S10 E4: Active Birth with Janet Balaskas
12/09/2024
S10 E4: Active Birth with Janet Balaskas
It’s criminal to not include active birthing in birth education.(Subscribe on iTunes,Spotify)Welcome to Season 10, Episode 5 of the She Births® Podcast.Today, I talk with the pioneer, author and founder of Active Birth, Janet Balaskas.If you have done She Births®, you will have heard me say how esse
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S10 E4: Taboos and Truths – The great unravelling of Matrescence
10/23/2024
S10 E4: Taboos and Truths – The great unravelling of Matrescence
COURAGE, CAREER & IDENTITY CHANGES(Subscribe on iTunes,Spotify)Welcome to Season 10 Episode 4 of the She Births® Podcast. Today I talk with She Births mum and opera singer Emily Edmonds.Emily is a mezzo-soprano who has worked extensively overseas. She is sought out for her interpretations of both co
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S10 E3: Taboos and Truths – Advocating for Trauma-Free Birth Experiences
10/04/2024
S10 E3: Taboos and Truths – Advocating for Trauma-Free Birth Experiences
Birthing Victories: Expanding Midwifery Group Practice(Subscribe on iTunes,Spotify)Welcome to Season 10, Episode 3 of the She Births® Podcast. This is our Taboos and Truths season.And today holds a bit of both, like our previous episodes.In episode 1 and 2 we covered conversations about our pelvic f
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What makes She Births® different to HypnoBirth classes
09/20/2024
What makes She Births® different to HypnoBirth classes
Hypnobirthing and She Births® are both childbirth education programs designed to empower parents for a positive birth experience, but they differ in their approach, techniques, and philosophies.Here’s a comparison of the main differences:1. Foundational Philosophy and Approach: Hypnobirthing: Hypnob
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What makes She Births® different to Calm Birth birthing classes
09/20/2024
What makes She Births® different to Calm Birth birthing classes
Calmbirth and She Births® are well-respected childbirth education programs but differ in their approach, content, and philosophies.Here’s a comparison of the main differences:1. Foundational Philosophy and Approach: Calmbirth: Calmbirth focuses on the mind-body connection, particularly the role of t
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S10 E2: Taboos and Truths – Breastfeeding
08/16/2024
S10 E2: Taboos and Truths – Breastfeeding
Why is breastfeeding so hard and how to make it easier!(Subscribe on iTunes,Spotify)Welcome to Season 10, Episode 2 of the She Births® Podcast. In this episode, we have the wonderful midwife and lactation consultant Katie James, from The Midwives’ Cauldron & The Feeding Couch.Katie has been a midwif
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S10 E1: Taboos and Truths – Pelvic Floor
07/31/2024
S10 E1: Taboos and Truths – Pelvic Floor
How you can take ownership of your pelvic health(Subscribe on iTunes,Spotify)Welcome to our first episode of Season 10 of the She Births® Podcast.This season is all about Taboos and Truths.We have got some really juicy conversations for you about all things us women go through. Todays episode is abo
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Amelia’s Beautiful Induction Birth Story
07/08/2024
Amelia’s Beautiful Induction Birth Story
I really softened and surrendered to the pregnancy, We completed the She Births Full online course again, as it gave us such a healing, incredible experience with our second daughter in 2020. My husband and I watched the modules together and created a very explicit birth plan. I knew with a history
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S9 E6: Creating a great parent-child relationship
06/17/2024
S9 E6: Creating a great parent-child relationship
What constitutes a good relationship and then explore what fosters that.(Subscribe on iTunes,Spotify)Hello, and welcome to our final episode of Season 9 of the She Births Show PodcastToday’s episode is extra special because it is a conversation with my beautiful son Leroy, who is now 22 years old.We
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How to make a ‘high risk’ birth beautiful
05/15/2024
How to make a ‘high risk’ birth beautiful
Hannah’s successful VBAC after 2 c-sections(Subscribe on iTunes,Spotify)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 unwa
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Teaching children intuition will change the world
04/08/2024
Teaching children intuition will change the world
How intuition expands talent, creativity, confidence & happiness with The Art of Living🎙️   (Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify) 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 teach
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What does a new model of healthcare look like?
02/23/2024
What does a new model of healthcare look like?
How the medico-industrial complex impacts your birth with Dr Stu🎙️ (Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify) 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, yo
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What happens to your brain as a mother or father?
01/26/2024
What happens to your brain as a mother or father?
‘Intuition is the parental brain working’ with Neuroscientist Rocio Zunini🎙️   (Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify) 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 super
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🌟 Celebrating 5 years of The She Births Show Podcast 🌟
12/20/2023
🌟 Celebrating 5 years of The She Births Show Podcast 🌟
A heartfelt thank you to each incredible soul who graced the She Births Show podcast with wisdom, stories and inspiration! 🎙️   (Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify) Special shout-outs to: @sarahjbuckley: Your insights explaining oxytocin enlightened and empowered us from our first episode. @rheadempsey: T
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Maiden to mother birth story
12/13/2023
Maiden to mother birth story
Can birth be fun and playful? The power of slowing down with Tayla & Jaime(Subscribe on iTunes,Spotify)Listen to the full episodeToday’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 laug
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What is a private midwife
11/08/2023
What is a private midwife
Today’s podcast is with Liz Wilkes, who is the Managing Director and Founder of @mymidwives(Subscribe on iTunes,Spotify)Listen to the full episodeMy Midwives was established in 2010 and has supported thousands of families.They are change agents in the maternity system offering true individualised ca
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What is normal and dangerous about birth around the globe
10/27/2023
What is normal and dangerous about birth around the globe
Tales from an International Midwife(Subscribe on iTunes,Spotify)Listen to the full episodeToday’s podcast is with Laura Latina, a midwife, consultant and trainer for over 15 years and has a vast breadth of international experience.After graduating in Midwifery in Italy, she completed her first assig
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How to get through birth & breastfeeding hell
10/27/2023
How to get through birth & breastfeeding hell
Birth Initiation – Doing the inner work with Cristina & Damian(Subscribe on iTunes,Spotify)Listen to the full episodeToday’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 spiri
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How to be free of stress and remember who we really are
08/23/2023
How to be free of stress and remember who we really are
The power of meditation in our busy lives with Mathieu Carlot(Subscribe on iTunes,Spotify)Listen to the full episodeHello and welcomeToday 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 t
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Birth Trauma Awareness and Hope for Change in Australia
08/07/2023
Birth Trauma Awareness and Hope for Change in Australia
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.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
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Three babies under 2
07/26/2023
Three babies under 2
Corinne’s Birth Story 3 Under 2. Healing through the mind-body connectionCorinne’s Birth Story 3 Under 2. Healing through the mind body connection. One of the most rare twins birth story ever – no epidural, double breechHello, welcome to a very special two part birth story podcast with parents, Cori
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One of the most RARE twins birth story ever – no epidural, double breech
07/21/2023
One of the most RARE twins birth story ever – no epidural, double breech
Can you imagine pushing out your baby? And then pushing out another baby?How about dealing with fear-driven systems unskilled or unwilling to support your twins’ birth? Let alone two breech babies.Well @_corinneanne_ and her partner Andy dealt with all this and more. And they got the birth they want
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Ask Us Anything session between Nadine and She Births® Educator, Nichola Kinnane
06/28/2023
Ask Us Anything session between Nadine and She Births® Educator, Nichola Kinnane
Ask Us Anything session between myself and She Births® Educator, Nichola who teaches in Newcastle, NSW.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 backgroun
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We have to experience both bliss and pain in life
06/09/2023
We have to experience both bliss and pain in life
Join Ali Handley of @Bodylove.pilates @Bodylove.Mamas and Nadine Richardson @nadine_shebirths as 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. Nadine is one of the original creators of a unique and
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