and now in France. She has worked for She Births as the Doula Program Coordinator from the early days of this project. She also created an online program in France, called Naissance Holistique, to support couples through the journey of pregnancy, birth and postpartum. She created it with a fellow French doula, Emmanuelle and they surrounded themselves with a team of perinatal experts: a midwife, a pediatrician, a lactation consultant, a psychologist. Access your free She Births Holistic Pregnancy Guide: shebirths.com/pg Pregnancy Yoga: shebirths.com/prenatal-yoga #: French Doula, France, French birth story, AmeliePatrux, Solo mum, yogi, Doula, assistedconception, empoweredbirth, Birth, Childbirth, Antenatal, birth education, Birth stories, Australian birth stories, positive birth stories, challenging birth stories, Pregnancy, Nadine richardson, Birthclass, She Births, Birth class, Doula, Midwives, Midwife, Home birth, australian college of midwives, Hospital birth, Pregnant, Mother, Father, Natural birth

Season 6 of The She Births Show focuses on The Rise Of The Feminine. Listen in to Indigenous activist Ella Noah Bancroft in conversation with She Births Founder Nadine Richardson on why we need to decolonise our minds. An enlightening and inspiring conversation on claiming sovereignty and honouring Indigenous wisdom for a return to feminine power and healing. Ella Noah Bancroft is a Waalubal woman. She is a descendant of the Bundjalung peoples of Northern NSW, and also has blood lines to Scotland and England. She is a Connection Therapist, Mentor, activist and creative carbon neutral event coordinator. She is passionate about rewilding the world and the feminine force. Ella runs amazing events like The Returning and Culture Camp and has been working deeply with others at Koori Mail in Lismore since the floods took place earlier this year. They were also recently given the NAIDOC Innovation Award for their leadership and grassroots community work. Ella recently released a beautiful new children's book with her mum, titled Sun and Moon. In this episode we chat about: What the Rise of the Feminine means to her How sovereignty and spirituality go hand in hand How we decolonise our minds on a personal and broader level and even in our relationships The current state of politics in Australia and the 11 Indigenous members sitting in parliament right now How listening and truth telling are a teaching for all of us in building healthy relationships and healing What has been happening in Lismore and the power of an Indigenous intergenerational led recovery And so much more... We hope you enjoy today's conversation. Nadine and the She Births team xxx Episode Resources: Learn more about Ella at @ellanoahbancroft and https://www.ellanoahbancroft.net Purchase her new book Sun and Moon @hardiegrantkids Follow her mum and artist Bronwyn @bronwynbancroft She Births Soul Mama Circles and matrescence program: shebirths.com/mothers-groups Get your FREE She Births Holistic Pregnancy Guide here: shebirths.com/pg Tags: Ellabancroft, ella, bancroft, indgenous, decolonisation, sovereignty, riseofthefeminine, indigenouswomen, ellanoahbancroft, naidoc, Birth, Childbirth, Antenatal, birth education, Birth stories, Australian birth stories, positive birth stories, challenging birth stories, Pregnancy, pregnancyyoga, prenatalyoga,Nadine richardson, Birthclass, She Births, Birth class, Doula, Midwives, Midwife, Home birth, australian college of midwives, Hospital birth, Pregnant, Mother, Father, Natural birth

A special bonus episode where you can Ask Us Anything. Featuring Nadine Richardson x She Births® Educators Caitlin Siboulet and Sarah Beale Resources: Free Holistic Pregnancy Guide Free Release The Fear Visualisation Prepare for birth with She Births®: Online Course Weekend Course Follow us on @shebirths to ask your question at the next Ask Us Anything live stream xxx #birth #childbirth #birthcourse #birthclass #onlinebirthclass #onlinebirthcourse #sydneybirthclass #sydneybirthcourse #midwife #doula #shebirths

shebirths.com How to heal birth trauma and have a VBAC in the hospital system. Janneke's vaginal birth after cesarean birth stories in Australia and Abu Dhabi. VBAC stands for vaginal birth after cesarean or as I like to sometimes call it ‘the near miracle birth' in this day and age. Before we begin I think it's helpful to hear some of the statistics and then we will jump into a truly inspiring VBAC story from Janneke. Around the world successful VBAC stats are extremely low. The BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth in 2020 stated that: VBAC rates are quite high in countries such as Finland, Norway and The Netherlands (38–55%) and low in Australia and the US (12%) [2,3,4]. In Australia the vast majority of caesareans undertaken are due to repeat caesareans [2]. In New South Wales (NSW) the VBAC rate varies from 6% in private hospitals to 19% in public hospitals. So, it is no small feat to psychologically prepare and often push hard for a VBAC within our systems. It really helps us to understand why so many great doulas, educators and midwives are pushing so hard to help prevent that first caesarean too! I would like to warn some of you that this podcast could be triggering if you have specific birth trauma. It could also be incredibly empowering and healing if you are preparing for a VBAC. In this episode we chat about: How Janneke prepared for and managed to avoid not only another cesarean but the trauma and triggers from her first labour. Her general anaesthetic emergency c-section and the first labour with very little encouragement from providers in Abu Dhabi. The two different types of induction she had with each labour. We discuss working with a psychologist and becoming more mindful and more selfish (in a healthy way). How She Births prepares both parents How She Births helps the healing and processing of previous trauma. My favourite takeaway that I think we can all benefit from is “NO is a full sentence”. Episode Resources: Get your FREE She Births Holistic Pregnancy Guide here: shebirths.com/pg For more information about She Births Weekend birth classes and Online antenatal education: shebirths.com Access the She Births Doula service here shebirths.com/doula BMC Pregnancy and childbirth, 2020 Tags: VBAC, Vaginal birth, hospital system, c-section, birth trauma, healing birth trauma, Birth, Childbirth, Antenatal, birth education, Birth stories, Australian birth stories, Abu Dhabi birth stories, positive birth stories, challenging birth stories, Pregnancy, Nadine richardson, Birthclass, , Birth class, Doula, Midwives, Midwife, prenatal yoga, Home birth, Australian college of midwives, Hospital birth, Pregnant, Natural birth, She Births

Dr. Oscar Serrallach is a medical specialist dedicated to being in the service of mothers. He practices functional medicine and is author of the groundbreaking book The Postnatal Depletion CureHis book was the first to research the unique biology and hormones of a woman after birth and the toll that pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding place upon her.Postnatal Depletion can be potentially devastating for our relationships and families if it is not addressed. Oscar has developed a screening and treatment protocol that addresses the requirements of fourth trimester healing, which can be applied up to a decade after childbirth.Recovery depends on holistically addressing and attending to a mother's biology, psychology and life-purpose.Oscar has also just returned from a maternal neuroscience conference in France, The Parental Brain Symposium so we hear some of those research highlights too.In this episode we chat about:Postnatal depression, how it is different to other forms of depression, as well as the spectrum of it.Your extraordinary hormones and how the placenta is creating over 200 of them.Oscar shares a fantastic board meeting analogy that I know you will just love.How modern life contributes to depletion and how 'the tired mother' has become a meme people laugh about on social media.We also discuss the partner or support person's brain and their in utero connection.And so much more!Episode Resources:Buy the Postnatal Depletion Cure published by GOOP: available at all good bookstoresJoin his retreats at: www.themothercareproject.comDr Oscar Serrallach on Facebook: @droscarserrallach Dr Oscar Serrallach on Instagram: @droscarserrallachShe Births Soul Mama Circles and matrescence program: shebirths.com/mothers-groupsGet your FREE She Births Holistic Pregnancy Guide here: shebirths.com/pg

Today's podcast is a beautiful story of love, magic, loss and ecstasy.Lauren Godfrey-Love and Lauren Fitzgerald-Love, both meditation teachers, share the story of their daughter's birth, Goldie and all the moments that led up to her arrival.This is much more than a birth story.We talk about conceiving during COVID across multiple borders with a Goldies' Dad, Lauren G's mum passing away during pregnancy and the inclusion of her spirit at the birth.In this episode we also discuss:* How a partner's fear and distress can arise during birth from their own birthing imprints.* The benefit of working with skilled midwives to help malposition during labour* Getting postpartum support when family and friends are not around* Maori traditions, birth in New Zealand* ‘Micro-dosing' online birth education to gently address intense fear of childbirth* The impact a Soul Mama Circle has had in processing the mind body and soul shifts as Lauren journeys into matrescenceI hope you enjoy this story as much as I did. I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate motherhood this Mother's Day than with a double mumma family.Thank you for sharing your love and family so beautifully with us Lauren G and Lauren F.Episode Resources:+ Connect with the Lauren G and Lauren F at:instagram.com/laurengodfrey_meditationinstagram.com/laurenfmeditationwww.laurengodfrey.com+ Thom Knoles Vedic Meditation retreat all attended in India: thomknoles.com+ The She Births Online childbirth class the Love's did can be found here: shebirths.com/online-birthing-classes/full-online-course+ Lauren's lgbtqtia+ midwife Arlene in New Zealand: https://www.empwr.nz/whoweare+ The Soul Mama Circle (mothers group with meaning) Lauren recommended is: shebirths.com/mothers-groups

Planning A Great Postpartum, Life after birth with Doula Naomi ChrisoulakisToday I chat with Naomi, a mum of two and postnatal Doula. She, like us at She Births, believes that every woman deserves a postpartum period that's restful, rejuvenating and respectful.We talk about what postpartum care looks like in our culture - and how broken we can all feel at times during this extremely vulnerable stage.In this episode we discuss:* The key factors in preparing for a truly great postpartum experience.* The discomfort of change in this time* Our inner blocks and resistances* Allowing our partners in* Functional food to nourish yourself after birth* Caring for yourself as well as your newborn* PLUS, the importance of birth processingIt is our sincere hope this episode calls you to prepare for a positive and nourishing postpartum experience.Episode Resources:Get your hands on Naomi's Cocoon Cookie Mix here. Presale is open now: www.cocoonbynaomi.com/shop/cocooncookiemixNaomi Postpartum Doula Instagram: www.instagram.com/cocoonbynaomiNaomi Chrisoulakis postnatal offerings: www.cocoonbynaomi.comShe Births Postpartum Planning Service: shebirths.com/ppJoin the waitlist for our Postpartum Planning Service. She Births® in-house Doula provides care & wisdom to help you create a supported postpartum experience as you journey into matrescence.She Births Soul Mama Circle: shebirths.com/mothers-groupsPre-book support (before birth!) and enroll in She Births Soul Mama Circle - in Bondi, NSW or Online. All circles begin with an expert facilitated Matrescence Embodiment 7 week program while sitting in circle with new mums.shebirths.com

Welcome to Season 5, Episode 2 - The birth story of Varlie told by Donna and Adam.‘Doing the work' and staying embodied during a challenging birth.So many people are encouraged to tell their birth story these days and I think it is fantastic, mostly.What frustrates me however about the telling is the lack of empowerment a listener will bring to the conversation. People are encouraged to share as though the experience is only happening on a purely physical level.As a doula my role is to support not only physically but also psychologically, emotionally and spiritually. To care for the whole person and the interdynamic relationships of that family. I would call what I do transpersonal doulaing.As an educator I am trying to share stories with you that demonstrate a perception of beauty within the process.The real power of a birth story comes from the deeper sharing. Sharing the shadow and sharing the work.This story is a prime example of a couple 'doing the work'. A She Births® family, Donna @this.is.donna Adam, baby Varli and dog Billie. I first met them during our weekend course here in Byron Bay. They are an embodied couple, both surfers, a great bodyworker and carpenter.They talk about the body to be a guide and lead the way in our preparation and our healing is key - it is a portal where we can learn to let go of all the beliefs and ideas that no longer serve us.Bodywork and shadow work are so important in the motherhood journey. Our tears, our letting go, our crisis are all opportunities for powerful transformation. Just like pain is a portal for power.In this episode we chat about:How to script your birthHow to script each trimesterHow you can choose to rewrite your family lineageHow labour can be irregular and even stopUsing active birth strategies like duck walking to help with an asynclitic head presentationAsking an Osteopath for help with lactationA partner and Doula's role throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum.Episode Resources:Donna Butcher Instagram (including all those beautifully insightful words)She Births® Weekend Birth Classes the in-person antenatal course that Donna and Adam prepared with.How do you find the right Doula for you and your family? We highly recommend hiring a Doula to support you and your partner during birth.What is the She Births Doula Service? Nadine Richardson, She Births® founder is one of the longest standing doulas in the eastern suburbs of Sydney and with over half of our families asking her to recommend or send her little black book of doulas, she decided to curate a team of the best in the business all trained and experienced in the She Births® methods.

Welcome to Season 5 episode 1 - What Is Attachment Parenting REALLY? In this episode we explore the origins & value of a soul lead motherhood.Our guest today is Bethany Saltman - an author, editor and researcher whose work has been published in the New Yorker, Parents, and many more.Strange Situation: A Mother's Journey Into the Science of Attachment, is her first book inspired by the birth of her daughter who although she loved dearly, she feared she was failing. And was not the kind of mother she'd hoped to be.Bethany spent ten years learning about the science of attachment, traveling to labs, doing training, reading archives - trying to discover what the essence of healthy attachment and good mothering really was.To me her book is the thinking woman's guide to attachment - a helpful and healing non self help book! It is extremely well written and a pleasure to read.Among many other incredible reviews and accolades, New Scientist called Strange Situation One of the Best Science Books of 2020.Bethany is also a bestselling book coach, and was one of the architects of America's first Affirmative Consent Policy. She has a MFA and studied with Allen Ginsberg and is a longtime Zen student - devoted to the fine art and game-changing effects of paying attention.She lives in the Catskills with her husband, daughter, and two dogs and I was so honoured to have her on our show.You have to excuse my tears in a few moments throughout the interview - remembering the beauty and delight of parenting sometimes brings up grief for me.I really hope you enjoy our talk. Bethany's book is available at all good bookstores and is also on Audible.In this episode we chat about:The 3 keys to healthy attachment parentingHow attachment parenting has nothing to do with what you are doing!Healing our family patternsHow to prepare for parenthoodThe Truth About Attachment ParentingThe Power Of Delight In MotherhoodEpisode Resources:Bethany Saltman WebsiteBethany Saltman Instagram Strange Situation: A Mother's Journey Into the Science of AttachmentShe Births® Full Online Antenatal Course where we support mums to form attachment while pregnant, during birth and immediately after birthSoul Mama Circles where we explore soul led motherhood and matrescence together. Pre-book your postnatal support.

Welcome to Season 4 Episode 5Today I speak with Dr Robyn Thompson, Founder of The Thompson Method for Breastfeeding.Robyn's offerings to breastfeeding women is based on over 45 years experience as a midwife and her PhD research which explored why so many women are discharged from hospital with breastfeeding complications.The fact is that even though 92% of women want to breastfeed and initiate feeding after birth, 80% will give formula in week one and only 14% are still exclusively breastfeeding at 6 months.And the number one reason why mums say they discontinue feeding is PAIN.If you feel like you have failed or struggled with breastfeeding, know that you are not alone.Robyn and I both agree that respectful and individualised care is key to success as well as early education and preparation. This is why at She Births we focus on the first 3 Golden Hours and core principles to help you have a longer breastfeeding experience.The Thompson Method challenges our commonly accepted cultural approaches which are often forceful and rushed inside our hospital systems.In this episode we chat about:Importance of personalised 1 on 1 expert supportThe one thing you must never allow others to do with your babyThe importance of HOW we hold our babies, especially their little headsThe numerous ways systems fail families with feeding and birth and what you can do to avoid themEpisode Resources:Make sure you visit our friends at The Thompson Method www.thethompsonmethod.comOur friends at The Thompson Method have also been incredibly generous and provided a 40% discount off their program to all our listeners so you can feel prepared and empowered for breastfeeding. Code: SHEBIRTHSShe Births® Pregnancy Guide (it's free!): shebirths.com/pgDoula Service: shebirths.com/doula

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 4 - Preventing Posterior & Breech Birth With Midwife And Spinning Babies® Founder Gail TullyListen in as Spinning Babies® Founder, Midwife and Author Gail Tully and Nadine Richardson of She Births® talk how childbirth can be instinctual, pleasurable, and easier. Gail developed a new approach to address fetal positioning throughout labour known prominently around the world. Listen out for the powerful perspective on the power of prayer and becoming embodied to make your birth easier. Plus, the exercises and birth positions every woman should know.Show notes:Midwife, Author and Founder of Spinning Babies®, Gail Tully in conversation with She Births® Founder, Doula and Yogi Nadine Richardson.Gail believes childbirth can be instinctual, pleasurable, and easier.She developed a new approach to address fetal positioning throughout labour.She is a mum and was a doula and resides in Minneapolis USA.Gail created Spinning Babies® and Belly Mapping® has been online sharing her wisdom globally since 2001.She was a founder of the Childbirth Collective, once one of the largest doula organizations.And recently released her book Changing Birth on Earth: A Midwife and Nurses Guide to Using Physiological Techniques to Avoid Another Unnecessary cesarean;I always recommend our families go to Gail's website in their pregnancy www.SpinningBabies.com to help avoid a posterior labour or to help with turning a breech or transverse bub - it is an amazing resource for parents, midwives, doulas, and childbirth educators. Having completed her training (as have our She Births® Doulas) and recently reading her book it seems to me that Gail is quite the pelvic astronomer - that will make sense in the interview.Listen out to the powerful perspective on the power of prayer and becoming embodied to make your birth easier. Plus, the exercises and birth positions every woman should know.Links to find out more:We highly recommend Gal Tully's new book Changing Birth On Earth and the Spinning Babies® website: www.spinningbabies.comFREE She Births® Pregnancy Guide: shebirths.com/pgOnline Antenatal Course: shebirths.com/online-birthing-classesDoula Service: shebirths.com/doulaPre-book your postnatal support. Expert facilitated Soul Mama Circles are here shebirths.com/mothers-groups

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 3 - Birthing a 4.4kg baby naturally in a pandemic.Listen in as we hold space for Tessa and Viv to share their beautiful birth story. In the ultimate testament to She Births antenatal education this incredible woman birthed a 4.4kg baby naturally at home in a water birth during the height of a pandemic lockdown.What I love about this story is the fact that Tessa did She Births very first Weekend Zoom course during Sydney's first covid lockdown and then also went on to give birth during a lockdown. It's very timely given the nationwide lockdowns and restrictions currently being experienced.Listen out for the moments of trust, synchronicity and laughter.Sharing your birth story with someone who really understands birth - and can hold space - is a real gift. Thank you for holding space for Tessa's story and holding the vision for your own beautiful birth.Links to find out more:FREE She Births® Pregnancy Guide: shebirths.com/pgWeekend Antenatal Courses: shebirths.com/weekend-birthing-classes/eventOnline Antenatal Course: shebirths.com/online-birthing-classesDoula Service: shebirths.com/doulaPre-book your postnatal support. Expert facilitated Soul Mama Circles are here shebirths.com/mothers-groups

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 2 - Your Birth Rights Are Not In LockdownOver this pandemic particularly our second lockdown people have become more aware of their rights, mainly in regards to having support people at their birth.Annalee Atia joins us to help explain the context and history of maternity care in Australia and how we compare globally. Annalee works through the nonprofit community-centric organisation Pregnancy Birth and Beyond Media to help bring about positive change in the healthcare system for families.We talk about many factors that influence our healthcare and the policies. We discuss what informed consent actually is. A Queensland study of over 3500+ women surveyed showed that only 48% of women who had a planned caesarean section were informed and had consented to have their procedure and 26% of women were not informed or consented to their episiotomies.We discuss the wonderful unpaid work women do, the lack of feedback, what type of data is important in decision making, induction of labour, the need for responsive dynamic systems, the disparities of choices available to women and what this all means to you at the end of the day. The truth is that no one is legally responsible for your birth except for you.To find out more go to:http://www.pbbmedia.org/informed-consent.htmlhttps://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-09/sq20-030_-_fact_sheet_-_informed_consent_-_nsqhs-8.9a.pdfhttp://www.pbbmedia.org/informed-consent-for-clinicians.htmlhttp://humanrightsinchildbirth.org/index.php/rights/https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/jonathan-haidt-the-moral-matrix-breaking-out-of-our-righteous-minds/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_foundations_theorywww.pbbmedia.orgwww.maternitychoices.orgwww.annaleeatia.comYour FREE She Births® Pregnancy Guide: www.shebirths.com/pg

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 1- When a birth plan goes to plan.She Births® Mum and Dad, Deb and Ned share their birth story. We recorded this just before COVID and did not want to share at the time because we knew so many mums could not have doula's and some even unable to have their partners in the room during birth!Deb and Ned's story is about teamwork.It is about taking the three essential steps for a beautiful birth:1. Form the belief you can do it and get the education to support that.2. Craft the team around you that will be skilled and loving to advocate exactly as you want then 3. Let go and allow it all to happen and unfold naturally.In order to make your listening easy, we have 3 segments that you can also watch on @shebirths IGTV or our Youtube channel. Their full story in today's podcast has short breaks to separate the topics of pregnancy and pre-labour for the first 20 mins, active labour and birth for the next 40 mins and postpartum care in the last 10 mins. We know it's long but birth is important and so are the details.We launched our Doula Service during COVID and surprisingly it has grown even amidst the restrictions we managed to get access into lots of hospitals with much petitioning and even did some Whatsapp/Facetime support.

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 5 - Midwives and DoulasThis podcast is a conversation with dear friend Jo Hunter, a private practising endorsed midwife based in Sydney, Australia.Jo Hunter has been a midwife as well as a doula and educator and been helping families over 20 years. She is also the co-creator of a new documentary film we are all very excited about called BirthTime.I have wanted to make this podcast for a while because so many people are often confused about the benefits of midwives and doulas. People often think that we do the same kind of work and that if you have one, you don't need the other. Also a common myth is that all midwives are the same and practice the same way in any environment.Together Jo and I discuss what midwives and doulas really do? How we differ from each other and what it is like to work with a private practicing midwife during your pregnancy, labour and postpartum. We also touch on the importance of Birthing On Country and supporting our Indigneous sisters through birth, closing the gap.You will definitely enjoy this podcast if you want to understand more about the gold standard of care that comes through employing an independent midwife. And certainly be better informed and prepared knowing the limitations midwives and doulas can have in different birth settings too.To find out more go to:http://www.midwifejo.com.auhttps://www.birthtime.worldhttp://www.waminda.org.au/birthing-on-countryI hope you enjoy our conversation and please leave us a review. xxx

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 4 - Paola's two birth stories - overcoming trauma and the healing power of birthPaola became a She Births® mum in her second pregnancy.She has two little girls and her first birth and second experience were dramatically different.In this podcast, we talk about how dark and challenging birth and motherhood can be - as well as how to come through the other side.We explore what heals trauma, PTSD and postnatal depression and the trifecta that helps to create a beautiful birth.Paola's second pregnancy was also far from smooth sailing - with a breech presentation up to 38 weeks and health issues with her baby in utero.Through her journey of realising she is a survivor, and after a number of miscarriages Paola went on to have an ecstatic and healing second birth.I hope you enjoy our conversation.Feel calm and connected throughout your pregnancy with our Free Pregnancy Support.https://shebirths.com/free-birth-class-support/https://shebirths.com

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 3 - Bringing Ayurveda home with Dylan SmithDylan is a certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and holistic health educator based in Sydney.He runs and operates the Vital Veda clinic offering patients consultations, body treatments and detoxification programs.Dylan travels the world to share his passion and is also a lecturer at the Collective Wellness Institute.He is continually returning to South India and works closely with the renowned Raju Family Clinic.In our conversation today we aim to demystify and simplify ayurveda so that you can adopt some of these life changing and nourishing practices in your home and daily routine.We talk about how Dylan went from studying architecture to living full time in India.We discuss the three pillars of longevity and the power of finding balance across these key areas in our lives.www.vitalveda.com.auwww.shebirths.com

Maggie Dent is commonly known as the “queen of common sense” - she has become one of Australia's favourite parenting authors and educators, with a particular interest in the early years, adolescence and resilience.Maggie's experience includes teaching, counselling, working in palliative care/funeral services and suicide prevention.Maggie regularly appears on national TV and radio - she is the host of ABC's Parental As Anything podcast and author of six books, including her bestselling 2018 release Mothering Our Boys.Maggie is the proud mother of four wonderful sons, and an enthusiastic and grateful grandmother.In today's conversation we talk about:Maggies' personal story and how she ended up being a famous and prolific author . What is her favourite book and why? What she recommends for pregnant familiesWe also discussHow has parenting changed in the last generation?Explain lamb v roosterExplain kindness warriorHow do we bring mindfulness into the home and why is it so important?How we can cope better during COVIDwww.shebirths.com

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 1 Healing Before Your Birth with Jane Hardwicke Collings.She is a grandmother, midwife, teacher, writer and menstrual educator.And she was also a home birth midwife for 30 years.Jane gives workshops on the spiritual practice of menstruation and the sacred dimensions of pregnancy, birth and menopause.She founded and runs The School of Shamanic Womancraft and has recently launched an e-course called Pregnancy - the Inner Journey and Healing from Traumatic Birth Experiences.She is a very dear friend and certainly one of the wise women in our birthing world.I think our conversation is perfect to include right next to our previous interview with She Births® mum Peta Kelly on scripting your birth.Peta and I talked about healing the mother line and generational trauma - but of course it is not such an easy thing to do.At She Births® we discuss our belief systems and what fills the subconscious mind. The latest neuroscience that confirms how we live is how we labour...and we know that traumas are passed down as well as fears and beliefs but untangling that ball of wool inside our heads and hearts is not always so easy.Jane has many insights that will allow you to understand and unravel perhaps the tangle of a traumatic birth, or the toxic belief systems that could be passed down via your family's ‘red thread'.Jane, like me, believes that giving birth is an opportunity to heal and the growth and transformation available to women is profound.To learn more about Jane's work go to www.janehardwickecollings.comI hope you enjoy and please leave us a review if you do. xxx

Birth Story by Marja Jacobsen & Joao da Costa.Happy Mother's Day to all of you in the southern hemisphere. In this episode we tell the story of Kai's birth.Nadine Richardson, who was also the doula for Marja and Joao, talks with them about the power of yoga during birth and in life. The importance of open communication in our relationships amidst all the changes birth and parenting brings.We of course go through in detail how birth unfolded from pre labour at home to meeting at the hospital and jumping into the bath. The different inner and outer resources that helped Marja and of course the power of great support from a well educated partner.We hope you enjoy and if you do, please take a few minutes to leave us a review.xxwww.shebirths.com

Today's conversation is with Peta Kelly.Peta is a She Births® mum and took part in our first live She Births® Show in Bondi as one of the Powerful women who created a peaceful birth.Peta has been featured in Forbes Magazine and considered one of the Top 27 Female Entrepreneurs changing the world by inc Magazine. She was a self made millionaire by the age of 25 and proudly retired her hard working solo mum.She is an author, speaker, change maker, and closeted stand up comedian. Her fantastic books - Earth is Hiring and Earth to Kids are well loved by our community and she has just published a new book: Stop Missing the Point. Hey Conscious people you can enjoy your life tooShe is the mum to two gorgeous little ones born in Australia and proudly talks about scripting her birth.Over the years we have had quite a few mums who have written their own visualisations for birth. And I highly encourage it.I provide the background music from our vis. for this very reason - so that you can lie back in the bath and start to dream about YOUR birth you truly wish to have it…Now scripting is a little bit different to birth affirmations and - it's kind of like an amped up self written visualisation. To script something has detail, feeling, is written in the present tense and I also believe it requires your intuition...connection to your insight and glimpsing into the future. Leaning into the best possible outcome for you!It is a big commitment right - because with birth we also don't know what cards might be dealt to us on the day.But that's what Peta did and lots of other mums too.To write a script for birth indicates for me that you have a degree of mastery - a strong awareness and connection between your body, mind and soul.I hope this chat inspires you to clear the path for yourself - to create and script your best birth possible for you. We are the stories we tell ourselves. Our lives are being created from an inner narrative all the time, whether we are conscious of it or not.And right now amidst this COVID pandemic with so many birth restrictions there could not be a better time for you to come into your full power for your own life and for your birth.Scripting also provides an opportunity to to heal, to awaken and to craft the story or song, so that every cell in your body is singing it, as Peta says.To help you with scripting your birth I have created a guided meditation in our private She Births® Facebook Community for you to access that will also be uploaded to Insight Timer soon. I hope you enjoy.It is incredibly important how prepare for birth. We have to pause, feel, contemplate, discuss, share fears, reflect a little bit more and dig a little bit deeper into our own minds, bodies and hearts - so we can create the best birth possible. Sometimes we also need to look back a few generations back before we can go forward.www.petakelly.comwww.shebirths.comwww.nadinerichardson.com

Now more than ever we need to understand that we are all in this together.We are all travelling on the same little cruise ship called planet Earth!I hope you are finding access to your stillness in this crazy time.Keeping yourself and your family, community and the whole planet safe. #flattenningthecurveI hope that your boundaries and flexibility muscles are working hard as you bunker down together at home and ride the waves of joy and stress.Please remember the principles of a beautiful birth and life come down to your faith, relaxation and pleasure.There is always a choice when we feel fear. Use it and be proactive.Notice the tension and resistance then let it go.Notice the discomfort or even grief and practice gratitude for all you have, then you will find the joy.An opportunity exists for us all right now to come back home to ourselves, back to our hearts, back to our humanity and back to a new vision for our world.We want to support you even more.I'll hold regular Grounding and Support Sessions in our Facebook Forum. The first one is tomorrow, Friday at 12pm AEST. I look forward to seeing you there.Our Weekend Courses are now Live Virtual Interactive via Zoom.And our Online Course is and has been here for you to learn anytime and anywhere.www.shebirths.com

A candid conversation between Nadine and Julia about both the practical and spiritual elements critical to an easier transition postpartum.I am so glad you are here and able to tune in to my very candid conversation with the wonderful postnatal doula and trainer, Julia Jones.Julia is leading a worldwide renaissance in the way we care for Newborn Mothers. She is passionate about creating a village and changing the conversation about motherhood, just like we are at SB.We both share a love of ayurveda and chat today about the really practical things you can do in the first 24 hrs, 4 days and 40 days after birth to nourish yourself - what is happening inside the brain throughout pregnancy and postpartum. We also discuss the spirituality and philosophy that is important to connect with through such a big transformative time in our lives.Julia is also an author of 2 fantastic books I highly recommend– Nourishing Newborn Mothers - Ayurvedic Recipes to Heal your Mind, Body and Soul after Childbirth – Newborn Mothers - When a Baby is Born So is a Mother You can discover more about Julia, her training, books and educational resources at Newborn Mothers Collective (www.newbornmothers.com)Feel Calm, Get Connected and Be Inspired through your pregnancy with the She Births® Free Pregnancy Support Guide https://shebirths.com/free-pregnancy-guide/

Alexx Stuart is one of the most intelligent women I know. She is the author of “Low Tox Life” and founder of a thriving online education hub by the same name.She's an educator and change agent - a TEDx speaker and committed to making a healthier and happier planet for all. Especially like us, she is deeply passionate about helping families.In our podcast we discuss Alexx's story and why she created Lox Tox Life and how you can make the best choices for your family.We discuss the current fertility crisis, the effects of gluten, mould, dust and bacteria. Simple wifi rules and clothing choices you can make. What pillows and water is best for you and even the importance of contacting your local councils and schools regarding play and learning areas for our kids.Alexx has a fabulous fragrance box challenge plus tips on choosing Xmas gifts and more. Most importantly she has the key to not getting overwhelmed in the process!You can sign up for her amazing e-courses through our new She Births SHOP. https://shebirths.com/shop/People always ask me what do I recommend for support and further learning, especially after giving birth.To make it easy we are now growing a special area on the site with discounts for our community to all your favourite things. Just go to shebirths.com/shop and choose the way you want to continue learning.Make sure you use the code SHELOWTOX20 to get 20% off Alexx's courses until 31st Dec 2020.I hope you enjoy low tox living and Alexx's wisdom.X Nadine

***TRIGGER WARNING***A conversation about how to support ourselves and our community through infertility, miscarriage and pregnancy loss.Pregnancy is a time for excitement and wonder, indulging in our hopes and dreams. Yet 1 in 4 women miscarry and 1 in 6 are challenged with fertility issues. Why don't woman share and normalise our experiences, seek support for our grief and loss and honour the loss of these hopes and dreams? Why are pregnancy loss and fertility issues are treated as medical anomalies, rather than a deeply emotional and spiritual journey.In our latest podcast Nadine talks to Sam Payne of Pink Elephants who is working to support women and eliminate the stigma around miscarriage. It's an important conversation, and one that all women should hear. It might not be relevant to you, but it will be relevant to someone you know.www.miscarriagesupport.org.auwww.shebirths.com