Podcast appearances and mentions of laura shanley

Laura Shanley was kind enough today to talk to us about her work which revolved around her story of giving birth to 4 children at home, naturally and without medical doctors, natural doctors, midwives or even a doula. She is the author of Unassisted Childbirth and has quite an amazing story to tell. In fact one of her children was breeched coming out. You'll be really interested when you listen to find out exactly how she got around that birth complication when that happened. What I love so much about Laura Shanley is her work on educating women about fear, stress and how they both play a major role in how the birth process unfolds. We talked with Laura about her story of how she got interested in natural birth practices and how her own experience has shaped her opinions of what's possible for women. [spp-tweet "Giving birth should be your greatest achievement, not your greates fear. - Jane Weideman"] Like I said in the later part of the show, I think it's absolutely critical for all women to start doing the spiritual and emotional work long before they're ever even pregnant. Ideally it should even be before conception. You see our media has ingrained in us fear from every angle imaginable. Fear comes in from newspapers, magazines, movies, websites, books, blogs, commercials, television shows and advertisements all around us. The only way they can force people into going into hospitals is by scaring women so badly that they walk in there willingly. When we start to unplug ourselves from their mass hypnosis and programming we can begin to think for ourselves. Once that happens we can start doing emotional work like The Healing Codes or some other way of clearing trapped emotions, and start filling our minds with positive stories and books about what's possible. Imagine if we all began to take our power back and realize we don't need their services anymore? Imagine the crippling effect that would have on the current medical establishment that's hanging onto their last vestiges of perceived power by kicking and screaming. It's only a matter of time until the masses see them for what they are and begin taking their power back in every area of their lives. That day is coming. Some of the items we mentioned are c-sections, lotus birth, when to cut the umbilical chord, water birth, hypnobirthing and much more. I think you'll really enjoy this show! I hope you enjoyed this podcast as much as we did. If you enjoyed it please share the love with your friends by clicking "like" and "share" on this page! Show Notes For This Episode: Click here to download the show notes for THIS EPISODE. Commercials During This Episode: Commercial #1 - Morrocco Method Hair Care Commercial #2 - Qigong Energy Course Commercial #3 - Austin Air Purifiers Commercial #4 - Raw Chef Course Commercial #5 - Bellicon Recounders Commercial #6 - One World Whey Protein Powder Find Extreme Health Radio On: [include file=showpage-itunes-soundcloud-stitcher.html] Please Subscribe: Subscribe To Our Radio Show For Updates! Other Shows: [include file=show-links.html] Listen to other shows with this guest. Show Date: Monday 11/3/2014 Show Guest: Laura Shanley Guest Info: I am a free-lance writer, birth consultant, speaker, and author of the book Unassisted Childbirth. I am also the mother of four children, all of whom were born at home without the help of doctors or midwives. My ex-husband, David, caught the first one and I caught the other three. Neither of us had been trained in midwifery, but we both understood that the problems in birth can be traced to three main causes: poverty, medical intervention and fear. Since we did not live in poverty, did not choose to invite medical professionals to our births, and had worked with ourselves to eliminate fear and other potentially destructive emotions, we knew that unassisted childbirth was the safest way for us to give bir...

Laura Shanley is the author of the groundbreaking book Unassisted Childbirth. We talk about what she believes are the key components for a successful freebirth, her own births and the joys of an unassisted birth. We also touch on breech birth, siblings at birth, being a grandmother and prenatal scare. Laura's Biography: Laura Kaplan Shanley is an author, freelance writer, speaker and childbirth consultant. She has been featured in media outlets such as ABC News, 20/20, The Doctors, BBC, Discovery Channel, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, among many others. In addition, she works with women one-on-one providing them with childbirth education and emotional support before and during pregnancy. Laura maintains a website dedicated to natural childbirth, www.unassistedchildbirth.com, and is also active on Facebook, www.facebook.com/laurashanley. All four of Laura's children were born at home, unassisted.

After birthing five children unassisted, Laura Shanley wrote an inspiring book on how she did it. We get in to her personal story, from having child protective services take away her first born for five days, to an unexpected footling breech delivery, to birthing completely alone as a personal challenge - Laura really has done it all. We talk about loss, birth politics, and painless birth. Her book has inspired many to claim their birthing power and say no to routine care.

After birthing five children unassisted, Laura Shanley wrote an inspiring book on how she did it. We get in to her personal story, from having child protective services take away her first born for five days, to an unexpected footling breech delivery, to birthing completely alone as a personal challenge - Laura really has done it all. We talk about loss, birth politics, and painless birth. Her book has inspired many to claim their birthing power and say no to routine care.

Laura Shanley, Founder of Periods for Politicians, shares her experience and what she has learned about navigating the waters of social media and activism.   Highlights and Takeaways Starting the Periods for Pence Facebook page after becoming disgusted with actions of Indiana's then Governor Mike Pence Answering the question "What gives you the right?" Using humor as a form of protest Who knew there were so many euphemisms for periods? The power of social media to create a movement The community that has grown up around Periods for Politicians Working to make our community stronger The difference in community from Facebook to Twitter Finding joy in getting off of Facebook for awhile Why she remained anonymous for awhile The challenge of accepting what you need to learn Learning to be gracious when she was wrong How acknowledging what you don't understand makes you a better ally Clues that you need to be listening and not talking Approaching issues from a human standpoint and compassionate view   Apps and Resources to Help You Get Politically Involved 5 Calls Countable Indivisible Periods for Politicians on Facebook Periods for Politicians on twitter  

Guest: Laura Shanley is the author of Unassisted Childbirth and is widely recognized as one of the leading voices in the natural-birth movement. She also works with women on a one-on-one basis, providing childbirth counsel and emotional support before, during and after pregnancy. In this episode, we will cover: How Laura came to realization that she could birth her own 3 children by herself, at home, without any medical supervision (**I misspoke in the recording of the episode that Laura had 3 unassisted births-it should have been 5) What books and resources she read to be certain that she could do this and that you could read to have a more natural, powerful birth Which 3 negative emotions she believes are the greatest contributor to rising c-section rates and medical interventions in birth Resources mentioned in the conversation: Laura Shanley's website:www.unassistedchildbirth.com a link to get her book: Unassisted Childbirth in Amazon About Laura Shanley: Laura Shanley is an author, speaker, and childbirth consultant widely recognized as one of the leading voices in the natural-birth movement.  Laura is the author of Unassisted Childbirth (Third Edition, 2016) and maintains a website dedicated to promoting natural birth: www.unassistedchildbirth.com. Her expertise is frequently sought out by television and movie production companies, and she has been featured in media outlets such as ABC News, 20/20, The Doctors, the Discovery Channel, the New York Times and the Washington Post.   She also works with women on a one-on-one basis, providing childbirth counsel and emotional support before, during and after pregnancy. 

Laura Shanley is an author, freelance writer, speaker and childbirth consultant. She is one of the leading voices in the natural birth movement. She is the author of Unassisted Childbirth.  TOPICS: How to trust your body and become empowered around giving birth naturally + Laura’s four unassisted births + What we can learn from other about mammals giving birth + How to shift your perspective from our culture’s focus on birth being dangerous and painful to birth being a joyful, positive experience + Why women need to take responsibility for their birth and babies.

I'll be talking with Laura Shanley about unassisted childbirth, her upcoming online birth classes and the newly revised second edition of her popular book, Unassisted Childbirth! Here's a little more about Laura Shanley: Laura Kaplan Shanley is an author, freelance writer, speaker, and childbirth consultant widely recognized as one of the leading voices in the natural-birth movement. Her expertise is frequently sought out by television and movie production companies, as well as media outlets around the globe. She has been featured in media outlets such as ABC News, 20/20, The Doctors, BBC, Discovery Channel, Disney, the New York Times, Reuters, and the Washington Post, among many others. In addition, she works with women on a one-on-one basis, providing them with childbirth education and emotional support before and during pregnancy. She is a frequent speaker at childbirth conferences, providing her unique perspective and inspiring insight. Laura maintains a website dedicated to natural childbirth, and has published articles for an array of news outlets. During her free time, Laura enjoys hiking, writing poetry, and spending time with her four adult children and one grandchild.   

I'll be talking with Laura Shanley about unassisted childbirth, her upcoming online birth classes and the newly revised second edition of her popular book, Unassisted Childbirth! Here's a little more about Laura Shanley: Laura Kaplan Shanley is an author, freelance writer, speaker, and childbirth consultant widely recognized as one of the leading voices in the natural-birth movement. Her expertise is frequently sought out by television and movie production companies, as well as media outlets around the globe. She has been featured in media outlets such as ABC News, 20/20, The Doctors, BBC, Discovery Channel, Disney, the New York Times, Reuters, and the Washington Post, among many others. In addition, she works with women on a one-on-one basis, providing them with childbirth education and emotional support before and during pregnancy. She is a frequent speaker at childbirth conferences, providing her unique perspective and inspiring insight. Laura maintains a website dedicated to natural childbirth, and has published articles for an array of news outlets. During her free time, Laura enjoys hiking, writing poetry, and spending time with her four adult children and one grandchild.   

My guest tonight will birth consultant and author of Unassisted Childbirth, Laura Shanley. She joins me to discuss unassisted birth, orgasmic birth and the Trust Birth Conference. We also invite women who have experienced the power of orgasm while birthing to share their experience. To find out more information check her webpage. http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com

Freebirth Pioneer and Author Laura Shaley joins Jenny on todays show.